To Mine Or Not To Mine Dear Mr Giles I am writing to you to persuade you to cancel Fat Cat mining’s new uranium mine plan. The reason of this is because the uranium mine would take place in Kakadu National Park, a world heritage site. If you don’t know, a World Heritage Site is by definition “a natural or man-made site, area, or structure recognized as being of outstanding international importance and therefore as deserving special protection”. Kakadu was listed as a World Heritage site due to its cultural and natural aspects. The park features a beautiful landscape filled with dozens of species both flora and fauna. We should stop Fat Cat mining’s uranium mine for the following reasons; The amount of landscape as well as flora and fauna that would be destroyed would be horrible, these ecosystems would be demolished, as well as the fact that mining for uranium could cause several potential dangers to the area, such as radiation poisoning, and finally if Kakadu national park were to be mined we would loose a bug place of cultural significance, and the result of mining would also produce a major eyesore. “Approximately 50 per cent of the land in the park is Aboriginal land under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976, and most of the remaining area of land is under claim by …show more content…
Aboriginal people. Title to Aboriginal land in the park is held by Aboriginal land trusts.” Firstly, If Fat Cat Mining mined for uranium in Kakadu national park, thousands of species of flora and fauna would die, important geological and ecological wetlands would be destroyed and thus would impact science and biology.
These are the main reasons why Kakadu National Park was made a world heritage site in the first place! Some of the important species in Kakadu National Park involve; the endangered quoll, pandarus, spear grass, flatback turtles, the come-crested jacana and brolga. There are over 2000 plant species and over 3000 animal species in Kakadu. These poor native animals and plants are key reasons why there should be no mining in Kakadu National
Park. Additionally, There are potential dangers that could come from mining for uranium, not to mention the sacrifices that would have to be made to let the mine go through. Radiation poisoning could be a risk to the aboriginal people, their food and water, as well as the animals around the area at the time, there are possibilities of contamination due to tail mining there could be leaks into ground water, as well as the fact that Australia doesn’t even use uranium. For something that we as a country do not use, why should we deface a cultural and natural site of importance? Australia mainly sells uranium, how do we know to what the uranium gets up to? For all we know they go to developing nuclear weapons. Fat Cat Mining have said that from 2013 – 2014 the export value of uranium was 622 million, however if we are talking on a global scale, tourism generates $102 billion in visitor expenditure annually according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, as well as the fact that tourism provides a lot of jobs in the country. In Kakadu the amount of activities tourists can participate in is crazy, just to list a few; you can explore the nature, you can go on a guided tour, one could also walk and hike, as well as family options. As you can see, tourism is a far better generator money wise, if we sacrifice the natural beauty of Kakadu National Park. Finally, Since Kakadu is a word heritage site, and because of its cultural significance, by doing so we would loose an unthinkable amount of culture. Aboriginal people have lived in Kakadu national park for over 50,000 years! Some of the oldest paintings in Kakadu are over 20,000 years old. Isn’t it obvious on how important it is to maintain the aboriginal culture in Kakadu? The aboriginals in Kakadu were normally hunters, there were no permanent settlements but there were popular camping grounds in Kakadu, those of which were used for many generations. “Thermoluminescence dating of sand associated with artefacts, puts the occupation date of Kakadu at 50 000 to 60 000 years before the present, making these the oldest occupation sites discovered in Australia. Among the artefacts associated with the sites are flaked-stone tools, ground ochre and grindstones.” By mining for uranium in Kakadu the reputation of Kakadu would be lost. In Conclusion We need to keep Kakadu’s reputation whole, as well as the residents and wildlife safe. By mining for uranium in Kakadu would ruin tourism and many other culturally significant as well as naturally significant things going on in Kakadu. We should cancel the operation and keep Kakadu untouched and protected for as long as we possibly can. Bibliography "Kakadu National Park." TravelNT. Tourism NT, n.d. Web. 1 Nov. 2015. . "About Kakadu." Kakadu National Park. Australia Parks Gov, n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 15. . "Aboriginal Culture and History In Kakadu." Australian Government Department of the Environment. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Nov. 15. .
A puppy mill is a horrible place that breeds dogs. Dogs that are breedable may get little to no recovery time between pregnancies. Dogs and puppies are stuffed into wire cages that can harm them. Puppy mills tend to be overcrowded disease and virus filled places. Puppy mills focus on profit rather than the health of the dogs. Many dogs are bred with little regard of genetic quality. Dogs in puppy mills are deprived of veterinary care, food, water, and socialization. If a dog is older and unable to breed anymore they are likely to be killed. Some dogs may never see the light of day or get any attention.
Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to help abolish puppy mills by adopting and volunteering. Those no matter how big or small their efforts are, that can make a difference and help cease puppy mills and their perpetuation in our society.
First, the stance on nuclear power and uranium mining has been at the centre of fierce controversy. Tim Flannery stated (Boyd 2006):
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Nathanial Hawthorne besieged with his ancestral ties to the Salem Witch Trials and his loathe for a Puritan society, lead him to create an allegory of a young man’s quest and his struggle between good and evil. Hawthorne wrote figuratively about Puritanical ideals, beliefs and social appearance in Young Goodman Brown. Also, the short story is centered on New England’s history, mostly inspired by Puritan beliefs.
Pollution is affecting many individuals and life, as we know it. We need to do something about how it’s affecting our world. That’s why I urge the issue that more people should realize that pollution is an issue that needs to be prevented because of its negative consequences. Which are health affects, the total destruction of environments, and the death of animals and plants. More awareness must be brought up amongst the people and they must realize the long-term benefits it has for the world.
“The world is looking at us. You’ve gotta be lowering your greenhouse gas emissions, not increasing.” A quote by Senator Ed Markey. Good morning ladies and gentlemen, honourable judges, chairperson, timekeeper, and of course my fellow opponents. The topic that we are discussing today is “This house believes that expanding oil pipeline infrastructure is an utmost priority for Canada.”
“I am, somehow, less interested in the weight, and convolutions of Einstein’s brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived, and died in cotton fields, and sweatshops.”- Stephen Jay Gould. Sweatshops exploit people, and children. They take advantage of their poverty, and there need, for a better life. Sweatshops are one of the worst things that ever happened to the business world, and poor people around the world. Sweatshops should be stopped, and ended.
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PURPOSE: To persuade my audience that we must take action now to control air pollution
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Face it, we have all heard the phrase,"You are what you eat" countless times in your life, but what does that truly mean. Every few months or years, millions go into trying new diets and diet pills but fail to understand why they cannot continue to eat healthy after their first few days on their new diet. Well, 1) the word "DIE" is in diet 2) no matter where you look you 're going to find delicious food ads and junk food and 3) you don 't have support.