‘The Earth is experiencing a sixth mass extinction‚ brought on by the proliferation of humanity and its activities of production and consumption. ... The was in which the capital system operates makes a mockery of the necessity of economising. Indeed‚ it pursues everywhere with utmost irresponsibility the opposite of economy: total wastefulness. It is this profit-seeking wastefulness that directly endangers the very survival of humanity (and other creatures that share the planet with us)’ (Jone
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Plants Extinctions causes and effects on human Nowadays ‚ animal extinction is a broad issue‚ one that involves the habitats and environments where other species live and interact with one another . Only a minority of people are concerned with extinction in today痴 society‚ while others might argue that it is a small problem because we are beyond the point of evolution and thus don’t really need to rely on other animals at all. According to statistics of scientific research‚extinction is
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is being harmed (damaged) by human activity. Others feel that human activity makes the Earth a better place to live. What is your opinion? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. We all know that people in the prehistorical period had to struggle natural environment in order to make livings. They had to hunt preys and gather fruits‚ even cut down trees to build their houses. However‚ as technology improved‚ many people are aware of human activities have great influence on our
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In biology and ecology‚ extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms (taxon)‚ normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species‚ although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point. Because a species’ potential range may be very large‚ determining this moment is difficult‚ and is usually done retrospectively. This difficulty leads to phenomena such as Lazarus taxa‚ where a species presumed extinct
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Is Earth really being Harmed by Human Activity? In my opinion‚ the Earth is definitely being harmed or should I say damaged by human activity. It is quite obvious when we look around us‚ when we see read and watch the news‚ and when we research for ourselves. I believe the major cause in the damage of the Earth all began with the introduction of industrialization. As a result of industrialization‚ pollution came about. Deforestation was inevitable because of the expansion of urban developments
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The extinction of animals 1. Top ten of extinct animals More than 99% of all species that have ever lived on Earth are now extinct. The vast majority (over 95%) died out. Today is Endangered Species Day. Check out some of the beautiful creatures that the planet has lost. I. The Dodo (Raphus cucullatus): The flightless bird‚ native to the island of Mauritius‚ in the Indian Ocean. II. The Dinosaurs (all of them): They were gone long before the first human graced the planet. III. Passenger
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The Extinction of Baiji The Baiji‚ also known as the Chinese River Dolphin‚ are part of the family Plantanistiade‚ the river dolphin family. They had exsited in the Yangtze River in China for thousand of years. Nevertheless‚ the Baiji was recently declared extinct. The baiji’s demise can be attributed to over fishing‚ its lethal environment and the Great Leap Forward in China. Excessive and illegal fishing was a great threat to the baiji’s way of life. Electric fishing and the fishing method
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centuries ago‚ there were various types of animal species that lived in this world but these species cannot be found for the meantime and forever. There are many efforts had been done in order to preserve endangered species but the numbers of endangered species are still increase rapidly. However‚ there were still numbers of selfish people that did not even concern about the animal species that disappeared. Animal extinction can be defined as animal species no longer stay in the earth as it already disappeared
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HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITIES The important human resources services common to many businesses are • EMPLOYMENT Employment is the one area most people associate with human resources management. The employment function of human resources involves all activities required to maintain an adequate number of qualified employees in the company. Employment activities include determining the need to hire employees‚ recruiting applicants‚ determining the qualifications of applicants‚ and hiring the most
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Brink of Extinction In Malaysia today the survival of wildlife have taken second place to human activity. All major wildlife species are now threatened with extinction. Does saving these endangered species and taking necessary actions for those who are on the brink of extinction means anything to you? Most of us are not aware that our Malayan Tiger‚ Clouded Leopard (Roy Goh 2011)‚ Pygmy Elephant‚ Sumatran Rhino‚ Orang-Utan and Turtles are in the under-extinction animals category
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