Essay On Daffodore Roosevelt

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Daily Dose of Daffodils “A country without children would face a hopeless future; a country without trees is almost as helpless.” As a president, Theodore Roosevelt addressed the nation for many different issues, but his speeches about the environment were some of the most influential. Roosevelt was arguably one of the greatest conservationist to ever lead a country. He developed many nature preserves to keep amazing, naturally formed, vast areas in tact. Roosevelt fought to preserve the country's natural beauties he viewed throughout the nation’s borders. He realized, like many other conservationists have, that the majestic natural world is incomparable and unparalleled to anything else. While the poem “The Daffodils” by William Wordsworth …show more content…

One day, there could be no more fresh ocean smell with chirping seagulls, no more open rolling fields of grass with patches of vibrant flowers, no more majestic autumn leaves fluttering in the wind, and no more “Continuous as the stars that shine/ And twinkle on the Milky Way” (Wordsworth). These beautiful, alluring areas are disappearing “at a rate unseen in the past 10,000 years by degrading land and freshwater systems, emitting greenhouse gases and releasing vast amounts of agricultural chemicals into the environment, new research has found” (Milman). It is shown here that William Wordsworth was able to realize the importance of the beautiful undisturbed wildlife areas is a vital topic that must be stressed in today's world for society to understand the need for …show more content…

The poet was in awe over this naturally occurring scenery and while he did not want to leave its company. There are three main reasons for the depletion of wildlife groups. One is the obvious habitat destruction where humans take down ecosystem after ecosystem to make roofs for more commercial business and homes. Another is habitat fragmentations, the division of habitats, as humans come in splitting up land by creating highways and roads along with canals and dams or other sorts of ways to alter the land (Habitat Loss). Lastly, ecosystems are disturbed through habitat degradation, as humans disturb wildlife, causing shifts in populations or by completely altering native animals’ ways of life (Habitat Loss). If “A host, of golden daffodils;/Beside the lake, beneath the trees,/Fluttering and dancing in the breeze” (Wordsworth) like described in Daffodils are to live on to be seen by people in the future, they have to be protected. As humans take for granted the surrounding wildlife, the natural astonishing looks becomes disrupted and starts to disappear. This makes it important for people to take action and realize the breathtaking view of nature, especially influential people who can make a bigger impact similar to the famous poet, Wordsworth, a president like Roosevelt, or even a famous band like The Beach