WORDSKILLS P2: THE OBLIGATION TO ENDURE BY RACHEL CARSON

DURING HER LIFETIME, BIOLOGIST RACHEL CARSON WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE USE OF CHEMICALS AND THEIR EFFECTS ON THE NATURAL WORLD. IN THIS PASSAGE FROM "SILENT SPRING" SHE FOCUSES ON THE INTERACTION BETWEEN ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT--AND ON THE ABILITY OF HUMANITY TO CHANGE THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE WORSE.