Summary of the First Reading Mr. Wolfgang Sachs discussed the concept of development and the extension of the Western values over the rest of the world in the six first chapters of his book Planet Dialectics: Explorations in Environment and Development. He explores a suspicion that "the Western development model is fundamentally at odds with both the quest for justice among the world’s people and the aspiration to reconcile humanity and nature." I found it is interesting to read Sachs’s trenchant
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Our planet is in great danger. For the last one hundred or so years‚ the people of earth have wasted and misused the natural recourses of earth. Several plans have been developed to stop the abuse of earth. Some of these plans I will discuss in this essay‚ many of which can be executed by any one. Environmental problems have become so complex that many individuals feel they can have no effect on them. Problems like oil spills‚ hazardous waste‚ loss of rain forests‚ endangered species‚ acid rain‚
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never been imagined without them. Throughout our minds connection with documented environments‚ people in different places around the world would never have been aware that certain creatures exist. If you grew up in the same generation as me with David Attenborough‚ chances are you become known to these diverse and unique environments through Attenborough’s factual programs. Attenborough has influenced the whole worlds vision of documentary making‚ not only helping to visualize animals in a new light
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2013 A Modern Tragedy – The Hairy Ape by Eugene O’Neill Inside Eugene O’Neill’s “The Hairy Ape” the main character‚ Yank‚ embodies the beleaguered working class of a capitalist culture. As Mr. O’Neill’s was understood to be a zealous socialist himself believing that a society should and can work together‚ as a whole‚ towards a better world; the reader of “the Hairy Ape” can see and understand his views. Eugene O ’Neill ’s supreme creation “The Hairy Ape” has the drama necessary to relay the
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I will compare Subway and Panda Express. Subway is an American fast food restaurant franchise that primarily sells submarine sandwich (subs) and salads. It is owned and operated by Doctor’s Associates‚ Inc. Subway is one of the fastest growing franchises in the world with 40‚229 restaurants in 102 countries and territories as of 11 September 2013. It is the largest single-brand restaurant chain and the largest restaurant operator globally. Subway’s main operations office is in Milford‚ Connecticut;
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Nahle. 2007. Cycles of Global Climate Change. Biology Cabinet Journal Online. Article no. 295. http://www.biocab.org/Climate_Geologic_Timescale.html‚ and http://www.biocab.org/Carbon_Dioxide_Geological_Timescale.html. Accessed: (8th‚ March‚ 2011) David Heffernan. Rob Mahon. John McDougall. Kylie Gillies. 2009. Spotlight Earth and Environmental Science 1. Science Press: NSW Australia Accessed: (7th‚ March‚ 2011) http://CO2now.org and http://www.theclimatechangeclearinghouse.org and http://earthguide
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Nguyen Tran Env 411-001 The Deep “The blue planet” was captured By a British (David Attenborough) and presented in 2001. From this document‚ David will show viewers new species that they’ve never seen before. Especially from second episode‚ David specially dived into the Deep Ocean where he called the abyss. Furthermore‚ David also shows us how these species can survive in harsh environment which he called “monster”. In every deep ocean‚ the pressure is very high about 100 times atmosphere that
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CHAPTER 9: WATER RESOURCES Dams and Salmon on the Klamath River Damaged from electricity and farmers have settle the land and diverted water for irrigation recently→ salmon population greatly reduced‚ local NA tribes and commercial fishing industry has suffered. Hydroelectric dams installed when water started to drain for agricultural use Migrating salmon died off on 2002 due to warm water‚ growth of toxic algae‚ and diseases Dams removed in 2009 Water is abundant‚ but usable water is
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1. Describe the controversy over whether carbon dioxide should be classified as an air pollutant. * 93% of CO2 emissions are natural due to the Carbon Cycle. The rest is from human activities‚ such as burning fossil fuels and clearing out forests. The EPA does not regulate CO2 emissions under the Clean Air Act‚ and many environmentalists disagree with this. However‚ the coal and electric businesses oppose the regulation of CO2 emissions because such a regulation would cost them money to cap
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The story‚ created by David Moody‚ compares to a train moving away from a station platform. At first‚ a person could run alongside the track easily‚ though as the train speeds up‚ there comes a moment that the runner anticipates the futility of persevering‚ and as the cars rush forward‚ the person inevitably slows down‚ or at the last moment a decision emerges to jump on for the ride. I was that runner‚ easily bored at the beginning of the book--my mind outracing the slowness of the words‚ but approaching
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