Hey guys,

Here is the outline of my final essay for this class; Let me know what you think or feel that I could add to my body paragraphs! 🙂 Thanks.

Title: “Straight to the Heart”

Thesis: In order to get humans to begin to reconnect with their forsaken connection to nature, the environment we live in and are inherently apart of, we must personify it through the use of literature and the understandings of the Blue Humanities; thus retying the knot between humans and the environment for the betterment of society and future generations.

Body 1: What is the environmental crisis?

• Global warming, air pollution, overfishing etc (Source “Emergence of Environmental Humanities”)
• Why haven’t we fixed it, the roadblocks, etc

Body 2: How will literature help?

• People take action when they feel emotionally inclined (Source: “Blue Humanities”)
• Literature evokes emotion and understanding
• Speak on Mama Dlo (Mami wata) in terms of how she protects the ocean and now has people taking off their left shoe and walking backwards proving the power of literature

Body 3: So what? Why should we care and reconnect with the environment?

• The world will live with or without us (Source: Sirenomelia)
• The sea is of so much cultural significance and should be treated accordingly (Source “The Sea Is History”)
• Tie it all together by saying not only do we need the environment to physically thrive but culturally, which then translates into emotionally, as well