Abstract The discussion in this paper centers around two important questions proposed in the novel: "With man gone, will there be hope for gorilla?" and "With gorilla gone, will there be hope for man?" This paper examines what the author, Daniel Quinn, attempts to tell us through these questions. It is doubtless that no shortcut to advancing toward the better community of life exists. Finally, the paper concludes that people should spread the belief that the world isn?t made for us takers, and takers are not exempt from the law of life but belong to the community of life.
From the Paper "The world has been dominated by those people who admire civilization or ? takers? as the author, Quinn (1992), calls them in this book Ishmael. Takers? ideology is "the world was made for man to conquer and rule, and under human rule it was meant to become a paradise" (Quinn, 1992, p. 82) and has been supported by people everywhere in the world. To them, it appears that takers? lives, which center around civilization, technology and productiveness, has been the greatest, the most efficient and the only right way to live."
An examination of the water policies of both the U.S. and Mexico in the Rio Grande region of the Southwestern United States, the Rio Grande/ Rio Bravo River Basins.
Abstract This paper examines the political, social, and economic concerns placed on the limited and precious water resources in the Rio Grande area. The paper discusses the concerns of both agriculturalists and city planners as each bid for the limited resources of water. It deals with different policy concerns and debates in the upper and lower basins.
From the Paper "These coalitions recognize the fact that policies concerning the river basin and its inhabitants are often made by lawmakers in the National Capitals and not by those who understand the local issues and concerns. Interest groups such as these are currently working to increase intra-basin collaboration both on watershed and basin wide levels, and to create a complex water management strategy to help raise public awareness of issues as well as influence policy makers for strategy enactment."
Abstract This paper examines how fishermen, agriculturalists, scientists and legislatures are all major players in the issue of hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico. It looks at how numerous legislatures have been passed and acts created to correct the issue of hypoxia and how, as hypoxia continues to be an issue of concern, these acts are becoming the focal point in hope of minimizing the effects .
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From the Paper "According to Otto Doering, a professor of agricultural economics at Purdue University, farmers can use a variety of methods to cut the flow of excess nitrogen by 20 percent to 25 percent without hurting food prices or farm exports. Anything less than this though would cause serious problems in food costs and farming (Sciencedaily.com). Only a small portion of the nitrogen coming down the Mississippi is from sewage treatment plants and factories. The bulk of it is non-point nitrogen. That means it is not from a specific source, but is nitrogen that comes off the land or through the soil. A large portion of the nitrogen that comes through the land and soil comes from fertilizer applied by farmers (Sciencedaily.com)."
