Essay On Earth Day

It is essential for people to understand the metrics of ecological footprint and the importance of sustaining the balance.

I chose this program as my research because it is related to my major, and I can use this knowledge to further my mastery of environmental engineering. Nowadays, many people have a responsibility to take care of the Mother Earth, and “green” activities must take action from now onwards because actions speak louder than words.

Twenty million Americans took to the streets for the first earth day in 1970 as a result of pollution they could see an smell: the Cuyahoga river in Cleveland burned, with flames that towered eight stories high; the 1969 oil spill in Santa Barbara closed virtually all the beaches in southern California; people had declared Lake Erie dead.

It has come to my attention that our nation is in the middle of earthweek. At a time when we all stop, as Americans, and take a look at all of the great accomplishments we have made that we could have possibly overlooked while running around with our busy schedules. We recognize our efforts to create powerful industries and production plants that produce endless chemical compounds and new materials. The discovery and use of fossil fuels, of which has fed our automobiles and at times added a protective coating to our shores and beaches. The men and women who clear the land and provide the materials for our homes. And what about electricity? The greatest discovery of all time. We must not forget about the men

A person’s identity is a mask on their lives; underneath that mask lies the unadulterated version of a human’s existence-- all people go through similar tragedies, deal with the same emotions, and are in a constant pursuit of happiness and success. As The New York Times puts it, the novel The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck is “a comment upon the meaning and tragedy of life as it is lived in any age in any quarter of the globe." Set in the early twentieth century in rural China, this story follows the life of the poor farmer Wang Lung and his family. During Wang Lung's search for prosperity, several mishaps blocks his way to what he wants most. The struggles Wang Lung face, the ups and downs in his tumultuous life, and ultimately, Wang Lung’s

The supply and demand are the main driving forces within this market, it can cause a change instantaneously overnight, and these cost issues are immediate to the consumer. There could be a fire in one of the local refineries causing product shut down, this can create a panic at the pump as well. There are many reasons why this product is so volatile, it cost too much money to refine and thereby is restricted in the method of refining. Supply means that there is a large supply available for product usage, pricing goes down, too much product, if the Demand is exact opposite occurs and there is short supply and the pricing is extremely quick to be changed at the pump. The markets can be also affected; they can be changed no matter how far the original production occurs, economics are disturbed, countries global markets respond to higher cost factors to operate business development causing inflation to jump to higher records slowing down global progress.

As a nation, we have to look at what the future would be for our children, their children and the generations ahead. We can start with participating in recycle programs, investing in clean energy and ways to reduce destruction of our forests." Without Americans constant need to consume, the environment would have plenty of time to replenish the resources it provide us." "NIEHS Environmental Coloring Book." National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, an official government website for Kids. 02 Apr. 2009 .

Though people are uneducated about the problems we have at hand and even some still seem to not care when informed, I still hold out hope. There are people who care, and those people will make a difference because every small difference leads to a bigger difference. “Attitudes are also changing… the thousands of protests against chemical plants and waste incinerators show the extent of concern about the environmental health.” (320-321, When a Billion Chinese Jump). I hold out hope that we can change the global environmental problems we faced and make a difference. Though this won’t be easy to change it won’t be impossible.

The Good Earth was a very well written book that was entertaining. The way it was written the author seemed to be toying with your emotions and completely surprising you with the outcome of the story. One page you were delighted on how the story was coming along and the next page you were completely crushed and deflated. It also gives you a great insight into what life was like back in the fifties or so, and it just makes you think about what was going on. It made you consider one side, then another character's feelings and sometimes it could even get slightly confusing. Overall this was a satisfying book that quenched my thirst for

We need to find and make technology to help get rid of all this plastic and use money or items that are needed by people for rewards to get people motivated. With that going on we need to help and educate the public as well so they know that animals and people are being affected by this horrible item we brought upon us. After we find ways to get rid of the amount that are on the land we need to reuse and find ways to use the plastic again so it doesn’t end up in the oceans because we live off of the ocean even though we don’t know it.

"Yellow Earth" is adapted by kelan "ravine echo", starring by the Chen Kaige, Wang Xue Qi, Xue Bai. It tells the story of rural poor in northern Shangxi, a young girl Cuiqiao brought up by her dad who primary set young marriage for Cuiqiao which is a form of farmer’ rule, Cuiqiao could not get rid of bad luck. The film uses "Xin Tian You" which is a type of folk songs as a throughout clue to express Cuiqiao and more similar Shangxi women’s unsatisfactory and struggling about their own lives. The whole story comes from the real world and shows a profound philosophical and indicates a strong visuality (FU Shou-Xiang, 2004). Yellow earth redefines the cultural spirits and formalization of the fifth generation of movie.

to be grown trees have to be cut down and I have explained the effects

H-O-M-E 4 letters with deep meaning. Home is our shelter, our family, and place where your heart is. Earth is our home, our live depend on what the earth provide and we cannot live a second without the thing that the earth provides. At the beginning, God have created the earth completely balance with its function. The forest stands as the heart of the earth because trees provide human oxygen and absorb the carbon dioxide. The earth cooled, the water vapor condensed and fell in torrential downpours at the right distance of the sun not too far and not too near. The earth perfect balance enables to conserve water. The water cut channel is like the veins of the earth body. Everything has been designed perfectly link to each other’s. We cannot imagine if the living things in the earth did not link to each other, how can a human survive. Trees cannot live without water and sun, Human

2020 marks for the 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day; the focus will be to end plastic pollution (Earth Day). The first Earth Day was held on April 22, 1970, it was celebrated all throughout the United States. Currently, it's a global event that people from all over the world celebrate. Before the movement started in the 1970’s, a great oil spill happened in Santa Barbara, California 1969. Thus, the oil spill encouraged Senator Gaylord Nelson to have a day, to specifically focus on helping the environment and teach the public about natural disasters (History of earth day). As a result a year later, millions of people went to the streets protesting for the negative impacts of more than a hundred years of industrial development on the environment. The natural environment has been on a road of destruction ever since the industrial revolution. In addition, humans are overwhelmed with gaining wealth that they have ignored the natural environmental needs for hundreds of years. It can be said that this movement has been a great success in protecting the environment with all the participation of the civilians. There are three main reasons why Earth Day is successful: The first, is the strong focus of the movement, which promotes public awareness of pollution problems, the second, is all the positive influence the main media has have for the movement, and lastly, is the overall knowledge that people receive after participating in an Earth Day activity.

In the United States, we consume more energy from oil than from any other energy source. In 2014 the total amount of petroleum consumed in the United States was about 19 million barrels per day. As we look into making the world a more eco friendly environment, I ask the question; what are some alternatives of oil and the effects of the alternative.