Tài liệu The Environmental Movement docx

[...]... social and political movement in the United States the modern environmental movement 13 2 Subdue the Earth “S o God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them And God blessed them, and God said to them, ‘Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every... upon the earth.’”12 In Genesis 1:27–28, the God of the Old Testament gives these instructions to Adam and Eve For the Europeans who began to arrive in North America in the fifteenth century, this biblical command had a special significance They had risked their lives in the journey across the Atlantic Ocean, drawn by the ample resources offered by what they called the New World Some came for gold, others... stretch all the way from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean In the American mind, the acquisition of Subdue the Earth summer forenoon, dreaming awake, until I was aroused by the boat touching the sand, and I arose to see what shore my fates had impelled me to; days when idleness was the most attractive and productive industry Now the trunks of trees on the bottom, and the old log canoe, and the dark... the rich lands there They farmed soil without the worry of exhausting its nutrients and overhunted animals for meat and fur, unconcerned about their diminishing populations These settlers also had little regard for the other native inhabitants of their newfound lands the American Indian peoples who had lived on the continent for centuries Although they sometimes killed more buffalo than they needed for... of the period generally agreed that humans’ ability to reason was evidence of their superiority to the other 14 Subdue the Earth creatures of the Earth It easily followed that humans had the right to use their intellect to alter and manipulate nature to suit their needs and desires aMericaN iNdiaNS aS eNeMieS Armed with these ideas, Europeans settling in North America tried to make the most of the. .. and other uses, American Indians did not harm the environment as much as their European counterparts Here, renowned American frontier artist George Catlin captures a Plains Indian buffalo hunt in the Upper Missouri River region of the United States 15 16 The Environmental Movement E uropeans assumed they had a right to occupy and dominate the resource-rich lands of North America, but generally they... for their own sake Instead, they merely sought the best way to live within their surroundings Those who lived in desert lands or other areas with few resources carefully maintained and conserved what they had Those who were surrounded by lush farmland or forests filled with wild animals discovered ways to make the most of these resources with as little work as possible 17 18 The Environmental Movement. .. Damaging the Landscape Differences between Indians and Europeans in terms of the impact they had on the land, however, were evident Even when Indians were careless in their use of natural resources, they caused fairly little lasting damage Before contact with the Europeans, their populations were too small, and their land base too large, to have a major effect on the environment After contact, their numbers... “emotional and inaccurate outburst,” adding that the book’s “scary generalizations—and there are lots of them—are patently unsound.”8 Making Her Case In the end, however, the campaign against Silent Spring backfired The more the book was denounced, the more people bought and read it For months, the book topped the best-seller lists D espite her many detractors, the public responded with enthusiasm to Carson’s... the rhythms of nature and the need for proper care of fields and livestock Just about every object they used—from beds to baskets to bowls—they crafted themselves from natural materials In the city, on the other hand, Americans relied on food and products grown, processed, or made hundreds or even thousands of miles away Unlike their ancestors, these Americans no longer had to struggle to conquer the . Abolitionist Movement The Civil Rights Movement The Environmental Movement The Ethnic and Group Identity Movements The Family Values Movement The Labor Movement The. Americans looked at themselves and the world around them. Saving the Living World 8 The Environmental Movement Love of Nature To Carson, the combination of