Course: HUM 299 Environmental Humanities

Directed Writing

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Directed Writing: On Nature and Humanity

In these three essays we encounter many presumptions about the relationship between humans and nature, such as…

i. Nature was made for humans.                                          ii. Humans are a part of nature.

iii. Humans are separate from nature.                                   iv. Humans belong in nature.

v. Humans and nature are in competition.                            vi. Humans and nature operate in cooperation.

Which of these ideas do Thoreau, Muir, and Leopold each believe, as you understand them? Use facts from the reading to support your points (3 points) Which of these of these ideas do you agree with and why? (7 points)

Your assignment should be 1 page minimum, 12 point font, double spaced, 1 to 1.5 inch top, bottom, and side margins

Submit your work as a MS Word document in the Dropbox found on the Course Home page.