Media ecology

1.) Biological (including neurobiological), psychological, social, and developmental factors that are important for understanding the child’s behavior. Some of the biological and neurological factors that would be considered in this case are the effects of trauma on the child’s brain development. Applegate& Shapiro (2005) explained, “Thus, while the brain is thought to remain plastic and responsive to new experience throughout life, early childhood experience is particularly salient because the…

Environment Means Everything Former Olympic Sprinter, Wilma Rudolph, once said “It doesn’t matter what you’re trying to accomplish. It’s all a matter of discipline. I was determined to discover what life held for me beyond the inner-city streets.” This quote by Rudolph is a prime example of how hard the inner-city life can be to overcome. In “The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates,” it portrays the struggle of the inner-city life between the two main characters as one has the discipline to…

Zoos have been a popular destination for people for as long as they have existed. It is exciting to go see the animals. People can feel the joy of spending time with family and friends while also experiencing the closeness of wild animals. It can create quite a rush and bring excitement to those peering through the animal’s habitat. There are many things that bring people to the zoo and many good deeds done by the zoo. However, there are also major welfare issues that needed to be addressed as…

Exploration has many effects not only on organisms, but also the atmosphere. . By exploring for natural resources such as oil and gas, we contribute to global warming. Burning fossil fuels depletes the ozone layer and encourages global warming. Findings show “Air pollution near ground level, and acid precipitation, are already causing widespread injury to humans, forests, and crops” (Grossman & Bryner). Another impact on the atmosphere and on the elements of life can be seen in the uranium New…

Inspiring Future Environmentalists The last set of ESS lectures emphasized the link between environmental and human rights. They also explained how public pressure can affect environmental issues in a positive way. This link between environmental and human rights was expressed in the first two lectures, “Environmental Constitutionalism” and “The Fall 2016 CESD Report”. Both lectures spoke of the need for public control of our precious natural resources by exploring the downsides of…

Eco-villages: A Part of the New Elk Grove? Imagine yourself in a town that looks somewhat like a fairy tale: houses float from trees, children are able to roam free of mundane fear, neighborhoods are surrounded by nature, and in this town all living arrangements coincide with nature. The residents of this town work with nature not against it, for their own selfish desires. In return, they receive the benefits of being surrounded by nature. These types of towns are in fact real, and have a name,…

Introduction It is estimated that there are one trillion species on earth despite all being originated from one common ancestor, LUCA. In this essay the importance and origin of diversity within species and between species is explored using Coleoptera as the taxonomic group. Coleoptera is the most dominant order of insects with 350,000-400,000 species, this is 40% of all insect species (Gillott, 1995) and the largest order in the animal kingdom. The degree of differences between individuals is…

to excuse himself, hunting activity in South Africa was entirely legal. Hunting specific animals is not only beneficial to humans, but also conducive to animals. The news that the guy defended for himself on hunting wild animals was reported by the media again and again, almost all the news wanted to pass a signal that it is illegal and immoral and not humanistic to hunt the wild…

Our natural environment serves as an essential part of our world. Some have suggested that, “Everything humans have needed to survive, and thrive, was provided by the natural world” (Hance, 2011, para.1). There is a significant amount of studies that correlates the interaction with nature to measurable benefits to people (Keniger, Gaston, Irvine & Fuller, 2013, para.1). Specifically, benefits to cognitive performance, physical health, psychological well-being have been linked closely to nature…

For a long term, the prevailing logic in global microbial diversity has been “everything is everywhere, but nature selects”, coming from Baas Becking’s 1934 publication, “Geobiologie of inleiding tot de milieukunde” (Baas Becking, 1934). This conclusion was based on the presumption that physical, chemical, and geographical barriers play no role in the global dispersal of microbes, which aerosolise for easy distribution. In this scenario, it would be expected that any given species of microbe…