In “Nature Lessons” by Nancy Lord, the father tries to create a closer relationship with his daughter, but unfortunately he does not succeed. This is due to them living in different lifestyles; Marco enjoys the wildlife, whereas Mary adores the city life. In the beginning Marco tries to engage Mary with his activities, but instead it seems like she “was indulging him in his activities rather than enjoying them herself” (11). This indicates that Mary does not enjoy what Marco has to offer her. On some days Marco notices that Mary does not want to bond with him.
In the passage Last Child in the Woods, the author Richard Louv delineates how this he is noticing how people forgot about the qualities of nature and are set on technology. Louv displays logos, paradox, and detailed explanations. Louv appeals to logos because he explains information about how corporations want to use nature as an advertising area. “Advertisers stamp their messages into wet sands.”
His experiences as a child in the car with no distractions influenced his mind to grow strong and healthy. As a child, he would draw on the fogged glass and count cows and telephone poles. He believes this helped him appreciate what he saw on long car trips instead of being preoccupied and completely missing those things. Being able to appreciate beautiful nature grows the visionary area of the mind, which is much needed, especially in children. Richard Louv’s rhetorical devices in his essay, Last Child in the Woods, efficiently get his points across.
In his passage from “Last Child in the Woods,” Richard Louv uses various rhetorical strategies in order to make his audience more supportive of his argument. The passage discusses the connection, or really the separation, between people and nature. On this subject, Louv argues the necessity for people to redevelop their connection with nature. His use of tone, anecdotes, rhetorical questions, and factual examples all help develop the pathos and logos of his piece.
The struggle between a young girl and the tempting offer presented by a handsome hunter in Sarah Orne Jewett’s short story “A White Heron” illustrates that man should not compromise his happiness or beliefs for material gain. As soon as Jewett’s protagonist, Sylvia moves from a noisy and crowded town to her grandmother’s quiet and modest farm, she immediately finds herself captivated and enthralled by the surrounding woods and wildlife “as if she never had been alive at all before she came to live at the farm” (Jewett). For Sylvia, experiencing the wild outdoors sets her on a path of self discovery and sparks within her a deep-seated love and respect for nature. Not long after learning of Sylvia’s passion for nature, a charming hunter offers
Furthermore, the words “weaver,” “threading,” and “rug” seem out of place. She is working in a field, however, these words are typically seen in a domestic setting. It is clear that Graciella is as caring to the field as one would be to their household or family. This care and affection toward her work are contrasted with the lack of affection or attention she pays to her child. “From her body / she pushed a child” (29-30).
In the story “Time of Wonder” the writer and illustrator Robert McCloskey creates a mesmerizing picture book. Throughout the book he relates his message to the reader of taking time to enjoy the weather and nature. Likewise, the reader is able to experience these events directly with phrases such as “IT’S RAINING ON YOU” (McCloskey 10). One event the reader is able to conjure up is the ocean in Maine with the taste of salt on their tongue. Moreover, the reader visualizes the calm sea on a sunny day and fears the roaring wind before a hurricane.
The obscure narrator in “Confetti Girl” feels like she is being neglected and abandoned by her oblivious father. The child envisions that her dad only cares about books and is leaving her high and dry her due to searching for a book when she narrates the following. “He might say I matter, but when he goes on a scavenger hunt for a book, I realize that I really don’t” (Lopez 26). This citation expresses that the child is feeling left out and not cared for. I can infer that this young girl feels like she is a nobody and that she doesn't even exist around her dad.
It is easy for the reader to see the thought-out and detailed description of the environment. Wagamese represents nature as this entrancing, fantastical being that has a deep effect on others that sees it as it is. The influence of nature in this story helps Emmy develop as a character by teaching her how to love herself, find a place where she belongs and make peace with her past trauma, demonstrating the importance of Emmy’s strong connection with earth and land throughout the
Many people who go into nature always see it as something beautiful and aesthetic, but they never see the other side to nature. Humankind’s connection with nature isn’t a real one. They always look at the bright side of nature but are blind to the true dark side of nature. JB MacKinnon’s article “False Idyll” (2012), reveals that nature is not just flowers in a field but can also be the survival of the fittest. He backs up his claim by talking about nature through anecdotes and expert’s research.
We should value nature and its animals much more (Becker, 1971). In today’s world we have what Becker calls a “power-saw mentality” (Becker, 1971, p. 114). Instead we’re greedy with what nature has to offer us. “Man takes what nature offers us, but usually only what he needs” (Becker, 1971, p. 114). There is a psychological difference in today’s world of what we enjoy out of nature (Becker, 1971).
The author tells about the water and that fish have to breathe underwater to show the resemblance to the accident Maddy was in. The language here demonstrates that Maddy has to realize the benefits of water even though she's afraid of water. Ever since the accident, Maddy has been scared of water. She thinks that the accident is all her fault and that she killed her best friend. To sometimes when she sees water she gets nervous and because she was scared of water for a while she got a fish tank.
Something about my mom just helps me to always stay positive. Whether it 's the way she lives life to the fullest, the troubles that she has gone through, or the way she bounces back from those troubles. My mom has always kept her positive act on, and I don’t know how she does it. She will always be the person in the room that is the most bubbly and excited about life. She has gone through hard times, but tough hope has guided her through hard experiences with life.
Nature is one of the most powerful and mysterious forces of the universe that influences man greatly. Philosophically considered, the universe is composed of nature and soul. It controls all the living, non-living, human, non-human, organic, inorganic and visible, invisible things. It rules over the universe like a monarch and man can’t escape from the influence of nature; he is influenced by both nature and culture. To man nature is the pure and original source of happiness.
As the result of my experience this semester I can conclude that this experience was a life changing experience. The way I viewed things in the past about the environment has changed. In the past I was not aware of the importance of living a more sustainable life. Also, how protecting our environment is one of the today’s most serious issues. Some of issues and information that I learned throughout this semester was the web life, food web, overpopulation, mutualism & commensalism, climate change, pollution, rainforest & sea destruction, and the extinction of many animals and plants.
