English

Beckham Calhoun

8 October, 08:35

What is the impact of the author's choice to

include these sentences in the last paragraph of

the article?

While the iron of public sentiment is hot let us

strike hard. In particular, a reservation or

national park of the only other species of

Sequoia, the sempervirens, or redwood, hardly

less wonderful than the gigantea, should be

quickly secured. It will have to be acquired by

gift or purchase, for the Government has sold

every section of the entire redwood belt from

the Oregon boundary to below Santa Cruz.

The call to action has less of an

impact because it is so late in the

article.

The call to action changes the mood

of the article from emotional to

aggressive.

The call to action makes an

impression because it is the last

thing readers read.

The call to action strengthens the

author's credibility as an expert on sequoias