World Population Day is an annual event‚ observed on July 11‚ which seeks to raise awareness of global population issues. The event was established by the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme in 1989. It was inspired by the public interest in Five Billion Day on July 11‚ 1987‚ approximately the date on which the world’s population reached five billion people.The world population on the 20th anniversary of Five Billion Day‚ July 11‚ 2007‚ was estimated to have been 6‚727‚551
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article “A Walk in the Woods‚” by Richard Louv was published in April 2009 by Orion Press. This article mainly involved the aspect of deforestation and how today’s youth does not spend enough quality time outdoors. This malicious destruction of our natural habitat has been quite the controversy over the past few decades because it has a devastating impact on the environment. This negative impact does not only take a major toll locally‚ but on a global scale as well. I found that this article is addressed
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something many people forget about and‚ as a result‚ neglect. Not only does nature keep everyone alive‚ but it also typically brightens the days of many just by being outside their windows. In the anthology Colors of Nature: Culture‚ Identity‚ and the Natural World‚ essays by authors such as Nalini Nadkarni‚ Al Young‚ and Jennifer Oladipo explore the importance of nature and growth in human beings. These authors share a common interest in nature‚ portraying similar messages about nature. In particular‚ Nadkarni
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William Wordsworth’s sonnet “The World is Too Much With Us” expresses the fact that mankind has lost their connection with nature. The theme of this poem can be linked to his other work “Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey” as in both he laments the fast paced life style of humanity which is so focused on “getting and spending”(2)‚ feeling that he is one of the few who realizes the importance of nature. Like many of his other works‚ Wordsworth uses powerful imagery to express his feelings
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Violence in the World Angela McDonald Socioeconomic Perspectives Professor Whited June 2‚ 2008 Thesis Statement “In violence we forget who we are.” (Mary Mccarthy). Violence has of course been around probably since human kind was created. Human beings are filled with emotions and unfortunately‚ anger is one of them which sometimes can not be controlled. Anger is very dangerous when that anger turns into violence. Which not only does it affect the person acting out in violence
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things about life and how the world worked. But sometimes being smart has its downfalls. One of Victor downfalls in life was the ability to have a social life. He was not always able to keep in touch with his friends and family when he only put his mind in the work of his science and the creature he was building. When Victor was a young child he always had a thing for science. He was always
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If I could change the world‚ how would I change it? Of course‚ I must first decide what I want to change and what into. Afterwards‚ I must think of a way on how to achieve that change. As a young individual‚ I think that the best way to change the world is rather than doing anything too big‚ I just have to make it a priority to go out of my way in small amounts to bring that world about. Everybody changes the world in some way‚ whether they set out to do it or not. It’s like making a carbon footprint
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and shooting the great heron that inhabits the area‚ is going to leave‚ and has asked Sylvia to tell him where the heron can be found. Sylvia knows‚ but after much agonizing‚ finds that the loyalty she feels for the heron‚ as it represents the natural world‚ is greater than her longing for human contact. Sylvia cannot speak because to do so will be a betrayal of the heron and all she holds dear. Sylvia had never been one to talk very much. Shy and retiring by nature‚ she is "a little maid who had
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led down a path into a figurative self-induced technological coma where the surviving humans float adrift‚ on the brink of completely losing touch with their roots. It is a world where all corporations eventually merged into a universal super-monopoly called Buy ‘n Large Corporation. After all of the Earth’s remaining natural resources had been completely consumed in a frenzy of mass consumption‚ all that remained was essentially a planet-wide garbage dump. Unfazed by an apocalyptic global mass
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PEEAL‚ including 2/3 good examples This poem‚ Journey of the magi by T.S Eliot explores the idea that a journey can involve obstacles and challenges. The magi are faced with difficulties‚ hardships and discomforts such as the hostility from the natural world and humans and sleep deprivation. In the first stanza the line “The ways deep and the weather sharp” an inverted syntax is used to put emphasis on the sufferings and difficulties of the journey. Along with this line in the first stanza a list
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