owning what was necessary and little more (Cronon 61). They spent their time wisely between hunting‚ fishing and growing crops and moving settlements during different season according to what was plentiful (Cronon 53).Indians were careful to keep the landscape in order so that when one means of finding food failed they had other reliable sources. Like the English‚ Indians grew crops and traded in order to gain what they could not make themselves (Cronon 53-92). Both groups believed that by constantly
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accomplish this by being educated liberally. Like Cronon‚ I think “a liberal education is about gaining the power and wisdom‚ the generosity and the freedom to connect” (Cronon; paragraph 18) to the real world. Finding a purpose to attend college should go beyond college itself‚ you should be motivated to learn something you have a passion for and will actually use and apply it to the world. ”Truly educated people love learning‚ but they love wisdom more” (Cronon para 15). When learning you are just recycling
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Boone and Henry Clay showing that they were a catalytic force that forever shaped the path for Kentucky. Kentucky was an “unparalleled hunting ground “2‚ as explained by Aron. If you look back further into time‚ and remember another reading we did‚ Cronon‚ in Changes in the Land wrote a similar context to the views of New England. When the colonists came over they were astonished with the “merchantable commodities“3. The backcountry was geographically recognizable area of the frontier. The backcountry
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FYS 117 Professor Kussmaul Cronon Essay When William Cronon thinks of a liberal education‚ he focuses in on the idea of striving for freedom and growth in learning. Students should be given the opportunity to explore an array of studies and take the path that best suits their interests. “Liberal education is built on these values: it aspires to nurture the growth of human talent in the service of human freedom.” These words depict a culture of allowing a group of young individuals to unveil
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Conor Noonan Hist 85 TTH 9:55 December 2011 Environmental History Final Thematic Essay Throughout History it is apparent that many people’s view towards environmental degradation is that it is a problem to be dealt with in the distant future. At the turn of the 21st century it seems as if these problems are now right around the corner. Scientists and Environmentalists are learning more and more each year about the natural processes that are being thrown
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Cronon analyzes how the ecological and economical transformation of Chicago affects the landscape itself. Much of his work explores the centralization of power. The centralization of power results in the localization of capital. The resulting social hierarchy
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Cited: | Baym‚ Nina. Woman ’s Fiction: A Guide to Novels by and about Women in America‚ 1820-1870. 2nd - -. Rural Hours. New York: Putnam‚ 1850. Cronon‚ William. Changes in the Land: Indians‚ Colonists‚ and the Ecology of New England. New York: Hill and Wang‚ 1983. Cunningham‚ Anna K. "Susan Fenimore Cooper - Child of Genius." New York History 25 (July 1944): 339-350. Davidson‚ Cathy
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Often‚ when discussing Immigration‚ you will find there are many reasons for Immigration to happend. There are always "Push" factors that encourage and motivate people to leave the place they live‚ where their family may have lived for centuries. Also there are "Pull" factors that draw people to leave everything they have ever known in search of something better. That was certainly the case with the Immigration of people from the British Isles moving to North America in the early 17th century
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William Cronon also uses an energy flow cycle in his book Changes in the Land. Cronon describes how the Indians and the Colonists create different cycles with the same environment. The European farmers cleared the forest for fields to plant corn and grain. Farmers also cleared land for their animals
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Changes in the Land William Cronon There were many differences between the Colonists of New England and the natives that dwelled there in 1600. Among these many differences three stood out to be of the upmost importance. The Indians developed a life in which they moved with the seasons‚ they followed the food that was easiest to obtain in that season and environment. The English on the other hand were accustomed to a life which was more stationary‚ their agriculture was based upon raising crops
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