Compare/ Contrast Bartram and Freneau
Shaye Baker
Second Response
Word Count: 307
Bartram and Freneau were inspired by God’s creations of ineffable beauty in nature. They devoted their lives to the appreciation of even the minutest details of God’s work at hand. Bartram believed that the closer humans were to nature, the closer they would be to a better version of themselves. Bartram wrote, “My head runs all upon the works of God in Nature, it is through that telescope I see God in all his glory.”
I agree, I think about if no one had their possessions; their houses, cars, cell phones, Jordan’s, computers, ETC. What reason would there be for a thief? What would make a man envy another enough to try and destroy them? Sure, crime would still exist but it wouldn’t be at the same level it is now. I believe that people, in order to survive, would rely more on building relationships with other people.
Philip Freneau understood that nature was available to everyone that you could go out into the wilderness to obtain God’s knowledge, his universal revelation through the gift of nature. It was somewhat of a Religion to him, and he didn’t think that a church, or a priest, or a pastor was necessary to hear God’s word. Freneau retired to the rural life where he devoted his life to nature. From “On the Religion of Nature” he wrote, “The power that gives with liberal hand. The blessings man enjoys, while here, and scatters through a smiling land.”
From Freneau and Bartram we can learn the positive effects of nature on our well-being. They believed that exposure to natural environments improved our cognitive performance because of the connection it gave us to a higher power. After reading their works, I can certainly say that I have learned something and that is that humans can benefit from spending more time with nature.
Cashin, Edward J. William Bartram and the American Revolution on the Southern Frontier. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 2000.
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Second Response
Word Count: 307
Bartram and Freneau were inspired by God’s creations of ineffable beauty in nature. They devoted their lives to the appreciation of even the minutest details of God’s work at hand. Bartram believed that the closer humans were to nature, the closer they would be to a better version of themselves. Bartram wrote, “My head runs all upon the works of God in Nature, it is through that telescope I see God in all his glory.”
I agree, I think about if no one had their possessions; their houses, cars, cell phones, Jordan’s, computers, ETC. What reason would there be for a thief? What would make a man envy another enough to try and destroy them? Sure, crime would still exist but it wouldn’t be at the same level it is now. I believe that people, in order to survive, would rely more on building relationships with other people.
Philip Freneau understood that nature was available to everyone that you could go out into the wilderness to obtain God’s knowledge, his universal revelation through the gift of nature. It was somewhat of a Religion to him, and he didn’t think that a church, or a priest, or a pastor was necessary to hear God’s word. Freneau retired to the rural life where he devoted his life to nature. From “On the Religion of Nature” he wrote, “The power that gives with liberal hand. The blessings man enjoys, while here, and scatters through a smiling land.”
From Freneau and Bartram we can learn the positive effects of nature on our well-being. They believed that exposure to natural environments improved our cognitive performance because of the connection it gave us to a higher power. After reading their works, I can certainly say that I have learned something and that is that humans can benefit from spending more time with nature.
Cashin, Edward J. William Bartram and the American Revolution on the Southern Frontier. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 2000.
"The English Forum Blog for EH 225." The English