Lynn White Summary

Environmentalists worry so much about the well-being of the planet for merely the human species’ survival. Things such as natural disasters, which reasons.org say “Part of that response acknowledges that the forces behind these ‘natural disasters’ play a critical role in Earth’s capacity to support life.” If people are so concerned about the planet, then people should realize that these natural disasters actually help the Earth regenerate itself. Without these natural ‘disasters’, the planet would not be how it is today. As Nash continues to criticize humans, he states, “...capitalist-driven culture in its cancer-like tendency to self destruct.” Pollution and destruction of wildlife is a problem, but it is something that can be fixed, or having Earth fix itself. Nash is saying that humans are destroying the planet entirely, which is kind of ridiculous. If people were really destroying the Earth as much as Nash says, Earth itself would have already gotten rid of people through things like natural disasters, disease, or natural selection. The Earth will take care of itself and as Tom Haering says, “Nature plays no favorites: Survival of the fittest.”

Lies is the most meaningful word in Natasha Trethewey's poem, "White Lies" because it shows the importance in telling the truth and believing in who you are. In the poem the author explains that when she was a child she easily could lie about that she lived uptown and had pretty dresses and she wasn’t as poor as she was. She also always got caught by her mom and she made her pay for it everytime.

Coach white seems to look down on the culture of McFarland due to how different the transient from schools have been. He came from a very traditional white school that was well off. Now he is at one of the poorest schools in the country with extremely low expiation for the students. Mr. White feels like the students are disrespecting him by calling him White possibly as a play on words for his name and his race. Mr. White clearly doesn't want to be here and would rather be any where else and it’s a clear reflection to the students and other

In my opinion, the biographical criticism was used in the poem, “White Lies” by Natasha Trethewey. The reason I would suggest this is because the author’s life was clearly reflected and related to the poem. The second line in the poem states, “When I was growing up,” therefore, one can assume that the young girl in this poem is referring to Natasha Trethewey herself. Natasha Trethewey was born in Mississippi in the year 1966 to a mother of color and a white father. During this time, interracial marriage was considered illegal, thus explaining and reinforcing the great divide of race, segregation, and inequality in Mississippi.

In Pamela Perry, “White” excerpt, she discussed what “whiteness” means in American and cultural history. This blog, will discuss how being a Black person affects my personal perspective in America. It is expressed within our food, politics, music, and dance. As a naturalized citizen, in America, from Côte d'Ivoire cultural assimilation has influenced my views on being a Black person. To begin, one must contemplate what it means to be a Black-American. There are multiple ways to define Blackness, I view it as drawing from different influences both within and outside the black community. It is expressed within our food, politics, music, clothing (ethnic & urban), and dance styles. Politically, the perceived "radical" progressive movements that

Ellen White is talked about a lot in the Adventist community. George R. Knight goes into great detail into the life of Ellen White in his book Meeting Ellen White. It is very important that we understand and learn more about the influential people that are in the history of the church. As one of the most influential people, it is important that we learn how Ellen White’s writings and her presence helped mold Adventism. Her story has shown me many lessons to apply to my life. Not only her story, but her many writings have also impacted my life in many ways.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading the book Reading Ellen White by George R. Knight. I found some sections of the book to be particularly interesting. I learned different ways to interpret Ellen White’s writings. When reading at a surface level some of her writings can seem to contradict each other. It is important when reading her messages to know how to interpret what she is saying to get the full meaning of the writing. While reading through the book I came across some good points that I hope to apply to my life as well as with those I come in contact with.

Christian voice is correcting them or proclaiming the biblical model of man’s relationship to nature which: is unique and superior to the dominant free-market and environmentalist models. . According to Gardner and Stern (1996), in that place are exclusive approaches that have power to be implemented in companionships search to defend the environment. One like approach may take a closer look at holy and regarding duties beliefs and the effects of these beliefs on the environment. The idea to create values and beliefs in environmental issues are important components of having a safer and enjoyable world for its people and the world they live in. Christian and non-Christian, at hand, must see the environment and the shortcoming of business by reason of a proper conversion to an act or purpose of and preservation of the wealth the planet has to support life. Christians as the Bible originate directing the eye to what has to be published by word force in reference to human natures dependence and bounden duty to the nature and its resources. As Christians we should do what ever it takes to make sure this earth glorify God. If we are careless about science and economics — not caring about how they work and what they describe, creation’s economy will suffer (Christians Research Institute).

