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One can see that both poems and speakers imply that nature is an awe-inspiring if often overriding force for human beings. Yet both portray nature as providing some comfort to human existence. SextonÆs speaker takes comfort from knowing she will become a part of it, while FinkelÆs speaker understands being fully alive means embracing the challenges of it.
According to Barbara Strauch in The Primal Teen, the function of dopamine in the adolescent brain has a significant influence on thinking and behavior. As she maintains about its role in the teenage brain, ôThe answer is thrillsàdopamine is heavily involved in whatÆs known as the pleasure-and-reward circuit in the brainàIn some instances, many scientists now say, we also take certain risks because through our evolutionary history, risk-takingàhas enhanced our chances for survivalö (Strauch 93). The knowledge that evolution and biochemical influences play a role in shaping behavior and thinking makes me feel somewhat more c
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