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1. The tree of souls is the center of the Na’vi religion and culture, and destroying it will cause the Na’vis to become discouraged and they would not want to fight anymore. They do not seem to realize the fact that destroying the tree will eventually result in the extinction of the Na’vis, because they were concentrating on how to destroy them and to mine the mineral unobtanium.
2. The Vietnam War is a good example of an instance like this. The U.S. just wanted to help South Vietnam, but in the process destroyed both North Vietnam and South Vietnam’s economy.
3. An example happening now is the Iraq War. America says that Saddam Hussein had Weapons of Mass Destruction, and attacked Iraq to stop them. Bush said Hussein did not follow the policies of human rights, and used that as an excuse to attack Iraq. Some people say that Bush just wanted oil and power, but Bush still attacked Iraq. The United States has been criticized for not being able to find the Weapons of Mass Destruction and high death tolls in the war, including civilian injuries.
   

• The Na’vis lived in harmony with nature, and only killed when absolutely necessary. Our modern society uses nature to fulfill our own needs. If our modern society adapted some of the attitudes toward nature that the natives had, it could be possible to save nature. For example, if we imitated the Na’vis, then it would be easy to save our environment. Actually, it should be easy to preserve the environment if we imitated any native culture, because almost all native did not destroy nature. Only the later settlers that arrived in a land would begin clearing land.