Essays on Ironies

Megan Ybarra and Paul Greenough examines the politics of ecology management in different academic works. The two works have similarities and contradictions between them, with some of the arguments rhyming with the popular beliefs while others are contradictory. In the article titled Bio-Ironies of the Fractured Forest appearing on the Series called In Search of The Rain Forest, Mr Greenough examines different hypotheses on conservation and the relationship between the wildlife and human beings which he refers to as “bio-ironies”). The first bio-irony discussed is that the modern exercise of conservation banishes conventional inhabitants of the forest only to ...

The issue of conservation has been dominating the agenda of environmentalists in the recent decades, and the two articles under consideration provide insights into adverse and side effects of forest conservation and establishment of biosphere reserves. Generally, Paul Greenough discusses advantages and flaws of biosphere reserves and protected area networks that have been a crucial purpose of conservationists. The author argues that enclosing new territories of forests into protected areas and reserves allows not only for survival of animal and plant species but also for blossoming criminal activity. Providing examples of Mexican biosphere reserves and India’s Project Tiger ...

Hamlet is a mysterious character. No matter the analysis done by critics, they will never come up with the absolute truth. Hamlet’s breathing is multiple dimensional like that of a real life character. The understanding that every individual holds about Hamlet is personal. For everyone seeking to know Hamlet, his challenge to Guildenstern rings true: “You would pluck out the heart of mystery” (Shakespeare 80). Hamlet is a different character every time someone looks at him. If one wants to understand Hamlet, it will depend on the perception that they bring into the investigation. He is a complete ...