Compare and Contrast What Is Nature?

The idea of nature has always been around ever since human beings started questioning it. It is real and it is out there. Some people may believe that it is physical. For some, it is a mere entity existing only inside human imagination. But what is nature per se? Could it be defined to a more solid definition? Perhaps humans perceive the idea of nature differently from one another. Maybe people conjure up images in their minds whenever nature is being heard or read. Could those images be different from one person to another? Either way, nature is real and nature nurtures. Nature is one of those words that when you hear it, you feel something. You think of things you’ve already implanted in your mind defining it. But people’s opinions differ from each other. This is what is missing from Deb Aronson’s “Nurture in Nature.” She has failed to mention to her audience what nature is and how she looks at it. Ms. Aronson used trees, grass, scenery of the outdoors, and other tangible objects in her piece to define nature. She compiled these objects into one whole subject which is nature. This is what she believes how the general public sees nature as. And it seems that it is. Her piece was passed, and was published, and is undoubtingly likeable. It emanates a positive aura to most of its readers. It gives off a feeling of hope. Aronson’s piece generally refers to how nature makes the public feel and how it helps people cope with serious day to day problems such as health conditions. Its purpose is to inform. But with its informative stance comes a flaw. The sources that Aronson used in her piece are reliable, but the sources have one thing in common which could be a problem. All sources come from the U.S. The projects and research done on the subject applies only to those of western culture where nature is generally considered “good.” What about groups of people outside the American way of life? Do they think of nature differently? Aronson’s piece is great and the general public would definitely agree with her. But the piece would succeed in persuasion only if the audience that Aronson targets do not question how nature is seen by others. It seems