...Environmental Issues and the Industrial Revolution xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Argosy University Environmental Issues and the Industrial Revolution As the population continues to grow, the impact on the environment will continue to impact all of us on the Earth. The more industrial plants, mean more greenhouse gases that will be emitted into the atmosphere, some will return causing the planet’s surface to warm. Greenhouse gases in turn leads to Global Climate change. Three most environmental negatives to me are first the growing population. People wanting larger families, technology is more advance, which leads to better medicine and people living longer. The more people the less resources we will have to survive with. Two triggers that had an increase of population we went from hunter to gather lifestyle to an agricultural life style. The agricultural revolution began around 10,000 years ago with people growing their own crops and raise animals for consumption. It was easier for the people to meet their nutritional needs and in turn they began to live longer and produce more children. Second, Greenhouse gases are atmospheric gases that absorb infrared radiation, caused by the industrial revolution. The building of power plants, cars and buses, are some of the reasons of greenhouse gases. Pounds and Crump (1994) hypothesized that hot, dry condition was the main reason for such high adult mortality and breeding issues in other species. Due to greenhouse gases, the warming...
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...the US began to appear bigger and greater as the economy became one of the world’s strongest. Although Thomas De Witt Talmage was wrong about how the world would end up in 100 years, He created an interpretation of a future where as long as natural disaster doesn't completely obliterate earth then there will be a bright and hopeful outcome for the human race. He was merely shaping his thoughts on the best possible outcome for the future. His reasons behind his assumptions were based on science and technology, not religion....
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... but at its end lies disaster. The other fork in the road less travelled by offers our last and only chance to reach a destination that assures the preservation of our earth.” This quote shows two parallel scenarios. The first scenario represents a carefree way of using natural resources in our world that has led to the destruction of our earth and the environment. The latter scenario presents a state of affairs where people live inn sustainable ways. This first section looks at the scenario painted where someone is travelling in a superhighway. In this set up life seems good and people find living being easy and probably cheap. This represents’ the way people have been living over the past millennia. All along people were fighting for survival only. There was less emphasis on the preservation of natural resources. Land was being seriously exploited. An example is that on the use of energy. The human race, since the time of the industrial revolution has been relying on the use of non-renewable sources of energy. Crude oil, which is an exhaustible source of energy, has been used widely. Machinery and equipment used diesel, petrol or methane among other derivatives from crude oil. These resources however will one day come to an end. The other source of energy has been coal. Coal is a non-renewable source of energy. It has been used to power trains and machines for decades now. The danger is that coal resources will one day become dry. The effects of human beings are more than what...
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...Running Head: ETHICS: POLLUTION AND MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS Ethics: Pollution and Multinational Corporations HRL ETHICS: POLLUTION AND MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS 2 Pollution is a broad term. It encompasses far more than just chemicals affecting our environment. Pollution is defined by The Merriam Webster dictionary as “the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change. Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy such as noise, heat or light.” There are many types of pollution including, but not limited to, air pollution from man-made and naturally occurring contaminants, water pollution, noise pollution, light pollution, soil contamination, thermal pollution, as from commercial cooling systems or nuclear power plants, visual pollution from man-made structures like radio towers and billboards, and electromagnetic pollution such as radio frequency interference produced by man-made appliances. There is pollution we can control and pollution that we cannot control. Each type of pollution may have its own set of ethics which, of course, must relate back to the subject of a previous assignment relating to the ethics and culture of the civilization that one is existing in. For example, there are cultures that use incense for religious and entertainment purposes. They would not consider fumes and chemicals...
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...Chapter Review: Cash for Condoms-The Elusive Quest for Growth William Easterly starts off the chapter by saying, “The most unprepossessing candidate for the Holy Grail of prosperity is seven inches of latex: a condom”. The reference here is made to population control. He says that rich countries must provide aid to poor countries to help them control population-cash for condoms-and that is the only way to progress. Population has been concern in economics since Thomas Malthus. In the 19th century, he propounded that the rate of population growth rate will outpace the rate of food production and eventually there will be massive famines to correct the downward pressure exerted by population on food resources. As recently as 1960 Paul Ehrlich predicted massive famines would wipe out at least a fifth of the population. But this didn't happen. While population did double between 1960 and 1990, food production tripled and food prices actually decreased. At the time when Ehrlich predicted the famines, the population growth rate was 2.1 but has since reduced. The reduction can be attributed to a fall in birth rate rather than an increase in death rate in the form of famines. The author then cites Lester Brown to convey that the population scare is a relevant issue. Excess population is putting a strain on food, water, forest products, land availability and employment opportunities. Pakistan’s workforce is projected to increase from 72million in 1999 to 199 million in 2050. The...
