The Dragon Morph: A Comparative Analysis

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Beijing, China is over polluted and has reached a very low point in their countries history. People walking down the street must wear masks due to the thick smog that could fill their lungs. This crisis has been going on for many years and with the government only taking small steps to fix it. As I was researching this topic I found two sources one is much stronger than the other and gives a good representation of what the crisis in China is like, this one is called, The Dragon Morphs. The other source I have found is amazing for describing cost and statistics of solar power but isn’t as strong as The Dragon Morphs, This source is called, Solar Wars. While reading both of these sources it became clear which one was a much stronger source. …show more content…

In 2007-2008 ;China became the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases. In 2010 China became the world's biggest energy consumer” (Seligsohn, 2015) As Seligsohn Deborah Seligsohn’s (2015) uses a highly effective pathos argument by describing the unbearable conditions in Beijing. “Despite the lack of warmth, light and transportation, Beijing was horribly polluted, especially in winter. Buses belched black smoke. When I rode my bike through city streets I'd often find chunks of coal in my hair, coughed up by the boilers of the surrounding houses.” (Seligsohn, 2015) This gives a very strong emotional appeal, it shows the reader the kinds of issues that China is facing but at the same time it is keeping the reader’s attention and keeps them wanting to read more. The two articles are different in many ways, The Dragon Morphs is about someone whom has lived in China. They experienced the problems and the crisis that many of the China’s natives face every day. It tells about the attempts the government has put in place to try to reduce the pollution. In Solar Wars it describes solar power in America and also describes how energy companies are attempting to charge them a monthly fee for using solar power. Both articles have their strengths but Dragon Morphs is stronger than Solar Wars due to the

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