My Favorite Writing

Jennifer Bilek
Mass Comm100W M/W 12pm
My Favorite Writing

Although I do care about the environment and all living creatures here on earth, I am not the type of person who will cry over beached whales when it is broadcast on the news. However, this article did impact me much more than I thought it would. The article is entitled “The Pink Plague” and it discusses the sudden death of thousands of flamingos in Eastern Africa. The picture of the lifeless flamingo shown directly above the article was depressing enough, but it was the visual images that this author evoked that really impacted my emotions.

As I continued to read I began to yearn for a reason why these beautiful creatures were dieing so suddenly. The article provides a few speculations but does not contain any concrete evidence proving to be the cause of the misfortune. At first I felt very unsatisfied by this lack of resolution, but I began to realize that acknowledging the problem is the first step to solving it. This revelation is what caused me to choose this article as my favorite piece of writing because the majority of editorials are centered on the criticism of an event that has already happened and thus cannot be change. This article stresses a problem in a time where people can still take action and make a difference. This concept was refreshing and I hope to see more of it in the future.

Koenig, R. (2007, April). The Pink Plague. National Geographic, 211. 21.