Both nature and humanity play prominent roles in the essays "Sight into Insight" by Annie Dillard(pp.846-857) and "Our Place in the Universe" by Alan Lightman(pp. 490-8), and to a lesser degree, in "The Humanity We Can't Relinquish" by Pico Iyer (pp. 192-5). In what ways do these essays help to illuminate what it means to be human? How do they shed light on the importance of nature to our sense of humanity or our humanness? How might Dillard's kind of seeing helps us truly see nature and also inform our humanity? Using examples and evidence from these three essays, or your own experiences, give a thoughtful, insightful, and informed response to these questions.

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All three essays provide unique perspectives on what it means to be human and the significance of nature in shaping our understanding of humanity Anni... View the full answer