Monsma and Fox

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The authors Bradley John Monsma and William L. Fox share many intensions when it comes to human’s expression of nature. In each of their essays there is a main concept of human expansion into nature to seek a new perspective to gain appreciation for the beauty of our surroundings, and to comprehend whether we have a responsibility to step in, but both Monsma and Fox use different tools to provide the reader with this idea. While Monsma uses imagination to get a new perspective on nature Fox goes beyond that and uses a true physical connection with nature. In each essay gaining a new perspective on our surroundings helps us build a better relationship with the environment and each author portrays that using the same idea, but have a different way of proving their point. While in my own experience I found it extremely difficult to just use my imagination to try and find a new perspective on things. I would rather put myself in place of an animal to see the surroundings in their point of view. For example authors use this concept of new perspective to relate humans and their connection with nature and the responsibility we may have or feel to help the natural distribution. While Monsma uses an imaginary approach to come to the conclusion that we should let nature be, Fox uses the physical connection to suggest to an idea of an unavoidable interlocking between society and nature. This shows how each author can use the same common concept and perspective to support their assertions on human interactions with nature. In Monsma’s essay “In the Eye of the Condor” He addresses issues of condor endangerment to open a discussion about the human effects on nature and how we can better understand it. Using this connection between humans and nature Monsma begins to explore how our perspective is a large part of the equation because if we can get a new perspective on our
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