Object of Nature Assignment
clouds above a field
Clouds seen from the vantage point of an airplane. This is an example from a different view of why I find clouds so awe-inspiring. (See below)
I don’t think I feel more inspired/optimistic/humbled/empowered as I do when I look at cloud formations like this one. As inflated as it may sound, there is just something about a great sky of clouds that makes me giddy, makes me feel as though all of nature were working to make my day great in that particular moment. I will, of course, discuss this more in class on Tuesday.
*My second object of nature is an article from Newsweek Magazine that I am bringing into class about global warming and the effects of carbon on plants in our environment despite our best efforts at buying hybrid cars and recycling. The article discusses the various pros and cons of carbon emissions into the natural environment, and onto which dangerous roads excess carbon in the environment may lead us. I’m oftentimes perplexed at the conflicting perspectives we get about the environment through the media. This particular article seems to be especially bleak, and inspires me to ask the following questions (of which you will understand after seeing the article in class):
1. What is the effect of the media’s role in the race to perserve the environment?
2. How can it be possible to decrease our carbon emissions to the environment by 80% in the next 40 years?
3. How can we bring nature back into previously industrialized epicenters of our society?