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...goes on and on. Well, what if all these probabilities could be part of what global warming can do. Terrifying is in it? As the earth’s population multiply and human activities increase causing the earth’s temperature to rise, can we say that humanity is in charge of the fate of the human race? Because the problem of global warming is increasing so rapidly around the globe, we must develop a policy instantly; we pay no attention to our danger. Global warming or the increase of the earth’s temperature is caused by the amount of different gases released into the atmosphere. Some of these gases include water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane and ozone which trap heat rays produced by the sun from radiating back into outer space. As this occurs, the temperature of the planet rises and thus we get the term called “The Greenhouse Effect.” Additionally, ever since the Industrial Revolution there has been an increment in the emission of greenhouse gases (mainly carbon dioxide), in the proportion to industrial expansion (Osaka Prefecture, n.d, para. 2). This industrial expansion began roughly between the 18th and 19th centuries and as a result, these different types of gases been released for over a hundred years but also have been affecting the planet for an equal to or lesser amount of time. For example, in order for humans to produce great amounts of energy, fossil fuels must be burned but in turn they release carbon dioxide (CO2). And, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change...
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...Age of Revolution, we are dealing with a very old book. Own 1962 novel writer (see below) do not have the seal cover, antique proposals lie within striking visual evidence "EJ Hobsbawm higher learning humility, choose". This book is, after all think Don Draper techniques as possible to be lying on the table, and perhaps impossible. When was still married to Betty Draper. At the beginning of 21st century American historian could learn such an artifact? forward to the new political history of illusion, why should anyone bother to renew old? In a book written in old age we can learn important things Draper Revolution? Well, of course, the answer is yes. In contemporary American educational institutions, Hobsbawm is probably the best stability...
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...Introduction: Humanity has climbed mountains – both literal and figurative – to prove that we stand out amongst the animals. We have demonstrated our ability to persevere in the face of adversity; we have constructed certain ideals such as personal freedom, individuality, love, and altruism. Since the beginning of history, we have struggled to find truth and understanding. People like Jesus Christ, Siddhartha Gautama, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Immanuel Kant, Albert Einstein, George Washington (and so many others), have helped to create a model of human ambition, have helped us to better recognize our underlying purpose in the universe. We have in our history the examples of Ancient Greece, the Enlightenment, and the Romantic Movement. We have created music, logic, poetry, art, religion, science, and mathematics in order to assist us in our quest to dissect creation and find some sort of semblance of meaning that might justify our existence. The list of our accomplishments is immeasurably vast. However, man might have proved that he can reach for ideals, but he has not proved that he can maintain them. We may have climbed mountains, but we have not been able to live for long in such high places. Despite our accomplishments, humanity’s failings have been just as extensive. Our history is also scarred with a long list of wars, injustices, unnecessary deaths, prejudices, hatreds, and disappointments. The pinnacle of our shortcomings, the end-point to our intellectual development...
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...Opposition to Globalisation "Globalisation" is a term that became popular in the 1980's to describe the increased movement of people, knowledge and ideas, and goods and money across national borders that has led to increased interconnectedness among the world's populations, economically, politically, socially and culturally (Dreher,2008). Nowadays, the world is becoming more and more globalized. There is no country that can escape from globalisation. With globalisation, many countries get benefits from it. However, it also caused many negative effects from globalisation in many countries. As the ancient Chinese Philosopher Laozi said: “Good fortune follows upon disaster; Disaster lurks within good fortune; Who can say how things will end? Perhaps there is no end.” So it is natural to oppose globalisation. There are many arguments from different views. Some political scientists argue that globalization is making nation-states weaken and that the functions and power of nation-states will gradually take over by global (Dreher et al.,2008). Economists argue that businesses is becoming more competitive and more and more workers may be laid off due to greater competition. For environment, globalization is using up finite resources more quickly and globalization increases world greenhouse gas with carbon dioxide emissions which makes the air pollution worse. For cultural, the uniqueness of cultural is lost in favour of homogenization and a "universal culture" that draws heavily from...
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...Deforestation in the Amazon Discussion of the geographical, economical, and the overall influential importance of the Amazon Rainforest is, in my opinion, a necessity to understanding why deforestation is a huge mistake and will lead to major consequences for the entire planet. Common important facts about why deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest might include issues such as greenhouse gases or entire ecosystems demolished. Geographically, The Amazon Rainforest is by far the biggest rainforest left on our planet (sad to say) proportional to the size of Australia. The rainforest itself reaches out to several countries around Brazil. Economically, the regions of the Amazon Rainforest provide surrounding countries and entire continents with some of the most basic necessities and natural resources. Bananas, papayas, oranges, and pineapples are some of the major food exports out of the Amazon Rainforest regions. Along with food resources, many spices and other natural resources are only found in the Amazon Rainforest regions. Continuing the deforestation in order to use the land for other means of resources would harshly alter the economy of South America entirely and further affect the import/export economy of the United States and others. In addition to its economic influence, the Amazon Rainforest regions have aided advancements in medicine and scientific breakthroughs. Many explorations and scientific research of animal and plant life in the Amazon Rainforest...
