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    Our Relationship with Nature: Do children suffer from “Nature-Deficit Disorder?” Nature can be defined as the natural resources that have been on earth for several years such as trees, the ocean, animals, sand, the desert and so on. In our technological era, we have neglected the true understanding of nature. The genuineness of nature is when we are emotionally, physically, mentally, and spiritually engaged with the natural world around us; it is also when we can touch and use our senses with…

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    Where the Wild Things Are If someone says they love animals but they pay money to see them in captivity, can they be trusted? Animals all over the world are put into captivity just for the entertainment of others instead of leaving them in their natural habitats so they can continue the circle of life. Putting a wild animal in captivity can cause zoochosis which then leads to serious health issues for it. Wild animals should be left in their natural habitat instead of being put into captivity…

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    novel Mere Christianity by discussing the Law of Human Nature and various other laws that are important to his discussion. Lewis states that people must be aware of a Law or Rule of fair play or else there would be much more quarrelling among humans. This Rule or Law used to be known as the Law of Nature; however, laws of nature today will usually refer to things such as gravitation, heredity, or the laws of chemistry (Lewis, 4). The Law of Nature, when concerning issues of right and wrong, is…

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    In the novel, The Power of Place: Geography, Destiny, and Globalization’s Rough Landscape, the author, Harm De Blij, writes about the topic of the impact of physical geography and development. The physical geography is the study of natural features and how we deal with them. Physical geography does not just determine why people can live in certain places or not. Physical geography also influences people’s lifestyles and how they adapt to the food sources and climate. For instance, De Blij states…

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    work reflects nature as a complex system in which each piece is equally important. Momadays’ work reflects how the Native American views the complexity of nature. He writes about land usage and who uses the land reminding the reader that Native American’s love the land that they use. “You say that I use the land, and I reply yes, it is true; but it is no the first truth. The first truth is that I love the land; I see it is beautiful; I delight in it; I am alive in it,” (American Nature…

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    The main goal of the ecocentric Deep Ecology ecological movement is to end the dominantion and power relationships modern humans have over nonhuman Nature, and to set up realistic biological conditions under which the wild species and biodiversity of the earth can exist and flourish. The deep ecological approach to contesting Earth’s future is to distinguish between the vital and the nonvital needs of humans. The vital needs of nonhumans get priority before the non vital needs of humans. Deep…

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    his relationship with nature, Thoreau claims that he “experienced sometimes that the most sweet and tender, the most innocent and encouraging society may be found in any natural object, even for the poor misanthrope and most melancholy man”(107). While some may interpret this as an object that has personal significance, the true meaning is that all can find solace in nature; the natural feeling of nature’s presence soothes all. Thoreau emphasizes the importance of nature in human life…

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    society, in a way that when he returns from his fantastic 20-year sleep, he becomes “the local storyteller, demonstrating the importance of the past and of contact with the mythic for community life” (PEARCE, 1993, p. 115). Besides these two elements – nature and supernatural – Irving’s short story also highlights other romantic aspects such as a distrust of civilization, a nostalgia for the past and a concern for individual freedom.…

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    Friendship between Nandu and Vedant A small village surrounded by hills and green forest, undemanding, hard working people leading a simple life. The Sun, just waking up and spreading its rays on the body of green velvety earth, pricking every bit and hole in the earth, its warmth gives life to the little seed to rise up and see the beautiful world. Mama, why is Gauri restless today? Why is she lowing, is there something wrong with her? Asks Vedant anxiously to his Mother Meera. Yes, my son,…

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    In Mending Wall, nature seems to be the third wheel of the story, the silent character surrounding the neighbours. However, the protagonist of Mending Wall has profound respect for nature and the beings that occupy it. He uses nature in trying to convince the neighbour not to build a wall. This is evident when the persona says “… apple trees will never get across/ … and eat the cones under his pines…”. The apple trees are personified as the speaker claims that they will never cross onto the…

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