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Olivia, I think you bring up some very good points. I would like to try to answer your question even though I have nothing to back my opinion up. Because Mt. Auburn Cemetery was not in the city and ...

The public cannot easily access the tracks in Weston because privately owned land surrounds it and in some cases the track is privately owned. How did something used by the public become private and ...

Hi Rachel,

I finished the eval. Have a great snow day!!

Is there an expectation that Environmental History will retrospectively dictate what's right and wrong? Why or Why not?

I believe that there is an expectation that Environmental History will retros ...

Olivia Becker asked the question: If we cut down the rainforests and melt all the glaciers, it will be our grandchildren who have to clean up after us, so why not take a little bit more advantage of i ...

Pollan a few times brought up this Hetch Hetchy situation in 1907. I was not sure what it was but I think it is important to know about because it is the only example he gives that he thinks it might ...

got Olivia's question

Since I am the first one to post I will start by answering some of Rachel’s questions.
Have you visited any? What stands out in your memory?

I have visited a few national parks. The most recent ...

Have a great SNOW DAY everyone!!!!

Zach's question was: What were some ways that the Americans could have better handled the removing OR integration of Indians from/into the touristy culture of Yellowstone Park?

I am not sure the Na ...

Since there are not any unclaimed questions I will talk about a section of the reading that really stood out for me. The section of the reading that stood out to me talked about the “war” between the ...

To answer Zach’s question: What do you think of when you see a pool? Does affluence come up in you connotations of pools and do your thoughts agree with Didion's beliefs? More importantly, why do you ...

In responding to Dylan’s request: if everyone could post a quote/their quote from class up here that'd be great to help with discussion and class tomorrow. Here is the quote I was starting to write on ...

First I just want to talk about Ellie’s point. “I found it interesting that the private building owner wouldn’t pay to bring that water into their homes when the public had already brought it to thei ...

Zach said: Technology is what its all about, and getting the new technology is a desire no matter what the time frame.

I completely agree with this. Today we live in a very materialistic society ...