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Editors Note: Two days before her disappearance, Michelle Gardner-Quinn submitted this essay for an assignment in Environmental Studies 151, a University of Vermont course taught by Professor Cecilia Danks. It is reprinted in Vermont Quarterly with the permission of Michelle's parents. See Famous Women Give Voice to Slain Student's Legacy.
I believe in upholding reverence for all life. I believe that humanity has a responsibility to the earth and to the life that we share our experience with.