Although it seems that large predators have absolutely nothing in common with ground-nesting birds, the fate of one species varies directly with the fate of the other. ... However, after reading the text, I was left with a sense of indifference. Much of what Wilcove had to say was redundant, and he failed to give a true sense of direction for the common people. ... This way the text would give direction to the common person to make a positive difference on the environment. ...

• Word Count: 1282
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This seems to have given Stegner's writing a hard sense of realism in portraying the harshness and beauty of the American west, as well as a good sense of it's social climate. ... He was able to encounter many different types of landscapes and biomes, which gave him a sense of the social and physical geography of the region. ... In fact, all of Stegner's earlier works are pervaded by a sense of awe at the beauty of the west, and the history of the region. ...

• Word Count: 1836
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In a certain sense, its 'intrinsic sustainability' was therefore not very great. ... To all this, Aristotle added a strong sense of nature's usefulness. ... In 1987, the UN-sponsored Brundtland Commission released "Our Common Future," a report that captured widespread concerns about the environment and poverty in many parts of the world. ... All of these events contributed to bring about the common concern for the environment and the advent of the idea of sustainable development was heralded. ... Weather-related disasters - especially African droughts and Asian floods - hav...

• Word Count: 1881
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The fear settles until someone with a weaker sense of reality can convince me that "something is being done" by environmental scientists and none of it will affect me when I am dust. ... With today's common knowledge of what might happen in the near future if significant changes aren't made in the lifestyle of most people it's hard to understand why 70 million cars continue to vomit their poison into the air everyday. ... Because of the central theme of my classes I have been exposed in the shape of special speakers and class discussions to others who share my fear but not my ...

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But more generally still, for survival in a world which is constantly becoming more complex, the common man needs systemic reasoning, which is also the reasoning of sustainable development. ... * The sixth principle, that of common natural heritage, strives to secure for the sake of all the vital nucleus of natural capital, i.e. untamed nature where it exists and the ultimate reserve of life...

• Word Count: 5235
• Approx Pages: 21
• Grade Level: Undergraduate