Patrick Jones                                                                Approximately 150 words

pwj2@geneseo.edu

INTD 105-19: Science Writing

When looking at the parking curb behind Milne library, I saw a paradox between the curbs purpose as a barrier and the green that surrounds it that shows the divide between humanity and nature is a fallacy. The ability of students to move around the barrier and enjoy the college greens it protects demolishes this divide by allowing individuals to enjoy the less sublime aspects of nature. Here, many environmentalists would argue that even though this barrier protects an area of nature, the pollution of the rainforest and the ocean is much more important and have more of an effect on us as a society then this area of grass. I agree that the pollution in the oceans is important, but allowing students to enjoy these areas of grass and trees teaches them to better appreciate the world around them and when they leave SUNY Geneseo, they will have more respect for nature that will allow nature and humanity to coexist.