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Essay / See by Annie Dillard and Our Perception of the World
In the world of science, there are many discoveries. “A discovery is like falling in love and reaching the top of a mountain after a hard climb, an ecstasy not provoked by drugs but by the revelation of a face of nature... and it often turns out to be more subtle and wonderful. than anyone had imagined. (Ferdinand Puretz). Most people in the world we live in do not notice and/or appreciate the gift of sight in life. By not cherishing the gift of sight and using it properly, many discoveries remain untraceable. In the article Seeing, Annie Dillard talks about nature and the little things that we are all unconsciously blind to and don't appreciate. Seeing explores the idea of what it truly means to see things in this world. Annie Dillard's main point is that we should see the world with less interference, so that we can capture things that would otherwise go unnoticed. There is a science about how we perceive things in nature. Dillard attempts to persuade his reader to adopt his way of seeing, which is more artificial than natural. On the one hand, what we see right away tends to be natural evidence. We notice these things right away because they are in plain sight and we are used to seeing them every day without thinking or analyzing what we perceive. For example, the grass is green and the sky is blue. Dillard talks about a time when she saw a frog and, because of the environment it was in and its appearance, it was difficult for her to recognize it for what it was. Dillard described: "I once spent a good three minutes staring at a frog so astonishingly large that I couldn't see it, even though a dozen enthusiastic campers were shouting directions... When I finally chose the frog, I saw what pain. ..... middle of paper ......vercome, there is more chance of capturing such big discoveries. People need to understand that if they never take the time to stop and look around, to appreciate the little things in life, they risk missing important details and/or moments that the world has to offer. Scientists did not obtain their greatest discoveries by looking at the world with a closed mind. During the months of September to November, leaves begin to fall from the trees. His downfall is obvious, but what else is going on? Gravity. Albert Einstein discovered gravity by observing the fall of ordinary objects. He then becomes an unscrupulous scientific observer. Works Cited Dillard, Annie. "Vision." Pilgrim at Tinker Creek. NP: HarperCollins, 1974. 110-27. Print.Ferinad Puretz, Max. “True Science”, review by Peter Medawar, Advice for a young scientist. Np: np, 1980. Print.