Aldo Leopold was a conservationist‚ forester philosopher‚ educator‚ writer and outdoor enthusiast and was among the founding fathers of the North American conservation movement during the first half of twentieth century (Leopold‚ 1981). He argues that humans are part of a community that includes the land‚ from the soil to the rivers and seas (Leopold‚ 1981). According to Leopold (1981)‚ until humans recognize that they are part of the land and act accordingly‚ they will continue to negatively impact
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From the moment Aldo Leopold was born‚ he had a keen interest and respect for nature. Growing up in Burlington‚ Iowa‚ he had plenty of opportunities to explore nature. In Who on Earth is Aldo Leopold‚ Glenn Fletcher describes the area as a place “...with dense and mysterious woodland inhabited by game birds‚ rabbits‚ and other animals” (18). Leopold also went through the troubling experience of watching helplessly as the forest was torn up and replaced by civilization. His exposure to the destruction
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Introduction Many scientists helped to make the first moon landing possible. One of those scientist was Dr. Wernher Von Braun. He was an important factor in the landing on July 16‚ 1969. He used his knowledge from his past to aid in the success of . Dr. Wernher Von Braun was an amazing scientist in the space age. Dr. Wernher Von Braun was a very successful scientist in the space race but most of his work was undermined because of his nazis past. He still helped the exploration of the moon meanwhile
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As a prosecutor of the International Criminal Court‚ I am pleased to announce that Adrian Dietrich Lothar von Trotha‚ German military commander during the european new colonial era has been charged with genocide. Genocide is a serious crime and it is upto and only upto the International Criminal Court to decide whether Lothar von Trotha is guilty or if he was just following orders. Lothar von Trotha is know for suppressing people‚ he excelled at war. He had distinguished himself from others in the
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Aldo Leopold presents many interesting aspects regarding ecology and conservation within his writing of the Land Ethic‚ Round River‚ and “Think like a Mountain”. One statement that stood out among the rest was “Harmony with land is like harmony with a friend; you cannot cherish the right hand and chop off his left". The land is much like the human body—if one part is damaged or sick‚ the effects can be witnessed elsewhere. Like a cancer that attacks the cells‚ the effect of pollution‚ overhunting
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Carl Philipp Gottfried von Clausewitz was a Prussian soldier who later became a major military thinker of the 19th century. Antoine-Henri Jomini was a Swiss man that joined the French revolution and even joining Russia and would become the most popular thinker of his time. Both Jomini and Clausewitz share many similarities more than their differences yet they both do focus on two different camps of ideas‚ the importance of strategy and chaos in war. One of Jomini’s main points of interest in war
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well-researched work King Leopold’s Ghost‚ Hochschild was able to reconstruct the Belgian takeover of the Congo from an almost omniscient point of view. Through his narration‚ the reader is able to see all of the involved agents of the story (King Leopold‚ Henry Morton Stanley‚ William Sheppard) acting in motion and how the actions of one affected the plans and behaviors of others. Hochschild’s reconstruction reveals King Leopold’s meticulous manipulation of key individuals and entire governments throughout
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Illustration by Andreas von Buddenbrock. Andreas von Buddenbrock is a young 24-year-old and funky fresh artist of the 21st century currently enrolled as a first-year student at the Savannah College of Art and Design - Hong Kong. He is an illustration major with humble plans for the future. Born in Stockholm‚ Sweden‚ but growing up his family travelled through many countries. INTERVIEW: ANDREAS VON BUDDENBROCK What made you choose to come to Hong Kong for school? That’s a good
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Liberalism Name Institution Mises on private property‚ freedom‚ peace‚ and equality Ludwig von Mises asserts in his book ‘liberalism’ that classical liberal freedoms are essential in promoting peace‚ social harmony‚ and general welfare in society. He argues that these freedoms included the rights to private property‚ equality‚ and peace. According to Mises (1962)‚ private ownership of property is fundamental in a market economy. Private property regards the factors of production
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Hildegard Von Bingen was a German abbess in the Middle Ages who spent most of her life in the church as she had been promised to the church at a very early age. Along with being a very spiritual woman‚ Hildegard also experienced visions that were of God and his ways. These visions were the basis for most of her works that she created. Though the general population was wholly uneducated‚ Hildegard was exceptionally well educated because of her background in the church and her devotion to studying
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