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    or a single Calypso borealis in a murky swamp‚ both equally beautiful but vastly different. John Muir and William Wordsworth have two very different way of describing things that are very similar to each other. Both are capable of portraying beautiful stories but in two completely opposite ways. Wordsworth uses intriguing syntax to portray his story while Muir uses profound connotation and diction. John Muir uses lots of profound connotation and diction to portray his connection with nature. An example

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    My Trip to Muir Woods

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    1 My Trip to Muir Woods Stephanie Johnson American InterContinental University- Online Outline 1. Introduction. A) Everyone has had a memorable trip. 2. First paragraph. B) My first trip to Muir Woods. 3. Second paragraph. C) Driving up to Muir Woods. 4. Third paragraph. D) My roommate’s driving habits. 5. Fourth paragraph. E) Walking into

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    The John Muir House home to the author‚ naturalist‚ and a published author. His books were all about nature and how he loved living in the wild. Some cool things about John Muir is that he climbed a 100 foot mountain in a thunderstorm‚ inched across the alaska ice bridge‚ and spent a night on Mt.Shasta during as blizzard. He was an amazing person‚ father‚ husband‚ and friends to everyone. He sadly he died on December 24‚ 1914‚ leaving his kids behind Wanda and Helen behind. Some cool things about

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    enjoy nature? You can thank a man named John Muir. John Muir was a naturalist who can be known as “The Father of Our National Parks”. He helped preserve many of our national parks that we see today. John Muir and his love for the wilderness helped the American people learn that they need to preserve the natural beauty around them. To understand how he helped the people learn to preserve the environment‚ we need to know about his childhood. First of all‚ John Muir was born in Dunbar‚ Scotland in 1838

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    people who have inspired the world this day was created. Such as John Muir‚ Jane Goodall and Rachel Carson. Based on the article named‚ Is Conservationist Muir Still Important?” written by Los Angeles Times in Newsela‚ John Muir was a large figure who helped establish the national park system through his writings through solo hikes in California. He as known as the godfather of environmentalism. Since he was the first president of the Sierra Club‚ he shaped ideas about how wilderness should be thought

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    been in Yosemite National Park in California. There we can see many glacial features but before we knew how the valley originated there were many different arguments on how the valley originated. In the book Glaciers of California by Bill Guyton‚ John Muir perfectly combines science and poetry to describe the glaciers in the

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    devoted their lives to making our ecosystems and land healthier. The purpose of this report is to inform high school students about one of the most well known environmentalists and naturalists‚ John Muir. His most famous project was helping to make the Yosemite Grant into Yosemite National Park. John Muir was born in Scotland in 1838 but 11 years later he and his family moved to the United States. He began a job at a factory‚ but after a nearly blinding accident from a machine he decided he was more

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    Throughout the course of writing my essay I began to realize that these two authors are passionate for their work. John Muir having a passionate sense of relief with nature. These two authors are both researchers of their philosophies of life. Peter Singers desires his energy towards a sense of relief such as John. These two researchers have made a differences in the world for happiness and peace in a way nature should be treated. Whereas Peter Singers talks about in his essay The Singer Solution

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    My Summer

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    Summer Vacation I have a great summer. At first month I went to summer school for Grade 10 History‚ even though it was super busy but I still having a great time with my teacher and classmates. At the second month‚ my parents decided take me and my younger sister for a driving vacation where headed for Canada’s biggest water park. This water park is locate at Alberta‚ so we decided to travel through all the western Canada. After about 13 days travel in Canada‚ we flew to Miami with another

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    Sierra Club

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    the group i want a talk about its the sierra club‚ it was found in 1892 the sierra club is the oldest grassroots environmental organization in the united states. the organization was founded in may 28‚ 1892 by a san francisco group of proffersors‚ businessmen and other professional led by john muirjohn muir was a Scottish-born American naturalist‚ author‚ and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States‚ the sierra club serves to protect land primarily in the united states

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