Prompt:
This essay is not a “book report” but rather a personal analysis, critique, or commentary on what the student learned and/or agreed/disagreed with.
The student must review the book list and provide their selected book on the dates listed (on a full 8½”x11” paper).
Grading will include grammar and spelling.
Essays to be printed using Arial 12 point, double spaced, and shall be one complete page (maximum and minimum of 1 page).
No title page is allowed.
Citations are not required.
The book is:
The Salton Sea: An Account of Harriman’s Fight with Colorado River
Example of a different book attached
GAIA – A NEW LOOK AT LIFE ON EARTH 1
As a science student, it takes a lot of convincing to understand why the earth is a living organism as based by James Lovelock. Through his thoughts and processes, I agreed on the aspect of the possibility of the “Mother Earth” Gaia, as a cybernetic organism, which regulates itself for the survival of mankind and creating a balance. Is this is a true assumption? But, based on the science and my understanding, all the living things on Earth have a symbiotic relationship. Trees regulate and give off oxygen by using carbon dioxide released by man to make starch or food as man calls it. The dead plants wither and they decompose and become nutrients building soil and its many components. This is the basic lifecycle and man also uses the plants for foods and preys on other animals, which also eventually wane to become soil, hence, a balance between land and living things.
Therefore, I do not agree with the concept of Lovelock on his thoughts of the earth being a cybernetic organism, which is more than seas, atmosphere, and land. The idea is to express there is more to earth than the seas, land, and air. This is true, there are living things in the seas, land, and air, they all work together to create a relative balance in the community. Although pollution makes and places Gaia on a pedestal, the ecosystem is changing rapidly due to the effects of man. In this assumption I concur with Lovelock. But, this is not due to the inability of Gaia to regulate, but, a collective imbalance between the air, land, and seas. “Gaia – A new look at life on earth,” concurs to the respective balance, which should exist between land, seas, and air for the survival and continues regulations of all Gaia’s processes.
GAIA
–
A NEW LOOK AT LIFE ON EARTH
1
As a science student, it takes a lot of convincing to understand why the earth is a
living organism as based by
James
Lovelock. Through his thoughts and processes, I
agreed on the aspect of the possibility of the “Mother Earth” Gaia, as a cybernetic
organism, which regulates itself for the survival of mankind and creating a balance. Is this
is a true assumption? But, bas
ed on the science and my understanding, all the living
things on Earth have a symbiotic relationship. Trees regulate and give off oxygen by using
carbon dioxide released by man to make starch or food as man calls it. The dead plants
wither and they decompo
se and become nutrients building soil and its many components.
This is the basic lifecycle and man also uses the plants for foods and preys on
other
animals, which also
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Therefore, I do not agree with the concept of Lovelock on
his
thoughts
of
the earth
being
a cybernetic organism, which is more than seas, atmosphere, and land. The idea
is to express there is more to earth than the seas, land, and air. This is true, there are
living things in the seas, land, and air, they all wo
rk together to create
a relative balance
in the community. Although pollution makes and places Gaia on a pedestal, the
ecosystem is changing rapidly due to
t
h
e
effects of man. In this assumption I concur with
Lovelock. But, this is not due to the inability of
Gaia to regulate, but, a collective imbalance
between the air, land, and seas.
“
G
a
i
a
–
A new look at life
o
n earth
,
”
concurs to the
respective balance, which should exist between land, seas, and air for the survival and
continues regulations of all Gaia’s processes.
GAIA – A NEW LOOK AT LIFE ON EARTH 1
As a science student, it takes a lot of convincing to understand why the earth is a
living organism as based by James Lovelock. Through his thoughts and processes, I
agreed on the aspect of the possibility of the “Mother Earth” Gaia, as a cybernetic
organism, which regulates itself for the survival of mankind and creating a balance. Is this
is a true assumption? But, based on the science and my understanding, all the living
things on Earth have a symbiotic relationship. Trees regulate and give off oxygen by using
carbon dioxide released by man to make starch or food as man calls it. The dead plants
wither and they decompose and become nutrients building soil and its many components.
This is the basic lifecycle and man also uses the plants for foods and preys on other
animals, which also eventually wane to become soil, hence, a balance between land and
living things.
Therefore, I do not agree with the concept of Lovelock on his thoughts of the earth
being a cybernetic organism, which is more than seas, atmosphere, and land. The idea
is to express there is more to earth than the seas, land, and air. This is true, there are
living things in the seas, land, and air, they all work together to create a relative balance
in the community. Although pollution makes and places Gaia on a pedestal, the
ecosystem is changing rapidly due to the effects of man. In this assumption I concur with
Lovelock. But, this is not due to the inability of Gaia to regulate, but, a collective imbalance
between the air, land, and seas. “Gaia – A new look at life on earth,” concurs to the
respective balance, which should exist between land, seas, and air for the survival and
continues regulations of all Gaia’s processes.