The book being reviewed is called, “From Naked Ape to Superspecies” written by David Suzuki. This book is actually a revised and updated version from the last novel, which focuses on the same concepts, but back in the 1990’s. It has been revised and updated because as yeas have passed by many new concepts and ideas have appeared. The author of the book David Suzuki is an award winning scientist, environmentalist and broadcaster of CBC TV’s “The Nature of things”. David Suzuki is also a well accomplished author and co-author with the completion of more then thirty books. Currently living in Vancouver Canada and has a foundation called the David Suzuki Foundation. Right from the first chapter of the novel the reader is pulled in by the stated facts to do with humanity and the global eco-crisis. Words that are not seen very often in the world’s issues such as globalization and escalation of multinational corporate companies, all lead to interesting conclusion. After reading and reviewing the book “From Naked Ape to Superspecies” written by David Suzuki it is fair to say that this book is definitely worthwhile to take the time to read.
“From Naked Ape to Superspecies” written by David Suzuki starts off with an introduction of the book, the term globalization is brought up, about how it started to be emphasized in 1999 and is now seen as a major issue in the world today. The concept of how in the year 1000 people were just gathers and hunters, that just use to depend there whole basis of life, on weather, climate and anything else nature could give them, has changed today with the need for something new and wanting more. In chapter one called “Sharing each other’s Skin” it starts off by talking about how the idea that resources are...
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...is really happening in the world today. It focuses on the proper values of an individual, the realistic facts about the conditions that the earth is in, how money is not used in the right way to fixing problems and how every human being can make a difference. With the aspect of the style of writing with the book allows the reader to better understand the point that the author is trying to get across. This book is definitely intended for the average citizen above the age of 12 and has extra section in the book to help the reader start on the right pathway and focus on main issues. With the point of the book being humanity and the global eco-crisis, it gets across the message that is needed to be made. If anyone has not read this book, its recommend to take the time pick it up, take the time to read and head down their pathway to helping the now and future generations
...d for the general public in order to raise social awareness in preventing polluting the world. It is important to raise social awareness on topics of this nature because it is affecting our world. It is important to consider it as every individual problem and concern rather than see it as an external issue. Saukko chose a whole new approach and technique to get into people’s mind. Usually, authors that want to point out and raise social awareness on issues of this nature, tend to be direct and straightforward about it. However, Saukko has taken it to the next level by approaching the readers in a unique way that will catch more of their attention and hopefully move their emotions on the topic.
...the book is not without flaws it is definitely worth taking the time to read. It is incredibly informative and takes a look at the environmental approach in a little different manner. People can relate to the ideas that Diamond is suggesting far easier than the typical “going green” approach. While Diamond is optimistic of the future he admits that there is not that much time to act on what he is saying. By the end of the book, if it is read with an open mind, you truly grasp what Diamond is saying and you realize that the book is worth your time. It is not the traditional environmental work; he is far more realistic in his expectations than most environmentalists. Due to this realism people need to heed his warning and take his fight to heart. Like he said ultimately humans created the problems and humans have the control to solve the problems that we face.
As soon as the novel begins, we are introduced to the concept of saving the environment. The book begins with the narrator explaining his life-long dream of helping the world. He says that the cultural revolution of the 1960’s contributed to his ambition. However, as time went on he
A similar message that appears in his book that appeared in the aforementioned speech was the impact of the media speculation. The book addresses this in two examples. One was presented with the news of a lawsuit that an island called Vantu would file against the EPA; yet the lawsuit would never move forward due to it only serving a purpose to launder money and raise awareness to global warming that was never proven to affect the island. The other was shown to be environmental scientist who received their funding from environmental organizations, such as NERF in the book. These scientists would often have to go against their findings and report what the organizations wanted them to, or possibly lose their funding. Additionally, the book profoundly took opposition to the claim of global warming. This is presented in the form of the main character, Peter Evans, who has been manipulated into believing everything that the media has told him about global warming. It isn’t until John Kenner is introduced, that Peter begins got learn the truth about global warming. The author uses specific evidence to back his claims, specifically he uses a wide array of resources to verify his claim that Antarctica is not in fact melting, but getting colder and thickening. Furthermore, another essential concept that that book introduces is environmental extremists, or bioterrorism. These characters in the book would stop at nothing to make sure that everyone believed in global warming, and tried to destroy parts of the world to succeed in their mission. Bioterrorists are best represented as a warning of what could happen if people continue to buy into the media’s lies without having conclusive evidence to back up their
This work has a lot of relevance to today; for one thing, there is still poverty. Poverty is a hardship that millions of people must face everyday. And relating to poverty, there is still discrimination between social classes. Hunger is very prominent today. This is another problem that millions must face. Also, in relation to the book, many people have problems with alcohol. And many people still make fun of one another, and succumb to incestuous pleasure.
