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    Assess the claim that secular approaches to environment issues are of more help than religious ones. (35 marks) Secular approaches are ethical approaches that are not religious, for example Kantian ethics. Religious approaches would include Natural Law and biblical references. In both of these approaches to environment issues, a good approach to environment issues would be one that weighed up the pros and cons of both sides of the argument and come to a rational conclusion that is backed up with

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    Speech On Earth

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    blessed with clean and green surroundings, sparking clear life giving water and life saving air rich in oxygen and other gases. These natural endowments ensure that life not only sustains but thrives on earth. The natural environment by itself ensures the continuity of every living species on earth. Humans are also an integral part along of this natural environment and lives in harmony with other parameters

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    Douglas Stewart Essay

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    ENGLISH POEM ASSIGNMENT!! QUESTION 1: composers use distinctive language choices to reflect distinctive experiences. To what extent do your texts support this view? INTRO: The use of anthropomorphism allows objects of the natural environment to be presented with the human characteristics the poet views them with. In the poem, the snow gum, by Douglas Steward, the composer feels an association with himself and also a connection to the royalty of the tree. Anthropomorphism is used as he interpretation

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    Oil Crisis Dbq

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    destroying the animals home and the environment? The United States has a huge debate whether or not We should drill for oil in Alaska’s wilderness. But the answer seems pretty clear to me because it is not essential for our economy ,it is not valuable for the environment, and it is causing a social disruption. In the background essay, it says that many colonies We're not concerned about protecting our natural resources because they thought they had enough natural resources to last forever; But We

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    ways. We can then define disaster as being any event, natural or economical, that causes impairment of the natural/urban environment. Many regions of the world face these challenges, and Los Angeles is a part of these. The Ecology of Fear, by Mike Davis, claims that the urbanization of Los Angeles has led to fear of the natural environment. As a result, an “apocalyptic” society was made and is not able to interact with its natural environment. The city of Los Angeles was developed in harm’s way

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    Pros And Cons Of Ecotourism

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    growing industries in the world today. It is a form of natural resources based tourism focused on experiencing and learning about nature. The term ecotourism can be well described with the following five criteria: nature conservation, low impact, sustainability, meaningful community involvement, and environmental education. Environmental education must be fulfilled to perform ecotourism and is the step towards the process of understanding the natural ecosystems. Ecotourism has been growing rapidly over

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    President Al Gore all shared in their common passion for the environment. While Muir took the more dramatic approach of immersing himself in nature, Leopold and Schumacher looked at the philosophical angle, and Gore discussed the political consequences, all agreed that the environment not only deserved but needed a voice. Despite having different focuses and writing in different times, each thinker advocated on behalf of the environment. Each agreed that despite common practices, humans are just another

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    animals in them have never even seen there natural enviroment. Although most zoos try to keep animals happy and safe, zoos can make animals loose skills such as hunting, affect there normal sleep schedule, and no zoo can replicate animals natural environments perfectly. To begin, zoos often make animals lose skills that they would otherwise have in the wild making them trapped in the zoo. According to the article, Why zoos are bad for animals, “With no natural predators or food sources to hunt, many

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    I concur with both authors and their points of view on nature and man’s responsibility to the environment. Muir’s concept of nature is that every human should experience nature for their self and travel to different places. Nevertheless, Leopold’s perspective is to focus on what we are doing to improve our surroundings in our environment. I believe that perseveration is key and it goes conjointly with taking care of our climate. In each of the readings both authors state essential points about

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    increased industrialization. 3. Urbanization and the Environment Urbanization brings about a new set of problems to the environment. These problems include air pollution and land pollution. As new builds and roads are built the ability of soil to absorb

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