Silent Spring Book Review Rachel Louise Carson (1907-64) was an American marine biologist, and author of widely read books on ecological themes. Carson was born in ... was awarded the 1952 National Book Award for nonfiction. At the end of Rachel Carson's career she wrote Silent Spring, which questioned the use of Chemical Pesticides and was responsible for arousing worldwide concern for the preservation of the environment. Silent Spring takes a hard look at the effects of the insecticides, weed killers and other common products as well ... soil, and humans, creating an evil chain of poisoning...

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• Grade Level: High School

... 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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• Grade Level: Undergraduate