Instead, we need to “make the air” in our lungs our “livelihood” which implies that we need to do something that matters to us, not anyone else, and it needs to be something that we will be truly proud of. This quote also suggests that we should not do anything to please others if we are not enjoying it ourselves; we should do something that makes us happy. The poet also wants the reader to notice the little things that make our lives great like the nature, by using the words like “sky”, “birds” and “sand”. This suggests that when our tasks become plenty, we should stop, “breathe”, and take a break; for not doing so causes us to become stressed and prohibits us from doing our
Unlike Brian who wanted to be rescued, Muir appreciated the wild and was extremely passionate about trees and flowers and animals. He was in favor of preserving American wilderness. Nature was like his church. He was famous for publicizing Yosemite and making it a national park. Brian was not dying in the woods but he did not appreciate it and loved the woods enough to be happy with how he had to live when he was stranded.
Keeping a clear mind and knowing how to deal with worldly challenges is your intellectual health. My intellect is clear and it helps me overcome obstacles but sometimes I can become unclear and go off the wrong path. Environmental health is taking care of the environment and appreciating people that do take care of it. But the Earth is only here for a certain time and for our human bodies. I really don’t care what happens in the environment.
The close proximity to land is a major threat to the harp seals, because they are closer to both natural predators and human commercial hunters. In efforts to protect the seals the Canadian Government has reconsidered laws currently placed on commercial hunting. Gabel’s article suggests the complete shutdown of commercial hunting. This change would have a major impact on the lively hood of commercial hunters. In order to counter balance the extinction of the harp seal pelt
I think that to him there are just no other options and he does not want readers to begin to consider not intervening in the lives of wild animals in order to conserve them. Other than this, he does an excellent job of defining his position and then conservationists' ideas of integrity, stability and beauty. He moves on to claim that "human beings are the single largest contributor to this global degradation (of natural systems and biological diversity)." In the third paragraph, it addresses the faulty ideas of words such as "pristine," "undisturbed," and even "wilderness." These words refer to an unattainable ideal in our modern world.
Another slap to advocates trying to stop the commodification of animals, this ad encourages people to desensitize themselves to the necessities of natural life around us and focus only on our status or what looks good. In relation to John Beardsley's article, "Kiss Nature Goodbye" this ad doesn't fall to far from his argument. Beardsley's question of how commercial context affects our conceptions of nature, its value and meaning, could have been answered by this image. The mink coat is made to look important only for consumer reasons and not the fact that it was shed from a living thing. For some reason, the fact that an animal died for the making of this coat doesn't seem important.
Strict laws would prevent all flag burning- even the respectful disposal of flags by organizations like the Boy Scouts. If that were to happen, we would very surely expect to see fewer flags flying for fear of mistreating them and getting into trouble (http://crwflags.com/fotw/flags/xf-burn.html). Without the familiarity of seeing Old Glory waving in the breeze at a neighbor’s home or in front of local store, I think we stand a possibility of the flag weakening as a symbol of national unity. No matter where you go in America, whether to a big city on the coast or a small town in the Midwest, it is almost inevitable
Thoreau believes that society needs to forgo all of the cumbersome details of life and live in a much simpler life. He believes we, humans, must be independent and self-reliant and not adhere to public opinion and tradition and we also must attempt to understand or at least acknowledge the beauty and simplicity of nature. Thoreau’s beliefs have a greater relevance in the modern day than even in his own time yet in modern day society most of the public scoffs at his suggestions. Thoreau asserts that humans must be self-reliant and hold their own positions in higher esteem than those of others. He advises us to “step to the music which [we] hear” and make our own decisions and our own route to wherever we desire.
Brave New World also states that it creates stability by, deep thought, new ideas, and strong passions. In Brave New World, the take magnesium slats to preserve their youth and stay young and beautiful forever. Also, they use malthusian drill, as a contraceptive of birth control. Without ideas or passions, mankind loses the possibility of the more significant fulfillments provided by the pursuit of truth in art and science, or the pursuit of love and understanding with another
Victor best explains this through a quote “Clerval called forth the better feelings of my heart: he again taught me to the aspect of nature and the cheerful faces of Children (56)”. Victor takes in what Henry has to say, but his understanding of this is far greater then the natural world. The beauty in nature to him is that it can be altered and improved to the ways of his likings, or destroyed with the simplest of things. Victor’s understanding of nature and its course through life exceeds his understanding of any other human knowledge. He does not take it for what it is, but for what it can be.