In reading both of my documents, John Muir’s speech and the article on Shipbreaking, I have learned many things. While I found many comparisons between the two I have also found some differences. One of them being that although they both deal with environmental issues the previous document discussed preserving the environment and transforming it into places where individuals can go and enjoy the beauty. By contrast the more current document talks about the horrid act of Shipbreaking which creates major pollution. Another difference I found while reading both of the articles was than while conserving the environment for its natural beauty is important, the effect of not doing so does not result in any physical harm to other individuals. Shipbreaking, because of the pollution and the dangers of this job, does in fact inflict physical harm and may even cause death. The issue of pollution due to ship ‘recycling’ seems to have received international attention from many northern European countries. The matter of conservation, however, seemed to be a topic only being discussed within one’s country due to the fact that it only pertained to the individuals within a nation rather than international.
One common idea I found in these two papers was that they both discussed of one individual or a group of people that made the effort to make an environmental issue known. In addition, they both mention the success these individuals achieved after a long process of trying make the issue known. The two individuals, John Muir and the writer of the article named William Langeweische, describe the images they saw in nature as a response to the pollution and the sheep herding. Overall I believe I learned many things while comparing and contrasting these two documents and the most important comparison is that these two individuals seemed to take a great interest in a certain topic that significantly impacted the environment around us.
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