Monoculture

Siyu Yin Ricky Manoff GWS 301 December 7, 2016 Ecofeminism Chapter 7 talks about the very essence of ecofeminism. The main focus of the chapter mentions the domination over the natural world by the humanity. It says that women are connected more to the nature than men and some cultures clearly show this connection. Ecofeminists claim that equally to the oppression we face in society, there are conceptual, symbolic, and a spiritual links between environmental and ecological problems and feminism.…

While Chardin and Leroi-Gourhan provide novel accounts of humanity’s development from its primitive state, Lévi-Strauss avoids privileging a narrative of humankind’s progression from primitivism; instead, he is interested in the study of the primitive as a lens through which to view the world. However, all three authors agree that humankind’s progress into the near future will be accompanied by significant transformations in the very nature of humanity, for better or for worse. In The Phenomenon…

additional 109 hectares of land for feed all the people (Despommier, 2014). As the population increase, human requires more and more land. This demand of land by the human will eventually wide out other species. On top of that, human only focus more on monoculture agriculture that is the fact leads world to be lack of diversity of plants and animals (Despommier, 2014). Without any alternation…

According to Shiva, seeds bred in laboratory will eliminate the option of organic farming and affect plant ecosystems negatively and new technologies are killing the alternatives, which will lead to “monocultures and deadness” (Specter, p.2). As Spector indicates in “Seeds Of Doubt,” Shiva asserts that the purpose of genetic engineering technology is to “patent life” and “impose this order worldwide.” She rejects such technology because “life is not an…

Reading a standard American history textbook from cover to cover, one would likely not run across many references to the natural world. Occasionally the author mentions the influence of mineral discoveries, or devastating natural disasters such as earthquakes and dust storms, but never how the environment molded the societies that developed within it. Ted Steinberg’s Down to Earth: Nature’s Role in American History is a noticeable departure from this methodology. His ambitious goal is simple,…

Knowledge Level and Farming Practices of Ilocano farmers as to Weed and Pest Managements The farmers’ knowledge and management practices were vital in diagnosing weeds and pests problems during the growth stage. The IRRI reported the cause of 37% rice loses were accounted to due to the infestation of pest and diseases. Meanwhile, majority of Filipino rice farmers exhibit cultural management strategy for rice production. The agriculture sector and research institutions were currently engaged in…

conquering and maintaining his empire was his philosophy of multiculturalism. He realized that it was more beneficial to allow a conquered region to remain culturally independent than to try to force his own culture upon them (Borbor, 2008). The monoculture rulers in the past experienced turmoil and war from conquered states. To be a Persian nation, Cyrus required only the collection of taxes from that nation. Cyrus the Great is a pioneer of basic human rights. The Cyrus Cylinder, a relic…

This essay looks at three sociological approaches used to define crime and deviance. Examining theories within these approaches and reviewing empirical evidence to either support or question their validity. Comparing statistical data to identify trends in criminality across the UK and looking at the ways crime is recorded. Functionalism, a consensus structuralist theory, sees society as the source of crime and deviance, not the individual self. Believing control mechanisms such as Police and…

Bangladesh is facing to tackle the 21st century greatest challenge: Climate change, food security and agriculture and water resource management. Agriculture is the single main sector of water usage in Bangladesh, with irrigated paddy rice using 70% of water resources (Chowdhury, 2010). Agricultural demands of water are considerably more sensitive to climate change, particularly for irrigation. Irrigation has revolutionized rice production in Bangladesh. Climate change may alter climatic…

due to the growth of corn that produces its own pesticide. Also, Genetic Modification is a growing field and the health concerns associated with eating genetically modified foods are unknown. Another disadvantage is that corn is often grown using monoculture. This means that all individuals are clones of each other, so all of them are susceptible to the same diseases.…