Negative Force Of The Modern Revolution

The iPad, the zipper, and Aspirin are just some of the major inventions that came from the Modern Revolution. The Modern Revolution began about 200 years ago and we are living in it to this day. It is what helped create the world as we know it today. There were many positive and beneficial inventions and breakthroughs that came from the Modern Revolution, but all at a cost. The Modern Revolution has been a negative force because it is leading to overpopulation and a change in lifestyle, governments are using new weapons for war, and it is leading to a rise in carbon dioxide emissions.
One reason why the Modern Revolution has been a negative force is because it is leading to overpopulation and a massive change in lifestyle. The document, “Population
Carbon dioxide can be released into the atmosphere in multiple ways such as animals, including humans, breathing in oxygen and exhaling carbon dioxide. However, a major factor contributing to the increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is the burning of fossil fuels. In the document, “Carbon Dioxide Levels Over the Last 10,000 Years,” there is a graph showing the CO2 levels over the last 10,000 years. There is a very clear, sharp increase in about the 1800s to the 2000s. This is when the Modern Revolution brought about automobiles and inventions that are being built in factories. Both of these burn fossil fuels in excessive amounts. With the world's dependency on these things, there is no question why the carbon dioxide levels are currently so high. The same text also continues, “CO2 is the major greenhouse gas thought to cause global warming and climate change.” This increase in the carbon dioxide levels is negatively impacting the environment. Inventions that are the result of the Modern Revolution depend on burning these fossil fuels that it is only expected that the levels will continue to increase and harm the
The text, “Literacy and Education,” says, “In 1850, only 10 percent of the world’s population, or about 120 million people, could read and write. Today nearly 80 percent of the world’s population, or about 5.1 billion people, are able to do some reading and writing. The percentage of people who are not literate, then, has decreased from 90 percent to about 20 percent in the last 160 years.” This shows that over the course of the Modern Revolution, people became more literate and less and less illiterate. It is hard to say if this was due to the Modern Revolution, however. Was this growth bound to happen over the years or was it an actual effect of the revolution? Not to mention, this growth hasn’t occurred in every society. The same text later says, “The growth in literacy has not been uniform across or within societies. For example, women are less literate than men: Worldwide – only 88 adult women are considered literate for every 100 adult men.” Many women in places like the Middle East, still are not receiving a proper education. It has to be taken into account that although this event is taking place during the Modern Revolution, it doesn’t necessarily mean that it was a direct effect of