Biography of Place- make up assignment

1.     The quote I chose to use in my essay is from “The Most Amazing Challenge” article. Hawken’s speech is centered on the theme of restoring the land and the responsibility of the graduates to restore the land. He says, “Inspiration is not garnered from the litanies of what may befall us; it resides in humanity’s willingness to restore, redress, reform, rebuild, recover, reimagine, and reconsider.” This theme of restoring and rebuilding land relates to my farm because part of the farm is in the nature conservancy now, in order to restore the land so that no one can build on it and change the natural landscape.  

2.     This quote can be used to support part of my essay where I discuss the preservation of the land in the nature conservancy. It backs up the idea that my grandfather donated this land in order to save it from being built on and to save the homes of the wildlife that lives there. I think it also supports the idea that it is humanities job to preserve the land and make a change. It proves that one person can make a difference.