Steve Morales
October 15, 2013
Ms. Becker
AP Language and Composition
Humans make the World Without humans this planet would never be how it is today. “I saw science as being in harmony with humanity.”- Joseph Rotblat . Science is nature, without humans science will never been put to a test and nothing would have been brought to be true in the world . By using science humanity can go on and prevent natural disasters. Even if nature is a really powerful source in this world humanity can modify its environments to be secure from everything nature wants or decides to put in humanities way.
As humanity makes this world possible nature gives them the resources to make it possible. this world could not be made if a human does not make errors. “He concealed the car as best he could…” Krakauer says in page 29. Chris McCandless uses natures sources in the forest to the best of his ability to hide the van and other objects he has with him. McCandless is making his life keep going by using his knowledge about nature and knowing when a flood is going to happen so he can get rid of everything he needs to get rid of as he continues to make his life possible. “Our life is frittered away by detail.” Henry David Thoreau says in the second paragraph. Life is a gift and people take it for granted most of the time. By taking your life as nature brings it to you you will make more of your life instead of cutting it off. The world would be a way better place to be in if people take life as it come with its positive as well as negative ways.
By the works of humanity this world has come to be as it is as it fights through the challenges nature puts against all the people. “After perhaps a seventh attempt he slipped from the wooden ledge and fell, fluttering his wings’ on to his back on the windowsill.” Woolf says in page two paragraph three. The Moth in this story can be used as a representation of us, humanity. Nature knocked him down due to his small size in various occasions but he stood up and fought against that challenge just like humanity will stand up and fight against a natural disaster.
Many may argue that humanity cannot be anything if it wasn't for nature. Although that can be true, humanity can actually use nature and do something good for themselves and for nature itself while nature just provides the things needed.
Many things are man made to stop natural disasters and keep the world safe from any hazardous event brought by a natural force. The seawall in Galveston Island is a great way to show that due to the fact that it is “man made” and it has stopped many devastating events from having more devastating results than what they have caused.