Jane Goodall Reason For Hope
Can one person, one person out of the billions on this magnificent planet, really make a difference? There are over seven billion people living on Earth, each with a separate and unique purpose. Jane Goodall, one person out of the seven billion, knew her purpose from a young age, and dedicated her life to fulfilling it. In Reason for Hope, Goodall unearths the connection and compatibility between faith and knowledge, and shares her project with her readers. Jane Goodall was a visionary, and had a project so immense that it must be broken down into three subprojects: the behavior and interaction of chimpanzees in Gombe, the relationship between chimps and humans throughout her time in the scientific world, and the human on human connection in
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Without the trust Goodall established with Greybeard, her observations would have been delayed, or worse, nonexistent. He opened his world to her, and allowed her to begin her study. Traditional scientists disagreed with the way she went about her study. They did not believe that it was scientifically correct to assign names to the chimps, and they certainly disagreed with ascribing personalities to them. However, Goodall persevered, noticing many aspects of chimpanzees thought to be unique to only humans. In 1961, Goodall observed David Greybeard make a tool for the first time. She recalled that, “It had long been thought that we were the only creatures on earth that used and made tools. ‘Man the Toolmaker’ is how we were defined. This ability set us apart…from the rest of the animal kingdom” (67). This observation was the first of many that provided a reality check to aspects of human nature that were previously thought to be …show more content…
Held captive in zoos, caged in laboratories, hunted for game or for research, and evicted from their homes in the forest, conditions for chimpanzees would rapidly worsen if someone did not intervene. Thus, Goodall left Gombe in 1986 to advocate for better conditions for our evolutionary ancestors. She toured laboratories, discovering that chimpanzees were “crammed, two together, into tiny cages that measured…some twenty-four inches high…Once their quarantine was over they would be separated…then infected with hepatitis or HIV or some other viral disease” (212). Goodall was tormented, traumatized, and haunted by what she saw in those laboratories, and set out to make it mandatory for all scientists who use the living bodies of animals to learn about their behaviors and impact of their research. This first step would lead to a series of many reforms in humanitarian lab procedures, all because one woman had the courage to step up and take action. She is a stunning example of what one person can accomplish, and she intends to pass her legacy onto future generations through her organization, Roots and Shoots. This program builds on her vision, placing the responsibility and power for creating local solutions to big challenges in the hands of the future. In an effort to make positive change happen, she
Without the trust Goodall established with Greybeard, her observations would have been delayed, or worse, nonexistent. He opened his world to her, and allowed her to begin her study. Traditional scientists disagreed with the way she went about her study. They did not believe that it was scientifically correct to assign names to the chimps, and they certainly disagreed with ascribing personalities to them. However, Goodall persevered, noticing many aspects of chimpanzees thought to be unique to only humans. In 1961, Goodall observed David Greybeard make a tool for the first time. She recalled that, “It had long been thought that we were the only creatures on earth that used and made tools. ‘Man the Toolmaker’ is how we were defined. This ability set us apart…from the rest of the animal kingdom” (67). This observation was the first of many that provided a reality check to aspects of human nature that were previously thought to be …show more content…
Held captive in zoos, caged in laboratories, hunted for game or for research, and evicted from their homes in the forest, conditions for chimpanzees would rapidly worsen if someone did not intervene. Thus, Goodall left Gombe in 1986 to advocate for better conditions for our evolutionary ancestors. She toured laboratories, discovering that chimpanzees were “crammed, two together, into tiny cages that measured…some twenty-four inches high…Once their quarantine was over they would be separated…then infected with hepatitis or HIV or some other viral disease” (212). Goodall was tormented, traumatized, and haunted by what she saw in those laboratories, and set out to make it mandatory for all scientists who use the living bodies of animals to learn about their behaviors and impact of their research. This first step would lead to a series of many reforms in humanitarian lab procedures, all because one woman had the courage to step up and take action. She is a stunning example of what one person can accomplish, and she intends to pass her legacy onto future generations through her organization, Roots and Shoots. This program builds on her vision, placing the responsibility and power for creating local solutions to big challenges in the hands of the future. In an effort to make positive change happen, she