ahhhh, University
I'm sorry this blog has become so political. I never intended for that to happen.
In any case, I wanted to share my joy with you all...I have become an environmentalist. Two weeks ago, I turned in a lab report that, after concluding that a species of snail was likely to die out because of water contamination from some local construction, suggested the following:
When the time came for me to rewrite the lab report, I knew what my answer would be. No longer would I hide behind wishy-washy answers, and weak attempts to rationalize the progress of humanity. No...I would come out and say what needed to be said...and say it, I did. I proudly present the entirely rewritten paragraph, which I shall print out this evening, and turn in to my TA tomorrow at 1 o'clock PM, eastern daylight time. Yes indeed - this is what I say to those pathetic constructors and their evil, evil ways:
In any case, I wanted to share my joy with you all...I have become an environmentalist. Two weeks ago, I turned in a lab report that, after concluding that a species of snail was likely to die out because of water contamination from some local construction, suggested the following:
As it is likely that the construction in the area is contributing to the problem, it is advisable that the construction companies begin immediately to eliminate any possible sources of excess chlorine and other molecules which easily form salts when introduced into the estuary. It is possible that the chlorine problem could be easily solved by simply educating employees as to what should be done with byproducts of the construction work.However, my wise teacher, upon reading this preposterous paragraph, underlined the section, and posed a simple yet startling question: "stop or continue?". Being the wonderful person that my teacher is, I was granted an opportunity to rewrite my lab report. This paragraph was by no means my only error, but it was the error which caused me to really think. What to do? Did it really make sense to give the construction companies a chance to continue to screw up, having screwed up so badly already?
When the time came for me to rewrite the lab report, I knew what my answer would be. No longer would I hide behind wishy-washy answers, and weak attempts to rationalize the progress of humanity. No...I would come out and say what needed to be said...and say it, I did. I proudly present the entirely rewritten paragraph, which I shall print out this evening, and turn in to my TA tomorrow at 1 o'clock PM, eastern daylight time. Yes indeed - this is what I say to those pathetic constructors and their evil, evil ways:
As it is likely that the construction in the area is contributing to the problem, construction should be stopped immediately. Human progress is never so important that we should allow ourselves to doom innocent snails to death. The survival of this species of snail might even be integral to the continued existence of the world at large, and as such, no question of whether or not the construction is appropriate, or could be continued on a more environmentally sensitive basis, should even be briefly considered. The construction is an offense to Mother Earth, and should not be tolerated. Furthermore, the constructions companies, from the decision-makers down to the construction workers themselves, should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, in order to insure that such a travesty will never again be perpetrated by these people on the snails of our world.May God have mercy upon their souls. And if He doesn't - well...at least the world will have snails.
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