I noticed that the monolog mirrors the sheet music in a really neat way. The music repeats notes and adds new ones in each following stanza (I do not think they are called stanzas, but as I said, I am not great musical genius). Similarly Annabelle’s monologue builds on itself, repeat many of the words in each new sentence but adding a couple of new ones as well. I think this also sets the tone for the somewhat shocking ending. It’s basically a crescendo. In addition to the way that repetition makes the voices and tone of the play musical, I think that it’s also important and, of course, intentional that Highway uses the women’s, origins and locations as the backbone of the play. The four women, each presumably representing one of the four strings …show more content…
I have already recommend it to a number of people. As a big fan of science fiction, I am excited to have been introduced to a new author in the genera. I think this is a book with a tremendous amount of staying power. Le Guin had, in my opinion, a tremendous amount of forethought in writing this book. Her environmental concerns, along with her treatment of medical ethics, seem very much ahead of her time. Several times while I was reading I had to double check the publication date.. Much of the book, considering the period during which it was written, feels prophetic in the style of Brave New World and 1984. I am dumbfounded that I have not heard of this book previously, and I am not going to go on a feminist rant about why I suspect that …show more content…
In fact, we muck it up at almost every turn. As we have discussed in class, even now, when we attempt to apply our technologies for the proverbial power of good in environmental terms, more often than not, we end up causing harm. Imagine there is an over population in one species, so, thinking that we are addressing this over-population in an eco-conscious manner, another species is brought in to eat the first one. This is done not realizing that the first species in the only food source for some other species and the super aggressive second species eats all of the first species and the other species, which happens to only exist in this one very unique biome, is now extinct. This has been done over and over. We mean well, we just don’t quite get it right because we are interfering and assuming that on some level we can outsmart nature, when in fact, we obviously can’t. We just keep turning the people grey, so to
Ever since the dawn of industrialization, humans have caused serious, irreversible damage to the biosphere. And as the world progresses and Canadians looks on, they realized the impact of their environmental damage. Sometimes new ecofriendly technology enters the market and replaces the old environment damaging one. But that is not enough, human society as a whole must completely rethink and change themselves individually to so that their actions causes minimal environmental backlash.
I would recommend this book 100% because it is a nice in between of drama and sports. So good for those interested in sports, as well for those who like the dramatic feel of books. It will keep a person locked in wanting to know how things are going to turn out. Whether Doctor Bennet will break and retract his findings or how he will face the world and stand up for himself and his research. This book is so descriptive in each piece of information that it gives and it will keep your eyes glued just wanting to know what will happen
This book is a very good book. It is not one of my favorite books, but it is in, or somewhat close to, the top ten list. It has an intriguing story and has some humor in it to make sure that it isn’t all mellow.
People mess up the planet on which they live because they make the mistake of thinking that we dominate the world. That we are the end of creation; that evolution ended with us, God’s greatest work. This is a human flaw. There are no other animals that try to control the whole world and make it their own. Humans are the only ones.
Over all, it was a good book. I would never recommend it to anyone, but that is just because of the topic. I would recommend it to someone next year when they do their first nine weeks book review, or if they just had an unquenchable thirst for early exploration, but those are about the only circumstances that I would recommend this book.
Not only should we want to make a change, we are obligated to make a change. One such case includes the gold rush of 1858. Peggy O’Day lectured on the gold rush and how our actions had monumental effects on the environment then and how those actions still have a lasting impact on the environment now. Peggy delved into how our excessive use of water and destruction of the landscape led to widespread issues of water pollution and water scarcity. By flooding the hillsides and then taking the sediment and releasing it in the river, the water was rendered unfit for drinking. Many small towns relied on these rivers as a main source of drinking water and were thus put in a state of panic because of the dearth of clean water. Furthermore, the mining process required a lot of timber, so miners exploited the forests and cut down nearly one-third of all the timber (O’Day). Not only did the mining process kill a lot of vegetation, but it also forced animals to leave their habitats, placing those animals in danger of facing starvation and potential extinction. Many of these destroyed habitats and ecosystems can still be seen today, which serves as a reminder of how we should and need to make changes to how we do things. Peggy implicitly implied in her lecture that we need to not only be cognizant of how mining works, but also be aware of the fact that we cannot make the same mistakes with
When trying to co-exist with the environment there contain many challenges. And sometimes as an effect of these challenges humans may harm the environment. Humanity can harm the environment in many ways. For example, dumping trash in landfills, cutting down trees, burning fossil fuels for energy, and clearing out an area for new housing and businesses. Out of the many ways that people can harm the environment, introducing a non-native species into new surroundings harms the environment the most.
