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    John Muir Currently, many environmental regulations exist this is due to the efforts of many activists. As a result of their efforts, there is also more awareness and concern for the environment. What motivates an environmental advocate varies, however, their goal is the same: to ensure that the environment is not destroyed. One of those great environmental advocates is John Muir. John Muir is well known for his activism involving the preservation of National Parks. He truly cared for the…

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    The book I read for the second quarter is John Muir Father of our National Parks by Charles Norman. John Muir was originally from Scotland and he moved to America in 1849 with his father Daniel and his brother David, his mother and sisters to follow shortly after. Conservation is highly valued by John however this book also shows another theme, value education because it often leads to a better future. John and his brother David are constantly learning throughout their childhood on the…

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    Adams was a member of the Sierra Club for 37 years. During this time, Adams and the rest of the club attempted to establish the Kings Canyon National Park. To help with their efforts, Adams wrote a special-edition book called Sierra Nevada: The John Muir Trail. This book influenced many people including President Franklin Roosevelt about the idea of Kings Canyon Park. Thanks to Adams, the national park was created shortly after the book was…

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    figures such as John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and Aldo Leopold. These historical environmentalists have an impact on the foundation of Deep Ecologists and Eco Feminists. Each of them contributing their own representation of how to treat and protect the environment is being impacted in these groups of ecologists. Both of these innovators have major impacts on the fundamentals that both Eco Feminists and Deep Ecologists share about their beliefs of how to use and develop the land. While Muir,…

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    The industrial revolution and the urbanization of America began separating and alienating people from nature for a plethora of reasons. Industrialization was making people’s life more convenient, they no longer needed to rely so heavily on being self reliant because there was now other people and machines doing their work for them. America had an abundance of wild scenery, but few works of architecture and art (Sear 49). The Europeans sought to change this in their own vision which led to…

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    consciousness of man, John Muir states, “In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks.” It’s interesting to notice that a simple walk can encourage a man to be inspired by the beauty that nature offers. From seeing nature through the point of an essay and seeing nature through the point of a poem, John Muir, and William Wordsworth created two different pieces that express their connection between man and nature. With the use of tone, imagery and diction, John Muir's essay,…

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    that one never shall break, he claimed that humanity has a dignity or worth that elevates humanity above all else in nature. In 1775, he wrote the “General Natural History and Theory of the Heavens,” a theory of the origins of the universe. Audubon, John James - (1785-1851) Known as one of the youngest wildlife painters for nearly a century. He wanted to paint and describe the birds of America, which he created 435 life - sized prints that he put into a collection known as Birds Of America.…

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    Ansel Adams was an influential American photographer that died on April twenty-second in Monterey, California during 1984 leaving a legacy behind. He was born on February twentieth in San Francisco, California during 1902 and start to pursue his career of photography in the 1920s. As a child, he struggled with Attention Deficient Disorder, and being disruptive and sick often, he was taught privately at his house in California at the age of twelve. His life of solitude lead to his discovery of…

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    These past sixteen months, as member of the Boys & Girls Club, has been a momentous time of my life. One of my key aspect of involvement at the club, is helping the kids with homework. Most of the times when the kids comes to the Boys & Girls Club from school, the chances of them having homework is very high of them having to complete their assignment to turn it in the next day. I utilize the time I have to devote all of my time and energy to assist them with their homework. I personally know…

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    CHAPTER –4 JURISPRUDENCE FOR PROTECTION OF WILD ANIMALS 4.1 INTRODUCTION In view of James Mill, every man desires to have for himself as many good things as possible, and there is not a sufficiency of good things for all, the strong, if left themselves, would take from the weak everything, or at least as much as they pleased; that the weak therefore, who are the greater, have an interest in conspiring to protect themselves against the strong. It also appeared, that almost all the things, which…

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