Carsten Peter Research Paper

In his book, The Nature Principle, Richard Louv talks about how nature is a natural resource to many of the problems we as humans are facing today, if we would just go outside and take advantage of it. Louv talks about how we (as American’s) have increased our use of technology vastly in the last ten years. While this is not comply bad, it does have negative effects on our physical, emotional and spiritual being if not kept in check. Louv goes on to share that, “the more high tech we become, the more nature we need” (Louv, 2011). Think about a time you have sat in your office for hours on end, working on your computer, at last lunch time came and you went outside for just five minutes because you forgot something in your car. In just those few minutes of going outside, you might have noticed a slight increase in your happiness level. Can you then venture to understand how this could be applied to children, or even increased with taking more time to enjoy nature? Richard Louv challenges his readers to not only be in nature, but to live with nature (Louv, 2011) .

While reading different essays addressing the topic of nature, I came to the conclusion that they all shared the idea that being outside can make an impact in everyone no matter if you believe you only belong in a city or forest because it can bring you serenity and show you all the amazing things you wouldn't be able to see anywhere else. In Wendell Berry’s essay “An Entrance to the Woods,” he states that people can use the quiet of the woods to forget all their problems. Berry wrote “One is that, though I am here in body, my mind and my nerves too are not yet altogether here. We seem to grant to our high-speed roads and our airlines the rather thoughtless assumption that people can change places as rapidly as their bodies can be transported.” Nature has a way to transport ones mind and spirit elsewhere while the body is left behind on earth as we travel deep into thought. Adding on to that idea, the essay “A City Person Encountering Nature” by Maxine Hong Kingston the author explains that nature is a giver of peace and patience with its slow cycles that may frustrate people, but help keep a sane mind. Society is fast paced, making everyone feel that they need to keep the same pace in order to get things done, but we don't realize that although our bodies are moving and pushing, our minds are exhausted and cannot keep up with the fast pace. Kingston wrote “Preferring the city myself, I can better discern natural phenomena when books point them out; I also need to verify

As a child, I unraveled nature’s beauty and existence. Each new experience brought me feelings of excitement and joy, sparkling my imagination and igniting my curiosity. It all seemed so large back then. Oceans appeared endless as they reached towards the horizon. Treetops seemed to make friends with the puffy-looking clouds as they soared to the sky. Over the years however, as I have grown older and life has become more complex, I am beginning to think less and less about the natural world around me. I glimpse sunset stuck in rush-hour traffic trying to return school after debate practices and only listen to the pitter-patter of the rain when there’s a storm outside. Forests and oceans seemed less appealing as they became intertwined with the urban development. In a way, I was becoming more and more distanced from the so-called nature. So, with an overwhelming desire for adventure and to escape the masses, my family and I drove to Big Bend National Park in Southwest Texas last summer.

Demonstrating how valuable experiences in nature can be when you have someone else to experience it

Have you ever watched the show “Wild Kratts”? The Kratt Brothers, Martin and Chris Kratt, are determined to teach kids about animals. In addition, they also motivate children to become scientists and help keep planet Earth safe and sound. Out of the thousands of characters in the books I’ve read and the movies I have watched, these two significant people stand out above all others. This is because they symbolize determination, wisdom, and goodness, and thereby inspire me to become my dream job, an ecologist.

The natural world has a rhythm that ebbs and flows; it is this rhythm that all of nature follows. It is the natural order of life. It is where when left to itself, life finds its balance. The beauty of nature is all around us, and yet; we are unaware, too caught up in the rush of day to day living that we forget to look at what is right there in front of us. The pressures of society, friends and family, paying the bills, work, school, news events, the harshness of the world; we fail to see the softness, peace, beauty and the balance of nature. It is in nature where we find our true selves, our inner peace, our inner voice, our balance.

