International Dark-Sky Association reports, “The sky glow of Los Angeles is visible from an airplane 200 miles away. Residents of L.A. haven’t been able to see the stars for a while. In fact some city dwellers don’t even know what a natural night sky looks like. When a 1994 earthquake knocked out the city’s power, many anxious residents called local emergency centers to report a strange “giant, silvery cloud” in the dark sky. What they were seeing – for the first time – was the Milky Way, long obscured by light pollution.” In 1994 Los Angeles’ population was 3.543 million. Currently Elk Ridge, Utah County, Utah, is near a population of 2,500. Elk Ridge is far from being the size of L.A.; yet, in the past eight years Elk Ridge has experienced …show more content…
These desires to maintain the aesthetics of a mountain setting community can be met by assessing and planning in ways that minimize the citizens’ footprint on nature. One way to maintain the rural feeling and mountain scenery is to keep the night sky visible by limiting light pollution. The best time to do this, is as Elk Ridge grows. As new houses are built, installing shielded or yellow lighting instead of contractor grade normal lighting would limit light pollution. The new developments should maintain the Cities standard of no street lights, thus also saving …show more content…
Insects are drawn to light instead of their natural night habits, congregating around streetlights and house lights. The decline in some insects then affects the circle of life in nature. Other repercussions in nature are the changes in nocturnal mammal’s and rodent’s activities, due to the presence of light. Some mammals and rodents are drawn to light and, therefore, end up being hit by vehicles or killed by predators. Other mammals and rodents avoid the light, and choose to move their homes and areas of roaming. These changes may not seem like a concern to citizens, but the changes alter the
In his article titled, “Let There Be Light”, Paul Bogard tries to convince readers that efforts should be taken to preserve natural darkness. He builds his argument using rhetorical devices such as a personal anecdote and concrete details to help persuade his audience that we should limit our use of artificial light at night. To introduce the reader to his argument, Bogard presents a personal anecdote of how dark the night sky was at his family’s cabin in Minnesota. The use of this anecdote helps establish his position on the argument.
Paul shows that animals and the ecosystem need darkness. He states that “the rest of the world depends on darkness as well, including nocturnal and crepuscular species of birds, insects, mammals, fish and reptiles.” He states examples such as “bats that save billions in pest control and the moths that pollinate 80% of the world’s flora.” both example show how there is logic in reducing light pollution. Paul Bogard is very persuasive by using pathos and logos.
On May 6th, 1861 , Arkansas made one of the most idiotic choices it has ever made, it succeeded from the union. When the original vote took place , five delegates voted to not join the confederacy , but when asked to retake the vote, all but one had suddenly changed their mind. How would they so easily change their minds , probably because something else other than a convincing argument had been involved. All but one man said we should secede, so Arkansas did what the majority voted, but just because there is a majority, doesn’t make it right. Arkansas was in a extremely tight spot during the decision and that definitely impacted the final choice.
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The Clayton Ridge Community School District is located in beautiful and scenic northeast Iowa along the Mississippi River and Lock and Dam #10. The PreK-3rd grades and high school are located in Guttenberg, and the 4th-7th grades are located in Garnavillo, which is located about 10 miles north. Clayton Ridge was formed in 2005 when two school districts (Guttenberg CSD and Garnavillo CSD) decided it was in the best interest of the students, staff, and communities to combine efforts (2017). Overall, the merge has been a positive experience for everyone involved.
The author describes the devastating effects of the insect apocalypse, such as the loss of pollinators, the decline of food sources, destruction of ecosystems, and even the simple change in landscape of normality in some places of the world that lead to a butterfly effect of problems. Jarvis begins with a story from Sune Boye Riis who lived north of Copenhagen, Denmark where a large population of flying insects inhabited trails and roadways. He remembered riding his bike, “out in the country, moving fast. But strangely, he wasn’t eating any bugs” (Jarvis 3). Out with his son, he realized this as a strange nostalgia reminded him of how many of these insects would float around, forming clouds in front of him as he traversed the rich, rural, grassy levels of his township as kid.
