In his writing, Leopold offers several points of view, from both that of "man" and from the ecosystem. ... The story of "X" takes place before western man had the opportunity to infringe on the environment, but this not the case for "Y". ... Probably the most important message that can be taken from the "Sand County Almanac" is that of the Land Ethic. ... Leopold asserts on page 239 that "All ethics so far evolved rest upon a single premise: that the individual is a member of a community of independents parts." ... By putting it terms such as these, Leopold has made it quite clear what con...

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This is taken from the second half of the first line of the poem. ... The fact that the author includes body parts which are only from the human body makes the hawk seem even more human. ... Generally, inspectors are people with quite a high rank as they get to see whether everything is to their liking or not. ... The way the hawk thinks and acts surely reveals a certain irony or analogy to the western way of thinking. ... In this line his confidence and resulting persistence are all unmistakable. ...

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If you have to ask yourself that question then you are further away from the truth than you think. ... A couple of examples from the readings that have to deal with self- identity come from Sartre in The Flies. ... We also are free because we are naked, free from superfluous ballast on our bodies. ... Ideas about knowledge and truth form a very essential part of Western philosophy and that also is understandable since we are human because of that extra mental capability we have, our mind, our spirit, our ratio. ... Actually with them the history of Western philosophy ...

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