In 1846 Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote the poem 'Hamatreya,' about man's claim to earth, and Earth's retort to such a claim. One-hundred and fifty years ago, Emerson explored man's sense of entitlement towards nature, while proposing that he is but a visitor. It is earth that rightly claims permanency over man. The Video includes quotes from 'Earth Song' (lyrics of Earth's response to man) a subsection of Hamatreya
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In 1846 Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote the poem 'Hamatreya,' about man's claim to earth, and Earth's retort to such a claim. One-hundred and fifty years ago, Emerson explored man's sense of entitlement towards nature, while proposing that he is but a visitor. It is earth that rightly claims permanency over man. The Video includes quotes from 'Earth Song' (lyrics of Earth's response to man) a subsection of Hamatreya
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