Environmental Issues
Transcript: "We humans with our big cars and our big factories and our big cities were discharging terrible stuff into the air and water, and it had to be stopped or we would soon make our nest uninhabitable." To inform every day people about the potential dangers of global warming. Technique Purpose It appeals to the readers who are simply browsing through the paper because it is short, and it informs them of what is going on by the use of short sentence structure. SUBJECT Technique Hypen Also, those who are daily readers of the New York Times. March 27, 2012. All over the world. Reported by the New York Times Effect Impatient with the slow pace of international negotiations, the United States and a small group of countries — Bangladesh, Canada, Ghana, Mexico and Sweden as well as the United Nations Environment Program — are starting a program that will address short-lived pollutants like soot (also referred to as black carbon), methane and hydrofluorocarbons that have an outsize influence on global warming, accounting for 30 to 40 percent of global warming. Evidence GLOBAL WARMING TECHNIQUE ljhvljhbpbfgydyq Although this theory is controversal, some believe that emissions of Carbon Dioxide have increased, which has started to melt the polar ice caps creating change in temperature in the ocean and to increase the temperature of the air as well. Newspaper readers and those who are interested in current or coming events. 2012, March 29th. The Wall Street Journal Style EFFECTS Effect Warnings from the scientific community are becoming louder, as an increasing body of science points to rising dangers from the ongoing buildup of human-related greenhouse gases — produced mainly by the burning of fossil fuels and forests. Short, concise, facts. The writer speaks as a teacher, a journalist, a promoter, a citizen, and an environmentalist. PURPOSE The history and influence of earth day, which originated on April 22, 1970, after many years of pollution. EFFECTS TECHNIQUE Effect To emphasize the phrase and to highlight that its of more importance than some of the other phrases Delegates from island states and the least-developed countries warmly welcomed the pact because it would start the flow of billions of dollars to assist them in adopting cleaner energy systems and adapting to inevitable changes in the climate, like sea rise and drought. To inform people about Earth Day and its origins to promote its growth. Also to get people excited about Earth Day. "Northbrook residents will celebrate Earth Day and Arbor Day this year by cleaning up their home turf. The village and park district are joining forces for a special cleanup, which will be followed by eco-themed activities." American Environmentalists who care or are concerned about the environment and the effort going foth to fix and preserve it. Evidence Audience TECHNIQUE AUDIENCE STYLE Occasion Tone Alliteration Repitition SUBJECT English speakers who are interested in the environment. Environmental Issues EFFECTS Evidence Emphasis on the topic the article is centered about, and connects the ideas in a smooth fashion. Technique Parentheses Orderly, attention-grabber, accentuates the point the writer is trying to make. This writer could be categorized as an informer, an advocate, a teacher, and a protector. To introduce or redifine words that might otherwise seem foreign to the audience Parallel Structure EVIDENCE Help the flow of the article, as well as, to keep readers interested by using fun language. EVIDENCE OCCASION EVIDENCE "Fast forward to 2010. In so many ways, the problems of the 1970s seem almost quaint now—simpler problems of a simpler time. Our biggest challenge now is to make sure we don't succumb to our inevitable tendency to fight the last war. Or to put it more bluntly: Yesterday's solutions worked well on yesterday's problems, but the solutions we devised back in the 1970s aren't likely to make much of a dent in the environmental problems we face today."