Mike Emanuele                         220 words

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INTD 105 Science Writing

So What? Who cares?

It is important for human culture to understand its relationship with the non-human. In this situation, the dualism between human culture and wilderness. It is clearly established by Cronon that while the dualism is popular to believe, it is ultimately false. In my essay, I found it important to establish why the dualism existed in the first place. Then to give an understanding of coexistence and the impact humanity has on nature. One Critic or skeptic may contradict by saying that there is a fine line between nature and human creation. It is black and white, the difference between a tree and a skyscraper. Another may agree with Cronon’s paradox and say that humans cannot help but destroy nature. In response, it’s important to understand that a tree and a building are clearly different, but what happens when potted plants start appearing inside human structures? It is essential to realize that part of coexistence is the incorporation of non-human objects into our everyday life. Finally while humans may be the cause of the destruction of nature, humans are also capable of preservation. Human preservation an aspect that cannot be fulfilled by anything in nature. This is what causes us to coexist, when humans become involved in nature’s ecosystem. Human existence is essential to the earth as the wilderness.