SWA 3

Zachary Gorman

English 101 – 111

1/22/2012

SWA 3

The article about the environment in “What Will Future Generations Condemn Us For?” from the Carolina Reader, takes a strong stance, arguing against deforestation. The article argues that our future generations with loathe us for many things, and one being the current treatment of the environment. By saying the current treatment of the environment will make people of the future unhappy, the author is also saying something must be changed in the way the environment is being raped. With this being stated, the author argues that reformations must be made in order to save what seems to be an inevitable end to the earth’s lush, green land. To back up the claim, the author provides some light facts about desertification. He says that barren wastelands can be seen in satellite pictures take of Russia. With that in mind according to http://www.effects-of-deforestation.com  we have gone from a planet with 14% rainforest to only 6% as of today.  If that was not bad enough, the authors claim that future generations will not have a lush green earth is put into a reality by http://www.effects-of-deforestation.com/  as well, because it claims that in the next 40 years all our rainforests will be destroyed by the hands of desertification. With his claim he opens people’s eyes to the truth of what is going on in regards of deforestation, and his claim argues that something must be done, and done quickly because time is not on our side.     

Another argument is made with the picture of the red white and blue bald eagle with the subscript that says “These colors don’t run.”  The picture is using the eagle and colors to represents America, and American people as a whole.  With the bottom inscription trying to describe how Americans are. The illustrator of the picture is saying that Americans are fearless and will battle anyone who tries to wrong them. This point also says that the typical American has a great sense of pride in his nation, and therefore will not hold back to defend what they love. Thus, with a very serious no fear claim the picture has, it acts as a warning, and attempts to intimidate other nations. Also, the picture can act as a reminder, instilling a sense of pride in an American person once they are revealed the picture. So, this picture claims that Americans are a very loyal and unafraid people. In claiming this, it acts as an intimidation to outsiders, or a reminder of what it means to be American to Americans.