We grew up in a land where the sun never sets. The Mother Earth fed us generously. Wild strawberries, blueberries and blackberries fruited every night in the nearby forests. Rivers and streams were abundant in numerous fish species that voluntarily plunged into our nets. Loaves of bread and jars full of the sweetest milk and honey hung on the trees. We played together with bees, cows, sheep and goats in the flowery meadows that never withered. We used to put twigs back on branches to not let trees
Logging on Public Lands: A Chainsaw Massacre As long as humans have lived in forested areas, they have cut down trees for lumber and/or to clear space for agricultural purposes. However, this practice has resulted in the destruction and near extinction of our national forests. Today, fewer than five percent of our country's original forests remain (Thirteen) and the U.S. Forest Service continues to allow more than 136,000 square miles to be logged each year (Byrant). Even more alarming, is the
“other”. The “other” can mean not human, unprivileged, and seen as a minority. In the poem “Immigrants in Our Own Land” by Jimmy Santiago Baca, a concept of the other is displayed. In the poem, the “other” are the prisoners along with the speaker. Baca makes a connection with the prisoners as ther “other” by displaying the mistreatment and suffering they are put through. In “Immigrants in Our Own Land” Jimmy Santiago Baca builds the other through diction, imagery, and metaphors. Baca crafts the “other”
referred to as Land Ethic. According to Leupold, the land ethic can be defined as a moral principle, in which, humans must learn to coexist, not only with their homo sapien community, but with all organisms that reside in their ecosystem. To have a land ethic, humans must consciously coexist with the soil, water, plants, and animals, collectively. A land ethic acknowledges that in some areas the habitat must remain in its natural state, untouched by man. We as humans must change our ways in order
acknowledge through vivid illustrations of the simplest character: the land. The two describe the land in different ways and at the same time they have very close similarities. The book O pioneer was written 62 years after Chief Seattle’s speech. It tells the story of the first settlers trying to establish a settlement on the Nebraska tableland, and the speech by Chief Seattle speaks about the degrading of his tribe over land. Early in O Pioneer, “Men were too weak to make
forward in our responses to major existential challenges, or does our human nature foretell the outcomes? We do have a choice but my question is if ultimately human nature will win the battle between choice and nature? No matter the choice history will always continue to repeat itself. George Santayana d. said" Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat It." - The Life of Reason Vol.1. Our main challenge is teaching our youth that looking to the future is great but looking into our past
on the terrible future that waits for us if we do not try to do something. When white settlers came to our land, their horrifying actions had an immediate effect in our lives. We have been living on these lands for centuries now, and they tried to destroy our lives. We have been depending on buffalo for food, clothing, and shelter. Yet, they did not respect our lives, they did not respect our culture and traditions. They killed so many buffalo for their selfish reasons. Yet, this was not enough
Subject: The land domain will remain the decisive domain through which to achieve U.S. national interests. 1. Purpose. The purpose of this paper is to support the conclusions of the Army Chief of Staff, Commandant of the Marine Corps and the Commander of US Special Operations Command that the land domain will remain the decisive domain through which to achieve U.S. national interests 2. Key Points. a. The land domain is the central hub through which all current domains (maritime, air, space,
the forest , gave rise to the government to set aside more land under the forest protection. With more regulation set in place it pacified the fear of running out of resources faster than the nation could provide. Pinocht believed that to set aside the forests and later on other resources such as water, be set aside for the present generation to develop. In his essay, ‘The Fight for Conservation’, he quotes, “ The development for our natural resources and the fullest use of them for the present
view of forest conservation shows that the land ethics is “an evolutionary possibility and ecological necessity.” (Aldo Leopold 1949) In Leopold’s words and our current social status, land is considered as property, but not a part of biotic community. In this case, the forestry management in British Columbia is deemed to compete with community, which needs to change into cooperation with community. The process and purpose of conservation education in our provincial institutions; for forests resources
