Nature

Humanity’s relationship with nature periodically shifts between symbiotic and parasitic. We feed off nature in order to survive, and in exchange, we carefully monitor how our behavior affects the environment and the organisms within it. Responsibility is the price we pay for dominance and sentience. To help fulfill this duty, the United States government established the Wilderness Act in 1954 with the intention of becoming passive “guardians” of nature instead of encroaching “gardeners.”…

Nature is usually seen more as the setting, rather than the antagonist in a story. In Jack London’s “To Build a Fire,” there is a never ending battle between nature and the four different living entities, whether they be current or past experiences. This portrays nature as more of an opposing character, rather than it being a part of the setting. By using the four characters, the man, the dog, the old-timer from Sulpher Creek and the boys, London is able to portray how nature impacts them all…

power of nature is awe-inspiring. As seasons switch, leaves change, wind blows, and temperature slowly drops. Mountain ranges that stretch for miles upon miles seem infinite in comparison to the cities and towns built around them. Oceans, which hold countless gallons of water, ebb and flow in the tide. Each element of nature is breathtakingly majestic in its own way, yet none is completely perfect. In his short story, “The Birthmark”, Nathaniel Hawthorne states the omnipotence of nature, using…

throughout the novel to exemplify the natural relationship between man and nature. During Santiago’s journey he encounters other creatures, like the marlin, to support the claim of nature and man working against and with each other. This novel, not only is a captivating story of man’s ongoing battle with the natural world, but also contains a deeper truth about the world order. In The Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway portrays nature as human’s equal, living in a competitive harmony,…

Theft is the main center of Nature, and equality goes against the rules of Nature. If Nature had wanted men to be equal, she would have given everyone the same abilities instead of making them all different. Men are given different talents with which they can use to steal. By dividing all men as either weak or strong and ensuring that they do not get an equal and fair share of things, Nature makes it clear that equality is not meant to exist and that it is unnatural. Man would not have been…

Smith’s The Production of Nature from Uneven Development: Nature, Capital and the Production of Space (1987) draws on the work of Karl Marx to explore how the structure of capitalism has affected society’s relationship with the natural world as factor of production. Smith argues that our conceptions about nature as being separate from society are what enable us to exploit it. In order to explain this concept Smith divides nature into first nature and second nature. First nature, being the…

shape his view of an indifferent and unsympathetic natural world. From birth Grendel has always been alone and misunderstood. He turned to the stoic and peaceful nature that he thought would accept him as kin. Only to find out that the world he knows is but a very mindless and mechanical world. This…

drastically, subsequently drawing people away from the simple aspects of nature. During Richard Louv’s passage, he highlights the various ways in which people are connected to modern day technology, and the negative effects it plays on society. Nature is a beautiful part of life that we, as people, often take for granted because we don’t take the time to truly appreciate it. Richard Louv is able to convey the importance of mother nature, and the lasting negative impacts that technology has made…

The Ways Nature Affects the Workplace Human beings by design have an innate need to connect with nature. Currently, a growing number of companies are experimenting with “biophilic design”, which simply means incorporating a physical and ephemeral presence of nature within a space or a place. Biophilic design promotes the view of nature indoors, and can be as simple as incorporating a fish tank, having green or wooden walls, as well as featuring potted plants within a space. As a species, we have…

“Discovering Nature” is a PSA Central Campaign to motivate children and young adults to engage in fun outdoor activities. Children in the current generation spend much less time outdoors than the generations before them. The flood of media devices and convenience of said devices for constant stimulation has changed our children’s generation and the generations that come after ("Discovering Nature"). The outdoors has a positive effect on children, helping build their imaginations and their…