Research Report On Environmental Consequences

The agenda of racism is complicated to discuss as it is a vast topic. The development of race has no true biological definition, however, it is important in the social construction because it supports racism, discrimination, and ideologies (American Psychiatric Association, 2014). The concept of racism was historically used to differentiate some people and show that one’s race is particularly more superior and has the right to dominate other races (Anti-racism Education for

Human dominance is a mindset where humans find it impossible that any other species could be as intricate and intelligent as them. It creates a feeling of obligation to take control of a situation that may be entirely the fault of humans. Moreover, this mindset results in the mistreating of other species and the world. This mindset distinctly creates obstacles for several species and will inevitably lead to their destruction. In particularly, this mindset affects how we treat animals and take over their lives.

At first glance, racism is someone’s’ belief that his/her race is superior to another- in which is sought to be expressed by only people who are considered racists by others. Yet, many times, it does not register in one’s mind that even though this may be true, there is a type of racism that we all have experienced, which has stemmed from the beginning of time- called unconscious racism. Race is a social construct, yet we have not consciously overridden the biases developed throughout history. Unconscious racism is easy to ignore, and you can barely comprehend that you’re doing it, unless you are the victim. Throughout history, each and every one of us has said remarks which have our own biases in secret, hidden undertones, and yet unless you are the receiver of the bias, you do not realize what you are doing. Even today, famous people such as Donald Trump inadvertently showed his unconscious racism in one of his recent speeches. He said, “Some of my best friends are black,” (Rosenberg, 2). Which, is a classic tell-tale racist remark used to preface this unconscious anti-black, and racist expression. Throughout history, the idea of biases has not gone away- just gotten worse. And, between the infamous Holocaust dealing with Social Darwinism and then with the elongated time period of segregation and slavery, , unconscious racism was prevalent and still is today.

A dominant theory in modern psychology is the idea of two modes of thinking, conscious and unconscious. Conscious processes are explicit and controlled, whereas unconscious processes are automatic and implicit. What most people think of prejudice is usually the conscious process of taking action to dehumanize and outright keep them separate from the rest of society. However, these days prejudice and bigotry have taken on a more subtle form to fit to today’s standards of behavior. Current discussion on racism in the United States delves into implicit thought to understand prejudice as it exists today and how to lessen prejudicial attitudes in our society. This is a step in the right direction, but we need to keep in mind not to mistake prejudice

Environmental impact review board concluded that the ITH project would have significant effects on the environment, but these can be mitigated through the implementation of recommended measures and management plans. [1]

In what ways did groups of natives impact/change the environment they lived in? How did the environment impact/change the lives of natives? Focus your answer on the tribes of the Southwest, Great Plains, Northeast, South and Northwest (p. 5-10).

Human everyday actions and decisions are negatively impacting the environment in a long-term run, causing pollution, by destroying our motherland, destroying our oceans, and killing wildlife due to the plastic trash. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which is a floating landfill of garbage in the Pacific twice the size of Texas, is mostly composed of plastic (“US Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration”, 2010).

The biggest peril change to humanity this century is the change in climate. Regional and

The young boy’s lungs became tiresome in the frigid and toxic air as he stumbled down the stairwell into the dark underground subway. He no longer felt clean as he had in past after bathing in the Ganges river, this time he found something unexpected in the murky waters. Suddenly, the subway rattled the tracks, others desperately packing themselves into the train alike to sardines, and he was among them. Alike to the boy who faces pollution on a daily basis, countless citizens of India have found themselves in the same position and the state of the environment being linked to the population. India’s overpopulation is resulting in irreversible pollution with the two most critical issues being improper waste disposal and poor agricultural practices.

Does human interference benefit or hurt the environment and does human advancement necessarily mean environmental degradation? Earth contains multiple ecosystems, from the dense forests to the vast grasslands, the blazing hot deserts to the frigid tundra, and from the freshwaters to the seawaters. Webster’s Dictionary defines ecosystem as “the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit”. Each individual ecosystem has its own inhabitants along with its own special environment. The inhabitants, whether it be animals or plants, have adapted to specifically thrive in their respectful conditions. Humans, on the other hand, can bounce around to and from different ecosystems, even if it is only for a short time. Technological advances have empowered us to survive and thrive even in the harshest conditions. Whenever we move from place to place, we seem to leave our mark. With technology continuing to push the envelope and human population rising, our reach continues to grow along with our carbon footprint. In return, our expansion may be causing nature to retreat. So how can we combat this decline? In today’s modern age, human interference may be necessary to preserve what’s left of nature because of what happens to the environment in consequence to human advancements.

Environmental impacts refer to the effects on the environment as resulting from both human and non-human activities. The events by people have been the leading causes of effects such as degradation of the environment. Some of those deadly operations include industrial activities, the creation of settlements, improper waste disposal, and farming among others. Despite the many concerns that have created an impact on the environment, industrialization and rapid population growth are the leading causes of environmental impacts.

Over the course of time, human activities have had negative impacts on biodiversity. Some of these activities include: overhunting; habitat destruction; pollution, especially using pesticides (which can leak chemicals into the environment); urbanization. These human habits eventually lead to changes in the environment affecting species and their ecosystems.

The idea of crime and punishment as well as an action and communal response have been conditioned into the human consciousness that human behavior has this as an integral component. On the social level, this leads to the creation of an environment wherein individuals may pursue holistic development and coexist with others. This is the fundamental reason by other creatures; especially predatory kinds do not have society and civilization. Furthermore, human history clearly establishes that the human race constantly socially engineers itself to attain almost everything. Other species do not actively preserve the environment. However, the human race 's idea is that such act of preservation is essential for his survival. It can be conceded that this is the result of environmental abuse that man caused but the same can be said of other species when they devastate their own habitat.This establishes that the sum of human civilizations, current attributes as well as achievements are evolutionary developments brought about by social engineering. And this will continue so long as the human race exists

In the past years, the matter of environmental issues has become a more and more debated topic of interest for people all over the world. For example, according to Nisbet et. al (2007), in the U.S.A. alone, the majority of the adult population is ‘interested’ or ‘very interested’ in regards to the state of the environment. Due to the high development rate encountered by mass-media in the past 20 years, (reference), one may assume that this domain can be regarded as having had a (significant) influence on people increasing their awareness on environmental issues.

In a recent provocative piece, Laurance et al. (2015) outline nine issues that need to be considered by the proponents of infrastructure projects in order to minimise environmental degradation in both the short and long-term. Although the paper covers a wide range of issues, the alternative solutions for when building or upgrading infrastructure cannot be avoided, and the potential positives through preventing further agricultural land-use change, have not been fully explored.