Industrial Tourism

Should we open our national parks to more people by building more roads? Should people have the right to drive through national parks, or should they get out of their cars and walk? Edward Abbey had a few proposals and here are a few introduction paragraphs to what students had to say during a timed in-class esay assignment:

Relaxing form work, spending time with our families, enjoying nature is what we can do in a national park. This can all change if we keep allowing roads to be built in our parks. Our national parks will change for the worse, unless we follow the three part plan Edward Abbey has written in his article, "Polemic: Industrial Tourism and the National Parks," I believe this three part plan is reasonable and easy to follow. We should adopt his plan. - A. Jaimes

The book, Desert Solataire, is about a man who works at Arches National Park, not for the momeny, or for the fun, but to protect the environment and it's natural beauty. When tourists go to parks they don't go to get out and enjoy the beauty, but to see it because it's an attraction. I do think we should adopt Edward's plan because it will save our national parks by not letting vehicles in the park and not building any more roads. - A. Jesus

The artice Industrial Tourism and the National Parks" is about what people are doing to these parks. Edward is telling us that these parks are special and we're building roads, buildings, walkways on the sacred land. If we got out of our vehicles and climbed, hiked, we'd enjoy the scene. Since we rely on our vehicles amd time, we don't enjoy the view, nature. Climbing the rocks, jumping down hills, seeing stuff not availble to see in the car, that's what it's all about. Once you see the beauty, the sky, the land, it all comes to one thing - why would we build on this beautiful lnad? as a class, I would adopt Edward Abbey's plan. - J. Powell

The essay "Polemic: Industrial Tourism and The NAtinal Parks" gives the reader facts and reasonable opinions about how and why to stop building roads in national parks. The author Edward Abbey explains how the roads have in some way destroyed part of out national parks. I agree with the author and I believe in the plan to save parks by stoppping building roads in the parks. - E. Martinez

In "Polemic: Industril Tourism and the NAtional Parks," by Abbey, Edward tells of his job as a park ranger. He has made proposals for the "salvation" of parks and people. The three proposals he gave were to not allow any more cars in the parks, not make any new roads, and that the rangers should work. I agree with Abbey because with his proposals he gives reasons for them, the main one being a reduction of pollution. - M. Booth

People have no idea of what natural beauty is today. They go to a neighborhood with lots of beautiful houses, and think it is beautiful. What they don't know is that the "beautiful" place destroyed many animals' houses. So, is natural beauty a place with natural plants, tress, and animals, or a place where people plant trees, plants, and even bring animals from across the country just for others to see them? In the article "Polemic: Industrial tourism and the National Parks" by edward Abbey, he wrote about his job. His job in a national park where people could go for a tour. He told us that people don't really care about the national parks; if there is a trash can next to them, they go ahead and throw it on the ground. People don't know and don't care what i happening, and what they are causing. Therefore, I think Abbey's plan is reasonable. - H. Rascon

Have you ever thought what would happen if you kept mistreating the environment? Usually what would happen is there would be nothing left to see - only buildings and roads. The essay "Polemic: Industrial Tourism and the National Parks" by Edward Abbey, he explains just that. In this essay he explains in good detail on how to keep parks nice and clean and how not to build anything in them. I believe his plan and I do think that we should adopt his plan. - N. Alayian

What happened to protecting national parks and animals? In "Polemic: Industrial Tourism and NAtional parks," edward Abbey sheds light on the state of national parks. The real beauty of these national parks is being wiped ways by Industrial Tourism as Abbey calls it. Road after road is being laid in national parks. All this road-building needs to stop, and Abbey's plan put into action. - K. Smith