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1. I believe that he does this so that people will be able to actually visualize what Eiseley is saying and readers will be able to understand him better. By doing this he also creates a story-book like start setting a more passionate tone.

2. In paragraph 14 Eiseley talks about how lost graves are old and corroding and then he talks about how this was the result of wars and men lie under the rocks. This effect makes it seem like technology and science has killed these men and everything cycles back around to becoming one with nature. It gives a more real life effect on his essay.

3. It makes the whole essay more conversational and easier to understand. By using phrasing that are constantly used in actual live speech Eiseley can connect with his readers and if he himself were explaining something to them in person.

4. It makes the reader aware of him/herself and makes the reader actually think in depth about what Eiseley is trying to say. By directly addressing something to the audience the author is able to intrigue his readers.

5. I personally think for this type of essay cause and effect would have been the best thing to use. By showing what causes our problems and what effects come out of it in simple explanations people will be able to relate easier to Eiseley’s essay without too much confusion.

6. These verbs seem to relate to animals. By doing this he makes himself seem like a part of wild nature and shows what it’s like without technology in a way.

7. It’s ironic because he seems to be a supporter of freedom and nature and no science should affect nature, yet he is building a cage outside. He lets the bird on the ground which is something that goes with his essay but to create something that holds an animal captive seems a bit ironic.

8. It kind of shows how history repeated itself. This type of strategy also allows us to see just how long we have been affected by science and technology through history.

9. Logos appeals to science and technology by being a logical ideal to many Americans in order for a more luxurious and easy future. Pathos and ethos both tie into nature and humanity by showing that we should not get so distracted by technology and science that we overlook all of the natural things in the world in which we will all sooner or later return to.