Hunter Cowles                                                                                About 150 words

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INTD 105-19: Science Writing

In his paper, William Cronon  establishes that preserving the environment should be humanity’s first priority, and analyzes how society’s perception of “wilderness” has changed so drastically over time.  Cronon also proposes if humanity can find balance between both urban and nature, the more appreciative we will become of both. In today’s society however, people have a very fabricated idea of what the true wilderness actually is. Cronon explains how various places such as national parks can be misleading representations of the uninhabited wilderness. If one  wanted to discover a destination that is still truly uncontaminated by humanity, we’d have to travel miles away from the city. In the past, surviving in nature was a life or death matter, which caused people to fear the . However today nature is viewed as an oasis or a safe haven where people can escape the stresses of everyday life. As our technology changed, so did our perceptions of nature.