"Humans are drawn to beauty, humans value beauty, and we can't ignore that. It's a powerful motivation. If we are going to heal the disconnect between ourselves and the places where we live, we need to begin by seeing ourselves as part of nature - and seeing our bodies as beautiful, just the way we see waterfalls and rock cliffs and summer skies as beautiful. Just as the love of beautiful places led to laws that protect national parks, the love of the human body can lead to regulating the amount of toxins that we put into the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the plants we eat. Seeing the human body as beautiful and natural, loving ourselves as we are, can lead to environmental activism that protects the human body. Bell hooks said: "When we love the earth, we are able to love ourselves more fully." (28) But the opposite is also true. When we love our bodies, we more fully love the earth." - Janine DeBaise. Beauty and the Body, pg. 116 After reading this quote and connecting with our course material on Nature and Beauty, respond to the ideas discussed by DeBaise. Give examples of how the body, beauty, and nature are connected from your cultural experience. Include at least ONE examples of an art works that connects beauty, body, and nature that has not been discussed thus far in our course. "I attest that the work I am about to submit is my own and not copied from online or other sources, including Al-

"Humans are drawn to beauty, humans value beauty, and we can't ignore that. It's a powerful motivation. If we are going to heal the disconnect between ourselves and the places where we live, we need to begin by seeing ourselves as part of nature - and seeing our bodies as beautiful, just the way we see waterfalls and rock cliffs and summer skies as beautiful. Just as the love of beautiful places led to laws that protect national parks, the love of the human body can lead to regulating the amount of toxins that we put into the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the plants we eat. Seeing the human body as beautiful and natural, loving ourselves as we are, can lead to environmental activism that protects the human body. Bell hooks said: "When we love the earth, we are able to love ourselves more fully." (28) But the opposite is also true. When we love our bodies, we more fully love the earth." - Janine DeBaise. Beauty and the Body, pg. 116 After reading this quote and connecting with our course material on Nature and Beauty, respond to the ideas discussed by DeBaise. Give examples of how the body, beauty, and nature are connected from your cultural experience. Include at least ONE examples of an art works that connects beauty, body, and nature that has not been discussed thus far in our course. "I attest that the work I am about to submit is my own and not copied from online or other sources, including Al-