2009 FRQ #2

Post date: Apr 30, 2013 4:17:7 PM

2. The two passages below, both written by noted contemporary scientist Edward O. Wilson, appear in Wilson’s book

The Future of Life (2002). In the passages, Wilson satirizes the language of two groups that hold opposing attitudes

about environmentalism. Read each passage carefully. Then write an essay in which you analyze how Wilson’s

satire illustrates the unproductive nature of such discussions.

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