Man has a profound effect on the land, in many ways, and has done so for about 10k years with the advent Agriculture. This in itself has a marked influence on land through several mediums, land clearing, leading to deforestation on a global scale.
The word pride is used in this case an antonym for shame. Pride in this sense is an affirmation of one's self and the community as a whole. The modern gay pride movement began after the Stonewall riots of the late 1960s.
Examples of pride in a sentence. 1  Being able to work again gave him his pride back. 2  Getting caught cheating stripped him of his pride. 3  Pride would not allow her to give up.  It's a matter of pride that he does the work all by 1  himself. The novel is about a family consumed with pride and vanity.