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Volcanoes. You’ve heard of them; they’re big, scary, and just plain dangerous. But are volcanoes somehow beneficial for people and the environment? Little do many people know, volcanoes actually do less harm than good. Volcanoes, though it sounds crazy, actually benefit the environment a lot. The fiery lava that spews all over the place leaves…

Throughout recent years, there has been an increasing concern for human beings to respect nature. This concern to respect nature has been made aware through environmental movements and also acknowledged in environmental ethics by philosophers who address the view of biocentric egalitarianism. To expand on this ethical concept, biocentric egalitarianism centers on the belief that…

You think you own whatever land you land on. The Earth is just a dead thing you can claim. But I know every rock and tree and creature. Has a life, has a spirit, has a name” This verse is from “Colors of the Wind” in Disney’s Pocahontas when John Smith iconically first encounters her….

The natural world and mankind have an elusive as well as unique bond. Nature allows us to connect to our intrapersonal selves. This connection, to an extent, cannot be understood on a conscious level. William Wordsworth’s poetry describes the relationship between nature and the spirit of human beings. His work pays special attention to the…

We (humans) take advantage of nature and the environment. Though this is the information age also known as the digital age and computer age, without nature we couldn’t survive. We are a part of nature. Not everybody has the blessing of feeling connected to nature. People find a connection with it in different ways even,…

For some time she had watched his movements, appearing coyly in his haunts. And now, had it paid off? Doubtless, he was in love. His muscles were taut; he swooped through the air more like an eagle than a Greylag gander. The only problem was, it was not for her that he then landed in…