The Futility Of Global Thinking

“The modern form of the word environment comes from an older word that we hardly use anymore: environ, to surround, to form a ring around, to encircle” (Stoll 3). The meaning of the word environment did not become a major factor in the lives of humanity until 1945. The tragic events that led to the end of World War II sparked a chief movement in history: American Environmentalism. Global decision-making changed as well as human unity due to the mere purpose that fate of all people and the environment became intertwined (Stoll 1). I will further discuss the dramatic attempts made by some Americans to bring the importance of preserving our environment to the surface to show if and how we have evolved.

The interconnection between the human race and nature is complex, and can be interpreted an infinite amount of ways. Mark Jenkins’ ‘King of the Dirtbags’ and Wendell Berry’s ‘An Entrance to the Woods’ are both very similar in the ways they represent philosophical ideas regarding the relationship between the modern man and nature. Both literary pieces discuss the benefits of simplicity, and explain how mankind has a tendency to overcomplicate much of what they develop. The two authors also share the idea in their writings that the ability to adapt to different environments is a crucial trait in evolution and progression as a society. Another major concept that is prevalent in both of the author’s pieces is that man must be able to reach beyond his comfort zone to understand nature’s consistency throughout time.

Before revealing plan 4.0, Mr. Brown explains the constraints, setbacks, and conflicts of the current world: skyrocketing food costs, steady increase of hunger (projected 1.2 billion by 2015), limited irrigation

Edward O. Wilson is a contemporary scientist and, though he may deny this claim out of modesty, a brilliant satirist. In his book The Future of Life (2002), Wilson satirizes the language of two groups on opposing ends of the environmental spectrum. In this satire, Wilson brilliantly outlines the unproductive nature of these groups in their discussions.

Contemporary scientist Edward O. Wilson captures the opposing viewpoints of environmentalism based discourses through satirical language. In Wilson’s literary work The Future of Life, the author, by use of candid tone, frequent hyperbole and an appeal to pathos, is able to satirize the unproductiveness of such discussions.

"Save the Planet," "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle," "Go Green." Quotes like these have become a commonality in today's age. We all are familiar with the large efforts to help preserve the environment. In "Ideals of Human Excellence and Preserving Natural Environments," Thomas E. Hill Jr. sums up his essay by stating, "The point is not to insinuate that all anti-environmentalists are defective, but to see that those who value such traits as humility, gratitude, and sensitivity to others have reason to promote the love of nature" (688; par. 4) This excerpt provides the thesis behind Hill's argument. The author found that

In the first chapter of Eearth, McKibben states that for the majority of human existence we have lived in the “sweetest of sweet spots”. This is a reference to Earth when it had a “correct” temperature for sustaining a diverse world. This diverse world had contained all walks of life that it was able to sustain due to the globally average temperature. Later in that chapter, McKibben states we no longer live on that planet, and that it might as well have a different name because of how much this planet has changed. The purpose of this paper is to structuralize McKibben’s thought process through a summary of why the increase of carbon dioxide emissions has created and is still creating an alternative Earth, while exploring why it is so hard for civilization to cut down on these carbon emissions.

“Humanity actually solved agricultural poverty a century ago, in theory. We just haven't delivered these things to everybody just yet. In this century, the reason that people remain poor is because maybe they live in remote places. They lack access to these things. Therefore, ending poverty is simply a matter of delivering proven goods and services to people. We don't need more genius types right now. The humble delivery guy is going to end global poverty in our lifetime.” – Interesting

This protective shield is the biosphere, the totality of all life, creator of all air, cleanser of all water, manager of all soil, but itself a fragile membrane that barely clings to the face of the planet. Upon its delicate health we depend for every moment of our lives. Humanity, as Darwin observed at the close of The Descent of Man, bears the indelible stamp of our lowly origin from preexisting life forms. But even if you cannot agree with that statement for reasons of faith, surely you must grant that we belong in the biosphere, we were born here as a species, we are closely suited to its exacting conditions—and not all conditions, either, but just those in a few of the climatic regimes that exist upon some of the land.” (Wilson

