Sarah Donley
September 5, 2013
WRT 120-40
Rhetorical
Analysis of ‘Climate Wars and Climate Peace’
AUTHOR: Vandana Shiva: Born in
1952, daughter of a conservator of forests/ farmer, went on to earn a BA in
Physics, a MA in the philosophy of science, and a PhD in nuclear physics.
TITLE: Making Peace
with the Earth: Climate Wars and Climate Peace
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 2012
PUBLISHER: This book was first
published in 2012 by Women Unlimited (New Delhi, India), then Pluto Press
(London, England) and Fernwood Publishing (Canada), also published it.
TONE, SYNTAX, and
LANGUAGE: This excerpt was mostly
factual information and evidence of the Earth’s changing climate as well as
some of the things the UN worked on surrounding the matter such as the
Copenhagen Accord. The author clearly knows what she is talking about and uses
language that allows those who may not know much about the subject matter to
understand her points.
INTENDED AUDIENCE: I believe this book was
meant to be read by a variety of audiences. Possibilities include skeptics (hopes
to persuade them of the changing climate) as well as scholars who are invested
in this kind of information and research.
CONTEXT: This chapter was about the
failed efforts of helping the planet’s environment/climate, despite the world’s
different governments coming together at the UN Climate Summit (Copenhagen, 2009).
Shiva conducted research in various parts of the world and studied the
Himalayas in particular because of heir impact on a vast number of people. She
stresses a great importance on the Himalayas because they’re disregarded when
it comes to global warming causing glaciers to melt.
PURPOSE: The purpose is to stress how
crucial it is to protect our environment, both locally and globally.
AUTHOR’S PROCESS: Shiva conducted research
around the world as evidence of the drastic change in the Earth’s climates. In
this chapter, “Climate Wars and Climate Peace”, her research began at the UN
Climate Summit in Copenhagen. Along with that, she researched the climate
change in the third pole and finally the water crisis in the Himalayas.
"Vandana Shiva." - The
Green Interview. Ed. Silver Donald Cameron. Paper Tiger Enterprises Ltd,
2010. Web. 05 Sept. 2013.
<http://www.thegreeninterview.com/vandana-shiva-bio>.
Shiva, Vandana. "Climate Wars and
Climate Peace." Making Peace with the Earth. London: Pluto,
2013. 98-110. Print.
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