The Nature Conservancy

Environmentalist ideas have been present in literature and art for centuries, with landscapes scenes and the appreciation of nature depicted in the brushstrokes of Patenir or the poems of Whitman. It was not until the late 1940s, however, that the modern environmental movement began to take shape with the passing of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the first federal regulation legislation passed to monitor water quality. Since then, environmentalism has blossomed from that single piece…

concepts 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…

Man and Nature Experiences shape the way we view and inform our being on how we proceed to do things or how we process them personally. Ever since the humans have walked on earth, we have coexisted with nature and try to understand how it all work. In the recent centuries, we romanticize or demonize nature as something eternal, ethereal, or powerful. From Kellert’s chapters in The Biophilia Hypothesis, there are nine elements that suggests reasons why we, humans, go to nature, and one of them is…

Attitudes toward collecting have undergone several major shifts since the end of the Medieval Period. Over the course of the Renaissance and into the Enlightenment, collections transformed from spaces that beautifully embodied all of creation in an orderly fashion for the owners’ own benefit to more scientifically-organized, specialized spaces for the benefit of a wider audience. Transformation can be seen in the objects collectors chose. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, diverse…

will popular innovation amazingly owe biology partner statement of regret? For what reason will it owe environment statement of regret? Is it as a consequence of it took away its engaging quality related diminished consideration and connection to natures? Magnificence? Is…

Discussion: A court will likely conclude that the condition that our client maintains on her property is a natural condition and therefore does not constitute an attractive nuisance. Under the attractive nuisance doctrine, a possessor of land is subjected to liability for physical harm to children trespassing thereon caused by an artificial condition upon the land. Norton v. Black. A possessor of land is not subjected to liability for physical harm to children trespassing thereon cause by a…

Zoos are places where animals are put on displays and where they have to live their entire life. People can visit zoos for money and watch animals like they are in some kind of television show or commercial program that is made for people only. People have to notice that we should not exhibit animals at zoos just for our entertainment. Animals in zoos should have the freedom they deserve and live in the wildlife where they belong. Zoos may be very necessary for endangered species. But, there…

living thing to connect. I believe when we listen to the sounds of nature and the people around we can continue to create a schema that maps our lives out (114). Listening to Wild Soundscapes Krause explained how science is using soundscape ecology to study how important listening to sounds in a habitat can assist us in learning what makes up a healthy ecosystem. This new important did not surprise me, I live in the mountain and hear nature speak to me every time I step outside, however I am…

non-human beings seriously. The matsutake mushroom, a Japanese delicacy and coveted global fungi, is our guide into the complex entanglement of humans and non-humans in a landscape defined by capitalist ruin. We transverse not only the boundary between nature and culture but also temporal and spatial orders, as the “matsutake forests in Oregon and central Japan are joined in their common dependence on the making of industrial forest ruin” (Tsing 212). I begin with examining the implications of…

Tracing nature as a Romantic feature in Frankenstein Nature works as a restorative factor for both Frankenstein and the monster. We see throughout the novel how nature allows them to have a free uncontrolled emotional experience. Nature was their source of inspiration. They had reverence for nature. It made them feel that their souls are elevated. It gave them the opportunity to be renewed spiritually whenever they wanted to escape from the hardships of life. Nature helped those…