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...increasing administrative problems of these larger companies. (Volti, 2008, p.80) Max Weber created the idea of bureaucratic structure of organisation that he believed would counteract these issues. His theory, however, is permeated by scepticism. He describes the bureaucracy as the most dominant form of modern control, both positively and negatively. Although he describes bureaucracies as the fairest and most efficient method of control, he was alarmed by their rapid spread through state, business and institutions and concerned about the effect that they would have on the people within the bureaucratic structure. He argued that due to their technical superiority, bureaucracies would come to dominate all forms of human organisation like an “iron cage” in which humans are eternally trapped. (Barker, 1993, p.408) In order to fully understand the impact that bureaucracies have on contemporary work and organising, we must understand the factors that make up a bureaucracy. Weber describes six major traits that he regarded as fundamental. The first is a formal hierarchical structure where each level has...
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...Running head: WHAT IS HUMAN SERVICES? 1 What is Human Services? Jacque Engel BSHS 301 August 31, 2011 Reina Menasche WHAT IS HUMAN SERVICES? 2 What is Human Services? Taking a walk through four chapters of Introduction to Human Services by Martin (2007), we begin to grasp the wide variety of skills involved in the Human Services field. There are hospice agents spending time with the terminally ill and activists lobbing in the prevention of child abuse, each having the ultimate passion to help others in need. As the range is large where each human service agent may affect, the result is clear that from the beginning of time Human Service agents in one form or another have been around, and the field has changed as our world has changed, although the goal of helping those who are vulnerable and disadvantaged has remained the same. The Goal of Human Services: Martin (2007) describes “the chief goal of the human service professional is to support individuals as well as communities function at their maximum potential, overcoming personal and social barriers as effectively as possible in the major domains of living”(para.12). As mentioned earlier, the human service field has a broad range of careers involved which is essential for the wide variety of populations that are served. With each social worker, hospice agent, or public school counselor, needs are being met in a wide variety of populations. The goal is to reach people in their time of need to allow each individual...
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...Ever since its inception in Ancient Greece, liberal education has afforded its students a truth for new understanding, that makes them well-rounded citizens. In terms of the American education system when it reached its pinnacle in the 1950s, its course was just as quickly reversed in the 1960s. A major culprit in the degradation of higher learning can be shouldered by Students for Democratic Society(SDS).To understand how these events came to be, we must first look at the values/objective of this very organization that came to be at the turn of the decade in 1960 at University of Michigan and Cornell University. Liberal education gives a liberating and freedom that is meant to be worth to educate the person in order to take part in civic life, as a future citizen. The ASEAN the Association of American Colleges and Universities states that a liberal education is that which liberates the mind from ignorance and cultivate social responsibility. Liberal education, unlike vocation is not to train, but to change people. Liberal education allows the student to learn how to think rather than what to think, to have a philosophical understanding wanting to question the reason of being and teaching. A liberal educated person is one that can think outside the box and question the norms of nature. They are free-thinkers.Failure in the closing of the American mind is the failure to have a basic principle of ideas and classic works that contributes to literature, politics etc to educate men...
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...appropriate reference being made. Essay Question ‘Critically discuss the meaning of international social work and social development and demonstrate your understanding of the integrated perspectives approach by analysing and applying to an issue such as local level development, poverty, post conflict reconstructions, forced displacement.’ International social work seems to mean different things to different people in different communities, across the globe. Even the term ‘social work’ is often hard to pin down in the Western tradition. The first ‘constant’ seems to be the history of the development of social work in Britain after the Industrial Revolution and then across the western world predominantly in the United States. Second, social work as a profession arose as the result of the issues thrown up by the Industrial Revolution, such as mass movements away from rural based living, agricultural jobs reduced, with massive technological innovations commencing as far back as the development of the steam engine. Third, social work as a profession is united by its values which are social justice and a need to attend to social welfare (in the context of social wellbeing) in society. Jane Addams and her associates believed that no less than world peace and disarmament were suitable goals for social work. (Hokenstad and Midgely, 1998) So what is ‘international’ social work? The Council on Social Work Education in the United States of America in 1956 examined the question...
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...rationalization, the phenomenon has it genesis in the Renaissance period. Continuous attacks by the Turks caused the Christians to migrate from the east to the west of Europe. Consequently, the volume of trade rose and European cities besides the coastline progresses impressively. An additional push was given to urbanization upon the advent of the Industrial Revolution; the population density of European and American cities continued to intensify. For instance, the city of Chicago saw it population rise from fifteen individuals to over twenty million in a timeframe of seventy eight year. Yet, the phenomenon took hold of the Asian and African region only after sovereignty from colonial subjugation; in the first and second half of the 20th century, respectively (Howard Gillette Jr.). As mentioned before, the process of urbanization takes place when individuals abandon their rural lifestyle and migrate to developed cities in anticipation of a superior standard of living. This is typically the case with developing nations; residents of rural localities fall prey to volatile weather conditions and have to put up with natural disasters such as floods and droughts which have the potential to wreck havoc in their lives. As a result, the vast majority of farmers have started to move to developed...
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