Much of the shoreline of the reservoir consists of near-perpendicular sandstone bluffs, where very little flora ever did or ever could subsist, but the remainder includes bays, coves, sloping hills and the many side canyons, where the original plant life has been drowned and new plant life cannot get a foothold.Why does Abbey write poetically about the beauty of Glen Canyon?A.To appeal to the reader's sense of logicB.To establish his credibilityC.To show his funny sideD.To appeal to the reader's emotionsSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Which of the following passages from Edward Abbey's "The Damnation of a Canyon" best demonstrates his use of pathos to build his argument?A.Up most of the side canyons, before damnation, there were springs, sometimes flowing streams, waterfalls and plunge pools the kind of marvels you can now find only in such small–scale remnants of Glen Canyon as the Escalante area.B.The difference between the present reservoir, with its silent sterile shores and debris–choked side canyons, and the original Glen Canyon, is the difference between death and life. Glen Canyon was alive. Lake Powell is a graveyard.C.The rising and falling water level entails various consequences. One of the most obvious, well known to all who have seen Lake Mead, is the "bathtub ring" left on the canyon walls after each drawdown of water, or what rangers at Glen Canyon call the Bathtub Formation.D.As a result the volume of water in the reservoir is continually being increased or decreased according to the requirements of the Basin States Compact and the power–grid system of which Glen Canyon Dam is a component.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Which of the following passages from Edward Abbey's "The Damnation of a Canyon" best demonstrates his use of ethos to build his argument?A.In the summer and fall of 1967 I worked as a seasonal park ranger at the new Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. During my five–month tour of duty I worked at the main marina and headquarters area called Wahweap, at Bullfrog Basin toward the upper end of the reservoir, and finally at Lee's Ferry downriver from Glen Canyon Dam.B.Lake Powell, formed by Glen Canyon Dam, is not a lake. It is a reservoir, with a constantly fluctuating water level more like a bathtub that is never drained than a true lake.C.The difference between the present reservoir, with its silent sterile shores and debris–choked side canyons, and the original Glen Canyon, is the difference between death and life. Glen Canyon was alive. Lake Powell is a graveyard.D.One should admit at the outset to a certain bias. Indeed I am a "butterfly chaser, googly eyed bleeding heart and wild conservative.

Edward Abbey's "The Damnation of a Canyon":For those who may think I exaggerate the contrast between the former river canyon and the present man-made impoundment, I suggest a trip on Lake Powell followed immediately by another boat trip on the river below the dam. Take a boat from Lee's Ferry up the river to within sight of the dam, then shut off the motor and allow yourself the rare delight of a quiet, effortless drifting down the stream. ln that twelve-mile stretch of living green, singing birds, flowing water and untarnished canyon walls — sights and sounds a million years older and infinitely lovelier than the roar of motorboats — you will rediscover a small and imperfect sampling of the kind of experience that was taken away from everybody when the oligarch and politicians condemned our river for purposes of their own.Which rhetorical technique is Abbey using in the underlined section of this excerpt?A.Ad hominemB.LogosC.PathosD.Ethos

Which of the following passages from Edward Abbey's "The Damnation of a Canyon" best demonstrates his use of ethos to build his argument?A.One should admit at the outset to a certain bias. Indeed I am a "butterfly chaser, googly eyed bleeding heart and wild conservative.B.In the summer and fall of 1967 I worked as a seasonal park ranger at the new Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. During my five–month tour of duty I worked at the main marina and headquarters area called Wahweap, at Bullfrog Basin toward the upper end of the reservoir, and finally at Lee's Ferry downriver from Glen Canyon Dam.C.Lake Powell, formed by Glen Canyon Dam, is not a lake. It is a reservoir, with a constantly fluctuating water level more like a bathtub that is never drained than a true lake.D.The difference between the present reservoir, with its silent sterile shores and debris–choked side canyons, and the original Glen Canyon, is the difference between death and life. Glen Canyon was alive. Lake Powell is a graveyard.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

An Essay from Beyond the Wall by Edward Abbeytranslaterecord_voice_overprinthelp_outlineQuestion 1 of 5According to Edward Abbey, what must happen before the land around Glen Canyon can return to its natural state?A.The dam must be shut down and the reservoir drained.B.The shoreline around the lake must be replanted.C.The powerboats on the lake must be banned.D.The native wildlife must be returned to the area.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS