Woman and Nature: The Roaring Inside Her"A West Coast feminist and poet draws from myth, legend, history, religion, sociology, science, and other sources to trace the evolution of attitudes toward and perceptions of women and nature."--Goodreads website. |
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Page 39
... imagine that the heartbeat of a man speeding near the velocity of light would slow down and he would grow old more slowly and he would die later . ( The scientists conclude that they are in a system in which the me- chanical laws of ...
... imagine that the heartbeat of a man speeding near the velocity of light would slow down and he would grow old more slowly and he would die later . ( The scientists conclude that they are in a system in which the me- chanical laws of ...
Page 127
... imagine 42 million to be dead . They count the injured to be 17 million . They imagine 17 million injured . 134 135 136 137 He tells us how powerful he is . 138 139 And they count what they imagine will survive . They count 23 percent ...
... imagine 42 million to be dead . They count the injured to be 17 million . They imagine 17 million injured . 134 135 136 137 He tells us how powerful he is . 138 139 And they count what they imagine will survive . They count 23 percent ...
Page 225
... imagine ourselves in the bodies of these birds , flying with them , low over the grass , weaving our nests like hammocks from blade to blade , from reed to reed . We standing at the edge of the marsh . Not daring to move closer ...
... imagine ourselves in the bodies of these birds , flying with them , low over the grass , weaving our nests like hammocks from blade to blade , from reed to reed . We standing at the edge of the marsh . Not daring to move closer ...
Contents
MATTER | 3 |
LAND Her Changing Face | 47 |
TIMBER What Was There for Them | 56 |
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