Sustainability for our Civilization Sustainability is a major conflict our civilization has run in too. If humanity wants to perish we should continue what we are doing ‚but I doubt people want to lose this civilization. We have to factor in what we need to do in order to get over this wall we have run into. The greatest threats to sustainability is oil and deforestation because if these problems were fixed it would fix other threats facing us right now. These can be the biggest threat we have for our civilization
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Holidays and Our Consumer Culture Holidays have always been known to affect our consumer culture for many years‚ but how it all began eludes many people and very few studies have been completed on it. Even though some say that the subject is too broad to precisely to identify how holidays‚ especially Christmas‚ directly affect our market‚ I have found that people’s values‚ expectations and rituals related to holidays can cause an excessive amount of spending among our society. Most people
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Our Town "Our Town"‚ by Thornton Wilder‚ written in 1938‚ was first performed at the McCarter theatre‚ New Jersey‚ on the 22nd of January1938. It is an example of meta theatre‚ and chronicles the lives of ordinary‚ everyday people‚ during their ordinary‚ everyday lives. The story is based in Grover’s Corners‚ a small town in New Hampshire‚ set at the turn of the century. The play involves three main acts‚ each focused upon a different aspect of life. Set in 1901‚ the first
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Our Posthuman Future Chapter 1: At the beginning of Our Posthuman Future by Francis Fukuyama‚ it talks about two different books: 1984 and Brave New World. These books talk about multiple technologies that would change and shape the next two generations. For the decade that these books were published it had them think that having a utopian world would have no consequences. I disagree with it for the most part‚ because if we are created to have certain qualities or characteristics then we would
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There is no clear consensus about animals as friends. Animals can be our friends: They fit into the definitions of being friends: We share genuine bonds. We care for‚ trust and help each other. We don’t treat each other as tools. There is a shared bond between animals and us – we share weal and woes – celebrating joy and going through difficulties as one. Furthermore‚ “A dog is a man’s best friend.” We care and look out for each other – Trained animals for handicapped individuals assist
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BY: Lillian Richard Hemp to Save Our Trees Worldwide we are seeing a devastation of our forests due to paper production. Consumption of wood products has risen 64% since 1961. Globally‚ pulp for paper‚ has risen from 40% in 1998‚ to an expected 60% over the next 50 years. The industry expects that demand to double by 2050. The U.S. consumes 200‚000‚000 tons of wood products annually‚ increasing by 4% every year. U.S. paper producers consume 1 billion trees each year (735 pounds of paper for
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Fashion and gender have always been closely linked‚ in many cultures fashion and dress is used to identify gender and can be a powerful indicator of ones political‚ gender and sexual identity . A common misconception is that our gender and our sex are the same thing however our gender refers to the socially and culturally constructed differences between a male or female and fashion is a means to reject‚ alter‚ express‚ define or confirm ones gender. Sexuality is a big part of gender‚ people often assume
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MANKIND KILLING OUR PLANET. Our planet contains a variety of landscapes‚ forests and different climates. Over the years it has gone through many changes in its climate and the species that live on it. Now it seems that our planet is being detrimentally transformed‚ not by natural events‚ but by the actions of one species-mankind. Are we as humans changing planet earth? The facts certainly show that there has been a change in climate and that it is Human induced. It has become noticeably hotter
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excessive fat in body tissues. The most common measure of obesity is the body mass index (BMI). Besides‚ obesity is influenced by many causes such as eating habits‚ unhealthy lifestyle‚ and genetics. Firstly‚ the cause of obesity in our society is eating habits. Our bodies require calories for daily normal functions and activities. Gaining weight occurs due to increase in the amount of calories consumed over its need. Generally‚ consumption of foods high in calories and fats lead to obesity. Hence
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Morality‚" Peter Singer persuades people to help the people in need around the world. He explains that the wealthy people spend a great amount of money on trivial possessions‚ and this money could help to save lives. Singer explains‚ "If it is in our power to prevent something bad from happening‚ without thereby sacrificing anything of comparable moral importance‚ we ought‚ morally‚ to do it (Singer 836)." Consequently‚ John Arthur argues that we have rights in "World Hunger and Moral Obligation
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