Thanks are due to my dear friend and
colleague Füsun Savcı for this wonderful post
The
21st century with its tower blocks and rapidly disappearing countryside has
given rise to a grave new problem: nature deficit disorder, which wreaks havoc
with one’s quality of life and shortens one’s life span. Familiarize yourself
with the problem via the link below, read up on it, watch the suggested videos
and write an essay analyzing the causes and suggesting solutions.
Familiarize yourself with the problem by studying the link
below:
Reading material to
annotate:
1.
“Do Trees on Streets Make
People Happy?” By: Vanessa Barford http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11889768
2.
“Back to Nature: Understanding
‘Nature Deficit Disorder’” By: Network Ireland http://networkmagazine.ie/articles/back-nature-understanding-nature-deficit-disorder
3.
“Decline of the Biology Nerds”
By: Nessa Carrey, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nessa-carey/science-education_b_3792091.html
4.
“Analysis: Animals Can Help
Tackle Nature Deficit” By: Chris West http://www.scotsman.com/news/analysis-animals-can-help-tackle-nature-deficit-1-3008889
Videos
to watch and take notes from:
2.
“Nature Deficit Disorder” http://science.kqed.org/quest/video/nature-deficit-disorder/
Refer to my second blog, The Essay Archive, for sample essays: https://theessayarchive.blogspot.com.tr/
Refer to my second blog, The Essay Archive, for sample essays: https://theessayarchive.blogspot.com.tr/
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