Landscape

Introduction We live in a time where most environments on earth have been impacted by anthropogenic activities. According to Napton et al (2010), “Human activities have become the dominant force shaping the surface of the earth, increasingly overriding natural changes by altering the topography, modifying the quality and quantity of surface water and groundwater, reducing biodiversity, and changing biogeochemical systems” (para. 1). These anthropogenic activities can have detrimental effects on the

the land is on that particular side of the train station. By way of contrast, the opposing side of the station paints a different picture, “On the other side, were fields of grain and trees along the banks of Ebro” (276). The clash between the two landscapes is profound. On one hand there is arid, lifeless land. Conversely, the opposing side yields, beautiful fertile land. Hemingway wanted to emphasize how Jig’s life would develop one way or another depending on the route she took. Notably, the dry

In John Steinbeck’s Cannery Row, Mack and his ravenous companions depart the inhospitable coastal fog of Monterey, California, and head east toward Carmel Valley, searching for sun. Turning down a sinuous two-lane road running alongside the Carmel River, they discover an Elysian plain basking beneath crystalline skies. Wildflowers stippled the orchards and quilted greenery at the base of the Santa Lucia Mountain Range. The men scoop up carrots fallen from a flatbed. Their truck runs over a rooster

--John B. Jackson, “The Past and Future Park” in Denatured Visions   Urban parks are defined in their comparative and contrastive relationships to the urban environments surrounding them. Although frequently conceptualized as natural landscapes, the physical and social uses of parks give

film, One Night The Moon, Issues relating to culture and social class are explored through the perspectives of different characters, as they confront a tense and divisive situation. Perkins explores the characters’ relationship with the outback landscape through a series of emotive songs and structural features, such as camera angles and wide shots. With the use of contrasts, Perkins is able to express the theme of cultural difference in a number of ways , however, despite the crisis of Emily running

In Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian and Michael Punke’s The Revenant, violence and death become the constants of two characters amongst the rigid, natural landscape of the United States of America in the 1800s. In both of these novels, the natural order of the United States is harshly stripped away by settlers trying to dominate the land that thrived perfectly well without their presence. Those who are unnatural to the land seek to punish those who are natural to it. In this environment, violence

were multiple artists that had their own style and each was unique. My personal favorites in that gallery where; Artist: Emily Carr. Painting: Shore and forest (Cordova bay) My depiction: The dark oil paint on the paper kinda give this calming landscape a very rugged look to it. Almost unsettling. Lots of movement with the oil paint. Artist: Lawren S. Harris. Painting: From berg lake, evening, #4 in the "sketches of mount Robson" series. My depiction: I appreciate this one for it's multitude of

sleek horizontal building, indeterminate dark brown color and its massive tower emerging from its slightly bent curving roof. The building is an example of boldness, internationalism and cultural neutrality. Its setting in the Golden Gate Park’s landscape with the topography, vegetation; weather and light are taken advantage of. The significance of nature and the art that is housed in the museum from the Americas, Oceania, and Africa can be seen as having resonance in the architecture. Many of the

that the speaker lists, "How often have I paused on every charm,/ The sheltered cot, the cultivated farm,/ The never-failing brook, the busy mill." (ll. 9-11) These described parts of the village are implying life, human or natural, in the village landscape. The sheltered cot and busy mill are two places that villagers regularly occupy. People sleep in the cot and work

After I watched the episode 1: Ordering the Land (16,000 BP – 1870s), I could tell the melting glaciers has changed Minnesota a lot. It left many rivers and lakes on the Minnesota landscape and carved out a network of deep valleys. Besides, the main climate change has supported a wide range of vegetarian, such as pine forest, deciduous forest, and prairies. As can be seen, these biomes drew the attention of American Indians, and European, which they arrived and occupied the territory. From the 1680s