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Module 1.2 - A Turning Point Event for Environmental Science: Silent Spring

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 1. Point of View  The video celebrates Rachel Carson's innovative ideas. It presents her as instigator of a new kind of prospective and research about the natural world. It talks about Rachel Carson as an inspiration, an innovative and a fighter. Her ideas were extremely controversial given the era and for this reason the video presents her as a person not afraid to go against the paradigms of her time.  2. Purpose The purpose of the video is to tell the story of Rachel Carson’s book “Silent Spring.” It presents the historical background of her publication. It shows how her prospective was innovative and why it was so controversial at the same time. It explains why the publication of her book was a turning point that challenged the idea of her time. The purpose of the video is to explain the importance of the previous mentioned book.  3. Questions at Issue  The principal question in the video is related with “Silence Spring”. Why Rachel Carson was cal...

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This is a blog dedicated to my Environmental Science online class at North Vista College. Environmental Science is a discipline that integrate different science and field of study. It is an interdisciplinary science that combine chemistry, physics, biology, zoology, botany, ecology, geology and so on. Environmental science focus on studying the environment and the possible solution for environmental problems.  What I Most Look Forward to in My Environmental Science Class I am very exited about this class. My major is Environmental Science and I am interested in the subject under every aspect. Even if the subject is very wide, there are some topics I most look forward to. I am more curious to study the regional environmental issue. Coming from a completely different environment, it will be interesting in knowing more about Texas. For example,  I am very interested about Air and Water pollution in the state and  some of the possible solution to these environmental pr...