Dale Weir
ID: 0558478
Thomas Edison State College
May 2014
ENS-314-GS009
Assignment 2
Cell: (813)297-7091
Email: dweir09@yahoo.com
1) Analyze the earth as a system with material and energy inputs and outputs. Try to identify dangerous positive feedback loops. Design a few sample strategies that can help bring the earth into balance.
One prime example of a dangerous positive feedback loop is melting artic ice. Before global warming the sun would hit the ice and most of the heat would be bounced back into space rather than being artic ice is starting to melt. When this happens more land is uncovered and the ice becomes water. Both land and water absorb the suns energy which amplifies the issue of global warming. Another great example of a positive feedback loop is our ocean’s warming. With our ocean waters warming it releases methane (fish create it in their guts and plants produce it) which is a greenhouse gas. With this excess methane in the atmosphere it is causing earth to warm. Both of these feedback loops are a vicious nature cycle that is very hard if not near impossible to reverse.
One strategy that can help bring earth back into balance is to be careful with our freshwater resources. Use only the amount of water you actually need. Nobody needs a 45 minute shower, run the water when you are brushing your teeth or keep the water on when shaving. Most of earth is covered with salt water but our freshwater resources are much scarcer. So we must take action to protect this very limited resource. Another way we can help bring the earth into balance is to take full advantage of renewable energy. A couple great ways are to use solar panels instead of fully relying on fossil fuel powered generating stations and to use less e...
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... raise their own cattle. It is much easier to walk into a store and purchase items. Nobody walks into a store to purchase something and think what it took bring this item to that shelf. Very few people care if what they bought disrupted any natural system because people only care about the end result. They wanted something, they saw, and they bought and the thought process pretty much ends there. Another way we disrupt ecosystems is the way we abuse and take advantage of non-natural energy (fossil fueled power plants). Do American’s really need 5 televisions, game systems, and lights on in every room during the day, 500 different small kitchen appliances to make an already simple task even easier? Basically we need to live on earth’s natural time clock and stop over exploiting our natural resources to better our lives without any regard to the damage being done.
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How society created a system in nature where animals and farming actually ruin the land, the same land that was once so cherished by our ancestors, completely stupefies me. When America moved from the locally-owned farms to the gigantic food manufacturers of today, it also moved away from the idea of the sustainability of earth by not preserving the land. Since this movement skyrocketed our economy and allowed for growth in several sectors of life, people gave no second thought to the changes being made. How have we as a society gone so long without even considering the impact of such an enormous revision within our agricultural system? Through industrialized farming, we allow our land to be demolished. However, some farmers know an alternative way of farming. Some farmers use the alternative method of organic farming, a natural agriculture solution. Although there are various factors involved in organic farming, weighing the benefits and costs of this type of farming—on both large and small scale levels—permi...
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The 360-degree feedback or multi sources feedback is assessment, which comes from other employees. This feedback contains direct and indirect information from managers, colleagues, subordinates as well as self-evaluation data. Also, it includes other external sources such as customers and suppliers reports. The 360-degree feedback plays a significant role to help workers develop their performance. Human resources professionals are increasingly using this assessment. The main propose of the 360 feedback is to encourage employees to seek out information about their performance, skills and working relations. The origin of 360-feedback came from the German military during World War II. They started using multiple sources in order to evaluate officer’s performance (Thornton, 2014). In this paper, I am going to explore some key principles and actions that can help a manager increase their 360-degree feedback ratings. The paper will identify manager perspective of job performance, environmental factors influencing employee review of managers, and perspective of customers and suppliers satisfaction. Also, actions will be suggested for affective applications of the principles.
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Reinforcement is a motivation which depends upon a performance and increases the chance of a performance being frequent. Positive reinforcement can increase the chance of not only necessary behavior but also unwanted behavior. For example, if a student complaints in order to get attention and is successful in getting it, the attention helps as positive reinforcement which increases the possibility that the student will remain to complain. Positive reinforcement is one of the important ideas in behavior inquiry and it is something like rewards, or things usually work to get (Fahimafridi, 2016).
Everyday Americans are lectured on the importance of taking care of the environment. Teachers, parents, celebrities, and even the President frequently speak about how essential it is to take care of the planet. Americans believe that the best way to reduce environmental degradation is to recycle, drive fuel efficient cars, or take shorter showers. This, however, is not the case. The leading cause of deforestation, air pollution, water pollution, and waste is, believe it or not, animal agriculture. Dairy and animal farming and its by-products produce 51% of greenhouse gas emissions, while all forms of transportation accounts for only 13% (“The Facts”). In terms of waste and water pollution, livestock produce
Human beings capable of changing the climate and the environment in a destructive way are also capable of building it up. They should remember this Native American proverb “ We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children”, and maintain the environment for future generation. It is still not too late to save the planet by taking necessary action.
Feedback is a type of communication that we give or get. Sometimes, feedback is called "criticism," but this seriously limits its meaning.
A simple solution to helping the Earth, even in a little bit, is “Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle.” Find some recycling bins, put up some posters, make a little speech and make recycling known to everyone who could be clueless. Because the Earth does matter, It’s your home, the place you have always lived and known. It’s beautiful and mysterious. It’s the perfect love for anyone, something for everyone. A place where anyone can find somewhere to belong and everyone fits it somewhere. So why don’t you do your part to making sure its here for another million years.
We all need to do our part to preserve the earth and we can start by saving our rainforests. Let’s all plant a tree instead of cutting one down. If we use alternative fuel/energy instead of fossil fuel, use less plastics, pesticides and toxic chemical wastelands and stop creating freshwater lakes we will slow down the deterioration of the earth (global warming). If we continue to make conditions bad on earth we will soon be extinct like the dinosaurs and other animals.
The environment today is not in a good condition, Climate change is evident, and oceans are getting polluted. Rainforrest's are decreasing in size due to deforestation and illegal logging. Animals are getting extinct due to the destruction of their habitats. Natural resources are being consumed at very large amounts, and get wasted. There are different ways these problems can be addressed, one option is environmental management. Environmental management focuses on conservation of natural resources, protection of habitats, and impact of humans on the environment. Conservation of natural resources is the smart use of the world's resources by humans, through this waste production is limited, and there will be less garbage in the world. By conserving