Hey, I would greatly appreciate it if you can provide some feedback on attempt at a discursive essay I was assigned for homework, thanks! Question: Should certain invasive species be completely eradicated? Essay: It was 11:27pm, on a Sunday night. I was hunched shoulder to knee looming over the disordered sprawl of loose unbound papers. The menagerie of pen nibs were lying divorced from their caps underneath the chaos. Nonsensical loops and cursive attempts lay bleak, overlapping the ruled lines in a sorry attempt to form words. Momentarily, the silence was interrupted by a persistent hum. My eyes twitched as I perceived a mosquito circling the study lamp, attracted by the warm hue. Immediately my first instinct was to swat that Vampiric speck with a resounding SMACK! Of course after the obligatory shriek of terror. It is the natural course: when a ‘non-native species’ invades your sanctuary to cause disruption, harm or simply be a nuisance; you erase the problem with extreme prejudice—to restore order. But as my palm hovered near, a sting of doubt struck. If we decide that this microscopic entity that stains our native ecosystem can simply be resolved through the destruction of its species, are we really the ones who should be deciding what lives or dies? To what extent do we stop? The idea of completely eradicating certain invasive species for the benefit of keystone organisms is no foreign concept, the discourse of yes or no isn’t either. As I researched deeper into this seemingly rudimentary question, the debate split into two conflicting stances. There are Ecological Purists, who believe we must deliver the fatal spray to restore the ecosystem to its original state and Novel Ecosystem advocates, who suggest that we have already crossed the threshold, and argue that we should rather learn to evolve & adapt with the consequences of our past, Since European settlement in the late 19th century, the spread of invasive species and the rising loss of biodiversity has been rampant. According to the National Academy of Sciences, invasive feral predators – cats, rats and foxes and others have contributed to around 60% of bird, mammal and reptile extinctions.

Trigger: Before you start writing today. Small action (5 minutes): Write one sentence describing a moment, but it must include 1 concrete detail from each list: Sense: a sound / smell / texture Exact noun: not “car” → “white Corolla”; not “drink” → “flat Coke” Number: time / distance / amount Action: a physical verb (grip, scrape, fold, drag) Micro-question: What are you writing right now (story, reflective piece, description, or narrative essay)? Comment below. 😊

Breaking down the question and answering each individual part seperately by colour coding really helped me attack all aspects of the question.

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