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    Some examples of the distruction that humans are causing the earth and themselves are; hunting and killing endangered species, development of nuclear weapons and thus nuclear waste, increase of the risk of cancer due to industrial chemicals in the environment, and least but not last the Ozone depletion problem. These are only few examples from an endless list. People might think that this means we have to live like primitives. On the contrary, we do not

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    approximately 4.2 million (indosurflife,2014). Definition The term ecological carrying capacity is the amount of resources available in ecosystem, the size of population and resources each individual is consuming, for example food and water are natural capital of the island no faster than they are supply by the

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    Nowadays, you can find a zoo in any state. They are continuing to pop up everywhere, which raises the debate surrounding whether zoos are actually beneficial or if they serve a purpose at all. However the argument that zoos provide a way to observe, learn, and for entertainment purposes may not always be in the best interest of the animals. As there are far more negative view points against the value of zoos, such as the use of whips electric prods, and other blunt instruments. By doing so forces

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    nature and encouragement for the leisurely enjoyment of nature, many questioned if the development of land and preservation could co-exist. On one side, those that encouraged recreation in the great outdoors, others however, advocated preservation of natural wonders. For example, even though Yosemite is a national park, however many were concerned for Yosemite’s commercial exploitation as a tourist destination. Adams, Gleason, Brower, and members of the Sierra Club joined efforts with Howard Zahniser

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    rive”, it’s means little by little we will arrive. Her idea is “ every small step we take towards change makes a difference”. We are living in the environmental crisis, we have to do something do protect our life and save the earth. The problem of environment is global warming. It’s the climate changing, occurring many strange phenomenon which harmful to their life. For example, one of result of global warming is ice melting. When the ice melts, it will become water then it flow to the ocean and river

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    Dolphin tale is a movie about a dolphin whose tail was trapped in a crab trap. The dolphin is rescued and taken away by the local animal rehabilitation hospital for treatment and rehabilitation. The dolphin’s tail is infected, so the hospital has no choice, but to amputate it. The amputation provides the dolphin with a better chance of survival. The dolphin requires assistance while eating and swimming as well because it is unable to do these actions on its own. The dolphin is slowly able to move

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    London not only uses the wild nature of dogs but also uses human’s wild instinct. In his stories of “War,” and “To the Wisdom of the Trail,” London uses the brutalness of natural intuition to show survival of the fittest. In the story “War,” a scout lets an enemy scout live, just to be killed by that same scout. This is ironic, and London uses this irony to show that humans are willing to kill when their own life is in peril. The need to survive is a very crucial piece of this story, and the narrator

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    including low levels of education, poor health standards, scarcity, limited housing, natural resource exhaustion, strife, and monetary and governmental command by other countries. In places like Africa, industrial development has stalled and most workers still make a living from survival agriculture. The association between population and the environment is a complicated one, human cultures’ bearings on the environment are a

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    Jack London’s short story, “To Build a Fire,” is the tragic tale of a man who decides to travel alone through the hostile environment of the Yukon in sub-freeing temperatures and falls victim to the unrelenting and unforgiving power of nature. During his journey, the man gets his feet wet as he falls through the ice into the water of a hot spring (London 122). Because of the severity of the cold, some “one hundred and seven degrees below [the] freezing point,” the man’s life depends upon his ability

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    Consider even our connotations with the word environment. Today, the word means nature, the wild, the earth, our failing ecosystem. Is this really our environment? We are so removed from it that most people cannot stand to be in it, except to view its anomalies like those at Yellowstone from isolation-tank-like recreational vehicles.   Hogan takes

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