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    no calamity (leaving me my eyes)‚ which nature cannot repair. Standing on the bare ground‚ - my head bathed by the blithe air and uplifted into infinite space‚ - all mean egotism vanishes. I become a transparent eyeball. I am nothing. I see all. The currents of the Universal Being circulate through me; I am part or particle of God." -Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ Nature (1836) In his essay‚ "Nature"‚ Ralph Waldo Emerson describes man’s relationship to nature and to God. Early on‚ he describes himself

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    PRESERVING NATURE VS. RESHAPING NATURE Critical analysis of recent floods in Uttarakhand ______________________________________________________________________________ “The environmentalist goal of ‘preserving nature’ unavoidably conflicts with the requirements of human life: Man ’s basic means of survival is to reshape nature to serve his ends‚ to take the raw materials of his environment and use them to produce values. This requires "touching" nature‚ not leaving it untouched” ____

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    What is the state of nature? The state of nature is a term in political philosophy that describes a circumstance prior to the state and society’s establishment. Philosophers‚ mainly social contract theory philosophers‚ and political thinkers such as Thomas Hobbes‚ John Locke‚ and Jean Jacques Rousseau discussed and considered the "state of nature" as a starting point to their political and philosophical ideas. John Locke‚ whose work influenced the American Declaration of Independence‚ believes that

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    Nature and expansionism greatly shaped the American identity during the Romantic era by showing that America would do what it took to expand and grow‚ even if it meant treating the natives poorly‚ as well as artists and authors creating an idealistic and worldly focus on nature as illustrated in Thomas Cole’s Falls of the Kaaterskill and Emmerson’s Nature. During Andrew Jackson’s presidency‚ America was undergoing a rapid expansion out west which meant there was a possibility to grow the economy

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    Mauricio Berrios ENGL 227-500 Midterm Essay Man v. Wild! In this day and age we live in an era where hunting is done for sport‚ where we depend on others for our nourishment‚ where we find it necessary to complain about simple remedial tasks‚ and where we find it necessary to stay as far away as possible from the great outdoors. Our current generation in America has become one of the laziest in the history of humanity‚ not in the matter of being lazy to do work but in the manner of not fighting

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    limitless possibilities starts anew. In "nature‚ " Ralph Waldo Emerson explains how a mind‚ free of histories and traditions‚ can use nature to draw its own conclusions and develop relationships. Emerson looked to nature as a means for man to shed the ideals and traditions of the past and greet life with a new outlook. "To the body and mind which have been cramped by noxious work or company‚ nature is the medicinal and restores their tone" (513). Nature serves as a cleanser. A day spa for the

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    transcendentalism‚ being close to nature seems to be the most practiced still today‚ yet people never notice the amount of influence of this particular principle. Everyone has a little transcendentalism in him or her‚ but even those people are wondering how that is even possible. Look at the movies children watch‚ songs people listen to‚ and stories that are read. Transcendentalists are so much more influential than they ever could have thought possible. “Nature is a setting that fits equally well

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    Nature Essay BY: Michael Richards Nature is an essay written by Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ he wanted to be remembered as a poet before all so we can predict many hidden metaphors and deep meanings in his works. Emerson could probably write forever about nature and all of its wonders. He talks about how much one has to gain from nature; he is constantly mentioning a larger being than us. Emerson strives to show us the true value of nature and emphasize that no main can own its beauty‚ “But none of them

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    Interference with Nature

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    Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have the power to change that which Nature has control over? Have you ever thought about being able to fix an imperfection? In Nathanial Hawthorne’s “The Birthmark‚” that is exactly what scientist Aylmer has the opportunity to do. Aylmer is a scientist who “values head more than heart”(Rucker 445). After persuading beautiful Georgiana to marry him‚ Aylmer becomes disgusted with a small birthmark on Georgiana’s left cheek‚ causing him to dwell on the

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    arisen about what is human nature. Is it in our nature to be good or is it our nature to be evil? Many philosophers have joined the debate taking stances on either end of the spectrum‚ while some try to pose alternative answers. Thomas Hobbes believes man’s nature to be bad. He claims humans to be naturally selfish‚ like animals we are driven by our own passions. Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. believed that man is naturally good. They believe man’s nature to be a state of harmony but

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