Rhetorical Precis # 3

Erik Reece in "Moving Mountains"(Orion Magazine, 16 Feb, 2006) informs that MTR is devastating Appalachia but residents are fighting back;He states the stories of local residents' first hand experiences with the effects of MTR and what they are doing about it;He interviews local residents and educates himself about MTR and the effects of it, including health, environmental,and economical issues;Reece's purpose is to educate and inform readers about the residents safety and are speaking up about the horrible living conditions;He writes this article for the general public, and to higher authority, to show hat the residents will not accept that their rights and lives are being destroyed.