Paul Bogard's Let There Be Darkness

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In the passage provided from Paul Bogard’s “Let there be Darkness”, the author seeks to convince the readers that our dependence on artificial lights might perhaps lead to damage in the surrounding ecosystem much in the same way as trash pollution.

To initially open his argument, Mr Bogard presents us with one of his childhood memories. In this memory Bogard remembers his family’s Minnesota lake cabin and how much darker it was at night than the standard city night that has slowly become the norm. Bogard argues that light pollution damages the nocturnal rhythm of nature and as an example he provides us with quotes from the World Health Organization and American Medical Association which describe light pollution as damaging to our health.

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