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I am choosing to write about how building the dam will affect a lot of animals, history, and people but yet no one who will be directly affected shows much care for the matter. I am interested in this section because I feel it should always be taken into consideration when innocent creatures and wildlife are put into danger along with the history of a city! I'm the type of person who enjoys the simple things in life whether it is man-made or created by a higher power, we shouldn't take these gifts for granted. Even though politics and the government are involved there should be that certain group or person to stand up, but I think we also need to take into account that China and America are very different; people who grew up in China have been taught to follow what the government tells them to, so no one will disobey usually. When I read about how if the ancient artifacts and tombs aren't preserved and such that within a short amount of time the river with all of its silt in it will ruin these engraving forever and it will be lost with no afterthought, it really upset me! Without history there isn't anything truly to learn about, also because we tend to repeat history and there isn't a "real" original idea left in the world; without it how can we learn. History is needed with in culture because without it how would you know what has happened or not. Now I know that Peter does state that many of the people of China cannot even understand or read the artifacts but that shouldn't matter, in my mind it is still important just for the fact of it having to do with your ancestors. I have learned from writing this that China has a very different approach on things compared to America.