Scarcity

Population dynamics Without people and species that are present on planet Earth, it is safe to say that cities would not be existent. Therefore is of utter importance that one studies the growth of the human population and its nature. With that being said, the studies and recognition of the various population dynamics should be encompassed in the process of planning of sustainable of cities. This short essay shall discuss the concept of population dynamics and other fragments which are part of…

in the rationale behind the formation of social contracts. As people mix their labor with the products of the land, given to all by God, they obtain and accumulate property. The “fear” factor, comes when said accumulation of property leads to such scarcity, that people with property will feel threatened by the people without. Hence, the “fear” of suffering “injustices” or threats to property, leads people to enter a social…

wallpaper painting embodies a common form of domestic art. With domestic art on the rise from the mid-19th century forward artists were able to commodify there pieces in annual magazines through manufacturing a sense of scarcity surrounding there works. This practice of artificial scarcity through limiting production has made an almost second tier of art. In the form of uncannily accurate reproductions to high quality prints of iconic painting Christopher Wool’s Wallpaper paintings “blend high…

attainable only by the community, yet individually shared by its members” (Dupre, 687). These goods can be material possessions or abstract resources such as honor, security, or any other thing that people have to share. Aristotle states that the scarcity of these resources makes them the subject of intense competition and conflict (Smith, 626). This in turn, leads to Aristotle’s notion for the motive for injustice, which is the lack of sensitivity to other people’s notion of the good (Smith,…

Is civilization an effective organizational tool for studying history? Civilization is great at describing many cases throughout more recent history. However, due to the limited concrete information we have on early societies and peoples the term "civilization" is constantly changing and evolving and therefore inadequate to describe earlier civilizations. The definition of a civilization most basically is "the stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced."…

1.INTRODUCTION Climate change has become one of the leading factors that has damaged rural communities in the developing world. Rural areas in the developing world are mostly affected by climate change due to lack of education and funds to implement measures that can curb climate change. Climate change has damaged rural communities by affecting the livelihood of the rural people, health, agriculture, the economy just to mention a few. Natural disasters, sea level rises and global warming are…

been a plethora of views as to how slavery was commenced and ironically, the answer is right before our eyes. If you look closely at present day America, you can clearly see we are living in modern day slavery. Even prior to slavery, people had a scarcity mentality where the belief was that everything is limited, and…

inflated economic status in the country (in addition to other issues that their president provoked). The consequences are being suffered by the Venezuelans; there are daily electric shortcuts for long hour periods in most of the cities of the country, scarcity of food, extreme delinquency, shortage of water and basic needs. People are being affected daily and nobody intends to help them in any way. I want to make the difference, I want to create an institution that helps everyone without…

“Maybe life isn’t about avoiding the bruises. Maybe it’s about collecting the scars to prove we showed up for it.” -Unknown, Washington’s troops showed up at Valley Forge in the winter of 1777. The troops built huts that had no ventilation, but they were large enough for 12 men to sleep together on the muddy, straw covered floor. The men would have to stay in these huts for the next 6 months not knowing what they were going to have to endure. If you had to be at Valley Forge, would you have…

The capacity to discover, create, innovate, and revolutionize has distinguished the human king from any and all the others living creatures of the world. The unexplored dimensions of the human mind have been and will continue to be the greatest mystery ever encounter by our specie. Especially if our “evolving system” continues to limit the phenomenal capacities of humans’ intellect to the necessities of the ordinary society we live in. While a portion of society is delighted with the…