Choose one of these ten "trusts" developed by Jane Goodall and Marc Bekoff, naturalists who have dedicated their lives to the protection and preservation of wildlife, particularly animals. Develop your central argument in support of this claim, using sources from the nature unit that you have been given and gathered in support of your argument.
1st TRUTH: Rejoice that we are part of the animal kingdom
2nd TRUTH: Respect all life
3rd TRUTH: Open our minds, in humility, to animals and learn from them
4th TRUTH: Teach our children to respect and love nature
5th TRUTH: Be wise stewards of life on Earth
6th TRUTH: Value and help preserve the sounds of nature
7th TRUTH: Refrain from harming life in order to learn about it
8th TRUST: Have the courage of our convictions
9th TRUST: Praise and help those who work for animals and the natural world
10th TRUST: Act knowing we are not alone and live with hope
CODA: After all is said and done, silence is betrayal.
Assignment: In a well-developed essay, defend, challenge, or qualify with one of the statements above. Develop your argument for your position using at least three (that means 4!) of the sources we have used during the nature unit. These sources are listed below; refer to sources by letter or the term in parentheses. At the end of your essay, please list the sources that you used, including any added sources, within this essay.
Source A (Klinkenborg) -- "Our Vanishing Night",
National Geographic article, 2008
Source B (Carson) -- Excerpt from Silent Spring, book, 1962
Source C (Emerson) -- "Nature" essay, 1849
Source D (Dillard) -- "Seeing", excerpt from Pilgrim at Tinker
Creek, book, 1974
Source E (Silko) -- "Landscape", Antaeus article, 1986
Source F (Oliver) -- "Owls", excerpt from Blue Pastures, 1995
Source G (Louv) -- Excerpt from Last Child in the Woods, 2008
Source H (image) -- either cartoon or photo/art piece that you found
Source I (choice) -- additional source of choice from those you found
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