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Mana Essay
Mana Essay
Kostriukova Marina
Professor Kayzakian
English 101
13 October 2021
In my opinion, in this essay, the author has successfully selected a musical group as well as
their album that covers such a social problem as deforestation. This social problem is relevant
and interesting. We hear about destroy nature every day in the news, but sometimes music can
convey the message better than any news article. Artists around the world have used their songs
to raise awareness about environmental issues for several decades. The author clearly explains
that the illegal felling of tropical forests is associated not only with environmental degradation
but also with violation of human rights. "An important song that also came out in the album
“Cuando Los Angeles Lloran” was“Selva Negra” (black forest), it touches on the sensitive topic
of, Indigenous communities losing their sacred lands. " (4) Moreover, all the paragraphs contain
topic sentences and are coherent and well developed. I could learn a lot from author strong use of
transitions.
Also, the author provides great arguments that clearly show the credibility of the singers.
"Maná was fully aware of the crisis occurring in the Amazon so much that they dedicated a song
to the unseen and unthought of people who were affected by it daily.", he writes. Also, I was
particularly moved by the image of the how all the indigenous people and the amazon felt about
Chico Mendes death. ““Chico Méndez was killed .He was a defender and an angel To all of the
The conclusion of this essay has a strong conclusion restates the thesis, offers new insight, and
forms a personal connection, "Their land is their life, their soul they believe that Mother nature is
to be cherished and respected." (6) I liked how the author used background unfamiliar
information to the reader and then explain it very clearly and concisely. I also want to note that
the author has a large work cited page which means he has a quantitative approach to analysis