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Everyday as I return from my classes I pass a large boulder outside my residence hall. It is just a normal boulder but every time I look at it I cant help wonder if it was placed there for decoration or if it has always resided there. It seems as if it was always its home but then you look around and see the plants and dirt that has been dug up around it and start to second-guess yourself. Some people may see the boulder as nature and nothing more whilst others may see it as merely a decoration for the outdoors. The boulder also begs the question, what else is living around or because of this rock. There could be dozens even hundreds of insects living in the ground under this rock. For instance there could be an anthill under the rock because it provides protection from the rain or even a beehive under it. As unimportant as the rock may seem to some people it is these small integrations of the natural world into the artificial world that give a place its character and can make people feel at home whenever they see a landmark, even if it is just a boulder.  It is at this point where you realize that sometimes the natural world and the artificial world can be one and the same, they can merge together and show us that the boundary is not always as obvious as it may seem.

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