Social Awareness Writing Project- Assignment 4 (2- HW #2)

4. Write a reading response on a social issue in a literary work. (Your IRB, short story, essay, poem/song.)

I wrote about global warming. I was reading the newspaper, and there was an issue about who can do better on protecting the environment. This is my side of the argument.
 
Global warming. Two words that we hear all the time- it's everywhere. Most of the time, we just wave it away like it's nothing. Now, it's starting to creep back up on us, because it's getting real. There is always some person saying, "Oh, global warming is hurting the Earth," etc. etc. We are only realizing now that this is unfortunately true. We recently had a huge hurricane, named Hurricane Sandy. She was a category 1 hurricane. It was also a full moon, which meant there were going to be high tides. The water levels were raised, and then the hurricane was bringing in more water. There were many floods, and houses were destroyed. There were also black outs, and some people died.

    This hurricane had to do with global warming, which is a constant problem going on with the Earth. It is the constant warming of the Earth’s average temperature, which can destroy many habitats of animals that survive in the cold. Global warming is caused by many factors. One of them, is carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels, such as coal or gasoline. Can our next President help to prevent more disasters caused by global warming? Obama is trying to help prevent global warming by funding research for renewable energy. He invested 150 billion in clean-energy research and development. Mitt Romney, Obama’s opponent in the Presidential campaign, is also trying to help with global warming. He said that he would try to put a tax on fossil fuel pollution. That way, if you pollute, you would get taxed. He changed sides on his view though, so now he believes that “we don’t know what is causing global warming.” That can be bad then, if he becomes President, because he won’t know the problem, so he won’t find a solution. He also hasn’t acted on his plans yet. He hasn't been very explanatory on his plan, and what he will do to stop global warming, he only brushed on it.

    So, now you’ve seen both sides of the argument. Which President do you think can do the best on protecting the environment? Oh, you want to ask me?  Well, I think that both candidates have done something good, and something bad for the environment. I think that President Obama can protect the environment better, because he is funding and creating ideas to help the planet. Mitt Romney only wants to tax the people, which would more likely create damage, such as riots, instead of doing good. What do you think?