tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4853849955202524793.post4086835545883140223..comments2024-03-17T09:51:53.211-05:00Comments on On the Brink: Rachel Carson QuizBob Brinkmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06819292075382350081noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4853849955202524793.post-86398389720851273182014-03-21T10:20:37.724-05:002014-03-21T10:20:37.724-05:001. She was born on a farm near Pittsburgh. She di...1. She was born on a farm near Pittsburgh. She did her undergraduate degree in biology at the Pennsylvania College for Women and her masters in zoology from Johns Hopkins University.<br />2. The development of internal organs of fish.<br />3. She wrote a radio series that consisted of fifty-two seven minute segments for the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries. The series was called “Romance Under the Waters”. <br />4. Her father and older sister died. She had to work to take care of her mother and other relatives.<br />5. The Sea Around Us<br />6. The Audubon Society<br />7. It is a metaphorical title suggests that if we don’t change our ways, we will no longer have the songbirds in the spring.<br />8. She found out she had breast cancer. She eventually died from it.<br />9. There were many in the chemical industry who were attacking scientists who were demonstrating the links. She wanted to make her arguments clear and concise in order to support the work of the scientists who were attacked and in order to make it clear to the public the significance of the problem. For this reason, it is considered one of the most important environmental books ever written.<br />10. Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act.<br />Bob Brinkmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06819292075382350081noreply@blogger.com