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Dirty Resource: David Montgomery's View on Dirt What is dirt? After reading Good Old Dirt by David Montgomery, one may ask why dirt is important. Montgomery is able to set up an uncommon topic by sharing stories, facts, and statistics. He then challenges readers to take action and learn more about dirt.
In Kwame Anthony Appiah’s essay, the Case for Contamination, Appiah delivers his opinion on society’s growing culture and the effects that have occurred due to society’s growing influence, such influences include the globalization, both political and lifestyle, and cultural preservation aspects of society. Within his standpoint, Appiah offers many valid points on the positive aspects of the development of globalizations and its key role in society. However, despite Appiah’s lengthy essay, his argument lacks sources that support his claims, ultimately causing his views on the subject to stem from personal experiences. Due to this, the essay insufficiently discusses the depth of how damaging globalization is to a cultural, which essentially encourages
The Industrial Revolution, which was a global shift in the use of more methodical manufacturing processes, brought prosperity to the nation in the sense of economic success and technological advances. However, due to the widespread use of industrial machinery, many forms of pollution had started to affect the welfare of the American environment. The heavy machinery adapted in the period of the Industrial Revolution forced excessive amounts of air and water pollution, due to the exponential increase in the use of fossil fuels. An overuse of a process called coal burning additionally allowed for the development of these types of pollution, depleting the welfare of the environment to a drastic extent. Due to the seemingly evident effects that
Throughout all of history, it has been quite evident that successful cultures have been able to strive and prevail due to the globalization of items, knowledge, and practices and the contamination of aspects of one’s cultures spreading throughout another. However there are still cultures, ruled or dictated by religions, that cannot mimic such progress because of the unyielding attitude and strict belief of those who support religion and hinder they growth of their culture by remaining in their old actions and beliefs. The article “The Case for Contamination” by Kwame Anthony Appiah flawlessly shows these points through the examples of different religions and practices and after reading this article, my approach to this topic is quite similar
Lab 2 – Water Quality and Contamination Experiment 1: Effects of Groundwater Contamination Table 1: Water Observations (Smell, Color, Etc.) Beaker Observations 1 There was no smell 2 When I pour the oil in the water I noticed the oil started to bubble to the top. So I got to stir the oil that’s when there were smaller bubbles. As I smell the water there was no smell to the water.
Bogard persuades the audience by using examples. The examples range from multiple topics. Pollution to health, the examples all correlate. He starts off with how space works. The components of spaces, the meteorites, the universe, the sunset and sunrise, the winter and summer, the stars and more.
In the article, “Op-Ed In the water crisis, it’s time to move beyond the farms vs. cities mindset,” Nathanael Johnson informs the public that some individuals do not condone the amount of water that farmers consume, as opposed to the people who live in the city. People believe that irrigation is making farmers rich and the vast percentage of water that is being distributed to the farmers is aiding them. However, farmers need the water much more than the people living in the city because all of the farmer’s living is based on farming. For instance, whenever there is a drought, then farmers are the first to pay the price; people living in urban areas do not really understand the important of water, therefore, water is taken for granted. Unfortunately,
Globalization is the inclusion of the differents values socio-cultural and economic local from one country to another, through their relationships exchanged a series of products and knowledge that extend and increase their ideological and economic situation. Globalization is beneficial for businesses of Colombians. As well as has influenced in areas as the social, economic, cultural, political, technological and educational in our country, globalization has ventured into the business of Colombians to favor or disfavor wholesale sales. Globalization has been a transition process started from the time of conquest and colonization, this exchange of cultural contracted a new market with mobility and trade of products and goods which over time did not stop there, but rather it was intensified and point greater flowed recognition from the
Environmental laws--do we actually know a lot about them? Many people fear for our environment’s future, while others are not aware that environmental issues are occurring around them. Even though we may have some knowledge about this devastation occurring in our communities, should we be questioning the Environmental Protection Agency and the president on these matters when we are not highly educated on them ourselves? Although the articles “Environmentalism Was Once a Social-Justice Movement” and “The EPA’s Failure to Protect People From the Environment” target different people about environmental issues and use the word “justice” at different frequencies, they both express that environmental laws are unjust and based upon race. Who is
Globalization is a many-faceted process which has benefits and repercussions in many areas. It has led to great developments through exchanges of ideas and technologies and has also caused deep conflicts within and among nations in different ways. While often conflicts arise economically, politically, or in the realm of intellectual rights, these are easier to understand and resolve than the varied and nuanced conflicts that arise between Globalization and Culture. Due to a long history of such conflicts, sometimes groups or governments take it upon themselves to initiate preventative measures in order to reduce the risk of damage or loss of cultural identity. One specific example of this preventative action began almost 100 years ago as Canada started issuing a tax on foreign produced magazines in the
Salem Abdullah Alazmi S00036124 Dr. Buckton-Tucker ENGL 102-05 May/4 Annotated Bibliography The earth is surrounded with oceans, oceans covers around 70% of the earth. With this number of oceans, all of it is effect by pollution.
Scholars today recognize that societies across the globe suffer from various inequities, but the theories behind the reasons for these inequities are highly contentious. Appelbaum and Robinson try to provide an overall guide to the various theories that have risen in popularity over time, many of which focus on the concept of globalization. Globalization is the increased interconnectedness of the world, however it is viewed differently by scholars as a positive, negative, or neutral force in the field of global justice and development (Appelbaum & Robinson 2005). This piece demonstrates a more holistic, modern view of Globalization studies in which Globalization exists as a living term -constantly in flux. It introduces the field of Global
Women and the Environment: Fighting for Halifax The case study “From Environmental Ill to Environmental Health” by Shirley Thompson highlights the unique role women play when dealing with environmental issues. In Halifax, Nova Scotia, women used grass root activism to turn the city into one of Canada’s leading cities in environmental health. When many people working at the Camp Hill medical center were becoming ill due to chemical exposure and poor air ventilation women took action to change the use of pesticides and ensure other institutes such as schools were safe for their children. The case study showcases two women, Donna and Rhonda, who went forth and pushed for change on these issues.
Cultural globalization is often understood as the spatial diffusion of global products. At a deeper level, cultural globalization may be seen as the contested process of internationalization of values, attitudes and beliefs. The spread of cultural practices and symbols makes the world more the same, but at the same time triggers resistance. Hence, cultural globalization while uniting the world is also seen to strengthen local cultures and is a major force behind the creation of identities. Such homogenization or differentiation can be noticed in the change of cultural practices and consumption patterns over time and space.
The concept of environmental justice was first introduced in South Africa at the Earthlife 1992 conference (Cock 2004, p.6). Defined as the ‘fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies’ (U.S Environment Protection Agency, 2012), environmental justice aims to shift the world towards environmentally friendly development and eradicate exploitation of natural resources and indigenous communities. Most importantly, it deals mainly with the environmental injustices of these relationships, and the ways and means of rectifying these wrongs and/or avoiding them in the future
