change to the social society, especially the environment, just by expressing their own opinions and ideas. In the past, “we have already seen that freedom realizes itself only by engaging itself in the world”, as creating a movement to expand our perspectives on Earth’s atmosphere/environment, gives “an extent that man’s project toward freedom is embodied for him in definite acts of behavior” (Beauvoir par. 1). In other words, creating a new social habit will free the truth to the community and…
Over the course of history, three important ecological myths have taken root and influenced the way we look at human-environment relationships and environmental problems. The only way to truly understand the past regarding human impact on the environment is to analyze and evaluate these myths critically to understand where they came from and why they came to be. The first of these myths suggests that the humans of the past had a more harmonious relationship with the environment than the current…
and Hayes (2011) describes a change theory by Lewin that is very fitting for the health care system and for this specific change. The Lewin theory has three phases: unfreeze, moving and refreeze. In the unfreeze phase, a need for change arises either from a problematic situation or a better way of doing something is presented. Here, both occurred. Drugs were being wasted down a sink or toilet making an environmental impact and said drugs were made easily accessible to employees after ‘wasting’…
several times, competed in a local aesthetics competition in which I always took the first position. The interest grew to a stage I decided to undertake a study in Urban and Regional Planning in the Faculty of Environmental Studies, University of Nigeria, a profession that sees to environmental beauty and aesthetics, at the same time, managing…
On the trip Muir discussed environmental issues and the devastation of the wilderness. Upon returning, he successfully convinced Roosevelt and the California governor to make the valley part of Yosemite National Park. Many of his articles were so inspiring that readers began to speak…
Carson, is a book that explains the harmful effects that deadly chemical have on humans and the environment. Carson tries to persuade people to change the way they live. Has Carson succeeded in her attempt to change people’s behavior involving environmental issues? There are many ways that Carson has made changes in how people think about the problem of pesticides, insecticides, and herbicides. You may ask, how is Carson successful in her attempt? Carson has spread so much awareness of the…
and to understand the relations between the society, their industries and their companies together with their own responsibility in the Natural system (Nattrass 1999). Similarly, Natural Capitalism is a concept which aims at developing natural environmental growth and success. It is based on a change in the following 4 business practices (Lovins, Lovins and Hawken 2007): 1. Improving efficiency of natural resources 2. Move to biologically motivated models of…
Since its history, global warming has posed a threat against Earth with its issues, such as pollution and rising sea levels. However, with research, scientists can search for a way to slow down the effects on global warming. Global warming has been defined as the extreme changes in Earth’s climate. Human activity has overwhelmed the atmosphere and is the major driving factor in global warming. Pollution has been one of the major issues in the Earth’s climate. Pollution has been around since the…
My partner’s revised goal for the individual health promotion plan project was to eat at least two Paleo-based meals everyday for a month. One of the interventions used to approach this goal was stimulus control. When following such a rigid diet, there will be a lot of environmental triggers present. The first environmental trigger that was observed was her living situation. Having roommates that are not following a Paleo-based diet meant that there was a substantial amount of food that…
After reading “The Hidden Costs of Going Green” by Bill Carter and “For Job Market, Green Means Growth” by Brian Wingfield I have seen both sides of the situation for going green. Carter touches on the hazards that occur by turning our world into a green world (550-1). Wingfield promotes the economic boost going green would give to our world in his article (548-9). The authors’ have taken their side on the issue, but now it is my turn to determine which author has a more credible argument. When…