"[Mountain bikers] personifies what John Muir referred to as Lord Man: 'there isn't much use in protecting open space unless you let people use it.' That's what is wrong with this whole selfish, myopic bunch of me-first spoiled brats." (a friend) -- I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to humans ("pure habitat"😉. Want to help? (I spent the previous 8 years fighting auto dependence and road construction.)
Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are fond of!
Isn't that a bit of the pot calling the kettle black, coming from you?
"Mike Vandeman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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"[Mountain bikers] personifies what John Muir referred to as Lord Man: 'there isn't much use in protecting open space unless you let people use it.' That's what is wrong with this whole selfish, myopic bunch of me-first spoiled brats." (a friend) -- I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to humans ("pure habitat"😉. Want to help? (I spent the previous 8 years fighting auto dependence and road construction.)
Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are fond of!
"[Mountain bikers] personifies what John Muir referred to as Lord Man: 'there isn't much use in protecting open space unless you let people use it.' That's what is wrong with this whole selfish, myopic bunch of me-first spoiled brats." (a friend)
Mike,
Have you read Daniel G. Payne's "Voices in the Wilderness: American Nature Writing and Environmental Politics"? In it he discusses how nature writers like "John Muir and Rachel Carson were able effectively and simultaneously to combine all three of the key rhetorical tasks - to alert, to inform, and to persuade the reader - each of the writers considered here made an invaluable contribution to the case for environmental reform."
I highly recommend the book since I believe you overlook the importance of PERSUADING the reader to see things your way.
Isn't that a bit of the pot calling the kettle black, coming from you?
No, all I care about is protecting wildlife and people. That is UN-selfish. Not that you would understand. After all, it uses words of more than one syl-la-ble.
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"Mike Vandeman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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"[Mountain bikers] personifies what John Muir referred to as Lord Man: 'there isn't much use in protecting open space unless you let people use it.' That's what is wrong with this whole selfish, myopic bunch of me-first spoiled brats." (a friend) -- I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to humans ("pure habitat"😉. Want to help? (I spent the previous 8 years fighting auto dependence and road construction.)
Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are fond of!
-- I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to humans ("pure habitat"😉. Want to help? (I spent the previous 8 years fighting auto dependence and road construction.)
Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are fond of!
On Thu, 6 Dec 2007 10:43:22 -0800 (PST), Olebiker <[email hidden]>
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Mike Vandeman said:
"[Mountain bikers] personifies what John Muir referred to as Lord Man: 'there isn't much use in protecting open space unless you let people use it.' That's what is wrong with this whole selfish, myopic bunch of me-first spoiled brats." (a friend)
Mike,
Have you read Daniel G. Payne's "Voices in the Wilderness: American Nature Writing and Environmental Politics"? In it he discusses how nature writers like "John Muir and Rachel Carson were able effectively and simultaneously to combine all three of the key rhetorical tasks - to alert, to inform, and to persuade the reader - each of the writers considered here made an invaluable contribution to the case for environmental reform."
I highly recommend the book since I believe you overlook the importance of PERSUADING the reader to see things your way.
Good point. I'm adding it to my reading list. You must be very persuasive. 🙂 Too bad you don't use that skill on something worth while.... -- I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to humans ("pure habitat"😉. Want to help? (I spent the previous 8 years fighting auto dependence and road construction.)
Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are fond of!
On Thu, 6 Dec 2007 10:43:22 -0800 (PST), Olebiker <[email hidden]>
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Mike Vandeman said:
"[Mountain bikers] personifies what John Muir referred to as Lord Man: 'there isn't much use in protecting open space unless you let people use it.' That's what is wrong with this whole selfish, myopic bunch of me-first spoiled brats." (a friend)
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Mike,
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Have you read Daniel G. Payne's "Voices in the Wilderness: American Nature Writing and Environmental Politics"? In it he discusses how nature writers like "John Muir and Rachel Carson were able effectively and simultaneously to combine all three of the key rhetorical tasks - to alert, to inform, and to persuade the reader - each of the writers considered here made an invaluable contribution to the case for environmental reform."
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I highly recommend the book since I believe you overlook the importance of PERSUADING the reader to see things your way.
Good point. I'm adding it to my reading list. You must be very persuasive. 🙂 Too bad you don't use that skill on something worth while.... - Show quoted text -
"Mike Vandeman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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Jeff Strickland said:
Me-first-spoiled-brat?
Isn't that a bit of the pot calling the kettle black, coming from you?
No, all I care about is protecting wildlife and people. That is UN-selfish. Not that you would understand. After all, it uses words of more than one syl-la-ble.
You only care about you. That's the definition of selfish.
