Asnani Nandini Essay 1 Crn 1113
Nandini Asnani
Ms. Peters
Composition-I
24 February 2012
The Bitter Truth
Polar bears sweating, the Earth reforming into a volcano, and oxygen artificially supplied to the atmosphere is the future of tomorrow. It is unfortunately a consequence of our activities today. “The truth” that Al Gore considers to be a potential threat is the trapping of gases within the boundaries of the ozone layer, with the addition of humans deepening the wound with their negligence. The truth is an eye-opener for negligent individuals. Global warming- an extremely adverse word and a great deal of controversy. An Inconvenient Truth is a terrifying and imminent concern which awakens us to realize our responsibility we need to have to the earth. Davis Guggenheim presents the film in a form of presentation, showing the upward trend of carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. Al Gore connects this data with glances of melting of ice caps, and shows how dependent people are. In fact, 40% of the people are dependent on the water that these ice caps provide. Deforestation is reflected with increasing factories and reduced trees. The impact of this global crisis is unprecedented. Vehicular pollution, burning of fossil fuels and human caused hazards like this are depleting our resources. Myths and misconceptions about the earth were unveiled. For instance, the bitter truth of animals losing their habitat and forest fires is not just a natural hazard. It is a proved, irresponsible action of the selfish humans, who deforest and for their own greed set up factories. To top that, they pollute the environment with their factory pollutants in the form of smoke and oil spills. If this be the condition furthermore, we all will be walking around with oxygen masks. This truth shows us that global warming is not a political issue but rather, the biggest moral and ethical challenge facing our civilization due to our own actions. These facts should help to galvanize people, governments, organizations
Ms. Peters
Composition-I
24 February 2012
The Bitter Truth
Polar bears sweating, the Earth reforming into a volcano, and oxygen artificially supplied to the atmosphere is the future of tomorrow. It is unfortunately a consequence of our activities today. “The truth” that Al Gore considers to be a potential threat is the trapping of gases within the boundaries of the ozone layer, with the addition of humans deepening the wound with their negligence. The truth is an eye-opener for negligent individuals. Global warming- an extremely adverse word and a great deal of controversy. An Inconvenient Truth is a terrifying and imminent concern which awakens us to realize our responsibility we need to have to the earth. Davis Guggenheim presents the film in a form of presentation, showing the upward trend of carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. Al Gore connects this data with glances of melting of ice caps, and shows how dependent people are. In fact, 40% of the people are dependent on the water that these ice caps provide. Deforestation is reflected with increasing factories and reduced trees. The impact of this global crisis is unprecedented. Vehicular pollution, burning of fossil fuels and human caused hazards like this are depleting our resources. Myths and misconceptions about the earth were unveiled. For instance, the bitter truth of animals losing their habitat and forest fires is not just a natural hazard. It is a proved, irresponsible action of the selfish humans, who deforest and for their own greed set up factories. To top that, they pollute the environment with their factory pollutants in the form of smoke and oil spills. If this be the condition furthermore, we all will be walking around with oxygen masks. This truth shows us that global warming is not a political issue but rather, the biggest moral and ethical challenge facing our civilization due to our own actions. These facts should help to galvanize people, governments, organizations