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AP Language and Composition Mrs. Nail 02.11 AP Practice Essay Two Undoubtedly, it is in human nature to act in self-interest. When it comes down to helping people, one will always choose to help oneself over anybody else. These decisions will often have everlasting consequences that will harm...

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Heaven Houston

9-10-20

AP Language and Composition

Mrs. Nail




02.11 AP Practice Essay Two

Undoubtedly, it is in human nature to act in self-interest. When it comes down to helping

people, one will always choose to help oneself over anybody else. These decisions will often

have everlasting consequences that will harm them more than help them. In Rachel Carson’s text,

Silent Spring, she mentions an important example of human selfishness. Carson writes about the

damage that humans do to the environment to obtain instant gratification. Carson uses many

rhetorical devices, such as anecdotes, figurative language, and rhetorical questions, throughout

the text. She uses these devices to argue that humans act selfishly and recklessly, but then

decided to refuse the consequences.

In the first paragraph, Carson uses an anecdote about the Indian farmers who made a rash

and thoughtless decision. She wrote, “…a group of farmers that went to treat an area of river

bottomland with parathion.” In 1962, this seemed like the most normal thing to do. They were

not targeting insects with this poison though; they were targeting birds. Because of this rash

decision, thousands of birds died. This quote shows humans always choose the easiest way to

accomplish things, not thinking about the consequences. One part of of Carson’s anecdote is

when she speaks about what they could have done differently. “The problem could have been




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