This article follows Rachel Carson's journey to writing one of the most impactful books in American history: Silent Spring. Her extensive research on the effects of pesticides led her to believe that there is a link between DDT and cancer. Nancy F. Koehn admires Carson's drive and determination to open Americans' eyes to the dangers of pesticide use. Rachel Carson's questioning of humans' intelligence as they endanger themselves and the environment around them because of their desire to control a few small pests offered a much needed reality check to everyone. In her time of dying, due to cancer, she left the world with an everlasting warning of the dangers of chemical overdose.
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I really admire Carson's work and how she never gave up even though she was dying of cancer. It was especially interesting when I discovered that she obtained a masters degree in zoology, which is my intended major. The message that she delivered is applicable to any time period in which humans have used chemicals to control certain aspects of nature. For a woman to do what she did in that time period is astounding to this day. Hopefully in the future, we will stop with the chemicals altogether and learn how to truly preserve nature at its finest.
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