The Overpopulation Of The United States
Rachel Bohnenberger
Professor Van Doorn
ENVS 150-002
5 February 2015
Critique Three The first video discussed the issue of the over-population of the United States and the problems that arise as a result. It began with introducing a scientist by the name of Paul Ehrlich who was a biologist. His main focus was the negative effects over-population has had on society such as the quickly depleting resources as a result of more people needing to be supported. One of the causes of the depleting resources mentioned was the generation of baby boomers. People became so focused on raising families and having more and more children that they did not stop and think about the long-term effects that would be created. They did not stop to think that with more people on the planet, more resources would be required and how harmful that would be to the planet. Later on in the video, some efforts to help raise awareness about the sustainability of the Earth were talked about. One person in particular was mentioned—President Nixon. Under President Nixon, the Environmental Protection Agency was formed along with other bills signed into law that were aimed at helping to protect the environment, and the first Earth Day was celebrated. Overall, this video showed how the sustainability of the Earth is not a recent issue, and efforts to prevent future harm to the planet have been taken in the past and unfortunately have not done as well as were hoped since the Earth’s climate is still rapidly changing. In the second video, the speaker told stories about how she had learned to give and help those less fortunate than her. She began with telling the audience how she had first been told the stories about helping others when she was a young girl in Sunday school. She continues to say how even though the stories had originally made her eager to share and help others, later on in her life, she felt less enthusiastic about giving and felt more like it was an obligation in order for
Professor Van Doorn
ENVS 150-002
5 February 2015
Critique Three The first video discussed the issue of the over-population of the United States and the problems that arise as a result. It began with introducing a scientist by the name of Paul Ehrlich who was a biologist. His main focus was the negative effects over-population has had on society such as the quickly depleting resources as a result of more people needing to be supported. One of the causes of the depleting resources mentioned was the generation of baby boomers. People became so focused on raising families and having more and more children that they did not stop and think about the long-term effects that would be created. They did not stop to think that with more people on the planet, more resources would be required and how harmful that would be to the planet. Later on in the video, some efforts to help raise awareness about the sustainability of the Earth were talked about. One person in particular was mentioned—President Nixon. Under President Nixon, the Environmental Protection Agency was formed along with other bills signed into law that were aimed at helping to protect the environment, and the first Earth Day was celebrated. Overall, this video showed how the sustainability of the Earth is not a recent issue, and efforts to prevent future harm to the planet have been taken in the past and unfortunately have not done as well as were hoped since the Earth’s climate is still rapidly changing. In the second video, the speaker told stories about how she had learned to give and help those less fortunate than her. She began with telling the audience how she had first been told the stories about helping others when she was a young girl in Sunday school. She continues to say how even though the stories had originally made her eager to share and help others, later on in her life, she felt less enthusiastic about giving and felt more like it was an obligation in order for