Critical Analysis: NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies

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Critical Analysis
The speech is made by James Hansen who is director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies. The speech is made as Hansen accepts the Riden hour Courage Prize award in 2013. The award recognizing his courage in speaking up on the subject of climate change in the United States. The paper will examine the speech, and attempt to determine if it achieved its primary goal.
The author attempts to draw the attention of his listeners to challenge of global warming. The speech is effective in highlighting this. Noting, it informs the audience of the impact fossil fuels and their use globally have on the planet. The speech argues that only a comprehensive agreement by the US and China could potentially end this. This would begin a renaissance of clean energy. Through the introduction of a tax on fossil fuels. The writer is objective in writing t...