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OG 1:ForewordtoArctic National
In “Forward to Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Seasons of Life and Land”, former
President Jimmy Carter voices his strong opposition against using the Refuge for
industrial purposes, oil exploration to be more specific. His argument’s power and
persuasivenessmainly rests onhismanifest logicand superiorskillsof diction.
Instead of highlighting the harms oil drilling can bring to the Arctic, Mr. Carter
focuses the reader on the natural beauties of the landscape that he is resolved to
safeguard. The essay starts with a brief yet vivid narration of the National Wildlife
Refuge and depicts it as a kingdom for animals “wherepolar bears and caribou give
birth, to the towering Brooks Range where Dall sheep cling to cliffs and wolves
howl in the midnight sun”. In this way, the readers’ imagination is ignited and
curiosity aroused. Closely following is a more intriguing account of his personal
experience and firsthand encounter of the wonderful land when he tells not only
about the diversified fauna but the vast range of flora, such as wildflowers, mosses
and the lichens. He even has the good fortune of witnessing the grand migration of
millions of caribou with their calves, which, as Jimmy puts it, is not only “the most
unforgettable and humbling experiences” but also was a “onceOinOaOlifetime
wildlifespectacle”.
After such ample foreshadowing is laid, Mr. Carter goes on to unveil his thesis: he
would be “saddened to think of the tragedy that might occur if this great
wilderness was consumed” by oil industry which “ would forever destroy the
wilderness character of America’s only Arctic Refuge and disturb countless
numbers of animals that depend on this northernmost terrestrial ecosystem”. The
argument is short yet assertive, and few would defy this point. Then he refers to
history to further back his standpoint. “The extraordinary wilderness and wildlife
values of the Arctic Refuge have long been recognized by both R
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