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Democracy in Action Remix

Page history last edited by Andrea 13 years, 6 months ago

 

  Scarcity can be defined as the social and economic condition in which human's wants or needs outweigh

    what their environment has to offer. The solution is Artifical scarcity, in essence when human's create technological solutions to the limited resources they have.

 (GREAT short definition to be at the top. I think if you could add a picture, like I did at the top, and maybe center this, it would be marvelous)

 

"Many people assume that scarcity has always been part of the human condition and that scarcity is closely related to population increases. Shiva said different parts of the planet are endowed in different ways. There may be little rainfall in the deserts of Rajasthan, but the culture of Rajasthan evolved to manage that amount of rainfall, and they have developed miraculous technologies for harvesting and storing what rain they get. They have sophisticated underground storage systems and water-harvesting systems so that not a drop is wasted. These technologies still sustain cities like Jodhpur.

 

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They (who is they?)has enough drinking water because the country developed a conservation culture. Now introduce what a conservation culture is and they grow crops that don't need much water. (this is a weird topic change. Need a better transition to this...instead of saying the reader will think that [because i would never think that], say "Instead of trying to change what Rajasthan has, the people work with the land and climate they have to produce food and wealth for themselves")The moment you think the desert of Rajasthan should be growing rice paddy or cotton, you create scarcity. Scarcity is not a result of uneven endowments—that is diversity. Scarcity is having a mismatch between a culture and nature's giving. Cultures have evolved cultural diversity to mimic the biological diversity of climates and ecosystems. It's when that relationship is disrupted that you get unsustainable population growth. " -Danyelle Heck (Why is there quotation marks around Danyella's writing? Did she say it, or did she type it and you're giving her credit? Either way, you need to delete them because this is a group essay and you don't use yourself as a source because you have no credit toward this topic. i.e you aren't a scientist, professor, researcher, etc. So get rid of the quotes. Also, name the technologies Rajasthan uses AND tell us where the hell Rajasthan even is. I know I've never heard of it. And what? Then you bring up Jodhpur! How does that relate to Rajasthan? As a reader I am completely confused right now.)

 

<--- What does this image explain? When you use flow charts, graphs, diagrams, graphs, etc. You need to explain the meaning of them and connect it to the text. otherwise it's just taking up space. Don't assume the reader can follow it themselves. GUIDE THEM AND SPOON FEED THEM this part. 

 

I googled the issue Earth Democracy in Action. (<--WRONG. DELETE. NOT INFORMATIVE.) What I found was that Earth Democracy in Action really just confused me, but as i kept reading I understood that it is a democracy of a community growing on its own. We as people create the situations in which we live. I feel my attempt in completing this assignment even though I am not really sure what I am supposed to do and since I do not have the book to complete the assignment, is a great example of Earth Democracy in Action. By my participation in this assignment I am helping this assignment grow, and even though my points may be very off or random, it is my attempt that matters the most and that makes a difference.

(delete what is in red. It is not helpful to your argument, and in fact, hinders it. The bolded sentence is really well written, and should maybe be kept and moved to another part of your piece)

 

*insert a subheading or something, because now you're talking about climate? Say whaaa?* 

     Climate change is actually something that was caused by all of us as a community, as the people. It is said that Earth's climate has increased in a rate so fast that it is unnatural. (give statistics. Back this claim up. And climate change would happen naturally anyway, but give how humans have sped up the process!)

 

<- random picture of STEAM (yes that is steam more than likely)

We are presented with the opportunity to regulate the climate change. The people from the Earth Day party are holding a petition to urge the U.S. Congress to pass a comprehensive climate bill. You can click on the link and sign the petition for greener world and a solution to the climate changes on Earth. <-- this feels like a conclusion. But it's in the middle of your essay. What's up with that?

 

Aida i think you should straight up come out and tell people to take action, don't be afraid to, and support the idea of the unnatural changes in climate.

 

http://www.earthday.org/core-issues/climate-change

 

"Climate change is a problem that is affecting people and the environment. Greater energy efficiency and new technologies hold promise for reducing greenhouse gases and solving this global challenge." Groups such as EPA provides information for all in the community whether you are an individual, a company, or even a government. (use this quote (and cite it!) in your argument.

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