Both the reading and the article deal with the issue that whether Peary had reached the North Pole in 1909 or not. The article proposes three arguments to support that Peary did reach the pole, yet the lecturer cast doubt on them and provides three counterarguments respectively.
To begin with, the article mentions that the committee confirmed Peary's accounts that he reached the north pole. In contrast, the lecturer argues that the committee is not objective because it funded Peary's trip and the committee did not examine the records carefully. And that is the contradiction between the article and the lecture.
While the author mentions that a recent expedition and Tom Avery's trek support pear's claim, the speaker holds a different viewpoint. The lecturer contends that avery and peary travel differently. To be more specific, Avery did not carry as much weight as Peary did because the food was dropped by airplane. In addition, Avery traveled in a favorable climate condition but Peary did not. With that in mind, the lecturer does not agree with what is mentioned in the article.
Thirdly, the author accounts that Sun's position calculated from Peary's photo provides strong evidence that he reached the pole. However, the lecturer illustrates that the photo was 100 years ago taken by the primitive camera. In other words, the photo is fuzzy and the shadow in the photo faded and is too blurred. By mentioning that the evidence is unable to establish accurately, the scholar opposed the point made in the article.
To sum up, the author and the lecturer share different opinions over the issue of Peary's claim. Armed with the counterarguments, the speaker voices her dissent and contends the three points made in the passage.
Both the reading and the
article
deal with the issue that whether Peary had reached the North
Pole
in 1909 or not. The
article
proposes three arguments to support that Peary did reach the
pole
,
yet
the
lecturer
cast doubt on them and provides three counterarguments
respectively
.
To
begin
with, the
article
mentions that the committee confirmed Peary's accounts that he reached the north
pole
.
In contrast
, the
lecturer
argues that the committee is not objective
because
it funded Peary's trip and the committee did not examine the records
carefully
. And
that is
the contradiction between the
article
and the lecture.
While the author mentions that a recent expedition and Tom Avery's trek support pear's claim, the speaker holds a
different
viewpoint. The
lecturer
contends that
avery
and
peary
travel
differently
. To be more specific, Avery did not carry as much weight as Peary did
because
the food
was dropped
by airplane.
In addition
, Avery traveled in a favorable climate condition
but
Peary did not. With that in mind, the
lecturer
does not
agree
with what
is mentioned
in the article.
Thirdly
, the author accounts that Sun's position calculated from Peary's
photo
provides strong evidence that he reached the
pole
.
However
, the
lecturer
illustrates that the
photo
was 100 years ago taken by the primitive camera.
In other words
, the
photo
is fuzzy and the shadow in the
photo
faded and is too blurred. By mentioning that the evidence is unable to establish
accurately
, the scholar opposed the point made in the article.
To sum up, the author and the
lecturer
share
different
opinions over the issue of Peary's claim. Armed with the counterarguments, the speaker voices her dissent and contends the three points made in the passage.