Mother Nature

lethal weapons, some deer are unable to be retrieved from where they were killed. Imagine how a mother would feel if her child stumbled upon a dying deer carcass just outside a backyard. Killing for sport is…

two of his literary criticism articles because we both share a passion and love for nature. The first article that sparked my interest was, Literal and Metaphoric Harmony with Nature: Ecofeminism and Harriet Prescott Spofford's “Circumstance” and the second article was “Tales of the Wonderful Hunt”. Immediately after reading both works, I thought they were intriguing, between the ecofeminism, human ecology, nature, and religious role. Certainly, I'm at an advantage here, having Marshall as my…

Susan Griffin wrote: “He says that women speak with nature. That wind blows in her ears and trees whisper to her” (14). While the sentiment is beautiful, the dichotomous thinking in patriarchal society that sets up binary separations of male/female and culture/nature along with assumption that women are inherently closer to nature informs these lines, and as Griffin says, this “notion is not intended as a compliment” because “the idea … is an argument for the dominion of men” (Griffin 10). This…

as it welled up from the green turf, or sparkled in the crystal fountain of a mountain rock, was tasteless and disagreeable! But I know those too, who, though they have mastered the music of Rossini, have yet ears and hearts for wood notes wild. Nature is too strong for art, and those who are accustomed to the refinements of artificial life, may look without a ‘disdainful smile’ on Fanny Atwood as she was when I first saw her; as she continued, the picture of simplicity and all lovable…

Three months. Thirteen weeks of traveling. Ninety one days of experiencing the reality of nature. Two thousand, one hundred and ninety hours of working to let go. One hundred thirty one million and four hundred minutes till she began her new life. Cheryl Strayed's journey along the Pacific Crest Trail was her ticket from leaving her former life to become the person she always wanted to be. Through her long hike she encountered parts of herself that she feared and worked through them.The trial…

accountable for my actions at an early age and if I made a bad choice, it could lead to deadly consequences, and good choices led me to amazing experiences. I learned a freedom of education that most don’t get to experience through living life in nature and its habitat. I learned how to survive and how to stay safe in an environment that most would die in, because they don’t know what’s in the desert or how to find what’s needed to survive. I learned a freedom of self-reliance; I know in my…

2012). This essay will explore one such philosophy that will be supported by research, varying theories as well as exploring what this would look like within a classroom. When looking into differing research there is much discussion about children and nature vs. nurture in relation to the way that children learn. Both are important and both heredity…

I am truly myself when I am at peace. These moments of inner peace occur when I am in the following situations; with my family, communing with nature, and wearing traditional Indian clothes. Humbleness accompanies a sense of relief and a strange calmness that spreads throughout my body in these situations. When I begin to involuntary smile is when I know I am my true self. My family defines me in ways I cannot fully comprehend. My parents are my lifelong mentors and my siblings were my…

The novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley explores the topic of identity through the lens of nature versus nurture. Shelley argues that neither of these things makes the man, but rather that the decisions they make effect themselves and those around them. Victor Frankenstein claims to have been raised in a very healthy and nurturing environment. Frankenstein’s monster wasn’t raised in the home of a wealthy family, and instead woke suddenly in the lab of his creator, scared and mostly alone. These…

who portrays how the society has changed from good to worse in terms of human relationship with nature. Most of his novels and short-stories talk about how humans tend to forget nature which had given him the comforts of life—food, water, air and shelter. He further suggests that if human wants to live a better and good life, the only way of achieving it is to have a good and caring relationship with nature. Aribam Chitreshwar Sharma is one of those writers of Manipur who witnessed the great 2nd…