Consequences of Environmental Regulations
Pollution can be defined many ways. The dictionary defines the act of polluting as: “to make unhealthily impure.” But what exactly does the word “unhealthy” imply? Take, for example, a paper mill. Trees are cut down to make paper. In the act of making paper, the mill dumps byproducts into the water of a nearby lake; and spews smoke into the air. The act of cutting down trees is unhealthy to the animals that use the forest as their habitat. Dumping various toxins into the lake makes the lake unhealthy for swimming. Smoke in the air causes local residents to cough. These are some of the unhealthy effects of making paper. However, consider what might happen if the government stepped in to regulate or shut down the plant. Jobs would be lost. Workers might be unable to put food on their tables. Their families might go hungry. This is an example of making “unhealthily impure” what was once relatively pure. However, this time it is the government creating the “pollution” not the paper mill. This is an unnecessarily sentimental argument. But, it proves a point. One man’s pollution is another man’s job.
“A good example of this confusion occurred at public hearings on proposed air quality regulations for the State of Hawaii… The hearings dealt with a proposal to ban the burning of sugarcane in the fields in order to reduce the amount of smoke in the air and so to improve the environment. However, opponents argued that this would also make it uneconomical to grow sugarcane in Hawaii because of the additional processing that would result. One of the workers from the sugarcane fields pointed out that he lived near the fields, and the air he breathed had much more smoke i...
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In the words of Joseph Margulies, “National identity is not fixed, it is made.” Through the event of 9/11 our national identity has changed significantly. Before we dive into the now and the changed national identity, lets set a foundation of where national identity started. In the nineteenth century, Protestant Americans were incomparably dominate. It was argued that the Enlightenment and the Western intellectuals of the eighteenth century were still the foundation of national identity in the nineteenth century. However, from the writer, Samuel Huntington, the religious foundations of American society were based off the Anglo-Protestant heritage. (Page 24) On the other hand, in Who Are We? The Challenges to America’s National Identity, the author stated the American culture was dwindling Anglo-Protestant heritage. The original values were based off the Anglo-Protestant heritage included liberty, equality, individualism, democracy, and the rule of law under a constitution. Later in the nineteenth century, the European heritage grew and the ideas of individual freedom, political democracy, and human rights grew as well. (Page 19) The nineteenth century introduced the “well-being and integrity of the community and the virtuous citizen’s obligations to the community’s welfare (page 20).”
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Since around the 19th century piracy has declined from great tales of grandeur and adventure, Instead turning to small dingys of african pirates holding up cargo ships in trade routes. In conclusion, although the golden age of piracy has come to an end, the legendary stories of famous, ruthless, and cunning pirates still live on in movies and books reminding us of times where you couldnt go out for a swim without being kidnapped or strung up to the yardarm of a ship!
James A. Baldwin once said, “The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose” (BrainyQuote.com). In the 1960s, “the man” was youth across the country. The Vietnam war was in full force, and students across the country were in an outrage. Society needed an excuse to rebel against the boring and safe way of life they were used to; Vietnam gave them the excuse they needed. Teenagers from different universities came together and formed various organizations that protested the Vietnam war for many reasons. These reasons included protesting weapons and different tactics used in the war, and the reason the U.S. entered the war in the first place. These get-togethers had such a monumental impact on their way of life that it was famously named the Anti-War Movement. When the Vietnam War ended, The United States did not have a real concrete reason why; there were a bunch of theories about why the war ended. Through negative media attention and rebellious youth culture, the Anti-War Movement made a monumental impact in the ending of the Vietnam War.
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The European Union stands on the threshold of unparalleled change over the coming years. The next waves of enlargement will be unprecedented in nature and continental in scale. This process has gained so much political momentum that it is now irreversible.
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What is pollution? Pollution is a detrimental enemy to all species that walk on earth. It is a product of mankind carbon foot print on the environment. It consists of chemicals or particles in the air that can harm the health of humans, animals, and plants. Pollution occurs when pollutants contaminate the natural surrounding; which brings about changes that affect our normal lifestyles adversely. Pollutants are the key elements of pollution which are generally waste materials of dissimilar forms. Pollution disturbs our ecosystem and the balance in the environment. With innovation and development in our lives pollution has reached its peaks; giving rise to global warming and human illness. When raw materials, water, energy and other resources
Pollution is a massive problem that the earth faces. Pollution is the action or process of making land, water, air, etc…, dirty and not safe or suitable to use. Pollution of air, water, and soil are the most complex issues. Various types of gases and toxins that are released by industries