SWA #21

PAPER 3

The issue discussed in this paper is deforestation. The importance is explained at my different times throughout the paper bringing up new reasons it is important.

The four different views are easily identifiable. The first view is that of the locals which disagree on whether or not they should let the big businesses continue to cut down the trees. The second view is that of the businesses. The business that are responsible for deforestation are dependent on these trees and would go out of business if  they had to stop. The third view is that of medical researchers which think deforestation should stop because valuable plants and animals are becoming extinct. The fourth view is that of environmentalist who think everyone, except the locals, should leave and the allow the locals  to have their land back. The thesis is informative but not very concise.

The introduction effectively leads into the argument by giving the readers the necessary information need about deforestation. It introduces the reader to the problem and the different sides of the problem. The conclusion effectively leads out of the argument by presenting the authors opinion and possible solutions the author might have to the problem.

This essay is generally effective but has a some problems.The different sides of the argument are all very similar which is at some points confusing. The different sides do not have different solutions. The different sides are offering, basically, the same solution from different points of view. This essay could use more facts than the ones include.