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    planet faces an immense problem , overpopulation. Overpopulation is not something that is fictional, it’s real and it’s happening. There are some who believe that overpopulation is not a problem ,and that we as a human race can handle it. It’s true that as humans we can handle most things because we adapt to our situation whatever it may be, by letting it change us or we change it. However this particular situation, overpopulation is something that can and will conquer us. To find balance, I believe that something will happen , a catastrophe on a global scale that will eradicate the extra human bodies. Overpopulation is problematic because it will cause further problems like poverty, shortage of resources, and affect the environment…

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    Malthusian Overpopulation

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    Over population affects on the world has been a great debate among many people. Rev. Thomas Robert Malthus has warned the world about he negative consequences of overpopulation, because he said an increase in population would lead to food shortages. Paul Ehrlich also agreed with Rev. Malthus to some extent about the effects of overpopulation. We are experiencing some of the negative effects of overpopulation in the world as the population is at 7.2 Billion people and increasing. However, some…

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    Causes Of Overpopulation

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    According to World Meters (2018), the population of the world is about 7.6 billion. In addition, “world population to hit 9.8 billion by 2050” (UN News 2017). There are a few reasons why the world's population is growing so rapidly. People are living longer than at any other point in history, because of advances in healthcare, nutrition and access to food. Although, overpopulation means people can live longer because of modern medical technology improvements, it may also causes many issues such…

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    community becomes so dense that it starts to deteriorate the community and its standard of living. This is an issue that needs to be taken very serious if it happens because it is a concern that will affect everyone. Global overpopulation will have harmful effects on our planet, such as depletion of natural resources, harming of other species, and several other effects. As the world’s population…

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    In the novel, The Giver, by Lois Lowry, Jonas, twelve, is chosen to be a community’s Receiver of Memories. In the event that Jonas further learns the utopian community is not as halcyon and perfect as it has always seemed. With this in mind, he decides to flee the community in order to return all the memories he has to the community. As a matter of fact, the world problem that humans are facing now is overpopulation, and although written in 1993, the novel has dealt with the problem by…

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    Disaster! The headlines all mention the utter destruction of the world. Their dismal outlooks on the future are often accompanied by generic solution such as; “Recycle”, “Ride a bike”, etc. The novel Ishmael by Daniel Quinn the contains the same “Disaster!” message but is accompanied by many unorthodox solutions to the problems which Quinn identifies. One problem addressed is overpopulation. Quinn leaves the solution up to the reader through a binary moral dilemma: sustain the excess population…

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    1. The problem, mentioned in both paragraphs 1 and 2, is overpopulation of the poor. Numerous children who live in poverty, grow up to become unscrupulous people. 2. The rich people of Ireland would benefit from a solution because there would be more money to be put into their pockets. 3. The scope and extent of the problem is that the children would not be worth enough money until the age of twelve. Even after they encounter the age of twelve, they would not be worth above three pounds at…

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    Overpopulation According to the Cambridge Dictionary, overpopulation is an undesirable condition where the number of existing human population exceeds the carrying capacity of Earth. Nowadays, overpopulation has been a prevailing word, as it has triggered numerous problems in urban areas. To understand this issue thoroughly, it is important to declare the root cause of this matter. After the technological industrialization, a huge improvement of health care service and medical facilities has…

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    Martin Luther King said, “ unlike plagues of the Dark Ages or contemporary diseases we do not understand, the modern plague of overpopulation is soluble by means we have discovered and with resources we possess. What is lacking is not sufficient knowledge of the solution the universal consciousness of the gravity of the problem and education of the billions who are its victim.” In the world a very important issue is overpopulation. Many people are not aware of the human and environmental impacts…

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    Abstract Overpopulation is an unwanted condition where the number of existing individuals population exceeds earth capacity. Overpopulation is caused by several factors. Decline in death rate, better medical facilities, more hands in fighting Poverty, technological progress in fertility treatment, immigration, lack of family planning are few of the causes which results in overpopulation. Growing population with each coming year has affected humanity in many ways. One of these has been loss of…

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