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Published: 01.12.1996.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Rachel Carson and Her Book "Silent Spring" ', 1.
  • Essays 'Rachel Carson and Her Book "Silent Spring" ', 2.
Extract

Rachel Carson was an intelligent woman, she knew it was not a good idea to spray chemicals over the earth, she knew there were better ways of killing the weeds, insects, rodents, and other organisms that are a problem. She spent most of her life researching and writing about these things. The problem with spraying insecticides and pesticides to kill one thing is that it will hurt many more things in the process, including defenseless plants and animals. It doesn't really work when you try and control nature. …

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