You have read three texts that explore the relationship between humans and nature. The three texts are:
. a passage from Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, by Annie Dillard
. a passage from Walden; or Life, in the Woods, by Henry David Thoreau
. a passage from "Nature" by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau have had a profound impact
on the genre of nature writing in the United States and have influenced
contemporary writers such as Annie Dillard.
Write an essay in which you analyze how the central ideas in Dillard's writing
have been informed by ideas in the passage from Thoreau's memoir Walden
and Emerson's essay "Nature." Support your analysis by using specific
details, ideas, or examples from each of the texts.

Consider the text from "machu picchu: a city in the sky” and its central idea. informational text: every year, thousands of tourists come to peru to see machu picchu. to reach machu picchu, tourists can hike along the famous inca trail. the trail covers twenty-six miles. it winds through beautiful mountains, forests, and jungle. visitors can also take a bus or train ride up to the ruins. the train takes you past miles of farmland along the urubamba river valley. above are the andes mountains. the tops of the mountains are often covered with mist. then, the train goes up a mountain on a winding road. the road climbs almost 1,640 feet. other incan ruins can be seen beside the road. most are very small compared to the city ahead. central idea: tourists enjoy visiting machu picchu in the mountains of peru. what supporting detail is most important to include in a summary of this text? people can hike the inca trail or take a train or bus to reach machu picchu. when people travel to machu picchu, they see miles of surrounding farms. people are surprised by the mist on the peaks of the andes mountains. when people visit machu picchu, they sometimes see other smaller ruins.