The Land Ethic Theory Aldo Leopold ‘s land ethic is widely recognized as a theory that promotes the ethics of living things that are not human. As humans, we often forget that we are not the only living things on this early, so the land ethic encourages us to be mindful of our environments. Leopold’s Land Ethic Theory explains that humans must broaden the borders of ethics to include aspects of our environment such as the land, animals, and plants. Aldo Leopold’s theory put emphasis on the fact that
water, and air. All three of the basic necessities of life are benefitted by the rural lands of Texas. In 2014, rural lands formed 83 percent of Texas’ land mass, meaning a large percentage of the land is allocated for working lands or forests. Although 2014 was only a few years ago, there has been a long- term declining trend of rural lands in our state. From 1997 to 2012, Texas lost over 1 million acres of rural land (Vanetta & Satjia, 2014).With the advancement of technology and growing suburbanization
Timeless Land - Sense Of Place This is a timeless land, this is our land...The poem being talked about today is Timeless Land by the indigenous group called Yothu Yindi. The lead singer of Yothu Yindi, Mandawuy Yunupingu, was an Aboriginal-Australian musician, song writer and singer. He was born in 1956 and unfortunately died recently in 2013. However, he came up with some very interesting and beautiful songs and timeless Land is one of them. Yunupingu was a great believer in aboriginal rights and
is an embarrassment to our history. Removing Native Americans from their land when we first settled here was wrong because we caused them a lot of hardships, took something from them that wasn’t ours to take, and in the end we all the pain and suffering we caused them was really for nothing. People still believe today that taking away their land was the right thing to do because they think that we were technically the first people to settle here so it was rightfully ours to take. How people thought
The Texas Land Commissioner’s position has been a vital part of the Texas government since the 19th century. The position is a part of the General Land Office agency, which handles affairs regarding public land and properties owned by Texas. Along with every other position in the Texas government, the Texas Land Commissioner has their own roles, system, and issues. By doing their job, the Texas Land Commissioner can aid in maintaining the Lone Star State as the great republic that it is. Role and
island communities” (U.S. Department of the Interior). This is the strong and proud mission statement of our nation’s Department of the Interior, which over looks over 500 million acres of U.S. land today. On March 3rd, 1849, on the eve of President Zachary Taylor's inauguration, a bill was passed to change the Nation’s internal affairs. The overall goal of this branch is to protect and manage our natural resources and cultural heritage. Throughout the years, this department has been lead by many great
history because it started a new system of preserving land. This event was in 1916 but it carried on until now. It was established to protect beautiful landmarks such as the Grand Canyon and Yosemite National Park. This topic is important because these landmarks could have been destroyed. But, some industries such as oil and mining companies still don’t care if they are ruining the protected land. So, this is an important topic that affects our world. After this act many environments were affected
sweltering heat was dominating, feeling power over the land. I move my vision to the right, And then I see it, out of nowhere, something prehistoric. This ancient red rock stands tall and high, It is an icon, a part of our land, Australia. It is full of mysteries stories from the past A sacred site and full of wonder for us all. How fortunate we are to be blessed with "dreamtime" stories, From our indigenous friends, the caretakers of the land. When evening cones are shining life arises the moon
conquests throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, by immigrating groups of individuals, and by greedy corporate businesses trying to take their land. The people indigenous to Australia, Brazil and South America, and Hawaii are currently fighting for their rights as people: the rights to own land, to be free from prejudice, and to have their lands protected from society. Indigenous People of Brazil and South America The people indigenous to Brazil and South America are an extremely noteworthy
Colonial Life In the earlier years of the colonies life was a bit more difficult than it is now in the presant. People led simpeler lives without all the things we take for granted today. Times when our government was merely a puppet of mother England thousands of miles away. It was this government and its actions that brought out the anger in its subjects to the point of rebellion and eventual emancipation from the larger power. So what brought this small country to the boiling point?