The environment plays a major position and has an impact on the lives of all organisms; it can be either helpful or harmful. From the time an organism comes into existence, almost immediately, it becomes aware of the necessary connection with nature. It begins by exploring all parts of the local area, deciding how it may be able to adapt with the environment. Nature is taken in different aspects and perspectives, depending on the person. The way the environment is handled depends on what benefits it includes. Through the expressions of writing, Ted Kerasote, Robert F. Kennedy Jr and Ofelia Zepeda all speak of the care of the environment, whether it be in a cultural, historical or political perspective.
Kerasote takes the historical perspective …show more content…
Since Kennedy was raised by a United States senator and was uncle was John F. Kennedy, his writing is majorly influenced by politics. In American history, our early political leaders were based off of the way they came off as a person. In his writing, he says “A smile of condescension and satisfied pride spread over the host’s face as he heard the question: “It is only Americans,” he answered emphatically, ‘who could have the courage to submit to such trials and who know how to purchase comfort at such a price” (Kennedy 95). Usually, the public prefered someone that grew up in places like the frontier, due to the fact, they wanted to related more to the common man. This is a common theme in politics in America, as he gives examples further into his reading by saying, “America’s favorite native heros- from Abe Lincoln to Andrew Jackson, Sergeant York, Will Rogers and Chuck Yeager, Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett, Geronimo, Ethan Allen and Swamp Fox, and the cowboys and Indians of the American West- annealed their heroic qualities of self-reliance, physical courage and perseverance in the American Wilderness” (Kennedy 95). In "The American Wilderness: Why It Matters" he talks about the political leaders up until his time and how we adapted to the environment to become such a striving
Kerasote takes the historical perspective …show more content…
Since Kennedy was raised by a United States senator and was uncle was John F. Kennedy, his writing is majorly influenced by politics. In American history, our early political leaders were based off of the way they came off as a person. In his writing, he says “A smile of condescension and satisfied pride spread over the host’s face as he heard the question: “It is only Americans,” he answered emphatically, ‘who could have the courage to submit to such trials and who know how to purchase comfort at such a price” (Kennedy 95). Usually, the public prefered someone that grew up in places like the frontier, due to the fact, they wanted to related more to the common man. This is a common theme in politics in America, as he gives examples further into his reading by saying, “America’s favorite native heros- from Abe Lincoln to Andrew Jackson, Sergeant York, Will Rogers and Chuck Yeager, Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett, Geronimo, Ethan Allen and Swamp Fox, and the cowboys and Indians of the American West- annealed their heroic qualities of self-reliance, physical courage and perseverance in the American Wilderness” (Kennedy 95). In "The American Wilderness: Why It Matters" he talks about the political leaders up until his time and how we adapted to the environment to become such a striving