... best be exemplified as early as 1960 with the mass reduction of DDT use. The insecticide was used widely and indiscriminately for years until Rachel Carson's publication of the book Silent Spring in 1962 [Kline, 83]. Once the American public learned of the widespread devastation that DDT caused throughout the food chain it was banned from use on a state and finally federal ... level. Had the American government not reacted to the evidence provided by Silent Spring certain wildlife populations could have been wiped out entirely. Environmental activism significantly increased during the 6...

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... is irreversible and has changed the nature of life as we know it. Rachel Carson's article "The Obligation to Endure" was published in 1962, from her book "Silent Spring," she tries to reach out and let people know the damage that has and is happening to our planet Earth, to spread her message that pesticides are dangerous, and ... with logos, pathos and ethos appeals, to get people to see that change needs to happen, and with her article "The Obligation to Endure" from her book "Silent Springs," should pull the wool up from many people's eyes, to what is happening in the world and deman...

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... was released regarding the cost of new technologies and selfish activities of Americans on nature. The most powerful piece of literature was Rachel Carson's work which was published in 1962, Silent Spring. Caron's book exposed the dangers to the environment and she also warned of the hindering environmental crisis of the period, specifically the use of a pesticide chemical known as DDT. The ... ...

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