In the modern world, the image (photograph or film) is becoming a more powerful way of communicating than the written word. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Firstly

, from our basic knowledge of plant physiology, it can be restated that, plants by the process of photosynthesis convert the harmful carbon-dioxide gas into oxygen, without which life cannot exist.

Thus in

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Thus, in

a wider perspective, it can be stated that, the earth’s forests purify the atmosphere and thereby help in sustaining life.

Secondly

, environmentalists have proven that, the rapid destruction of forests is

also

a leading cause of global warming.

Hence

,

destruction

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the destruction

of the natural green reserves may lead to

such

a surge in the global temperature that agricultural land may become arid, leading to

wide spread

widely circulated or diffused

widespread

famine and deaths.

Thirdly

, forests

also

house diverse forms of life and these would become extinct if we continue to destroy their natural habitats.

Furthermore

, scientific research has proven that forest ecosystem act as natural scavengers and by the process of

biodegradation

changing to a lower state (a less respected state)

degradation

, forest ecology helps in producing crude oil, which fuels our modern world and its unavailability is unimaginable as

this

will directly catalyse a global economic crisis.

Finally forests

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Finally, forests

are

also

source

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a source

sources

the source

of numerous medicinal plants, from which varieties of modern medicines are produced; Quinine, an antimalarial drug, produced from the barks of Cinchona trees is the best possible example.

Hence

forest destruction

Suggestion

the forest destruction

will

also

be a bane for the medical community.

Thus

, the harmony of the present world will be ruined if our natural green reserves are continuously destroyed and there is a theoretical possibility that the blue planet might become lifeless if these green lungs are totally wiped out.