Essay 23

Colin

Mr. Salsich

8 English

5/17/10

This I believe:

An Essay About What is Important to Me

_____(TS)"Man destroys nature far more worse than nature destroys it's self" (Nature Destroys Nature, by Qualme Tari Misterres of Death Nat. Norvile). (CM)So why do we continue doing what we do? (CM)I was once asked, "What do [I] personally believe is really important"; my rejoinder was, "I believe in the sustainability of our natural resources and the future of this planet" (Quote said by Mr. Salsich, Apt. Thesaurus Word). (CS)This planet is our future and we must do what ever we can to protect it.

_____(TS)Sustainability, a very important issue facing us today, is something that we need to be involved in both locally and globally. (SD)There are many natural resources that we can harness in this world. (CM)Natural resources such as air, wind, sun, and water can and should be used for energy. (CM)By using these primary resources, we will be able to cut costs, we will be able to promote clean air, and we will help sustain the environment (Tricolon and Apt. Thesaurus Word). (SD)In addition, we should sustain our biological ecosystems too. (CM)If we don't save our wetlands, forests, and oceans, the benefits we receive from these biological resources will be gone and considered abiotic ("Free of living things") (Apt. Thesaurus Word and Parallelism). (CM)By destroying these precious systems and the life they contain, we will only be hurting ourselves in the long run. (SD)Also, we need to use more environmental technology in our daily lives. (CM)At home, at school, at work, and even at a friend's house, we should all be doing simple tasks like recycling and composting (Anaphora). (CM)To add on to this, we could also be using energy efficient light bulbs, and non-harmful chemicals, but one of the easiest things to do to help promote sustainability is to turn the lights off to save energy. (CS)Both locally and globally, I believe that sustainability is one of the most important issues facing our society today.

_____(TS)This earth is our future and we must keep it intact, we must protect it, and we must covet our natural resources (Apt Thesaurus Word). (CM)We must manage the earth's resources in order to ensure that they will remain available in the indefinite future. (CM)"What happens within Nature humans should not have a say [in] and leave Nature to Nature" (Leave Nature to Nature by Francis Duggan). (CS)I feel it is really important to protect our natural resources, and if we do not become sustainable and continue to destroy the earth, some day the earth will fight back.