Science has always been a subject that I found interest in, but I never put that interest to use. I’ve taken many science classes in my life, but I can honestly say that I have not learned much. I do know, from my two days in Biology 100, that I am on the verge of learning more about science and becoming more enthusiastic about it. When I first bought A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold, I thought that it was for a literature class that I was taking this semester. It did not really seem like the kind of book to be used to teach Biology, or so I thought. I flipped through the book the weekend before classes started, and I actually read “January Thaw” at that time. Like I said previously, I did not know that the book was for my Biology 101 class. I found “January Thaw” to be a great read. I was very surprised when, on August 27, 2001, my professor said that A Sand County Almanac would be the primary text for the class. I already knew that I would be interested in the book from my pre-reading, so I was delighted to begin my journey in science. In this essay, I will discuss my responses to the essay “January Thaw.”
When I read the essay “January Thaw” for the first time, I thought that i
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Leopold wanted to make us aware of that fact. The water dripping brought about movement, just as a person drinking water will be revitalized and energized. Initially, I thought that the author did not really have a purpose, other than discussing his observations of various animals. He paints very vivid pictures of these animals hunting and being hunted. I have outlined that theory in this paper. Leopold’s “theory” influenced me to think more deeply about scientific issues. Well, I figured that my initial response to the essay was too simple and not quite right. Water, not money, makes the world go ‘round. That includes food (plants and other animals), water, and shelter (underground haystacks and snow subways). My initial response to “January Thaw” was not really accurate. This essay has also made me a more critical reader. After reading the essay again, I concluded that Leopold was making known his theory of the formation of a year, based on his observations of various animals during various seasons of the year. That is done to give us, his readers, an idea of the lives of these animals. Why would someone write a whole essay about the actions of animals without having a point? Why is this essay, by Leopold, still read and discussed after so long, if it was merely about the lives of wild animals? I thought very deeply about those questions and could not really answer them, but I did determine one thing.
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