devoted their lives to making our ecosystems and land healthier. The purpose of this report is to inform high school students about one of the most well known environmentalists and naturalists‚ John Muir. His most famous project was helping to make the Yosemite Grant into Yosemite National Park. John Muir was born in Scotland in 1838 but 11 years later he and his family moved to the United States. He began a job at a factory‚ but after a nearly blinding accident from a machine he decided he was more
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writers more passionate about the natural environment than John Muir and Edward Abbey. Both Muir in a section from his book A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf and Abbey in a chapter titled Polemic: Industrial Tourism and the National Parks channel anger and frustration at the environmental policies of their time into literature that argues fervently for preservation of national parks and other areas of wilderness. In Hetch Hetchy Valley‚ Muir reverently describes in vivid detail the beautiful landscape
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"Stickeen"‚ by John Muir‚ The Best American Essays of the Century. "Stickeen"‚ by John Muir is an essay recounting the author’s experience exploring the Alaskan terrain in 1880. It also recounts his fascination with his four-legged companion‚ Stickeen who serves as somewhat of a guide. In the essay‚ the author tells the reader about his experience and hardship while trekking the Alaskan terrain. I found this essay rather poignant and sentimental in value. The author describes in detail of
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John Muir John Muir became an environmentalist after many years of struggling while trying to find a passion that truly spoke to him. Many people called John different names‚ his most common were; The Greatest Californian‚ and The Father of National Parks. Previously he enrolled in Harvard to major in health‚ while he was in school he decided that being a doctor would challenge his inventive skills. After college John decided that if he was a conservationist he would not have to invent anything
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John Muir A hero is a person who greatly influenced others by doing extraordinary deeds. These individuals are selfless‚ brave and influential. An everyday person can be a hero by achieving amazing feats and changing the world for the better. Heros‚ Such as John Muir‚ are we ll respected admired for their leadership and their courageous actions. John Muir was a hero because of how he took drastic measures to save and preserve nature. “Born on April 21‚ 1838 in Dunbar‚ Scotland‚ John Muir immigrated
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the northwestern corner of Yosemite National park in California. Yosemite was declared a national park in the late 1800’s by congress to protect this valuable wilderness for all people. The debate was between John Muir and Gifford Pinchot. Muir was against the dam and Pinchot was for it. Muir founded the Sierra Club and was one of the leading advocates for the creation of the U.S. national park system. Pinchot was one of the first scientific foresters (head of the US Forest service)‚ and he worked
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An Unexpected Journey Into the Wild‚ the 1996 book written by Jon Krakauer expands on the true story of Christopher J. McCandless‚ a well-educated young man who chased after his dreams and ambitions. While venturing to several places during his journey‚ he also met a myriad of people along the way. Carine McCandless is the sister of literal icon Chris McCandless‚ whose life story captured the hearts of millions around the world. The website “carinemccandless.com” reports that she played a significant
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it was found in 1892 the sierra club is the oldest grassroots environmental organization in the united states. the organization was founded in may 28‚ 1892 by a san francisco group of proffersors‚ businessmen and other professional led by john muir‚ john muir was a Scottish-born American naturalist‚ author‚ and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States‚ the sierra club serves to protect land primarily in the united states‚ but its concerned with the world environment as well
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and preservationist John Muir. (Source 1) Presedent Roosevelt was going to go camping with John Muir. Jhon Muir is trying to perserve nature by "Jhon Muir had lived in Yosemite for thirty years‚working as a wilderness guide and living off the land. He tried to persuade people to perserve the area. But that wasn’t easy." (Sorce 1) Jhone Muir was trying to perserve the land because he loved the out doors. People thought it was a surprise that they found out that john Muir cared little for birds
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Reflective Essay The senior project I chose to do‚ was to compete in the John Muir Woods Marathon. I decided to run this marathon because running has always been a passion of mine‚ and I wanted to take it to the next level and compete in an official marathon. In training for the marathon‚ I learned self discipline‚ endurance‚ and how to have stamina. I also learned‚ that a marathon (26.2 miles) is a lot longer than it actually seems! I was able to raise a total of $336.20 towards the Danny
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