Descent: Vegetable Genius, Impressionism, and Surrealism – Tracing the concept of “Vegetable Genius” from the Romantics (via Abrams’ Mirror and the Lamp) to… http://biothyrics.tumblr.com/post/150743570774/descent-vegetable-genius-impressionism-and
Comparison Exercise
Part I: Thesis Choose two essays from the assigned readings and write a thesis statement in which you make a comparison. Essays “Water’s Edge” Salmon Rushdie “Footprints” Annie Dillard “Recalling Niels Bohr” Annie Dillard “Utah” Annie Dillard “Lonesome with Snails” Annie …
This is Your Brian on Nature by Florence Williams (Nat Geo Mag)
With the number of health and cognitive benefits nature offers, it is no wonder many early American writers considered the study of nature a pious pursuit. Can learning more about nature’s influence on the human mind/body help us better understand …
Traveling Alone, With Help (The NYT Magazine)
Learn how this traveling Argentinian learned to trust people in the short piece “Traveling Alone, With Help.”
The Price of Solar… By Robert Fares (Scientific America)
In light of our discussion of “The Longest Main Street in the World” and our dependence on oil: http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/plugged-in/the-price-of-solar-is-declining-to-unprecedented-lows/
Solastalgia
In context of C.E. Richard’s essay “The Longest Main Street in the World,” we discussed the idea of “solastalgia”– the distress a person feels over the negative environmental changes happening close to home. Learn more about “solastalgia” here: http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20151030-have-you-ever-felt-solastalgia
Taking a Stand at Standing Rock By By DAVID ARCHAMBAULT II (The NYTs)
In his op-ed “Taking a Stand at Standing Rock,” David Archambault discusses the Dakota oil pipeline and the Sioux’s important protest of it. In addition to addressing the pressing environmental harms, Archambault reminds us of the unsettling history of the government’s …