to fairly analyze a piece of work. It is my lack of patience for supreme stupidity that disables me from comparing two certain articles on the topic of “Wilderness”. When asked to read‚ summarize‚ and then write about the differing opinions between Wallace Stegner’s “Wilderness Letter” (1960) and William Cronan’s “The Trouble with Wilderness” (1996)‚ I approached reading them not expecting too much of a difference or surprise. I actually expected the latter article to be more astute being that
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protect the wildlife‚ wilderness and recreational values. This order closed the area to mineral entry. Twenty years later‚ Congress passed and President Jimmy Carter signed the Alaskan National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA). This more than doubled the original size to 19.8 million acres and established 8.6 million acres of the original area as wilderness (Alaska Wild ’). This
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Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness Edward Abbey The author of the book Desert Solitaire‚ Edward Abbey‚ talked frequently throughout the book about the beauty of nature and ways that human beings are destroying the natural beauty of the world we live in. The way abbey views nature is in a way that is best experienced by actually being out in nature‚ taking a hike‚ horseback riding‚ or bicycling. He believes that people who use the luxury of their cars on camping trip will not get to
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More than any other man‚ Daniel Boone was responsible for the exploration and settlement of Kentucky. His grandfather came from England to America in 1717. His father was a weaver and blacksmith‚ and he raised livestock in the country near Reading‚ Pennsylvania. Daniel was born there on November 2‚ 1734. If Daniel Boone was destined to become a man of the wild‚ an explorer of unmapped spaces‚ his boyhood was the perfect preparation. He came to know the friendly Indians in the forests‚ and early
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Paul S. Sutter’s book Driven Wild describes the formation of the Wilderness Society and how a group of eight individuals became activists in their attempt to preserve the Nation’s wilderness. These individuals were authors‚ scientists‚ ecologists‚ conservationist‚ environmentalist‚ and foresters who wanted preserve the remaining natural wilderness from logging‚ mining‚ and tourism. Their main points of contention focuses more on tourism resulting from the growing availability of automobiles causing
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about Stan Cook’s Wilderness Newfoundland Adventures. So for my personal paper I have decided to research reasons as to why people should chose to come visit Newfoundland and Labrador‚ and partake in what the wonderful Wilderness Newfoundland Adventures has to offer instead of travelling elsewhere for a similar adventure. I will define the term ecotourism‚ and list some reasons as to why it is a growing activity in the travel industry. I will describe what products Wilderness Newfoundland Adventure
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An American Indian Wilderness A short story by Louis Owens The Reflective Lone Ranger In Louis Owens’ essay "An American Indian Wilderness" the author projects a self-reflective and‚ in the end‚ pessimistic persona. As a young man Owens works as a park ranger in the American Wilderness of Washington State. He has the task of burning down an old log shelter in the wilderness‚ to return the surrounding area back to its natural state. After completing his task‚ he meets two elderly Indian women‚
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Frontier: Wilderness Introduction: Wilderness is an aspect that is‚ always has been and always will be around‚ but societies view of it has constantly changed. As years have gone by society has changed and so has peoples beliefs‚ values and general outlook on life and what is important to them. Looking at the culture back at the start of American colonization and examinging it all the way until recent times‚ constant change is evident and I believe that the changing conception of wilderness is a product
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In any event‚ the wilderness was never seen as the unknown‚ but in fact‚ seen as the Garden of Eden where God’s children were put to the test. Although‚ the nature of American Puritans was to never see nor do evil‚ the real test was to conquer evil‚ to either tame or vanquish it. In the letters and stories from J. Hector St. John de Crèvecœur and Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ interests sparked among European immigrants‚ yet they did not fully realize the severity and depth of the their decision to come to
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because of the way we define "wilderness‚" there are no such places left on Earth. This is one of the central ideas of William Cronan’s‚ "The Trouble with Wilderness." No matter how many hours you drive or the distance you fly‚ you will not find a "pristine" location on this Earth. William Cronan writes that we must learn to take responsibility for our actions and accept that we are a part of nature. Only then will we be able to live responsibly with the "wilderness". This argument is logical and
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