David Suzukis A Planet For The Taking :: essays research papers

David Suzukis A Planet for the Taking     In the study "A Planet for the Taking," David Suzuki describesCanadians odd appreciation for this great natural bounty we inspect our own. Heis an internationally acclaimed scientist who is concerned about the welf argon ofCanada. Suzukis intended audition is the Canadian population that does notrealize the grave danger they are instilling upon themselves by haphazardlytaking our resources without looking at the attendant repercussions of theiractions. The essay is persuasive and informative. He compares various facetsof learning and gives reasons why none of these handle can explain why we aredestroying nature.     The organization of the essay supports the authors views well. Itbegins with general opinions about the Canadian population and is followed bymore tiny explanations. The general opinions in the beginning are well-chosen considering the audience. Suzukis tone is unmingled wh en he states "We grant both a sense of the importance of the natural state and space in our cultureand an attitude that it is limitless and therefore we neednt worry." These lecture suggest that we are willing to reap the rewards of our vast resources butwe decompose to see the harm that we are doing, and will continue to do if we do notstop these actions.     Although his approach for explaining his beliefs changes, Suzukis toneof great concern remain consistent throughout the essay. After his views arepresented, Suzuki begins to tell us what we set about done to our country and how weare destroying it. Present day Canadians are compared to infixed Canadians whichsuccessfully serves its purpose in illustrating how, for centuries, people livedoff the natural resources in Canada. With the development of science andtechnology, we have developed better ways of flowerpot harvesting resources but thesemethods are taking at a smart rate than nature can s ustain. Science suggestsmeans of replacing these resources we are taking but there is no quickreplacement for ecosystems that have taken thousands of years to evolve.     Following his explanations of how we have destroyed nature, Suzukidiscusses science and how party deals with it, "I believe that in large partour problems rest on our faith in the power of science and technology." Thisstatement and the following sentences are used to describe how people deal withgreat developments in science and technology. Because there have been so manygreat advances in these fields in the past century, people are comfortableplacing their faith in science though scientists are still far from discoveringall of the secrets to the universe. Scientists interrupt with nature without