Human behavioral ecology

Image that you are at the park wait to meet up with a friend. When someone sneaks up behind you and tickles your ribs. You instantly swing your elbow back as hard as you can, hitting that someone in the stomach. Once you realize that you have knocked the wind out of your friend, you feel bad and I’m sure your friend is pretty upset. This has happened to everyone. Human nature still dominate against the nurture aspects of a learned civilization. I myself have experienced instinctual behavior. Once I was sitting at the front desk covering someone’s lunch. When a co-worker scared me so bad that I threw my hands up and screamed in terror. Then my co-worker and I looked at my right hand where I was holding a pair of scissors like a knife. This was so crazy to me, I didn’t even know that there were scissors on the desk, let alone in my hand. Biology is stronger…

Invasive species, also called nature’s invaders, are a species that is not native to the environment it now lives in and is harmful to the ecosystem of that environment. They can be there due to a natural phenomenon, such as a flood, but more likely they were brought there by humans. Therefore, humans play a huge role in creating and controlling invasive species. An invasive species is able to cause the extinction of the native plants and animals, they multiply quickly and take a lot of the…

it is difficult to reconcile the contradiction between the development of economy and the progress of the social environment. On the one hand, the development of economy and the progress of science and technology, bring more material wealth, make labor strength reduced and enrich people’s life, but on the other hand, it also make a great harmful effect on environment, plunder and waste caused the wealth of nature amazing and the destruct the ecological environment. !4In the capitalist society…

Emerald City is a polarizing and courageous piece from Matthew Klingle. Matthew Klingle had explored the functions of nature in the development of Seattle as from the early days when settlement began to the present time. The book has made a combination of environmental history, human geography, urban history, among others, as he tries to attempt to reshape how nature looks like within the period of ecological disaster and social inequality. Matthew Klingle has explored many things that are…

Each year thousands of students go off to college for their fist time. They are filled with excitement to start a new chapter in their life but many forget the importance of eating healthy. In several universities they offer different eating options for their students unfortunately here at saint josephs college there is a lack of healthy options for students. When you walk into the cafeteria you will notice that there is only one healthy food option for students. The rest of it is all greasy…

Entering the labor market or continuing education beyond a certain point is a very important individual level investment decision. An important determinant of the demand for education is its expected benefits. The benefits depend upon the value of an individual’s labour input, which in turn depends upon the level of education. Hence, the education-wage relationship can be used to measure the returns to schooling. The rural and urban sectors differ widely in terms of the education and employment…

people speak a variety of languages. Ibrahim Aray could speak not only one language but three. However, the fact that he could speak three languages, none of which is English, creates a huge obstacle in living in America. Since the dominant language in the US is English, many of the refugees need to be educated in the English language. Ibrahim Aray is seen learning English and learning to write so he can apply for jobs and communicate to others. Because of this cultural difference, he must…

Most people who enjoy the outdoors prefer clothing that is long lasting and durable. Patagonia is an upscale outdoor clothing brand that is known for its various environmental sustainability efforts. The confidentially owned business has been known to favor used wear and ask purchasers to think twice before buying new products. Although, this strategy may seem as an anti-marketing intention, Patagonia has seen an increase in revenues. Patagonias target audience seems to be geared toward the…

ecosystems. There are an estimated 8.7 million species in the world (give or take 1.3 mil). Of this 8.7 million, only about 2 million have been discovered (p.127). This number goes to show how complex our Earth is; we have learned so many things, however, there is so much ahead of us. Researchers have separated their values into two categories, intrinsic value and instrumental value. Intrinsic value is where an organism has worth just because it is living. Usually this value varies depending on…

For acknowledging in its Integrated Management System Policy that sustainable development is one of the foundations of its wood and pulp production activities, CENIBRA develops a number of actions aiming at protecting the existing natural resources of its lands, as well as enhancing the environmental awareness among its employees and the communities. By adopting operating practices based on procedures derived from standards ISO 9001-2008 and 14001-2004, and an extensive natural resource…