The perception of humans as being rulers over everything is of course a human based idea that shows up in religions such as Christianity. This idea of human life as being the most important thing, Genesis 1:28 “And God blessed them and told them, “Multiply and fill the earth and subdue it; you are the masters of the fish and the birds and all the animals”. By using this logic it’s easy to understand why Lyn White made his point. By using his example of a stream, let’s say there’s fish in the stream, by damming it, you kill the fish habitat and the fish, so consequently you upset the Gods of nature that protect these things. But with Christianity these things don’t matter and it’s the job of man to subdue his natural word. With this shift in thinking it’s easy to see where regard for the environment slipped. In modern terms the “subdue nature” attitude still isn’t a healthy one. Although not many people today are going to consider whether or not their actions are going to harm and displease a god or goddess of nature, the “I rule all” Judeo Christian attitude isn’t discouraging the domination over nature according to Lyn

In those debate, nature never wins. The surprising thing to Seubert was that many people who opposed the plan injected God into the debate. Pope Francis encyclical “On Care for Our Common Home” explained how an ecological conversion within ourselves is necessary to come back in balance with nature and to truly care about the environment. However, as it stands right now, many people fiercely defend a legacy and a school of taught that harms the environment and jeopardizes the future sustainability of it. Seubert closes by saying that science, logic, and God support the premise of the river plan which is the bases of the belief that a solution will happen to the problem of the Monocacy River, however he admits that earlier in the article that abandoning the protection areas was the worst possible outcome for the

McFague begins her essay by stating that originally Christianity was not anthropocentric, but the age of the enlightenment made it so. This gave Lynn White a viable reason behind his argument in his famous essay. “What creation meant in the first or third or twelfth century cannot serve as an answer to the question, how can Christians act responsibly toward nature in the twenty-first century?” (McFague 334). This is true because if one were to look at the creation story as a whole, they would notice the parts that say how man cannot destroy nature because it will not be replaced. Instead, the development of technology lead this passage to

White’s thesis in The Historical Roots of our Ecological Crisis states that in order to confront the expanding environmental crises, humans must begin to analyze and alter their treatment and attitudes towards nature. The slow destruction of the environment derives from the Western scientific and technological advancements made since the Medieval time period. “What people do about their ecology depends on what they think about themselves in relation to things around them” (RON p.7). Technology and science alone will not be able to save humans until we adjust the way of thinking and suppress the old ideas of humans power above nature. Instead, we need to learn how to think of ourselves as being

“When Worlds Collide” is a documentary about the old age and the New age coming together as one in Europe . This video talks about the good things that the new world had brought to the old world and the not so good things. This documentary also talks about the improvements that has happened in both worlds. In the old world, everyone was part of nature. They used organic products, built machines out of wood, and also developed things from nature. Now in the new world, we are destroying nature and using metal to make machines and releasing toxins in the air while doing so. We should go back to the old world’s age and save earth so that we can live healthier longer.

In a chilling recollection of mankind’s current misdeeds towards the environment in “The End of Nature,” McKibben’s call for action is one paramount to the survival of the human race. In essence, McKibben argues that the futures of both nature and ourselves are delicately yet undeniably interconnected. Furthermore, he urges that “we” (ALL humans) are the deciding chip in said bond. By doing so, McKibben implies that action must be situated if we are to expect any change in such bleak a situation. This argument can clearly be found when McKibben speaks out on a myriad of environmental issues in the past, present, and future. McKibben begins to accustom readers to a pattern in which human ignorance juts out from past environmental experiences.

The environment is quickly becoming one of the greatest topics of debate in modern times as the impacts of climate change and deforestation become more and more apparent to the world, and is arguably man’s next greatest ethical concern. Regardless of one’s stance on ecological issues it is hard to argue that a change in our behaviour isn’t needed to prevent future devastation. The Catholic Church has always to some degree supported environmentalism, and that support is no doubt growing stronger rather than dwindling. To understand the significant extent to which adherents of Catholicism are participating in the ever increasing ethical concern of the environment, it is first important to explore Church teachings and their approach to ecology.