Let this be the day
where everything that is out of place
be removed away
for the animals' and our own sake (10th grade)
So hot I could barely hear
bugs whispering for the temperature (11th grade)
"Nature" is whatever is not made by human fingers (7th grade)
"Nature" is anything that has occured or appeared without the intervention of humans (10th grade)
I think "Nature" is everything because everything is made out of something people took from Nature...now Nature is destroying the world because we didn't use it how we should have (6th grade)
"Not Nature" is a memory of our ancient past and a hope to acheive the goal of preserving it (10th grade)
I think that everything around us is "Nature," even chemicals and contaminants (8th grade)
I think humans should be considered "Nature" and also our buildings. It's like when ants build an ant nest, it's a building helping them survive. So then it's not humans destroying Nature, its Nature destroying Nature (7th grade)
Humans are not "Nature" because they didn't come from the ground
(8th grade)
Humans can be part of "Nature"...if they donate part of their time to help the environment (8th grade)
I don't think humans are "Nature" because we examine Nature ourselves
(6th grade)
It's important to distinguish between "Nature" and "Not Nature" because you have to know how to treat Nature and how to treat things that are not Nature (7th grade)
"Nature" and "Not Nature" have many different boundaries. Some are concrete such as a jungle and the city, and others are abstract or just ideas implanted in our heads such as the artificial and the natural (8th grade)
The boundary between "Nature" and "Not Nature" cannot be made by measurement
(6th grade)
Not being able to distinguish "Nature" from "Not Nature" is good in a way because you treat everything equally and the same (8th grade)
I think humans value Nature by caring about it when it needs help (7th grade)
Valuable means not only how useful something is but also its roll of existing in the world (11th grade)
People value Nature whenever it's useful (11th grade)
Valuable means to appreciate and care for something (6th grade)
When I think of valuing something, I think of taking care of something, standing up for what I believe in, or respecting morals (8th grade)
Valuable means that losing it would have a big cost for humankind (8th grade)
Both Nature and Religion teach us how great the
world is (7th grade)
I don't think Nature and Religion will work together
because facts and beliefs are opposite (6th grade)
When humans could not find anything to protect their
inner heart, religion was developed (11th grade)
If your Religion makes laws to help Nature then that is good,
but if the tendency of man is to worship himself and Nature,
that is bad (7th grade)
An alliance between Religion and Nature would be good because
it would help in creating consciousness in people to help the
environment (8th grade)
I don't think Religion and Nature can have a balanced
relationship that will help or harm either. Both are
way too different (7th grade)
Feel the greatness of Nature and appreciate it through
Religion (10th grade)
I know that Nature and God are so much bigger than I am, all I can do is wonder, awe and feel sublime...but I also know that they make me strong and such a larger person inside (7th grade)
For people, "feeling small" is good because you feel humble and don't feel like anybody is watching everything you do and you aren't afraid to do things that most people would judge you by (8th grade)
Humans are part of Nature but sometimes we don't act like it (6th grade)
It is important to protect Nature so that is why we need to know what is "Not Nature" (6th grade)
Technically, by breathing, I am connecting to Nature (10th grade)