Fragmentation

The 1920s are often seen as era of fragmentation because it was a period when major changes have taken place. First, antitrust laws were weakened, which allowed the growth of monopoly power in industries. By the late 1920s, many companies vanished through merger, and corporate giants dominated the major industries. “By 1930, one hundred corporations controlled nearly half the nation's business. Without actually merging, companies that made similar products formed trade associations to set prices…

As Baldassare (1998) suggests, political fragmentation is decentralization of political authority that results in many local governments, districts, and locally oriented political representation. Baldassare (1998) argues, cities with regional governments tend to overlook the county’s authority and power. Thus, prompting poor oversight over the cities use of tax money and redistribution of social services. The idea of political fragmentation is still present in many counties across California…

impact the surrounding ecosystems in a negative way. This can be referred to as forest fragmentation. Forest fragmentation negatively affects the forests connectivity and function. Fragmentation caused by mine reclamation is said to be “two-sided because both the effect that natural habitat has on the restored area, and the effect the restored area has on natural habitat.” (Craig et al. 2015) It is known “edge effects increase with increasing contrast between habitats forming the edge with…

In the chapter called Material Continuity, Personal Survival and the Resurrection of the Body of Caroline Walker Bynum’s book Fragmentation and Redemption, she thoroughly discusses the historical thought processes present in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries and in modern times that dealt with the correlation between one’s existence and identity and their physical body. She looks at how the material part of human identity is often thought to have been required in order to help one continue…

The Extinction of Cheetahs As of 2016, there are only 7,100 Cheetahs remaining in the Wild (Varma). This number is a 90% decline from the last century (Varma). Not only does this make these animals endangered, but it also makes them dangerously close to extinction. Predators like cheetahs are vital in a healthy ecosystem. Despite their importance, people in the last century have been very reckless and harmful to these animals that have caused a big plummet in their population. The three main…

Wildlife Conservation Multiple communities, habitats, environments, and ecosystems all coexist with each other to form our planet, Earth. Included in these communities, habitats, environments, and ecosystems are thousands of different species. These species, over centuries, have developed symbiotic relationships with each other as a way of survival. In other words, this “Circle of Life” has been established and for centuries has been effective enough to sustain Earth’s species. However, what…

Throughout history capitalists have tended to focus on the short term gains rather than how their actions will effect them, as well as others, over the long term, and when it comes to the environment it is no different. The valorization of capital both relies on and affects the environment in a countless number of ways. It relies on the environment through the externalization of environmental costs of production, while at the same time it effects the environment by depleting natural resources…

The Endangered Species Act is the most successful and important conservation act in the United States of America. More than 2,000 plants and animals are protected under this act and 93% of these species have remained stable since they became protected under the ESA. The Endangered Species Act is administered by two federal agencies, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The ESA has helped prevent some of our most beloved creatures…

Septimus’s Fragmentation of Time in the Face of Societal Convention Throughout Mrs. Dalloway, Virginia Woolf critiques veterans’ task of assimilation into London society once they return from the fronts. The character Septimus Warren Smith has returned from the war suffering from shell shock and hallucinations, yet society expects him to reinstitute himself into London life. Woolf highlights the experience of this veteran as he spirals into madness, stemming from his wartime past as well as…

The author uses fragmentation through the main character’s words and actions, in order to create suspense and keep the readers engaged. To begin, the story starts off with the usage of fragmentation by describing the mysterious character’s emotions towards an unexplained event, creating suspicion. The narrator portrays himself as “nervous—very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad? The disease had sharpened my senses—not destroyed—not dulled them,”(Poe 1)…