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"Useless Creatures"
by Richard Conniff
Improbably, wildlife conservationists now also often hear the call of the useful. Along with a large contingent of eco-finance bureaucrats, they try to save threatened habitats by reminding nearby communities of all the benefits they derive from keeping these habitats intact. Forests, meadows, and marshes prevent floods, supply clean water, provide habitat for species that pollinate crops, put oxygen into the atmosphere and take carbon out, and otherwise make themselves useful. In some cases, conservation groups or other interested parties actually put down cash for these ecosystem services—paying countries, for instance, to maintain forests as a form of carbon sequestration. The argument, in essence, is that we can persuade people to save nature by making it possible for them to sell it. They can take nature to the bank, or at least to the local grocery. They can monetize it. (The new revised version of Genesis now says, "God made the wild animals according to their kinds, and he said, 'Let them be fungible.'")Which of the following would be a way the author could strengthen the last paragraph to make his claim more valid? (1 point) Responses
adding evidence for how spending time in nature improves mental health
adding evidence for how spending time in nature improves mental health
adding a call to action
adding a call to action
adding more real-life examples of the power of wildlife to inspire human imagination
adding more real-life examples of the power of wildlife to inspire human imagination
explaining why art, music, poetry, and sports are not useful
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"Useless Creatures"
by Richard Conniff
Improbably, wildlife conservationists now also often hear the call of the useful. Along with a large contingent of eco-finance bureaucrats, they try to save threatened habitats by reminding nearby communities of all the benefits they derive from keeping these habitats intact. Forests, meadows, and marshes prevent floods, supply clean water, provide habitat for species that pollinate crops, put oxygen into the atmosphere and take carbon out, and otherwise make themselves useful. In some cases, conservation groups or other interested parties actually put down cash for these ecosystem services—paying countries, for instance, to maintain forests as a form of carbon sequestration. The argument, in essence, is that we can persuade people to save nature by making it possible for them to sell it. They can take nature to the bank, or at least to the local grocery. They can monetize it. (The new revised version of Genesis now says, "God made the wild animals according to their kinds, and he said, 'Let them be fungible.'")Which of the following would be a way the author could strengthen the last paragraph to make his claim more valid? (1 point) Responses
adding evidence for how spending time in nature improves mental health
adding evidence for how spending time in nature improves mental health
adding a call to action
adding a call to action
adding more real-life examples of the power of wildlife to inspire human imagination
adding more real-life examples of the power of wildlife to inspire human imagination
explaining why art, music, poetry, and sports are not useful
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To strengthen the last paragraph and make the author's claim more valid, the best option would be:
**adding more real-life examples of the power of wildlife to inspire human imagination.**
This would provide concrete evidence that supports the argument about the intrinsic value of nature beyond its monetary or utilitarian benefits, highlighting the emotional and imaginative impact that wildlife has on people.
**adding more real-life examples of the power of wildlife to inspire human imagination.**
This would provide concrete evidence that supports the argument about the intrinsic value of nature beyond its monetary or utilitarian benefits, highlighting the emotional and imaginative impact that wildlife has on people.
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