As humans become more advanced, we continue to lose touch with the natural world; this is exhibited in our loss of instincts, our inability to maintain the environment, and our need to conquer and alter nature, not coexist with it. In our great quest for knowledge, power, and recognition, certain concepts are often left at the wayside. Being in touch with nature, spending time simply absorbing the surroundings, and living in the moment are examples of this. People have somehow developed this idea that “civilized” people aren’t free and wild; they are prim and proper, they’re impeccably clean, and their days are well planned out and organized. Schedules are key.
Once upon a time, humans probably had instincts to rival those of other animals. This has slowly changed over time, to the point where our instincts are deadened, unresponsive and nonexistent in the instances when we would call on them. Jack London’s “To Build a Fire” illustrates this with a sharp contrast between the mind of man and a dog. The main character in this tale is unfamiliar with the territory he is traveling, uneducated to what it means to be properly prepared for such a task, but yet he was confident he would survive. The line, “In fact, he carried nothing but the lunch wrapped in the handkerchief,” (London, 28) should set off warning bells to anyone familiar with extended time spent in the wilderness. The weather was freezing, but yet for the protagonist, things simply didn’t compute properly. “Fifty degrees below zero meant eighty-odd degrees of frost. Such fact impressed him as being cold and uncomfortable, and that was all” (London, 27). Instinct would dictate better preparation than that, but this man was sure of his abilities to r...
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... the wilderness and our compulsion to subdue it that causes Standing Bear to make this statement: “And here I find the great distinction between the faith of the Indian and the white man. Indian faith sought the harmony of man with his surroundings; the other sought the dominance of surroundings” (149).
It’s a funny thing, contemplating the course of human existence and our role in shaping not only ourselves, but everything around us. Some may say humans are sitting at the pinnacle of our existence thus far, but in the process, we’ve lost something along the way. In becoming who we are today, we gave up vital survival instincts. Our predisposition to look out for Number One at all costs will ensure the continued destruction of our natural world. The ultimate question asks how many people will need to advocate an internal re-evaluation before change is attainable.
second study showed isolation could increase the risk of disease in addition to obesity and smoking. Social isolation could result in depression and insanity in individuals. It has been proven social isolation has physical, mental, and emotional detriments. Research conducted over the past view years show social isolation has worsened existent medical issues in individuals such as low energy, trouble sleeping, and dietary problems. Individuals begin to experience emotional responses to being socially
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Multi-National Corporations. The two most adverse types of pollution are water pollution and air pollution. They affect a lot of the systems that are in play. Air pollution is known to affect human and animal life. Plants are also affected indirectly as air pollution is known to cause acid rain, an even deeper detriment to plant life than most. Lung related diseases are among the most important features that the world have come
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Enormous Wings” by Gabriel García Marquez describes the story of an ostracized angel in order to emphasize important lessons in one’s everyday life. The story delves into the horrors of flawed faith and damaged judgement. Marquez highlights the detriments of misguided faith and the exploitation of goodness as a means of delivering a profound message to his readers. García Marquez emphasizes the duplicity of humanity by writing about Pelayo and Elisenda, who exploit an angel for personal gain. Despite
negative consequences or repercussions. However, if the age old adage of “the road to hell is paved with good intentions” rings true, then safe spaces are detrimental to society. Throughout recent history, It has been exemplified how safe spaces are a detriment and this specifically evidenced through three key elements; safe spaces set unrealistic standards for the real world, safe spaces lead to the propagation and furthering of fascism, and safe spaces may lead to a bio political regime. Now despite all
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Kenneth Gardner English 2- Pr. 3 21 December 2017 What Does Drinking Milk Reveal About Us? Milk, around the world people drink it for its health benefits and others don’t because of its health detriments. In the past 200 years milk has become more available and hence forth more popular around the world humans drink milk from all sorts of animals including but not limited to water buffalo, camels, goats, and cows. With most if not all countries consuming milk it is surprising to discover that only about
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Thomas Hobbes’ concept of natural law is shown in his theory of the state of nature, the pre-state environment, and consists of two laws: individuals have to pursue a peaceful life, and are allowed to defend their existence by any means possible. This has particular ramifications in the formation of civil society, especially in terms of loyalty, morality and the relationship between man and the leviathan that is the state. Hobbes’ theory has two of flaws in particular – the logic in his theory of
behavior could be assumed as a harmful behavior which is not only against the law but also relies upon the quality of injury or social detriment to be caused. For example, the acts such as murder, rape and theft are prohibited as they are harmful to the society in any given context, committing them not only mean break the law but also will cause collective injury or detriment. In the other side, deviant behaviors relate to any act that violates the norm. The quality of the act does not matter here, what