Ali
Generelli
September
5, 2013
WRT
120-40
Response
to “Climate Wars and Climate Peace”
“Climate Wars and Climate Peace,” the chapter in Making
Peace with the Earth by Vandana Shiva exhibits some very shocking
information and strong opinions. The chapter is very informative and shows us
the destructive effects global warming. In certain parts of the world especially
in India, many peoples’ lives are in extreme danger. These areas lack drinking
water and soil to produce food and experience flash floods and other
catastrophes that wipe away resources and settlement. In the chapter, it is
said that 20 percent of irrigation channels were destroyed by flash floods in
Nubra Valley, India over the past 10 years. I found this information to be
extremely shocking and upsetting. The people in these areas lack the resources
to live and their homes are continuously destroyed. On top of this, many
farmers commit suicide because of these harsh working conditions. I feel that
something must be done about these climate issues, especially in these areas of
India.
However, although the chapter was very informative and
eye-opening, I felt that the text was very confusing and difficult to understand.
Shiva’s style of writing and many of her references were unclear to me. I think
the information in this chapter could be very useful and eye-opening for people
of many different age groups and cultures but I find that the chapter would not
serve this purpose successfully because the audience would have difficulty
understanding. Shiva’s information and passion was excellent but I think it
could be appreciated more in clearer writing.
Shiva, Vandana. Making
Peace with the Earth. London: Pluto Press, 2013.
Ali
Generelli
September
5, 2013
WRT
120-40
Rhetorical Anaylsis
Author: Shiva, Vandana
Title: Making Peace
with the Earth
Date of Publication:
2013
Publisher: Pluto Press
Tone, syntax, language:
passionate, powerful, informative, and descriptive
Intended audience:
environmentalists, skeptics, high school/college students and professors, upper
middle class citizens
Context: To inform
people of the negative effects of global warming especially in selected areas
in India such as the Himalayas
Purpose: To make people
aware of the negative effects of global warming and the destruction going on in
the world due to this, to make people feel as though they need to make a
difference and try to put a stop to these problems
Author’s Process: The
author became aware of the destruction due to global warming in these specific
areas of India. She gathered research and statistics and wrote a book to voice
her opinion and to educate people on her findings.
Shiva, Vandana. Making
Peace with the Earth. London: Pluto Press, 2013.
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