In "The Dam nation of a Canyon," Edward Abbey writes, "I belong to that ever-growing number of Americans, probably a good majority now, who have become aware that it is fully industrialised . . . elegantly computerised social system is not suitable for human habitation." Though Abbey's purpose in writing this article is to prove dammed rivers create living environments "not suitable for human habitation," the reader can infer from details he uses in his article that dammed rivers actually benefit people. Using details presented in this article, argue that dammed rivers help human beings.