The book's structure & rhetorical strategies/style.
How is the book organized? Which primary rhetorical mode does it employ, and does that mode serve that author's purpose? How would you define the author's style? Which rhetorical choices does the author use often, are they effective? Address the author's point of view (1st, 2nd, 3rd person) as well.
The style of this book was a little different from what I am used to reading. I am used to reading a book with one set story and a few basic characters that travel through the story with you. With this book it is almost like each chapter is a whole different story just because with every chapter she is in a different location around the world. This made is a little difficult to read and get into but a few chapters into the book you can understand the writing style more.
The author mainly uses description in this book. She is very detailed about everywhere she travels and what specifically is happening in the area of land. I think that this made the book a lot more interesting to read because you could fully imagine the areas she was visiting.
She strongly believes that the world is in extreme danger because of what we have been doing to it. We have been over using its resources which is now causing it to slowly disappear.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Honors Blog #3
The author's credibility and background.
Do you think the author had the authority or experience to speak about this issue? What are the author's credentials? What might bias the author's argument?
Alanna Mitchell is an award winning journalist and author from Canada. The World Conservation Union (IUCN) and the Reuters Foundation named Mitchell the best environmental journalist in the world in 2000 after an international competition. With that being said I do believe that she has the authority to write a book about the environment and its issues. She also has another book called Sea Sick which explains how the ocean is going through chemical changes at the hand of man and why that matters.
Mitchell has a degree in Latin literature and English literature from Trinity College at the University of Toronto. She also has a bachelor of applied arts in journalism from Ryerson University in Toronto.
Do you think the author had the authority or experience to speak about this issue? What are the author's credentials? What might bias the author's argument?
Alanna Mitchell is an award winning journalist and author from Canada. The World Conservation Union (IUCN) and the Reuters Foundation named Mitchell the best environmental journalist in the world in 2000 after an international competition. With that being said I do believe that she has the authority to write a book about the environment and its issues. She also has another book called Sea Sick which explains how the ocean is going through chemical changes at the hand of man and why that matters.
Mitchell has a degree in Latin literature and English literature from Trinity College at the University of Toronto. She also has a bachelor of applied arts in journalism from Ryerson University in Toronto.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Sunday, October 30, 2011
5 Questions About Agriculture
1. What are modern problems that famers face today?
2. What are the main tools used in Agriculture?
3. Do the chemical components of the soil affect the growth of certain plants?
4. Are there any guidelines to Animal Agriculture?
5. Are large farms bad for the environment?
2. What are the main tools used in Agriculture?
3. Do the chemical components of the soil affect the growth of certain plants?
4. Are there any guidelines to Animal Agriculture?
5. Are large farms bad for the environment?
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Honors Reading Assignment #2
Thesis/Purpose
Identify the author's purpose and thesis, and add your own reactions.
"His Royal Highness Prince Philip, former honorary chairman of the World Wildlife Fund, once said that from above Madagascar looks like a giant animal bleeding into the sea."
Chapter 1: Dancing at the Dead Sea
by Alanna Mitchell, p.53
I personally believe that through this book, Alanna Mitchell wants us to get a better understanding of the world we live in. She wants us to realize that what we see as being neccissary for us may actually be harming the world. I personally never really think about what I am doing and how it could be affecting everything else. Even though I am only about half way through the book it is, so far, making me want to really consider nature a very importand part of my life. It is said that "Less than 10 percent of the forest [in Madagascar] is left. This is causing different species to become homeless and eventually they will become extinct. In the Madagarcar forest the trees are vanishing at the rate of 200,000 hectares a year.
Identify the author's purpose and thesis, and add your own reactions.
"His Royal Highness Prince Philip, former honorary chairman of the World Wildlife Fund, once said that from above Madagascar looks like a giant animal bleeding into the sea."
Chapter 1: Dancing at the Dead Sea
by Alanna Mitchell, p.53
I personally believe that through this book, Alanna Mitchell wants us to get a better understanding of the world we live in. She wants us to realize that what we see as being neccissary for us may actually be harming the world. I personally never really think about what I am doing and how it could be affecting everything else. Even though I am only about half way through the book it is, so far, making me want to really consider nature a very importand part of my life. It is said that "Less than 10 percent of the forest [in Madagascar] is left. This is causing different species to become homeless and eventually they will become extinct. In the Madagarcar forest the trees are vanishing at the rate of 200,000 hectares a year.
Monday, October 17, 2011
Honors Reading Assignment #1
The author's persona, tone, and intended audience.
Which persona does the author adopt? How does the author manipulate tone to serve his/her purpose? Who is the intended audience for this book? How does the author tailor his/her argument to suit the intended audience?
"My fascination comes from traveling around the globe with Darwin, but also from soaking up the clues he left about the social value sand practices of his time and tracking how these have changed"
Chapter 1: Dancing at the Dead Sea
by Alanna Mitchell, p. 20
The book I am reading is: Dancing at the Dead Sea. The author in this case is Alanna Mitchell and she is the narrator throughout the whole book. She talks about the places that she has traveled to and what the environment is like in that area. In the first quarter of the book she talks a lot about Darwin's On the Origin of Species. The author's tone is constant throughout this part of the book. She speaks very strongly and wants you to fully understand what she is talking about. You can really tell that she is very passionate about this topic which makes the story easier to read. The intended audience could really be anyone, not just someone interested in Darwin and nature. I have never really been interested in nature or anything of the sorts but I still find this book very interesting and easy to read so far.
Which persona does the author adopt? How does the author manipulate tone to serve his/her purpose? Who is the intended audience for this book? How does the author tailor his/her argument to suit the intended audience?
"My fascination comes from traveling around the globe with Darwin, but also from soaking up the clues he left about the social value sand practices of his time and tracking how these have changed"
Chapter 1: Dancing at the Dead Sea
by Alanna Mitchell, p. 20
The book I am reading is: Dancing at the Dead Sea. The author in this case is Alanna Mitchell and she is the narrator throughout the whole book. She talks about the places that she has traveled to and what the environment is like in that area. In the first quarter of the book she talks a lot about Darwin's On the Origin of Species. The author's tone is constant throughout this part of the book. She speaks very strongly and wants you to fully understand what she is talking about. You can really tell that she is very passionate about this topic which makes the story easier to read. The intended audience could really be anyone, not just someone interested in Darwin and nature. I have never really been interested in nature or anything of the sorts but I still find this book very interesting and easy to read so far.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Photosynthesis review questions
1. Plants need water in order to survive. Because the plants hadn't been watered in two weeks and water is one of the reactants of photosynthesis, it is needed to create the products of glucose and oxygen. Glucose, being the food for the plant was not being produced so the plant had no food.
2. The stomates allow CO2 to be taken into the plant or O2 to be released. Because they were closed, this could not happen. This affects the Calvin Cycle because the plant could not release the O2.
2. The stomates allow CO2 to be taken into the plant or O2 to be released. Because they were closed, this could not happen. This affects the Calvin Cycle because the plant could not release the O2.
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