Something that has always astounded me about the human race is how little we truly think about our future. I personally believe that it is simply the nature of man to constantly be on a quest for instant gratification. Despite what we may like to trick ourselves into believing, we really are subpar when it comes to long-term thinking. At the rate that we are using up our fossil fuels and other nonrenewable resources, we will have exhausted our limited supplies by the time much of our generation's grandchildren are even born! Not to mention how our selfish pursuit of fossil fuels is directly affecting the environment itself. Many of the methods we use for obtaining these nonrenewable resources are extremely detrimental to a wide array of endangered species and their natural habitats, thus further provoking the species' scarcity. And finally, the amount of pollution that these actions, and even many of the actions of everyday citizens such as you and I, are quite literally killing the Earth. We are a plague upon the environmental health of this Earth. We have poisoned the waters, infected the grounds that we walk on, and have caused a fever that at this rate is only going to rise more and more, each and every day. This selfishness, and blatant disregard of worrying about what is to become of us and this Earth is truly man's greatest Achilles' heel, and will ultimately be the cause of our downfall.
It is no secret that fossil fuels such as natural gases, crude oil, and coal are finite, and that it's only a matter of time before we exhaust our extremely limited supplies of these resources. In 2014, the United States consumed approximately 26.79 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. At this rate, scientists theorize that we will have completely depleted our supply of natural gases sometime in the 2070s. When it comes to crude oil, we use an average of 11 billion tons a year. At this rate, scientists fear that we will run out of oil by the year 2052.
While many people feel that a big city is a good place to live, I believe that the opposite is true. The following essay will demonstrate exactly why the latter position is more persuasive than the former. Firstly, big cities bring more pollution than small towns such as smog, noise, and traffic...
One of the most debated questions in metaphysics and philosophy is the one this essay will investigate. ... Each has tried to clarify the notion of free will and this essay will scrutinise the answers put forward and give its conclusion of the most persuasive of the arguments. ... These events cause an agent's choice through hereditary and environmental influences. ... This can be explained as a chemical process determined to happen through environmental and hereditary influences. ... Each of the previous arguments have persuasive elements that appeal to certain people. ...
Both articles discuss the authors' views on environmental issues. However, what makes this interesting is that they were written over a century apart from each other, yet they have similar claims and the use of persuasive techniques. ... He is an environmental writer and staff writer for the New Yorker. He has written many books on the environmental issues and how humans play a major role behind them. In this particular essay, he also uses a lot pathos and logos. ...
In Adam Smith's essay "Division of Labor," he reveals the many advantages of dividing the workforce into as many separate branches as possible. ... Though Adam Smith's argument lacks in presenting psychological and environmental logos, he is able to use many tangible examples to make his argument very appealing to the pathos of his readers. Smith's main goal with his essay is to convince the reader that his economic theories are logical for the betterment of society. ... The time period of the essay, as well as the audience that it was intended for, justifies Smith's...
Persuasive Essay -Human Cloning- Many ethical concerns have generated since the cloning of an adult sheep (the sheep's DNA was inserted into an unfertilized sheep egg to produce a lamb with identical DNA) proved to be successful. ... If one does not agree with this point then they obviously hold the belief that genes determine everything about ones life and environmental factors have nothing to do with human development (genetic determinism). ... According to this principle, simple physical traits such as height and hair color are largely determined by environmental factors. Also, t...
The aim of this essay is to discuss how branding effects us a consumer society, what makes us remember particular brands and what moral issues are raised by the over use of brands. ... If a product promises to reduce pollution in the atmosphere or reduce environmental decay then moral issues kick in, by buying these products, we feel we are helping to improve the world. ...