I confess, I all too well know that living in the digital age, I have hindered my opportunities to immerse myself in nature like Henry David Thoreau. There is rarely a day that passes by that I do not use my cell phone or computer. Too often I forget that the outside world is more enigmatic and dynamic than anything that can be found on the computer or in the concrete jungle I enter when I go back home. I crave the mesmerizing and reflective space that nature has always provided since the dawn of time. Nature allows me to feel alone, but also become a part of something at the very same time. Thoreau beautifully claims, “We need the tonic of wildness...At the same time that we are earnest to explore and learn all things, we require that all

The outdoors is hidden to many people around the world. All many see is the huge skyscrapers and whitewash walls of the cities. These people don’t tend to be as happy because there isn’t a stress reliever, or a place to get away to. They need this place so that they can have some time to just relax, learn, and develop true happiness. The outdoors is an escape for those who know it and are available to experience it on a regular basis. These places can be the Great Redwood Forests and Lake Almanor in California, to Canada’s vast river and lake systems, to the fields of Kansas, and the mountains of New Zealand. All of these places have one thing in common, the freedom to live. So many city dwellers don’t get to experience these things, which rural people hold to so dearly. The constant hustle and bustle of the city tends to keep people from their happiness. The stress of city life has a way to go “out the window” when you spend time outside with yourself and nature. The ones who can experience the life in the

Synthesis Essay – Peter Pace MSgt Adam R. Haffner Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy Peter Pace What level of success must one achieve to be remembered as a true professional? Peter Pace was sworn in as the sixteenth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on 1 October 2005, becoming the first Marine to hold that office. General Pace was a visionary but unethical leader. He used his inspirational motivation to execute his vision and capitalize on organizational and structural diversity to enhance the joint force.

The beautiful blossoms that bloom in Californian spring, the summer daisies alongside the cooling lake, long after the summer the trees have lost their leaves entering autumn to fresh white snow out in the mountains. Nature is able to show us its true beauty without any falseness and modifications. After all, is it not ironic how people go to museums to look at paintings of colorful flowers, green hills, and clear water streams; those are beauties that can easily be observed in real life outside of the urban environment which are surrounded by them, or how people buy recordings of the calming sounds of nature, similar to what you would listen to at night in the woods or smell nature aromas of the candles. What we are doing is trying to mislead our minds and pretend to think that we are in the woods but are instead cornered inside our small, well-furnished, and full -with-technology apartment.

He is a photographer and a scientists who enjoys a bit of excitement and will do anything to get that, “Perfect shot,” as stated in National Geographic. Carsten travels to many volcanoes gathering data for his work, known as volcanology. He studies volcanoes, and in doing so, he likes to take pictures. Recently, Carsten went to the volcano of Nyiragongo, one of the hottest, largest (lava lake), and active volcano around. It is too dangerous to go past terrace 3 because the lava could overflow. For the excitement, Carsten went anyway, and was inches away from lava. This shows how much he loves that feeling of rush in a life threatening situation. Despite the fact that he could die, and he too, only gets paid around $70,000 per year, he stayed persistent, and continued to follow his passion. Let this man not be seen as crazy, but courageous and persistent, and as a seeker of adventure.

The Author mentions about the exchange she has with Chris Santella, about his love for national parks , She mentions that Chris Santella has a corporate career but still chose to leave it behind to write about his adventures and experiences which he had during his visit to many national parks , She asks him about his love for camping & national parks, he replies saying that it makes him feel different, but not keeping him busy, taking aside the worries of doing things and engage in observation, which induces a peaceful awakening within him. He also mentiones about his daughters, the young generation are engaged with digital devices, which deprives them of establishing a connection with nature and thus leading them not to understand it. He

Paul Nicklen likes his photos to combined art, storytelling, and conservation. He wants his photos to bring awareness to global warming and the effects it has on animals. He hopes that through his photography and public speaking he can open the eyes of others. He wants the world to realize that with transformation we can help the ecosystem stop the extinction of many artic

According to Stevenson, Scher, Vasella, Franklin, and Jones (2008), discussed which job that best fits Alan Wilson’s sense of charitable duties per his dying mother’s request; stay with his current employer, Grepter, as a senior manager, join the hedge fund of LSM Investment suggested by his friend, Karl, as a hedge fund manager or take up the offer of a previous girlfriend, Shiori Masaki, at her social enterprise organization to save lives through biotechnology. Each career option gives Alan the opportunity to honor his

As I left behind the somber forest, I now recognized an appreciation for nature that I did not realize I had. I now knew there was more to nature than just trees and animals, but also I found the