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What does it mean?
Humans are depicted as naturally aggressive, seeking to dominate nature.
In plain terms
Looking at the earth, humans seem ready to trap and destroy it.
What can you take from it?
Human nature may include a drive to control the world.

Where it applies

  • environmental discussion
  • critique of progress
  • philosophy

Putting it to work

  • environmental activism
  • ethical debate
  • writing

Questions to consider

  • Are we destructive by nature?
  • How do we treat earth?

Another view

Humans also care for nature and create beauty.

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