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“North Americans have been smelting ore and burning fossil fuels for generations. In the past, the gases went up ordinary chimneys or small smoke stacks, to descend upon near by areas and pollute them,” states author, Robert Collins. Almost everyone knows wha ....

Middle of Essay
.... severe acid rain truly is. The facts that he used added substance to the essay by validating his point of view. In the same way, the author used effective illustrations and examples to prove his point. These examples and illustrations simplified the readers understanding as to how severe acid rain is and how we can try to prevent it. For instance, one great illustration adopted in the essay reports, “Lumsden Lake, on the north shore of Ontario’s Georgian Bay, twinkles like a sapphire in a setting verdant forest and sparkling quartz. Blue, incredibly clear, and seemingly pure, just twenty years ago it abounded in fish. But now, this exquisi ....