Rules to Live by -- a Biostatement
Yes, the human race is quite "species-centric," and we are already paying for it. Our planet has changed greatly over the billions of years it has existed, but it has changed far more rapidly since humans entered the picture, and it has changed even more rapidly since humans have developed increasing technology. We are an advanced race, but we are advancing at the expense of the planet we call home. It is clear the Earth cannot last forever, and if humans keep using up the resources the planet has to offer, then eventually, the entire planet will look like Easter Island -- barren, rocky, and uninhabitable.
While the idea of environmental resistance is indeed applicable to many of the ecosystems on Earth, humankind has overcome much of the natural environmental resistance with technology and sheer might, and so, that is no longer a valid argument for man's existence on Earth. Man will continue to use up the environment...
Buy or Not to Buy: The Financial Advisability of Purchasing a Home in the Current Economy The recent and ongoing events in the national and global economy have caused a major reevaluation of priorities and possibilities for large corporations, government entities, and individual consumers in terms of their financial security and futures. Many firms and investments that seemed to be unshakeable foundations and unstoppable earners are simply and suddenly gone, and
Rule of the Bone About the author The author Russell Banks writes in the manner that infused his stories with a sadistic honesty and moral goodness that his characters strive to live up to. He writes in striking and most often sad tones about the drama of daily life (Anderson, eye net). Furthermore, his themes of failure, of weakness, of the complexity of living an honest life were often desolating, but all his
leasing assets vs. buying. The question of whether to buy an asset or to lease an asset is quite complex. Indeed, the answer is not always a black and white, straight response. Often, there is a grey area when researching whether to purchase or lease. For instance, if one wishes to purchase a house and live within the residence for two years, the residence can then be rented out and
A teenager relates with another teenager, member of the same social framework (be it group of friends, school, etc.), partially through the products he or she uses. Many of these need to be the latest style and embody not necessarily a social status, but a sense of style. At the same time, many of these are products that are used in the household, such as the car that the
Fair Trade Live Up to Its Ethical Objectives? The aim of this paper is to analyze the relevance of fair trade to the world today and whether it practices meets the ethical issue. The study will analyze its impacts both negative and positive to the developing countries and whether it has been a success for the developed economies. I wish to state that my discussion in this study considers fair
Japanese Live Longer than Americans? One of the greatest markers for the achievement of "civilization" in any culture is longevity, a mark of the proof of the health and wellness of a country or a group of people. (Hopper, 1999, p. 443) With this mark comes a responsibility, for both the individual and the culture as a whole. With regard to longevity the world recognizes that of many, industrialized nations
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