Nature is simply a balance. From the eyes of a human a wolf is seen as a threat, but through the eye of nature a wolf is put there to balance out the environment. One small change in the environment can make big difference.
"Thinking Like a Mountain" is an informative yet very poetic article about how everything has a purpose in nature. In this article a wolf is killed, allowing the deer to take over the mountain. The wolf was there to limit the amount of deer, and when the wolf is killed the number of deer becomes over abundant. There are not enough plants for the deer to eat, which makes the deer have to leave or eventually the deer starve. Everything in nature is a chain reaction. For instance, in this article the wolf's death had a detrimental affect on the entire mountain.
Personally, I enjoyed this article because rather than it being just hard facts, the author found a way to make it engaging, and a joy to read but at the same time the article served a purpose of informing readers about the balance of nature. It also taught me about the balance of nature, and that with one little change, a bid difference can be made.
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Monday, September 2, 2013
TED Talk
Introduction:
When we visit the ocean the first thing that comes to mind are common species of animals, like sharks, dolphins and starfish, but often times, we overlook the unexplored world beyond the shallower surface of the ocean; this is life in the depths of the ocean.
Summery:
This TED talk has informed me about the creatures in the deepest parts of the ocean, and how we often forget that the ocean is miles deep with creatures thriving and living down below. "It's a world within a world." These creatures are mysterious, exotic and are almost unreal, and they are just the tip of the iceberg. We have only explored about three percent of what's in the ocean. The oceans take up 75% of the world, with so much water and so little of it explored I can only imagine what else is hidden in the depths of it.
Personal Response:
This article has made me realize just how little we know about the oceans, there is so much to explore yet we have only explored three percent of it. It encourages me to learn more about the ocean and the animals that live inside of it. As humans we often take for granted the amazing creatures that live on this planet, after watching this talk I have grown an appreciation for the people that have questioned what lives farther down in the ocean to find these unfamiliar animals.
When we visit the ocean the first thing that comes to mind are common species of animals, like sharks, dolphins and starfish, but often times, we overlook the unexplored world beyond the shallower surface of the ocean; this is life in the depths of the ocean.
Summery:
This TED talk has informed me about the creatures in the deepest parts of the ocean, and how we often forget that the ocean is miles deep with creatures thriving and living down below. "It's a world within a world." These creatures are mysterious, exotic and are almost unreal, and they are just the tip of the iceberg. We have only explored about three percent of what's in the ocean. The oceans take up 75% of the world, with so much water and so little of it explored I can only imagine what else is hidden in the depths of it.
Personal Response:
This article has made me realize just how little we know about the oceans, there is so much to explore yet we have only explored three percent of it. It encourages me to learn more about the ocean and the animals that live inside of it. As humans we often take for granted the amazing creatures that live on this planet, after watching this talk I have grown an appreciation for the people that have questioned what lives farther down in the ocean to find these unfamiliar animals.
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