Rachel Carson

Rachel Carson, born on May 27 in 1907, was a famous author of the book “Silent Spring”. Aside from writing, Carson was passionate about nature and the environment, so she became a scientist (Lear). She spent a lot of her time studying plants and how chemicals hurt health on the Earth and how that could affect the people living on this planet.

“Silent Spring” was written in an attempt to convince the government to raise awareness for how the chemicals used during war affects the environment. Carson hoped that usage of chemicals would end since it was so unhealthy for the world. It caused health issues in people and the planet. Carson passed away on April 14, 1964 from cancer but her voice carried on after through her book (Lear). Overall, “Silent Spring” was Carson’s voice to the government to petition that the usage of chemicals would stop.

George H. W. Bush

The 41st President of the United States, George H. W. Bush, was born on June 12, 1924 and is still alive. He’s the father of the 43rd President of the United States, George W. Bush (“George H. W. Bush”). He signed the Agent Orange Act of 1991, passing the law that granted Veterans exposed to the herbicide coverage from the government for medical expenses (“Agent Orange”). Unfortunately, the act made it very difficult for Veterans to be recognized for coverage. This confusion costed him from reelection into office during the 1992 election. In 2010, the Agent Orange Act of 1991 was updated by the government.

 

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www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/agent-orange-1.

“George H. W. Bush.” The White House, The United States Government,

www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/george-h-w-bush/.

Lear, Linda. “Rachel Carson’s Biography.” Rachel Carson, Biography, Houghton Mifflin

Harcourt, 2009,www.rachelcarson.org/Bio.aspx.