SAT PRACTICE ESSAY 1 (50 mins) Jimmy Carter - IST.
Jimmy Carter built his argument with strong, factual evidence. He mentions how the President is also taking steps to help this cause, such as in “1960, President Dwight D. Eisenhower established the original 9.9 million-acre Arctic National Wildlife Range to preserve its unique wildlife, wilderness, and recreational values” (Carter 5).
Web site of the National Wildlife Refuge System. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, former President Jimmy Carter recalled his work that led to passage of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) in 1980, doubling the size of the iconic refuge.
Opening up the Alaskan Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Essay Opening up the Alaskan Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Many preconceived notions exist in the realm of environmental policy. Decisions are constantly made that effect human health or environmental integrity in order to reap great economic benefits for the many.
From the introduction by President Jimmy Carter to essays by the Pulitzer Prize winning nature writer Peter Matheson and bird artist Allen Sibley, among others, the book makes a plea for preservation of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, with particular note of strong attacks on the refuge by forces supporting the petroleum industry.
In January 2001, the editors, responding to proposals to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, sent a call to writers across the country. With testimonies by President Jimmy Carter, Wendell Berry, Barry Lopez, Bill McKibben, and Terry Tempest Williams, this is an ideal introduction to the Refuge and issues surrounding our use of energy and public lands.
Arctic Wildlife Refuge Case Study. Opening up the Alaskan Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Many preconceived notions exist in the realm of environmental policy. Decisions are constantly made that effect human health or environmental integrity in order to reap great economic benefits for the many.
President Jimmy Carter hopes that the Arctic Refuge, “a symbol of our national heritage,” be kept in its untrammeled state;Carter develops his claim with the use of a personal anecdote about his trip to the Arctic Refuge, and uses evidence to present the downfall of industrializing the Refuge. In paragraph two of the essay, Carter recounts.