Nature is calling
Nature is essential for the sustainability of planet earth. Without it we would cease to exist. In the past man has used all elements of nature to survive. From using fire for heat and to cook ,water to cure thirst, Earth to grow plants for food and air to breathe. We would simply go extinct if we didn’t have these four elements. Many people would agree that nature isn’t that important and that it will always be there. We need to wake up and realise the drastic changes we have made to our natural world in the last few centuries. Scientists can trace back that “using 2000 years of paleo climate data … the earths temperature began to rise because of human green house gas emissions between 1830-1850”. The thought that most people think nature will
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Although we are advanced in science and technology and could potentially create alternatives for nature such as a HD plasma screen displaying images of nature instead of a window, or robotic pets etc. It’s very easy for Morden young adults to accept a technological view on nature. With cameras and phones being so common, this has created a connection between nature and technology but this connection has seemed to make people forget about nature’s real aspects and all it has to …show more content…
The list could go on and on. Most plants haven’t even been discovered yet but they are getting destroyed just as quick as we are discovering them.“The importance of plants for the development of new medicines was revealed in the report, which found that 57% of the 31,000 species with known uses were those from which drugs were derived. More than 5,500 are human foods, while there are 2,500 poisons.”This amazes me how big a role plants play in our well
But we know it is nature, We have watched and worked with it “. The significance of nature’s power is shown in the
When people think of the environment they think of many things. To some, the environment could mean nature while others may consider it to be an entire ecosystem. In the book, “The Spell of the Sensuous,” philosopher David Abram discusses how humanity needs to reconnect with the environment and that the solution is to reduce our use of technology. He believes that once we are one with the environment, we can then proceed to treat it correctly and fix our mistakes. In the book, “Animal Liberation” the author, Peter Singer, defines “speciesism” and how animals and humans should be considered equally due to the fact that they both feel pleasure and pain.
Then what happens when the new generation is separated from their precious technology, and pushed into the natural world by choice or force? The technology that the new generation is so accustomed to is taken away and can no longer hinder the connection between them and the environment around them. Technology is one of the major hindrances in all cultures that affect ones connection to nature; without the older generation there to push the younger generation into their environment, there will be no connection to nature.
The process by which one becomes an environmentalist, that is, someone who cares for nature itself, begins by seeing “the pretty” within the natural world and “it expands through successive stages of the beautiful to values as yet uncaptured by language” (Leopold, 96). John Muir recognized the importance of beauty and wrote of its presence in all places, not just the pristine, as “beauty…is made manifest in the little window-sill gardens of the poor, though perhaps only a geranium slip in a broken cup, as well as in the carefully tended rose and lily gardens of the rich” (Muir, 97). Thus, humans must connect primordially to nature so that it reveals itself and inspires “wonder and awe” within the viewer (Cooper, 343). These emotions are translated into care for the land so one who comes to love the land, they are an environmentalist. Thus, everyone can develop a land ethic, not just the elite, and the classist nature of the environmental movement is
The Force of Nature Nature is a force to be reckoned with. This was evident due to the impact of society in the 1700s which greatly influenced the interpretation and production of literature. One of the most notable concepts that developed from the Romantic era was the view of nature as a healing force. This concept was eminent in many works of literature, most memorable was that of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.
As technology keeps expanding, so are problems regarding our connection with nature. Appreciating nature is important. Richard Louv’s ideas should be considered by everyone and their children. We can’t let technology completely disconnect us and our children from what really
Nature has the ability to lead one to an improved comprehension of life. That is the point that Ralph Waldo Emerson, famous American essayist, wanted to convey to his readers in his long essay, Nature. In the essay, Emerson is saying that each and every person needs to broaden their own unique grasping of the universe that surrounds them. He is expressing this because he believes that people take nature for granted and do not really understand its purpose and impact. The author is stating all of this with a persuasive tone.
However there are dangerous things about nature even if humans need nature. The inclusion of nature in the good mind’s creation suggests that humans want a simplistic life in unity with nature, but without the chaos of nature in its purest
Regardless, nature doesn’t appear to care much how ‘human’ technology actually is, only that it is not meant to remain standing if mankind is not there to protect it. If humanity wished to be remembered by Earth, it
Nature and men have always been in conflict. Even though humans are part of Nature, we see ourselves as entities unrelated to it. Since the prehistory, we have been using Nature at our favor mostly to feed ourselves.
The relationship between the human self and nature is strong because: To be happy is not getting satisfaction out of objects. Being happy comes from being outdoors and nature has a healing
Review of Literature Environmental issues began to be discussed and debated only towards the end of the 20th century. Since then significant amount of literature has been penned down raising awareness about issues of pollution, deforestation, animal rights and several others however it has failed to result in major changes, ideas or even actions to save the environment. Several species of animals have become extinct; pollution level is at an all-time high, global warming is leading to severe climate changes all across the globe but these problems do not seem to alarm the decision makers. Leydier & Martin (2013) also states that, “despite the increasing expression of concern in political and media debates about issues such as climate change, pollution and threats to biodiversity, “political ecology” (operating at the confluence of scientific developments, political engagement and ethical debates) is still trying to find its bearings” (p.7). It is quite evident that environmental issues are not treated in equivalence to political, economic, social or even religious issues.
Nature is one of the most powerful and mysterious forces of the universe that influences man greatly. Philosophically considered, the universe is composed of nature and soul. It controls all the living, non-living, human, non-human, organic, inorganic and visible, invisible things. It rules over the universe like a monarch and man can’t escape from the influence of nature; he is influenced by both nature and culture. To man nature is the pure and original source of happiness.
They can be found on educational campuses, institutes, roadsides, hospitals, gardens and offices. If you think of it practically, then plants are the real reason why there are life forms on this planet. Plants provide us with clean air, fresh water, healthy food, and a number of things. Plants are a major factor in all phases of a living bygones life; be it small or big, young or old, or living on land or it water. Plants are quite important to all but humans are most dependent on them.
They imply that life would be hard to live with the lack of new technologies, however, it becomes ironic because life is already at risk due to technology. Making technological advances and preserving the environment and human health will not be possible because of the pollution resulting of the waste output, the depletion of natural resources and the global warming resulting of the emission of carbon dioxide. To begin with, the waste output of the new technologies pollutes the lands, the water and the air of the earth. An average computer screen contains up to 8 pounds of lead and 2 to 5 percent of the trash in American landfills belong to electronics waste.