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    Growing up in the in a small town in the country of Belize I was exposed to nature tremendously. I would visit the Mayan ruin “xunantunich” and just sit at the very top and admire the greenery; this very moment was the high light of my day. Many years later that Mayan ruin is the place where I can escape and be free; xunantunich is where my love for nature began. After leaving Belize I have not found a place where I find peace and my move for nature slowly die until I was introduced to Thoreau, Alexandra Horowitz, Sharon Bladholm, and Rachel Carson. I realized that nature it beautiful and different in any part of the world, my love for nature grew again. I have lived in the city of Chicago for so many years now and pass by the same places almost every day, and I would not pay attention to my surroundings because I was not interested. But, for the pass few weeks I have opened my eyes to see the beauty the neighborhood has to offer. By doing so, I connected my experience to Alexandra Horowitz’s and her book On Looking. Learning about Sharon Bladholm before her class presentation was a very eye opening experience because I knew so much about her already. I noticed…

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    Cronon Metropolis Analysis

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    Cronon voiced that the history that he was discussing was not be labeled as the history of how Chicago came to be, instead he implied that the history that he discussed should be labeled as a history that shows the interdependent relationship between Chicago and the country. Cronon stated what nature was and how there were two types of natures, first nature, and second nature; first nature being “prehuman” and second nature was cities that were built on the first nature. Cronon stressed…

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    Since Henry David Thoreau, there have been many different American Authors whose focuses were Environmental writing and/or nature based writings. Among these authors, there are some very common themes. First, nearly all the authors tend to write in a very descriptive style which tends to make the writings not only stronger, but more visual as well. Descriptive writing also allows the readers to connect with the writer’s pieces, almost as if the readers were standing there beside the other…

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    to his poems, he used unpretentious themes such as faith, love, and nature. And that’s precisely where he excelled at, he managed to write about simple and popular topics while striking the reader where it counts, feelings. But there’s one theme that Arnold paid close attention to, respected, even admired it. Matthew used a variety of natural allegories throughout his writings. The connection between man and nature in Arnold’s poetry, is superbly displayed in a sea of tranquility. It represents…

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    The Open Boat Essay

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    Stephen Crane’s short story, “The Open Boat”, is a great example of Naturalist writing. The story shows the struggle that four men face with nature and its uncontrollable tendencies. The four men are depicted as a captain, correspondent, cook, and an oiler named Billie. The story starts with these men out at sea on a dinghy after their steamer ship the Commodore sank. Naturalists believe that human beings are shaped by heredity and environment and dominated by economic, social, or natural…

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    In the essay, “A Literature of Place”, By Barry Lopez explores the topic of the way nature affect human identity. He claims that a specific and particular setting for human experience and endeavor is central to the works of many peoples human mortality and identity. Lopez then goes on to explain how living with water in a dry california valley has shaped him to be who he is today. For lopez he says his imagination was shaped by experiencing the wind through the eucalyptus trees and other…

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    philosophy of nature is his irresistible love for nature as seen in Ancient Mariner where he took voyage to the wild seas away from the real world of men. Romantics gave a luxuriant display of natural objects. They adorned, devoted, loved, followed and accepted nature religiously. They had enjoyed various bonds, ties, and relationships with nature- it being their guide, friend, philosopher, generator, provider and many more. The Victorian Age was such a period in the history of English…

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    Anthropocentric Nature Writing in the “Introduction” to Walden Bill McKibben’s “Introductin” to Walden, telling of a backpacking trip into the New York Adirondacks, is a great example of nature writing. Nature writing has a tendency to be anthropocentric, fueling consumerism in its readers. By contrast, the hallmarks of environmental writing are an attempt to create an awareness for issues concerning the environment in a biocentric point of view and to convey the detrimental effects of…

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    Silent Spring Analysis

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    life was dependent and connected to each other. However, the connection disappeared when death and destruction was brought about by the human use of pesticides. The story brings forth some of Carson’s ecological ideas such as the interconnectedness of life on earth and humans’ ignorance in trying to control nature. Throughout the book, Carson constantly draws connections between nature, mankind…

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    ever thought nature and the events happening around you are shaping and determining your life? This was the thought presented in American literature during the Naturalism movement. Naturalism was a literary movement from 1865 to 1915 in which authors wrote how the natural forces of this earth, such as environmental and social conditions, shape people’s lives. One example of literature from this time period is Jack London’s “To Build a Fire”. In this short story, the setting, themes, and writing…

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