Comparing Limits To Growth And The Sacred Balance

Taking Care of the Earth
When I compare the two essays “Limits to Growth…” and “The Sacred Balance”, I realized they are very similar within some of their main points. For example, both essays share the same idea about the importance of taking care of the earth and they also refer to the human’s impacts on the world. The two essays share many similarities, but they are also very different. The difference is that in “Limits to Growth…” the authors talk about the importance of doing something to stop the contamination in the earth. The authors say that we all can contribute to make the next revolution: sustainability. “The Sacred Balance” differs from “Limits to Growth” because the author recall about the importance of making a connection with the earth, while “Limits to growth…” is more practical about the things we can do to stop pollution. The two essays share many similarities, but they
One thing that makes both essays similar is that they make reference to the damage that humans are causing in the world. In “Limits to Growth…” the authors talk about the negative impacts of human’s activities on the earth. As the authors say in “Limits to Growth…”, “Humankind’s ecological footprint had once more exceeded what was sustainable”. In “The Sacred Balance” the author’s point of view about the human’s impact on the natural word is clear from the beginning to the end of the essay. In “The Sacred Balance”, Suzuki says, “Human activity is the main cause of the current decline in the biosphere’s rich diversity and the productivity that support all life on earth”. As Suzuki and Meadows et al say, human impact is changing our nature and not in a good way. In other words, both essays refer to the human’s negative impact on the earth. These essays are trying to teach us that everyone's cooperation is needed in order to save the world from further