Ed Kleinman
Human Manipulation
I’ve been going through existing pictures, surfing the net for ideas and snapping pictures all week when I gave more thought to this one that I took to show my wife and kids that I was one of the first to work in the morning. After looking at the picture more closely, I found that it illustrates many lessons we learned in this week’s lectures. The biotic bushes protruding into the street contained by the abiotic cement curbs are similar to the abiotic glass bottle containing biotic wine in this week’s lecture. It is an example of humans who used tools to manipulate the world around them in order to create an aesthetically pleasing street for human use. The artificial placing of the bushes and curbs act as a natural “no parking” designated area.
The picture also contains several plants and trees that illustrate this week’s lesson of the characteristics of life using the mechanistic approach. The street also highlights the power Homo sapiens have to manipulate the biotic and abiotic world around them through the use of tools. Although this is a beautiful tree lined street, it is as unnatural as nature comes since it is humans who created this street. When left untouched in nature, palm trees usually grow curved because their seeds fall from a tree in different positions, thus giving palm trees their unique and signature curves as sometimes seen on vacation at a tropical beach. All these trees are pointing straight up, planted perfectly upright when the street was created. The street is filled with examples of the power we have to improve, change and destroy the world and the responsibility we must accept with this power.
You may have guessed also by the palm trees in the picture that the street must be located in a tropical climate, if you guessed that this is a street located in Boca Raton, FL…you’re right!
Human Manipulation
I’ve been going through existing pictures, surfing the net for ideas and snapping pictures all week when I gave more thought to this one that I took to show my wife and kids that I was one of the first to work in the morning. After looking at the picture more closely, I found that it illustrates many lessons we learned in this week’s lectures. The biotic bushes protruding into the street contained by the abiotic cement curbs are similar to the abiotic glass bottle containing biotic wine in this week’s lecture. It is an example of humans who used tools to manipulate the world around them in order to create an aesthetically pleasing street for human use. The artificial placing of the bushes and curbs act as a natural “no parking” designated area.
The picture also contains several plants and trees that illustrate this week’s lesson of the characteristics of life using the mechanistic approach. The street also highlights the power Homo sapiens have to manipulate the biotic and abiotic world around them through the use of tools. Although this is a beautiful tree lined street, it is as unnatural as nature comes since it is humans who created this street. When left untouched in nature, palm trees usually grow curved because their seeds fall from a tree in different positions, thus giving palm trees their unique and signature curves as sometimes seen on vacation at a tropical beach. All these trees are pointing straight up, planted perfectly upright when the street was created. The street is filled with examples of the power we have to improve, change and destroy the world and the responsibility we must accept with this power.
You may have guessed also by the palm trees in the picture that the street must be located in a tropical climate, if you guessed that this is a street located in Boca Raton, FL…you’re right!