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Theodore Roosevelt: The Wilderness Warrior

Please watch the excerpt from the Daily Show with Douglas Brinkley discussing his new book about the President.

http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/stories/teddy-roosevelt-the-wilderness-warrior

How did Roosevelt's personal experiences influence his attitudes and perceptions of the world around him?

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Please read the following quote from Teddy Roosevelt:

"We have become great because of the lavish use of our resources. But the time has come to inquire seriously what will happen when our forests are gone, when the coal, the iron, the oil, and the gas are exhausted, when the soils have still further impoverished and washed into the streams, polluting the rivers, denuding the fields and obstructing navigation."

What environmental ethic is most closely associated with the quote above? ______

Why? Defend your choice.______

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"It is also vandalism wantonly to destroy or to permit the destruction of what is beautiful in nature, whether it be a cliff, a forest, or a species of mammal or bird. Here in the United States we turn our rivers and streams into sewers and dumping-grounds, we pollute the air, we destroy forests, and exterminate fishes, birds and mammals -- not to speak of vulgarizing charming landscapes with hideous advertisements. But at last it looks as if our people were awakening."

What environmental ethic is most closely associated with the quote above? ______

Why? Defend your choice.______

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How would you characterize Roosevelt’s environmental view: ______

What were the long-term impacts of Roosevelt's conservation efforts? During Theodore Roosevelt's administration, the areas preserved and activities for conservation included the following:

4 national game preserves

51 federal bird reservations

150 national forests

5 national parks

18 national monuments

24 reclamation projects

7 conservation conferences and commissions

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Ansel Adams – Capturing the wilderness

Contrast the 2 photographs by listing 5 observations or inferences of each image

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What environmental contribution was made by Adams by having his work published in national magazines?

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