This is true because in the text he says "Some examples are well known-- the 400 species of birds that migrate at night in North America, the sea turtles that come ashore to lay their eggs--and some are not, such as the bats that save American farmers billions in pest control and the moths that pollinate 80% of the world's pollution." He uses this to explain on how even creatures depend on the darkness at night, they migrate, they do their "job" as a creature, and help nature. With no darkness around to help them, they wouldn't be able to do any of these things. He also states that "Computer images of the United States at night, based on NASA photographs, show that what was very dark country as recently as the 1950's is now nearly covered with a blanket of light." This explains on how over the years the world has been losing more and more sunlight in most of the world, and that some of the world either doesn't get sunlight, or barely gets enough darkness.
Rugged coastlines, hills, and forests surround this town. As a kid, I spent countless hours climbing trees, digging dirt, and camping with my grandparents. These experiences taught me to respect the outdoors and to do my part to protect it for the future. This appreciation for nature has given me discipline in protecting my town.
The Patriots were feeling defeated after the first 2 years of war, and the makeshift Pennsylvania winter camp didn 't add to their spirits. Valley Forge was a tough time for the American Army, and many soldiers wanted to quit because of the hardships. If I were a soldier, I would have quit Valley Forge for a multitude of reasons. The living conditions were inadequate, there was a minimal amount of supplies, and illness and death was common in the camp. In essence, the cons of staying at Valley Forge outweighed the Pros.
“Our Vanishing Night” Thesis statement First and foremost, I’d like to exacerbate the thesis of the author. Klinkenborg argument is that we use too much light and it is dramatically affecting the sky above us by being less extravagant with its consolations, and various anomalies throughout the universe, and to solve this issue we must eliminate all unwanted light; including features such as, too much glare, or city lights becoming more spread out throughout the area. Furthermore, his full thesis statement is, “This kind of engineering is no different than damming a river. Its benefits come with consequences-called light pollution-whose effects scientist are now beginning to study”( 109 “Models for writers” paragraph 2) It is elaborated further,
On December 21, 2012, Los Angeles Times published “Let There Be Dark” adapted from Paul Bogard. In this article, Paul persuades his audience that darkness should be preserved by using evidence, reasoning and persuasive elements. Paul uses the natural environment as evidence to persuade his readers that darkness should be preserved. For example, Bogard states in paragraph 4 “The rest of the world depends on darkness as well, including nocturnal and crepuscular species of birds, insects, mammals, fish and reptiles.” This is convincing evidence because he explains the importance of darkness in the everyday lives of many different species in the world and the absence of this darkness would lead to an unstable ecosystem.
By mentioning that life threatening disease may happen because of too much light and not enough darkness, this makes the reader think about their life and want to make a change. If somebody said “you’re eating too bad, if you want to live start eating healthier” you’re obviously going to want to eat healthier and make a change. That’s exactly the method Paul Bogard is using. He is using a scaring tactic by mentioning life threatening diseases that are caused by the lack of darkness he is trying to get you to make a change and agree with his argument. By saying “Our bodies need darkness to produce the hormone melatonin, which keeps certain cancers from developing, and our bodies need darkness for sleep” in paragraph three he makes the reader scared and aware of the dangers of using too much light.
The human race is beginning to evolve and change faster then anyone has seen before, although it can bring many positive things such as new innovations, it can also damage our world. The pollution of light grows and grows every year, many people do not care or do not pay attention to it at all but as the author stated it is most definitely important for our future. Bogard's claim reaches his audience by showing credibility; he worries that the nights natural darkness will soon end so he explains that he has seen that darkness and has experienced it for many years. Bogard connects technology being the main problem for the loss of darkness by station that artificial light in our homes also effects our brain and the way we sleep since darkness is needed to produce melioration. Loss
Valley Forge. Would You Have Quit? Many people are going home from these harsh conditions, but I will fight for my country. We got there at December 19, 1777, we are 22 miles from Pennsylvania, many of us are sick, it is very cold, and we are hungry. I was asked a question which is: will you reenlist and fight for our country or will you quit and go home.
There were a few changes in general that were very out there and obvious, though the reason for the change is not very