Essay review 1- please look at all the transitions in the paper,…

Question Answered step-by-step Essay review 1- please look at all the transitions in the paper,…  Essay review    1-  please look at all the transitions in the paper, and all the sentence to sentence transitions within one paragraph (not the introduction’s first sentence) 2- Assess each topic sentence and comment on each one. Whether the sentence seems to be helping the reader make that important step between different paragraphs/ideas.3- Comment specifically on each topic sentence, if possible please suggest specific revisions to each.  4- Assess the transition from each sentence to the next one, nothing whether it is clear how the ideas in each are connected to the ideas in the text and suggest revisions if connections are unclear.                                                                                                      The Difficult Debate of Climate Change             The ongoing intense debate over climate change has created several opinions, thoughts, and solutions of how to go about it. Here are two examples of calls to action. Jonathan Franzen wrote an article titled “What if we Stopped Pretending” about his opinions on climate change and how he thinks we should go about it. Eric Levitz wrote a reply article, “Jonathan Franzen’s Climate Pessimism is Justified. His Fatalism is Not” in which he discusses why he disagrees with Franzen and where their opinions differ. Both authors have the point of view that climate change is inevitable, and we need to act on it. I don’t fully agree with either author, my thoughts and opinions lie somewhere in the middle. Franzen is a bit too intense with his call to action, but Levitz is too dismissive about the gravity of the situation. The question is, which one should we use as a template for action?            In “What If We Stopped Pretending?” Jonathan Franzen calls for a change in the way we view climate change and that by thinking we can stop climate change altogether with minimal effort, we will never make any progress. He argues that while many care about climate change and its impending negative effects, they are not viewing it with the urgency that is needed. Franzen additionally reminds us of those that refuse to change their lifestyles for climate change and their partners, the deniers. He wants people to stop focusing on and investing in large projects that may not work and focus on smaller, more possible things that citizens can participate in. This is especially apparent when Franzen discusses government spending on page 4, he is wishes that more government money would be “spent without wasting it and without lining the wrong pockets”.           Franzen furthermore talks through his point that we just need to do the best thing we can think of, as this is better than nothing. How solutions don’t have to be billion-dollar investments, we just need to start the ball rolling with smaller goals. One of his ideas is halfway cutting our carbon emissions rather than cutting them out completely. Finally, Franzen’s main point is we need to change our mindset concerning climate change. We need to take a pessimistic viewpoint rather than a neutral or positive one. That this is the only way we will create a sense of urgency in the citizens of this planet because times of chaos seek tribalism and solutions. Throughout the piece, he states that if we ignore all of this, then we will all die along with the planet before we know it.            “Jonathan Franzen’s Climate Pessimism is Justified. His Fatalism is Not” by Eric Levitz is a review and response piece to Franzen’s work that is summarized above. While he disagrees with Franzen’s main point of view on climate change, he agrees with the fact that climate change is unavoidable, and we need to take immediate action. Additionally, Levitz disagrees with Franzen’s opinion that we should stop investing in expensive climate saving projects and his overly pessimistic attitude is not fully necessary.                       First, I agree with Franzen’s productive and pessimistic attitude because we lack action from many and that there will always be deniers we need to work around. Franzen’s point of view and tone in the article immediately grabbed my attention. The piece had me feeling very motivated for action by the end. I believe this attitude needs to be shared by more, it will make people feel the urgency of the situation we are in. Franzen brings some points to light that    effectively create this mindset we need to have: “Unlike the political right, the left prides itself on listening to climate scientists” (Franzen 2). The flaws of both main political parties are highlighted here. The right ignores or denies climate change. Former President Trump pulled the USA out of the Paris Climate Agreement, causing more countries to follow in our wake. This was a major step backward in progress towards a more sustainable world. Where is the criticism of the left you may ask? He also mentions, “Hardly a day seems to pass without my reading that it’s time to ‘roll up our sleeves’ and ‘save the planet’; that the problem of climate change can be ‘solved’ if we summon the collective will” (Franzen 1). This is what the left is doing. They are making empty promises and calls to action. From personal experience with politics and observing them, this fares to be true. While some efforts have been made, it is not enough.                  While Franzen makes some good points, I wholeheartedly agree with Levitz’s statements about Franzen being too intense and that we need to continue making investments in long term solutions. While I believe Franzen’s attitude could be helpful, it will prove to be too intense for many, as it already has for Levitz who explains out that the so-called “point of no return” is factually incorrect (Levitz 4). This argument in Franzen’s piece demonstrates his feelings get the best of him, leading to the use of distorted facts to convince the reader that we are all doomed. This clouded view Franzen has is also discussed on page two of Levitz’s article, stating that, “much of Franzen’s dark prophecy has already been realized” (Levitz 2). He is referring to Franzen’s claim that climate change will produce destabilization of life, immense crop failures, fires, flooding, and more. The fact of the matter is that this is already a reality. Southern California suffers from constant forest fires and there are large accounts of crop failure along the equator.   Arts & Humanities Writing ENG 101 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)