“There is no Sleepy Hollow on the Internet, no peaceful spot where contemplativeness can work its restorative magic. There is only the endless, mesmerizing buzz of the urban street.” Nicholas Carr, from The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains (New York: Norton, 2010)
Monday, February 4, 2013
Blog #4
Last week we watched the movie Grizzly Man which depicted the life of bear enthusiast and naturalist, Timothy Treadwell. Treadwell lost his life in his 13th year in Alaska doing something that he loved. Unfortunately, his death shows that "wild" animals and humans are not meant to be intertwined, especially an animal such as a grizzly bear. Throughout the course of the movie, it becomes evident that he had lost himself in his work which proved to be inspiring yet ultimately is was so risky that it cost him his life.
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