Sunday, April 8, 2012

Post Ten: Nature/Environment


Nature: 


As we discussed last week in class, there is a difference between what we perceive “nature” and “environment” to be. The way I look at nature is it’s considered to be the outside life, living things, animals, the physical world, plants, and different types of landscapes. As for environment, it’s what surrounds us. Where we place ourselves, and things that we are around daily.
When I think about nature, I feel as if things should be done naturally. As nature will develop on its own, grow without adding chemicals or adding other things to it. Even for a person trying to lose weight doing it naturally would be working out and eating healthier or smaller portions, not by taking a pill or any other kind of medicine. The picture that I am referring to is the one about losing weight naturally by taking Collagen Protein. Losing weight naturally would be done without putting an extra chemical into your body. Just like adding chemicals, seeds and other sorts of things to a plant, you are not letting the plant/tree grow “naturally.” Like the picture you showed us in class of the Palm trees in the mall, those trees are unable to grow naturally and aren’t in an environment you would expect them to live. Their growth is determined by maintenance, and will most likely die quicker due to the chemicals they receive.  
When we talked in class many people had different outlooks on nature and environment, so it is all how you perceive it. I for one don’t agree that taking pills is considered losing weight naturally. Also in the story/article we read in class, it talks about how nature is not just human but also non-human things. Even though it is non-human, I don’t see pills or any kind of chemical to be natural. After reading the article it definitely helped me understand the terms “nature” and “environment” better. Now I understand the actual difference and can distinguish between the two.

Source:  Picture of Lose Weight Naturally With Collagen Protein
http://www.lifenatural.com/images/collagen-weight-loss.jpg

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