Persuasive Essay ~ Why the Three Gorges Dam in China Should Not Be Built.

Dear Ambassador Yang Jiechi, I strongly think that you would not benefit from the construction of the Three Gorges Dam. I think this for three reasons. If the dam breaks, your people will be in unimaginable danger, you will suffer food shortages, and historical sites will be lost. The reasons not to build the dam far outweigh the reasons to build it. I hope you will listen to what I have to say. One reason …showed first 75 words of 917 total…

…showed last 75 words of 917 total…built and they need to put their foot down. They need to do something before it is too late and the dam is built. They have to tell the government they don't want to be in danger of a dam break, they don't want food shortages, and they don't want to build it and it will always be that way. If they say something they might be able to prevent this horrible thing from happening.