Muir Preservation Movement
1. What is a primary source and how is it different from a secondary source?
A primary source is a source that is constructed directly by the witnesses or first recorders of events around the time they occur. This entails diaries, letters, reports, photographs, artifacts, memos, newspapers, etc. In contrast, a secondary source is a source that is constructed by a person or persons subsequent to an event or past happening. These usually fall under the category of books and journal articles. 2. Define the movement for the “preservation” of natural resources. What did the authors of these sources propose to do?
The preservation movement was started by John Muir. The “preservation movement” involves the protection of nature and historic values such as buildings, objects, and landscapes from humans. Preservationist like Muir believes that the value of the land is not what you can use from it, but the land itself as it exists. The authors of the sources sought to eliminate humans impact altogether by presenting to everyone that it is irrational and unthoughtful to cut down trees and prevent natural resources from accomplishing specific purposes in certain environments. In my opinion, the authors were also trying to express the lack of care and appreciation for the nation’s natural resources that humans provide by using …show more content…
They insist on visiting a national park because it is a place where nothing is man-made and everything seems more refreshing. By visiting a national park, people are hoping to have a mind clearing experience and a change of heart to someday appreciate the importance of our natural resources. Visitors may consider nature as the world of living things and the beauty of outdoors in its rarest form. Visitors receive the opportunity to learn more about nature’s history, different animals, landmarks, and the fundamentals of nature that they wouldn’t see outside of a national
A primary source is a source that is constructed directly by the witnesses or first recorders of events around the time they occur. This entails diaries, letters, reports, photographs, artifacts, memos, newspapers, etc. In contrast, a secondary source is a source that is constructed by a person or persons subsequent to an event or past happening. These usually fall under the category of books and journal articles. 2. Define the movement for the “preservation” of natural resources. What did the authors of these sources propose to do?
The preservation movement was started by John Muir. The “preservation movement” involves the protection of nature and historic values such as buildings, objects, and landscapes from humans. Preservationist like Muir believes that the value of the land is not what you can use from it, but the land itself as it exists. The authors of the sources sought to eliminate humans impact altogether by presenting to everyone that it is irrational and unthoughtful to cut down trees and prevent natural resources from accomplishing specific purposes in certain environments. In my opinion, the authors were also trying to express the lack of care and appreciation for the nation’s natural resources that humans provide by using …show more content…
They insist on visiting a national park because it is a place where nothing is man-made and everything seems more refreshing. By visiting a national park, people are hoping to have a mind clearing experience and a change of heart to someday appreciate the importance of our natural resources. Visitors may consider nature as the world of living things and the beauty of outdoors in its rarest form. Visitors receive the opportunity to learn more about nature’s history, different animals, landmarks, and the fundamentals of nature that they wouldn’t see outside of a national