McDonough and Braungart
This piece was very intriguing to me, especially in his constant comparison between something natural and man made throughout the piece. He uses logos throughout compelling you to react to the absolutely illogical choices humans have made throughout time, particularly in regard to paper and how we dispose of it, or recycle it.
He then goes to talk about the cherry tree and how it is sustainable in comparison to say a building, this is using pathos and logos to really grasp you and set in the point that we do have an impact and we need to stop and consider what that is.
This is where growth came in and they start right off with asking what a child thinks of growth, I thoroughly like this comparison. This comparison I think is using logos where they question if growth can be doing something seemingly beneficial yet having no consideration for the impact of this decision.
Then they talk about the roof situation and how to remedy this with sustainable roofs made from grass. This is a great idea to me and seems like a logical and ethical decision in which some growth should start where more green roofs are implemented.
It concludes with what it was eluding throughout the piece that we need to work in harmony with nature not against. We need to help clean up the world and make it a better place to live, not continuing to trash it with no concern this is a logical approach.
When goggling cradle to cradle, other than the items about the book it mostly talks about circular flow of resources as opposed to current human approach cradle to death which is not beneficial, only wasteful.
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I liked how you talked individually about what you liked about the piece. You mentioned the cherry tree, the rooftops and what a child thinks about growth all separately. Good job of conveying your feelings about the piece.
ReplyDeleteThe uses of logos and pathos are extremely similar to mine. I felt that the comparison of the cherry tree and the building was insightful and that in the end we just need to listen to nature and work with it rather than against it.
ReplyDeleteI also found a connection between the reading and myself. I like how you describe how the writer makes you feel almost guilty about how humans are treating the earth through example of natural and choices humans have had.
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