Topic: nuclear energy.
Title: Energy for America, by Dr. Arther B. Robisonson. Publiched in The New American. Appleton, Jan. 7, 2008.
Summary: According to Dr. Arther B. Robinson, we can achieve energy independence for the 21st century without destroying the environment. He claims this can be achieved by switching all of our energy dependence onto nuclear power. This is an interesting fact: "There has never been even one human death associated with an American nuclear power reactor incident. By contrast, American dependence on automobiles results in more than 40,000 human deaths per year." (Robinson, pg.2)
Response: I think it is ridiculous that Americans are afraid of using nuclear power, especially given the fact that people drive their cars every day and that is one of the leading causes of death among Americans. It is proven to be a safe, effective and efficient energy source. Even nuclear waste can now be recycled into nuclear fuel. Using nuclear power has no disadvantages or negative side-effects, and many benefits.
Further research: I can try to find an article or book denouncing nuclear power to see the other side of the argument. I can research nuclear reactors' effects on neighboring communities.
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3 comments:
Heyo!
Good job on the paraphrasing! You did a nice job refering back to the author throughout your summary; and i agree with you on whole scare towards nuclear power campared to American automobile accidents/problems. Just a side note, i think it's totally cool that you have drumline as one of your favorite movies. ive seen that movie like ten times! Also, i agree with your opinions on the peer reviewing portion.
~ Emily
I caution against making broad generalizations. "No negative side-effects", for example, was not backed up in the summary for your source. I'd definitely do more research before comparing dependence on nuclear energy to dependence on cars. Definitely a broad, though challenging, topic.
Also, look at your use of attribution and in-text citations. They need a bit of formatting.
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