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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John A. Walker argues that designers must undertake an ecological role. Arguably‚ humanity is re-designing the planet Earth every hour of every day‚ either deliberately by rational planning or inadvertently with billions of unconsidered actions‚ and in the main ruining it. We all carry a responsibility for the destruction and therefore we all need to mend our ways‚ but of course some groups within society have more power than others to take remedial action: engineers‚ architects‚ planners and designers
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Video Planet Finance 1) What were the main causes of the most recent global financial crisis? The biggest cause of the global financial crisis stems from the use of mortgages and government overspending. Mortgages were fixed for 20 or 30 years and people began not being able to make payments on the mortgages. Property ownership became a trap. Restrictions were lifted on American banks‚ and they began to raise savings rates to attract new customers. Then they started loaning more and more‚ as the
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We just do not do enough to protect our planet. The temperatures are rising; the sea levels rise as well‚ and now there are many places that could simply disappear. The list is very long; we choose just few of them to show you. 1.Maldives: The continuous rising of the ocean level turn the alarm on for the beautiful islands. With the current ocean-rising dynamics‚ Maldives could disappear before 2050. 2. Bangkok‚ Thailand : The location also makes the city exposed to floods‚ especially in the
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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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Calamansi Nectar Procedure: 1. Select big‚ green calamansi fruits. 2. Cut slits in the lower ends of the fruits to remove seeds and juice. 3. Soak the peel in water overnight. 4. The next day‚ boil the peel with enough water. Remove from fire when the natural green color of the fruit has set. 5. Soak the peel again in water for three days‚ changing the water regularly. 6. Boil the peel in water three or four times. 7. Drain off the water. 8. Cook the peel in syrup (two parts sugar and one
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an urgent need to practise green consumerism and put the earth on a recovery path. How can one become a green consumerist? A green consumerist is one who believes in‚ buys and uses products that are safe for environment. Many people feel they are true friends of the environment just because they recycle bottles‚ newspapers‚ plastics and cans or buy unleaded petrol or environmentally friendly items. If that is all they do‚ then such people only pay lip service to green consumerism. Practising recycling
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Fortunately‚ it’s not too late and we can still change which is why many are pushing for green energy technology sources. The advantage of using green energy sources is that it is clean so it does not emit anything harmful into the air which has an impact on the environment. It is also renewable which means we will never run out of it unlike oil which is expected to dry up in a decade or so. Although green energy technology facilities are expensive to build‚ it requires less maintenance so you
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In the book‚ “The Only Alien on the Planet” written by Kristen D. Randle she writes the quote‚ “I think that things happen‚ and if you don’t do something to change them‚ they just keep happening. Sometimes that’s a good thing‚ and sometimes it’s a nightmare”. A character from the book‚ Ginny‚ wants to have a relationship with a boy named Michael‚ but the problem is that he doesn’t communicate with anyone. Ginny tries to push him‚ but pushes him too hard and he ends up in a hospital. Now she has
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Elisabeth Cerasoli Professor Ersinghaus Composition 2 October‚ 17‚ 2011 A Green Future or Green Disaster Green jobs are just one of the ways that the government is trying to preserve and improve the economy. Green jobs are supposed to be able to improve as while as increase the job rates. They can clean up and bring awareness to the communities about the economy‚ and it can open new fields for development like technology. In
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