Holien, Andrew P2020-05-182020-05-182019-12https://hdl.handle.net/11299/213754This paper was written for WRIT 3102W: Public Writing.In this discourse analysis, I argue that the discourse of noise pollution in the United States is inadequate and that it belies the severity of noise as a latent public health crisis; moreover, I argue that the discourse often fails to examine the corrosive influence of noise on our collective capacity to think, reflect, and cultivate our interior lives.enNoise PollutionDiscourse AnalysisPublic HealthScholarly Text or Essay