Critical Essay-Greenland

Question 1

Greenland is dangerous quotes

Answer 1

“Treacherous”
“More and more ice journeys fall victim to warming oceans”
“Frontline of climate change”
“Greenlands world is shrinking”

Question 2

Words instead of show

Answer 2

• highlights
• emphasises
• puts a spotlight on
• encapsulates
• explores
• conveys
• this enhances our understanding
• reinforces
• illustrates
• reiterates
• underlining

Question 3

Greenland intro

Answer 3

Captivating and poignant in equal measure, the brilliantly written text “life on thin ice” by Dan McDougall forces the reader to ponder

Question 4

Dogs paragraph

Answer 4

“At 12 I would have rather died than left them”
“A shocking explosion of grief”
“A dog given the name “my son”
“Putting our dogs first, the Greenlandic way”
“Villages once echoed to the howl of sled dogs”
“Sled dogs are as much of a part of the landscape as the lichen and the sea”
“Their howls comfort people as the fog rolls in”

Question 5

Mental health paragraph

Answer 5

“Words like eco-anxiety or ecological grief”
“There are no local words for climate crisis” - “sostalgia”
“To prevent a domino effect of self harm”
“A looming public health crisis”

Question 6

Importance of landscape

Answer 6

“Frozen womb”
“Umbilical cord to friends and family in remote rural settlements”
“Greenlands compressed and angular coastline is designed to break the ankles and resolve of potential settlers”

Question 7

Importance of ice

Answer 7

“Frozen womb”
“Umbilical cord to friends and family in remote rural settlements”
“The local sea ice, a key economic and social lifeline in winter has become too dangerous to travel on”
“The frozen sea is now a threat”