Thursday, August 23, 2012

Planet Earth Article

I think the article we read in class was average. It was silly in a way. It used personification, the Earth talked in the article. The Earth also has a personality. But it pointed out real natural disasters that have happened in the past. Most of the natural disasters that were in the article came on the news. So I think most people have heard about it. So the story is true but not at the same time. Earth in real life, doesn’t talk. But the natural disasters that the article talked about, really happened.  In the article, it says that the earth has manufactured natural disasters so the people can get a hint and get out.
 
“The Earth says all I can do at this point is keep manufacturing disasters and hope humanity wises up”
 
“Do I have to spell it out for you”? The statement continued. “Get the heck out of here. I want you to leave now."
 
 
The Earth sounds impatient, as if it tried a lot of things and humans don’t get that the Earth want humans to go away. In the article it gives many examples of what the Earth has done and humans still don't leave.
I think what the article is trying to tell us is that since people abuse the Earth; the Earth is creating those natural disasters in return. In the article, I think that Earth feels that way because humans mistreat it. In the article, the tone sounds like the Earth has an attitude. In the article it say that the Earth hoped that the humans "get the picture" by following one of the harshest winter storm years in recorded history. But then realized that humans just went on with their lives. They showed no intention to prepare for a trip through space to find a new home.

1 comment:

  1. I like your analysis of the article, like the way the techniques like personification worked and using specific lines to SHOW how the Earth is impatient.

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