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Mont Saint Michel: A Survival Review

This document provides a summary of a student's review of an article from the Smithsonian Magazine about efforts to preserve Mont Saint Michel, a small island off the coast of France. The student summarizes that the article describes how nature may destroy the iconic island due to disappearing tidal lands, and the controversial dam project underway to control tides as a temporary solution. The student appreciated the author's description of their experience visiting the island and the objective perspective presented on both positive aspects and valid criticism of corruption and discomfort surrounding the island. The student recommends the article for its fluency, solid content, and ability to avoid boredom despite its length.

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Mont Saint Michel: A Survival Review

This document provides a summary of a student's review of an article from the Smithsonian Magazine about efforts to preserve Mont Saint Michel, a small island off the coast of France. The student summarizes that the article describes how nature may destroy the iconic island due to disappearing tidal lands, and the controversial dam project underway to control tides as a temporary solution. The student appreciated the author's description of their experience visiting the island and the objective perspective presented on both positive aspects and valid criticism of corruption and discomfort surrounding the island. The student recommends the article for its fluency, solid content, and ability to avoid boredom despite its length.

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REVIEW

Students Name : Joel Caldern


Teachers Name : Oscar Ruchelli
Course : Mastery 1 Time : 5:30 - 7:30
Mont Saint Michel's survival
id you !no" that one o# the $ost "onder#ul %laces on earth has &een sentenced to death'
(ell) not until * had read +,he Massive and Controversial -tte$%t to .reserve One o# the
(orld's Most *conic *slands+ #ro$ the S$ithsonian Ma/a0ine "as * a"are o# ho" "orryin/ is
Mont Saint Michel's situation1 Readin/ the article has /iven $e #ood #or thou/ht and * &et the
sa$e "ill ha%%en to you2
,he author $ana/ed to create an intri/uin/ %iece o# "ritin/ "orthy to &e read1 3e states that
althou/h it has survived a lot o# inconveniences and su##ered $any trans#or$ations over the
ti$e) nature $i/ht to ta!e it a"ay #ro$ us1 ,he &ay is disa%%earin/ and soon it $ay no lon/er
&e considered an island1 4no"in/ that) a s%eciali0ed da$ has &een &uilt in order to control the
tides as a short ter$ solution1
(hat * li!ed the $ost "as the "ay the author descri&es his e5%erience durin/ the tri%1 *t $a!es
you #eel as i# you "ere there "atchin/ "hat he "atched1 6esides) * "as also i$%ressed &y the
"riter7s o&8ectiveness to"ards the to%ic1 9ot only does he sho" the %ositive as%ects) &ut he
also uses this occasion to critici0e the corru%tion surroundin/ the island and the disco$#ort
&rou/ht u% &y it1
:or $e) #luency and solidness are essential in an article) and that can clearly &e #ound here1
-lthou/h it is ;uite lon/) you "ill not /et &ored &y it1 * "ould stron/ly reco$$end it1 Re$e$&er
that you can read it online on the S$ithsonian Ma/a0ine7s "e&site so /o and en8oy it2
9u$&er o# "ords: <=7

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