The Grand Canyon: A Whole New World By Walter Kirn

The Grand Canyon is one of the greatest natural creations our planet has to offer. Have you ever been mesmerized by the giant cliffs, massive ridges, or the wide array of beautiful colors? If you answered yes, this paper is just for you! After reading this, you will be well educated about the Grand Canyon.

The passage from Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv, he uses many examples to prove his argument that we are separating from nature. He starts it off by talking about how they soon will be able to decide the color on butterfly's wings and how they can use nature to advertise. The “Nature” we all go visit is not real nature it's advertised and is not worth going to. They use parks and beaches to get there product out there just for some money to keep the area clean and well kept. It leads into talking about how we she nature from inside a car most of the time not in person. It talks about how now we don't even need to pay attention to the nature now because we have gps that guide us to our destination so we don't need to memorize routes. Even people in the back seat don't have to pay attention anymore as tvs are now in cars to either watch movies or play games. It says “Perhaps we’ll someday tell our grandchildren stories...We actually looked out the car window(Louv). This is a little stretched because most likely kids will still look out the windows when they don't have a movie playing or they are bored of what they were doing beforehand.

Humans are animals. Even as developed, personalized, and intelligent as we are, we share a deep connection with every living thing. However, many of the problems in the world result from the human belief that technology is more powerful and can replace the serene, perfect essence of nature. I believe that a connection with nature can heal wounds and help humans find balance in their lives.

The sad injustice to nature is that man has forgotten the biotic connection between the natural world and humanity. Whether protecting nature is a spiritual experience or simply a means for survival, nature is as much a part of human life as the human themselves. The separation created by modern environmentalism between human and non-human entities can only be reunited if people learn to view life as a part of nature. The scary part about that thought, however, is will that be enough now? Only time can

Even though we separated ourselves from nature in the attempt to salvage some beauty in the world we still “began to alter places where we were not,” through by-products of our industrialized society. (Mckibben XX) Mckibben says “it is also true that we are apart of nature” (Mckibben XXI) while Cronon wants us to see that “wilderness is more a state of mind than a fact of nature.” (Cronon 493) While Cronon wants humans to separate themselves from the wild, Mckibben asks us to confront nature head on. We are apart of it and“we possess the possibility of self-restraint” so we still have the means to stop abusing the natural order. In order to do this “we would need to change the ways we move ourselves around, the spaces we live in, the jobs we perform.” (Mckibben XXII) We can start by thinking of practical ways to affect the environment positively, starting in the

Nature is a beautiful location where animals and plants live in unison, being untouched by humans. The human population, however has the ability to take and abuse nature.

Introduction Arizona state University is a public metropolitan research university location on five campuses across the Phoenix, Arizona, metropolitan area, and four regional learning centers throughout Arizona. Arizona, a southern U.S state,is best known for its reliably sunny weather and as home to the Grand Canyon, the mile-deep chasm carved by the Colorado River. Many visitors utilize Flagstaff, a Ponderosa Pine covered mountain town, as a gateway to the Grand Canyon. Other natural features include the saguaro cactus-filled Sonoran Desert and the rugged formations of Red Rock State Park. Arizona is one of the Four Corners states.

Our relationship with nature has currently become strictly economic. we tend to don't associate ourselves as a section of nature as a result of we tend to use it for profit. Forests ar abate for the profits of the lumber trade and to form area for placental mammal. Animals that we tend to ar doubtless associated with, that have senses and therefore the ability to socialize ar slaughtered by the billions to feed Associate in Nursing more and more carnivorous population. Resources like oil and food ar all erratically distributed throughout the globe and thus used as a platform for profit. All the whereas the surroundings bears the grunt of our

He also encourages the reader to see what he could learn from the landscape. Nature is important to society because it brings the people closer together and provides further knowledge and understanding of the way life works and makes one wiser because of

There is an unwritten sense that the bond between man and nature is predestined. Humans may have a physical relationship with each other, but the connection with nature begins at birth. However, continuous advancements in technology, as time passes, weakens the bond between humans and nature. People have become fixated on technology and checking social media, so much that they lose touch with nature. Even though humans only need water, food, and shelter to survive, humanity has an ever growing need to innovate and improve man’s living conditions. Humans tend to think of nature as responsible for providing for humans, instead of vice versa. Today’s society lives in the fast lane, where instead of being able to enjoy leisure

This particular person probably enjoys the sounds of nature, the smell of the oaks trees, and being awaken by the sunrise. This camper enjoys the simple things in life. Now as for a business person who grew up in New York City, he may not have even gotten the chance to hear the birds chirp or smell the oaks trees. If someone were to bring him out of his comfort zone, there is a great chance he would appreciate the simple things nature has to offer. For example, in Walter Kirn’s profile, The Grand Canyon: A Whole New World, he describes a man’s first visit to the Grande Canyon. He is a 47-year-old man who has yet to visit the Grand Canyon, and one reason he may not go is because it interferes with work. But his work in the city is not going to stop him from visiting one of the world’s wonders. When he finally makes it to the Grand Canyon his emotions are

Arizona's Grand Canyon is an amazing landscape of extremes that seek to inspire ones soul. Backpacking down to the bottom of the canyon is exhilarating, camping next to the crystal blue waters makes a person feel connected and after its done you draw from that inspiration to live an adventurous life. Before any of that is possible though, you must pay a price in sweat.

The lack of nature influences our lives. The high- tech our own lives become the more nature we need for a natural balance (pg.5). Louv implores for the development of a “hybrid mind” which people “live simultaneously in both the digital and physical worlds, using nature to fire up our senses and technology to intelligence. Natural History will become as important to human history in years to come. The 21st century will be the century of human restoration in the natural world.

In life we are all confronted with the idea of nature along with society. Although both have their pros and cons they work together to give us freedom and order among individuals.

Despite what mankind would like to believe, humans are animals. As multi-celled organisms, we consume other organic matter, change the land for own uses as a beaver would build a dam, and as other mammals, we are all fed breast milk from our mothers when we were young. Yet there is this disconnection and alienation of the human race towards other species. Moreover, through fear of taking action, the convenience provided to us if we simply choose to ignore the environment, and the alienation of other species that are endangered by our actions, the hostile and uncaring attitude of humans towards nature is the core reason for many of the problems in our environment today.