As his voice erupts through the broadcast, a quote rings through the nation’s ears. “The human brain now holds the key to our future. We have to recall the image of the planet from outer space: a single entity in which air, water, and continents are interconnected. That is our home.” This quote demonstrates the confident voice of David Suzuki presents his keen identity. The quotation presents the determination as well as the passion that he has on protecting the environment and the glint of hope that relies on humans taking on this responsibility as the key to saving our delicate planet.
This book shows the greed and selfishness that leads to a disaster that will hurt millions of people. The question is, why is it important for young people today to read Night? The answer is we should learn the mistakes from the past and take it seriously and take action not only by saying I will not do it again. We should succor the victims of oppression and tyranny by being on their side and doing what is right. I believe repeating the past is the worst thing you can do.
Globalization has it's obvious ups and downs. In Kwame Appiah's article "the case for contamination" he makes it clear that he favors globalization but doesn't ignore the contradictions and set backs that globalization brings. Globalization offers other countries different perspectives on life and cultural ideas. Kwame Appiah uses a story about visiting his home land to show how two cultures can merge successfully without one over imposing its views on the other. While waiting for the king to arrive, a very cultural and traditional ceremony, many people stood in business suits with phones in hand. Yet these modern westernized products did not change the overall customs and cultural beliefs of these people. They are not being over run with technology or westernized ideas. They have simply adapted them into their own culture. Appiah is very opinionated and uses his own religion as well as other religions as an example to get his point across but he never pushes or tries to influence the reader by these religions. He has travelled and had close relationships with people of different cultures, customs and places. This makes him appear knowledgeable in the field of cultural globalization and ethics in world affairs. Appiah illustrates his view on the difference of isolating a culture to preserve it and letting it choose its own path to evolve with the times. He uses this same idea in the way he writes ultimately letting the reader choose their own stance on the topic. Without any hesitation I agree with the authors point of view that giving a person the individual opportunity to chose what to adapt or exclude in there life is the most fair and beneficial situation.
Bill McKibben's "The Environmental Issue from Hell" argues that climate change is a real and dire concern for humanity. His essay deals with the methods and persuasive arguments needed to spur American citizens and the government on to change to more eco-friendly choices. The arguments he proposes are based largely upon emotional appeals calling for empathy and shame, and examples of what in our daily lives is adding to the changes we're seeing in the climate.
David Suzuki became popular in 1971, when he started his national broadcasting career with the show “Suzuki on Science”. David Suzuki’s main shows included “A Planet for the Taking” and also “The Nature of Things”. David Suzuki was awarded the “Environmental Programme”, by the United Nations, for his television series “A planet for the Taking”, which was ...
Overall I enjoyed reading this book, I read it a few years ago in high school, but I took more from it this time and was able to apply it more to my experiences and events I have witnessed. I’m glad the novel was assigned for me to read because it really made me think about the world today and how we interact in the world. It actually brought up questions and connections that I didn’t see when I read the book years ago. This novel will always be relevant and I’m sure will be read years from now.
One of the major points that Kaplan makes and he focuses on heavily in the beginning of the article is how environmental scarcity plays an impact on people’s decisions. There is a finite amount of natural resources in the world for people to use, and we are fast approaching a point where the world can no longer support our growing population. All of this is spurred on by an increase in practices that cause deforestation, soil erosion, pollution and global warming. A great analogy within the article is that we are robbing from tomorrow’s future to support the present, which is shown in that “…man is challenging nature far beyond its limits, and nature is now beginning to take its revenge.” (Kaplan, 1994) The new major threat that every nation and person has to be aware of is how the immediate results of our mismanagement of the environment can have a tremendous backlash, not only within our lives but the lives of future generations. All of these environmental concerns are dots that connect with Kaplan’s other main arguments.
Globalization is defined as “the historical process involving a fundamental shift or transformation in the spatial scale of human social organization that links distant communities and expands the reach of power relations across regions and continents (Baylis, 2014).”
... By showing the world the severity of our need for conservation, we will be able to save the earth and get the most out of our resources. We need to fix this problem before it becomes uncontrollable to the point of having no resources to meet our needs. By reducing our consumption of resources, we will be able to become closer to fixing the problem of global warming, high gasoline prices and pesticide-filled meats. The outcome of respecting our world and “going green” will better how we live our lives, our communities and the environment.
"Globalization is a process of world shrinkage, of distances getting shorter, things moving closer. It pertains to t...