People love trees, because of their refreshing colors and solid trunks. Trees produce oxygen for life and provide a habitat for animals. However, since July 14, 2015, paper consumption at Franklin & Marshall college has required 42 trees for the Papercut system alone. Those trees will take 15 years to grow back. The biggest problem with our paper consumption is that people are cutting trees and depleting forests at an unsustainable rate. The best solution to this problem is to decrease paper consumption by switching to digital education. In this way, people save paper, meanwhile preparing them for a paperless future.
Studying in my Environment & Human Values course, I learned that trees are a vital part of our ecosystem, and people should …show more content…
In this way, forests remain in a healthy state, which preserves biodiversity and prevents further desertification. Furthermore, forest transpiration drives the water cycle, leading to a more dynamic exchange of moisture and nutrients within a biome. Also, forests have the ability to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and release oxygen, creating a cooler and more stable climate. As a result, less paper consumption is beneficial for the environment and reduces human interferences on …show more content…
Growing up in the era of computers, the young generation possesses the ability to type, draw, and share files digitally. With these abilities, the young generation is able to learn, incorporate and even extend the functions of the computer into their process of studying. In this way, digital education creates a more dynamic experience of learning for college students, at the same time, reducing the weight of their backpacks. For example, I usually have a textbook, two notebooks, several pens and pencils for a class, but now my writing tablet replaced all of this paper. There is no need for my heavy and cumbersome textbooks and notebooks, making my way to class easier and lighter. As a result, digital education enhances the experience of learning while saving tremendous amount of paper weight. It is the responsibility of the young generation to change their ways of learning so that their education experience is less stressful and
Studying in my Environment & Human Values course, I learned that trees are a vital part of our ecosystem, and people should …show more content…
In this way, forests remain in a healthy state, which preserves biodiversity and prevents further desertification. Furthermore, forest transpiration drives the water cycle, leading to a more dynamic exchange of moisture and nutrients within a biome. Also, forests have the ability to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and release oxygen, creating a cooler and more stable climate. As a result, less paper consumption is beneficial for the environment and reduces human interferences on …show more content…
Growing up in the era of computers, the young generation possesses the ability to type, draw, and share files digitally. With these abilities, the young generation is able to learn, incorporate and even extend the functions of the computer into their process of studying. In this way, digital education creates a more dynamic experience of learning for college students, at the same time, reducing the weight of their backpacks. For example, I usually have a textbook, two notebooks, several pens and pencils for a class, but now my writing tablet replaced all of this paper. There is no need for my heavy and cumbersome textbooks and notebooks, making my way to class easier and lighter. As a result, digital education enhances the experience of learning while saving tremendous amount of paper weight. It is the responsibility of the young generation to change their ways of learning so that their education experience is less stressful and