SECTION 8

In section 8 the narrator proposes what he believes the law is that the takers break. Or in other words he points out the things that the "takers" do that "destroys" the world that the rest of the world does not do. The first one was that they exterminate their competitors. This is one of the things that I thought the narrator would saw. Humans, or "the takers" really do kill animals if they do anything that affects our own wealth, or in this case food. Another thing that the narrator pointed out is that the takers deny their competitor's access to food. This is very true. We are so selfish and use everything in this world to benefit ourselves and our own wealth. We do not think about what will happen to our competitors or what they are going to eat. This is because, as the narrator states, we think everything on this planet belongs to us and was created solely for us. That is where the flaw lies. The takers do not understand that they must share the world with every other creature that is in it. Only then will this "destruction" of the world stop.

Section 7

In section 7 Ishmael asked the narrator if he could figure out what the law is that is followed invariably and has been for thousands of years, except by the "takers". When he first mentioned this I thought that he was referring to some type of law that deals with the respect of nature. Some examples could be using up all the resources in the world, taking over areas that are the habitat to animals and therefore causing the extinction of many species, and there are many more. I thought the analogy that Ishmael used about the A's, B's, and C's was also very interesting about how none of them ever even thought about running away even though they eat each other. This is also the first time I think that the narrator did not seem to completely agree with Ishmael because he felt depressed when he left.

Homework 7

In this reading of section six the main focus of Ishmael was on a certain law that he kept referring to. More specifically, this law is not one that refers to only a few creatures, but it applies to every living thing on the planet. Yes, that includes the human beings as well. The problem is that humans to not believe that they are subject to the law. Humans believe that they are the central figure of creation and can not imagine being subject to the same natural law that applies to the tiny organisms such as mosquitoes and all other living things. This is where a major flaw of humanity lies. We, as humans think we are better than everybody and everything esle and therefore do not respect the other creatures of our planet. Instead, we think of Earth as OUR planet instead of one we are sharing with tons of other animals and creatures.

Homework 6

The main thing that had an impact on me in this reading was when they were talking about how it was humans' destiny to conquer and rule the world. But, humans have succeeded in essentially conquering the world, but they have also caused great destruction to this place. Humans have not taken responsibility for their actions and taken care of the environment. Instead humans see the destruction of our planet as somebody else's problem instead of our own. That point of view is completely and utterly wrong because humans are the ones that have caused the problem. I thought it was interesting when the narrator talked about how humans need to fulfill their conquering of the world and ultimately control nature and use it to our advantage. Only then will the world truly be a paradise. But, none of this wuill happen because there is something flawed with humanity.