- Monologue – no broken up into stanzas because Dawe is trying to mirror the flow and pace of speech
According to an annual Gallup survey, “Americans are way more worried about water pollution than global warming, air pollution, or other major environmental concerns.” (Loughlin). Drinking polluted water will harm individuals and their families but global warming has not appeared to danger us and so we do not worry about it (Walker). In the article, The Sacred Balance: Rediscovering Our Place in Nature, by David Suzuki, it is indicated that humans have lost interconnectedness with nature. In other words, people have put importance to the more unnecessary things, which are the main causes for us consuming chemicals in food and creating dangerous pollution and diseases. The ignorance of our modernist society faces has led us all to severe problems. One should be more aware of what 's happening around us instead of just letting things happen. We must be more cautious so that we can live in a safe environment.
My thoughts about the book overall is basically, it’s a terrible way for women to live. It shows that their government is corrupt and are blinded by what they believe is the right way to live. Basing people’s lives off of religion isn’t just. The fact that they think it’s their choice and right to pick and choose the women who are deemed healthy enough to bare children, be forced to sleep with another woman’s husband is completely wrong. I understand that these couples are at the age when they aren’t able to
During The Lathe of Heaven, Dr. Haber tries to legitimize George’s use of the Augmentor while awake and says, “Eliminated the color problem, racial hatred. Eliminated war. Eliminated the risk of species deterioration and the fostering of deleterious gene stocks… Progress, George! We’ve made more progress in six weeks than humanity made in six thousand years” (147)! Orr immediately responds, “People can’t choose anything at all anymore for themselves. Why is everything so shoddy, why is everybody so joyless? You can’t even tell people apart—and the younger they are the more that’s so” (147). In the beginning of George’s response, choice is highlighted as a key factor to the lack of people’s happiness in novel’s current bleak setting. George’s mentioning of choice represents the individual freedom for which people are denied as Dr. Haber ultimately decimates the population. Additionally, as George denies the alleged benefits of Haber’s world, George acknowledges his humanitarian desire to save the people of Portland. Eventually Haber says, “You have no social conscience, no altruism. You’re a moral jellyfish. I have to instill social responsibility in you hypnotically, every time”(147). George proves Haber wrong as he stands by his choice to not cooperate.
As we continue to grow and have a greater impact on the Earth’s systems, it is essential that we address our role and relationship with nature. The separation of humans from nature encourages environmentally irresponsible behavior because it allows us to take on the conqueror role, giving us the ability to manipulate the landscape with the duty to provide and proliferate. Throughout human history, we have made advancements in technology and agriculture, resulting in the imbalance and overuse of land. The ability of humans to manipulate the landscape and recognize the consequences of doing so makes us an invasive species. Our dependency on Earth’s resources and services put us at competition with the environment. In order to understand our role
The title is “Lathe of Heaven” and the quote it comes from is directly referring to the two main characters of the story, George and Haber. “To let understanding be stop at what cannot be understood is a high attainment.” Resembles Georges philosophy in the book which very much mirrors taoism. George does not want to try to change the flow of reality or play god like Haber. His way of thinking is shown multiple times through the novel, such as “Things don’t have purposes, as if the universe were a machine, where every part has a useful function. What’s the function of a galaxy? I don’t know if our life has a purpose and I don’t see that it matters. What does matter is that we’re a part. Like a thread in a cloth or a grass-blade in a field.
Human activity can negatively impact on the environment in different ways, which can lead to consequences which are not only bad for the environmental area affected, but humans too. Activities such as causing radiation leaks with nuclear meltdowns and dumping waste are just some examples of how humans can worsen their own environment.
Ethics is the study of what is right and wrong in human conduct. Environmental ethics studies the effects of human’s moral relationships on the environment and everything within it (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2008). The ethical principles that govern those relations determine human duties, obligations, and responsibilities with regard to the Earth’s natural environment and all of the animals and plants that inhabit it (Taylor, 1989). The purpose of this paper is to reveal environmental issues that are threatening the existence of life on Earth, and discus our social obligations to refrain from further damaging our environment, health and life for future generations. I will discus the need for appropriate actions and the ethical