Real-Life Communication
You and a group of men are preparing the golf course for a major
championship. As you are working on the 10th fairway, you notice that salmon
are swimming in the stream. At closer inspection, you discover that they are
not just swimming but also spawning.
You realize that this course should
never have been built in a sensitive habitat like this. As well, the fertilizer,
herbicides and pesticides the company is using to prepare the course for the
tournament could be harmful to the spawning salmon.
"The country has
become a lot more health-conscious," says agronomist Dave Wilber.
You
tell the course manager about this predicament. He says he understands your
concerns and he will deal with it later, but in the meantime, preparations
for the course will continue.
The only way you can solve this dilemma
is by going to the top with your concerns. You will have to write a letter
to the president of the golf course, Mr. Livingston of Golf Course Inc., about
your concerns.
This is what you need to do:
- Convince Livingston that the course is located in a sensitive habitat
and therefore pesticides should be avoided.
- Persuade Livingston that you should use only legally permitted and environmentally
appropriate chemicals in treating the course, even though it might be more
expensive.
- Be polite.