In “Globaloney 2.0: The Crash of 2008 and the Future of Globalization,” Michael Veseth tells many stories to make the point that for globalization to be successful, people need to stop believing the globaloney that surrounds it. He presents three types of globaloney: Financial Globaloney, Golden Arches Globaloney, and Grassroots Globaloney. Golden Arches Globaloney, which refers to the perception that globalization is the same as Americanization and it removes the world’s differences, is the one that seems the most misguided to me (Veseth, 2010). I believe that for globalization to become synonymous with Americanization, America needs to be more accepting of other countries/cultures and implement some of their characteristics, and vice versa. Dambisa

Doing the globalism inventory exercise I learned a great deal about products sold in the United States. I have always been aware that many of products we as consumers purchase are made outside the United States, but I honestly did not know it would be the high amount I discovered during this project. The analysis throughout the globalization project, day by day, I was able to truly see where all the products I use come from. Something I never thought of doing until now. The results of the analysis were shocking. With the most astonishing discovery during this exercise being the amount of products I struggled finding where the product was made. Most products it is clearly stated in bold and easily seen, but on others it was hidden or not even on the label forcing me to look elsewhere. I had a large amount of products that I had to go to their website and try to figure out where it was made. I thought it was interesting that some companies are okay with letting people know where it was made while others were not.

To understand all that is our environment takes great effort and attention. When rushed, there is often unclear perceptions.

Second, the global mindset provides the new area, which will test and improve the leadership in the future. The social capital of the global mindset nurture people ability of communication. As strong leaders, the communication is important skill that can help them to develop business with new costumers. Also, a good communication makes a good relationship between employee and leaders. In the article “leadership is a conversation” introduces a new conversation model between leaders and employees. “The command –and control approach to management has in recent years become less and less viable”(Adam, 2012). Leaders have to know how to communicate with their employees, so the accumulating commutation skill is effective method to help them solve problems. I called the “4I rules” - intimacy, interactivity, inclusion, and intentionality. Intimacy means listening. The leader pay more attention to listen employee’s’ suggestion, they will emotionally close and gain trust. Interactivity means the fluid dialogue. A good communicate will bring some different suggestions. Inclusion represents to expand employee roles, encourage them to share ideas. Intentionality means cross-organizational conversation and builds an agenda and strategy. I am the president of UD Chinese Students and Scholars Association. We hold many activities. For example, we held “the voice of UD (singing competition)” at Oct 31. Through this event, I found several members couldn’t finish the task perfectly. Based on 4I

The term “ecocriticism” was coined in 1978 by William Rueckert in his essay “Literature and Ecology: An Experiment in Ecocriticism.” Interest in the study of nature writing and reading literature with a focus on “green” issues grew through the 1980s, and by the early 1990s, ecocriticism had emerged as a recognizable discipline within literature departments of American universities. It is highly relevant today when man’s life on earth is threatened by three major factors : Global warming; Ozone Depletion; Nuclear threat. It is important now that man focuses his attention on the marvellous creations of God, especially the three cycles–Water cycle, Carbon–oxygen cycle, Nitrogen cycle. In this regard, the scientific accuracy of the Bible is amazing. The Bible revealed astonishing details regarding earth’s climate system, centuries before non–Biblical writings did. The Bible books genesis, Job, Isaiah, Ecclesiastes, Amos reveal details of the three cycles of nature. In the 11th century B.C.E., King Solomon of Israel wrote

Research out of Europe tells us that more specifically the UK is leading the charge into trying to succeed into future food security needs for the world, where the use for livestock cloning is the epicenter. In addition, Petetin (2012) tells us when creating partial regulations and labelling, this in turn limits the control on cloned livestock, their offspring, and the consumable animal products produced by the animal. The UK is in favor of increasing the progress of the technology. Nonetheless, their government lessens the information available to the customers and the ability for them to decide on what to choose.