to the mid seventeenth centuries regarding the Americas and its inhabitants. The Americas had a discernable impact upon Europe, and vice versa; though neither group initially set out to change the world that was the unforeseen and wholly "unintended consequence" of discovery. The discovery of the Americas and its inhabitants undoubtedly lead to changes in the intellectual, political and economic life in Europe. The shift of intellectual thought was a slow, gradual process that continued far after
down to one sentence: ‘It shall be unlawful for any person or entity to propagate, cultivate, raise, or grow genetically engineered organisms in San Luis Obispo County.” The Tribune claims that “Measure Q is a poorly written ordinance with unintended consequences of banning research on life-saving medicines.” It begins with an effective strategy of stating arguments of the proponents and responding to each, but continues with an unconvincing list of reasons to vote against Measure Q and a conclusion
World The progression of human development has come with its costs. The environment provides an array of resources available for use or appreciation. However, changing elements of this structure such as by removing trees can bring about unintended consequences. These alterations also can cause problems that cannot be fixed by the human population and as a result the population must cope with the loss if possible. The case study here shows how a remote system can be overwhelmed and be unable to support
and in the automobile industry, this is a high-profit margin. By the late 1990s, the SUV market has become the most profitable in the automobile industry. The move toward a more aggressively styled and higher riding vehicles have caused unintended consequences and risks. The risks include decreased “drivability”, obstruction of vision, and concerns surrounding safety. Current trends in vehicle design focus on addressing these problems to achieve appealing designs with the best qualities of both
Organized crime, like drug dealing and other unlawful acts that are major problems in the United States can be traced back to the prohibition. The only difference is that the prohibition was alcohol dealing rather than drugs. The prohibition was a big part of American History that started with a negative look at alcohol, that then caused an uprise in the people, and still is affecting us today. The beginnings of the prohibition started long before the 18th amendment came into effect, in fact, it
Humanities assignment. Gallipoli. On June 28, 1914 life for so many people around the world began to change. Little did the people of this time know that not only their lives would change but also what was about to happen would go down as major world history. It all started on June 28, 1914 when a Serbian terrorist group, called ‘The Black Hand’ assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, and his pregnant wife Sophie. This was because the group wanted all the states of the south Slaves to
The Unintended Consequences of Feed There are many unintended consequence in the book “Feed” that are caused by introducing new technologies to the world. Most of these unintended consequences are bad however, not all of them affect the world or humanity as negatively as others. Some of these unintended consequences affect how, or even if the human race will be able to continue evolving or crash down completely. One of the most obvious unintended consequences in Feed is that, although it was created
The Unintended Consequences of Diversity Statements by Sonia Knag, Katherine DeCelles, Andras Tilcsik and Sora Jun While organizations are trying to address discrimination, they are emphasizing their organization's dedication to "equal opportunity" and that they are "diversity friendly" in hopes that it will increase the diversity of applicants. However, the effectiveness of those statements is not very high, in fact they can even cause backfire by making the organizations less likely to notice
evolved into one of the most influential aspects of human culture. The unscripted nature of competition, combined with larger than life athletic figures, has inevitably prompted fans to associate sportspeople with being superhuman. However, this unintended consequence is the where the controversy surrounding professional athletes arises. Fans, who confuse athletic superiority with a sense of righteousness, have subjected professional athletes to unreasonable moral and physical expectations. Consequently
I tensed. My friends had been blowing me off and this homeschool nonsense ruined my social life. Isolation had become my new best friend given that my actual friends had misguided priorities or never wanted to hang out. “We always do something. I don’t want to keep bothering you.” I said and Ves frowned. He was about to speak, but couldn’t get a word out before his attention turned elsewhere. A knock sounded on the door and it was Ava, Vesper’s mom, entering alongside my dad and his girlfriend. “Hello
“Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to achieve anything useful.”Margaret J. Wheatley. This quote says that not thinking about the consequences leads to consequences. In The Tragedy of Romeo And Juliet by William Shakespeare, Shakespeare shows how two young teenagers, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, who are from opposite families that hate each other and fall in love when they first met. Not knowing what it could lead to, they secretly
(genetic engineering, nanotechnology, and robotics) technologies rest on unintended consequence theory, morality, and ethics. Ignoring the first for now, morality is the manifestation of the overall belief of what is good or right by the majority at some instance in time and ethics are the rules based upon the present morals. Considering these both change as times change, this leaves the discussion ultimately to unintended consequences. Joy’s argument cites the Unabomber, Ted Kaczinski. According to
incarcerations had leveled off and decrease. Additionally, due to the increase in new incarcerations, thousands of less violent prisoners had to be released. Also, there have been studies that have shown that the three strike laws have had unintended consequences. Two studies showed that the three strike law did not reduce the number of homicides. In fact, the law had the opposite effect. One study, conducted by Marvell and Moody, showed evidence that criminals who are eligible for life in prison
Around fifty percent of the world has an IQ of less than one hundred, but this does not stop many of them from being happy and prosperous. Charlie Gordan is a great example of that fifty percent. In “Flowers for Algernon” Charlie, a mentally retarded man, becomes the first person to ever have intelligence increasing surgery. Throughout Charlie’s struggles, Miss Kinnian, his teacher, supports and encourages any and all of his endeavors. Even with his doctors, Dr. Nemur and Dr. Strauss, constantly
for such purpose with Federal assistance” (US Constitution). Meaning, low-income houses should be valued as such only under reasonable circumstances. Affordable housing protection laws and policies like perpetuity clauses are resulting in unintended consequences. The intricacy of Law of the United States deploys a sense of justification, deposition, and perpetuation of structural violence via housing laws. How are selling and refinancing restrictions set forth by permanent perpetuity clauses on low
The 18th amendment, generally known as prohibition or “noble experiment” prohibited the manufacture, transport and sale of alcoholic beverages in the United States. It was ratified in January 29, 1919 and came into effect a year later. Its intended effect was to eliminate crime and other social problems . However, it failed as it led to a rise in organized crime and worsened other social problems throughout the US, and by 1933 the 21st amendment repealed the 18th amendment and the prohibition era
The Consequences of Technology Revealed in Shelley's Frankenstein In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, written in the late nineteenth century, the author proposes that knowledge and technology can be dangerous to individuals and all of humanity. Frankenstein was one of the first cautionary tales about scientific research. Shelley's novel offers profound insight of the consequences of morally insensitive scientific and technological research. Learn from me. . . at least by
accidents, teen pregnancy, rape, and homicides. Obviously there is no way to completely stop binge drinking but if we could decrease the occurrence then we could make a difference. I strongly believe that in order to do this we need to make the consequences more severe. Teens get off too easily and that’s why they continue to drink irresponsibly. I also think that if teens knew about it before hand they would think twice about binge drinking. Billboards are a good way of sending out this message
At a time when blue-eyed, pale skin Shirley Temple is idolized by white and black alike, eleven-year-old Pecola Breedlove desperately seeks out beauty for herself. In order to attain beauty in her culture, Pecola must do the impossible: find white beauty. Toni Morrison shows the disastrous effects that colorism and racism can have on a whole culture and how African- Americans will tear each other apart in order to fit into the graces of white society. The desire to be considered beautiful in
need to become more powerful. Where there is power, there are also consequences that go along with it. It depends on how the power is used and to whom it is inflicted. The consequences range from a number of general effects. There are three specific examples of this. They are commitment, compliance, and resistance. Power is the stronghold for the three fold outcome that is brought on through consequences. The first consequence is commitment. It can be as simple as following through with the task