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One Name, Two Fates all offer a unique outlook on the age old question of human existence. The authors of these books assert that the meaning of life lies in the legacy one leaves behind, not necessarily in the actions that they perform while on earth. To begin, one of many characters who leaves an impact on the way humans view the world is Philippe Petit. Petit is the…

When we inject more chemicals into the Earth for processes such as fracking, which some people consider “economically friendly”, we further distant ourselves away from finding a solution. The fact is “if we respond to a global crisis caused by our pollution with more pollution … then geoengineering…

What Every Environmentalist Needs to Know About Capitalism by John Bellamy Foster and Fred Magdoff was published in June of 2011. Based on an article of the same name written by Foster and Magdoff and printed in the March 2010 edition of the socialist magazine Monthly Review, the book is described by its publisher “short, readable…manifesto for those environmentalists who reject schemes of ‘green capitalism’ or piecemeal reform.” The work argues that there is no ecological survival inside of…

Global warming, the increase of Earth’s atmospheric temperature, and climate change, the long-term change in Earth’s climate, are enormous, controversial topics in today’s world. One possible cause of these two happenings -- human activity. This worldwide issue needs to be researched and focused on by the people. The long hot temperatures, excessive weather, and other abnormalities may be effects of global warming and climate change. In addition, if humans are to blame, all should know more…

As the sole human survivor flung into a senseless alien universe, Arthur must come to terms that the planet he once defined himself by is inconsequential: “There was no way his imagination could feel the impact of the whole Earth having gone, it was too big. “He thought of all the people he had been close to. No reaction. [….] McDonald's, he thought. There is no longer any such thing as a McDonald's hamburger. He passed out. When he came round a second later he found he was…

“I believe that humankind has looked at climate change in that same way: as if it were a fiction, happening to someone else's planet as if pretending that climate change wasn’t real would somehow make it go away.” This quote was said by Leonardo DiCaprio, he explained that many people act towards climate change like it’s something that many people don’t act upon because many can’t imagine this actually happening to them. Many people around the world have different preferences on what climate…

'A Journey into the Inevitable' Shanti Swaroop Kandala Over the years I have always been asked that one question which probably everyone coming out of their family's highly established occupation would have been asked- "why haven't you taken up law?" As Sherman Alexie in his essay "The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me" narrates that he learned to read with a superman comic book, I realized that I was interested in space when I was amused by flying objects. As a child, I was fortunate…

man for not honoring and taking care of God's gift of nature to us, and Hopkins fully surrenders at the fact that God is in control of everything, including the natural world we live in. Hopkins declares in the first line of God's Grandeur that the Earth is filled with God's glory and greatness. "The world is charged with the grandeur of God" (Hopkins 1). We get the feeling that all things that God has made…

FREEDOM...THE CORE OF SPIRIT AND MIND What hides behind the word freedom? In my opinion,love,peace and a happy life.You might think that the most important one or the priority would be a happy life,but you can not have a happy life without peace and love. And you’ll realize this now when I will tell you about the history of Animal Farm! Animal Farm by George Orwell is a novel based on the lives of a society of animals living on the Manor Farm. Although the title of the book is based on…

The Ocean "The Ocean" written by Nathaniel Hawthorne was published in 1833. This poem describes the ocean and the symbolism that the ocean has. Being written over a century ago, this poem still describes the ocean as it stands today. The ocean is a very difficult place to conquer. It is always changing and is never the same. Hawthorne demonstrates these attributes to the ocean throughout his poem while giving in to a deeper meaning. Nathaniel Hawthorne is a very well-known author. One of…