: Summarize the points made in the lecture, being sure to explain how they cast doubt on the points made in the reading passage. You have 20 minutes to type your response.
The article states that safeguarding of endangered species is unnatural and poses many drawbacks providing three reasons of support. However the professor says that the extinction should be prevented because could causes real consequences and he opposes each of the author’s reasons.
First, the reading claims that the extinction of any animal will not lead to ecological disaster. On the contrary, the lecturer refutes this point by saying that the loss of any specie can alter and threaten our system. He explains that after the loss of dinosaurs occurred a dramatic shift of the organisms that dominated the earth.
Second, the author says that with the advance of technology such as genetic engineering no longer depend on nature as a source of inspiration. However, the professor opposes this point by saying that nature plays a powerful role of inspiration. He explains that 40% of the present drugs come from natural sources. He also explains the we lost 100 species every day loosing with that opportunities to use them as a source of inspiration to create new compound from them.
Third, the author explains that the huge cost of saving a species from extinction is often no justified. On the contrary, the lecturer opposes this point by explaining the case of fresh water muscle specie. He claims that the prevention to this specie to become endangered create 10000 jobs and they make millions of dollars to the society. He says that endangered species deserve to be preserved if only because of financial benefits.
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- altruism 60
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- Easter Island Approximately 500 years ago, the flourishing society of Easter Island suffered a steep decline in population. Many theories have surfaced explaining how this could have happened to such a thriving culture. Within this small, isolated island 80
because could causes real consequences
because it could cause real consequences
He explains that after the loss of dinosaurs occurred a dramatic shift of the organisms that dominated the earth.
He explains that the loss of dinosaurs occurred a dramatic shift of the organisms that dominated the earth.
the author says that with the advance of technology such as genetic engineering no longer depend on nature as a source of inspiration.
the author says that with the advance of technology such as genetic engineering, it no longer depends on nature as a source of inspiration.
He claims that the prevention to this specie to become endangered create 10000 jobs
He claims that the prevention ... creates 10000 jobs
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No. of Grammatical Errors: 4 2
A lot of duplicate words like 'He explains that'
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