Humans and Other Species

The lives of several animals are in danger for different reasons. Very soon many of our most cherished animals will become extinct, and whose fault will that be? Although nature plays a huge role in the lives of several endangered species, we humans play are also responsible for them.


Many animals are murdered for various reasons, some reasonable and some completely inhumane. The reasons why people kill animals vary from the need for food, medicine, clothes, souvenirs and sometimes even fun.

5 Facts About Animals Being Killed For Fur:

Fur Fact 1= Eighty five percent of the fur industry's skins come from animals who were captive on fur factory farms, where they are crammed into severely crowded, filthy wire cages and later often skinned alive.

Fur Fact 2= There are no penalties for people who abuse animals on fur farms in China, which is the worlds largest fur exporter supplying more than half of the finished garments in the United States.

Fur Fact 3= After an animal has been slaughtered, his or her skin is treated with toxic chemicals to keep it from rotting and decomposing in the buyer's closet.

Fur Fact 4= Electrocuting fur-bearing animals anally and genitally is an agonizing slaughter method used frequently to limit damage to the fur. New York is the only American state in which this inhumane method is illegal. 

Fur Fact 5= In China, more than two million cats and hundreds of thousands of dogs are bludgeoned (battered), hang, left to bleed to death and often skinned alive for their fur.








Reference: http://www.peta.org/features/nine-shocking-fur-facts/#ixzz2rc2Xtr8w

Poverty and Inequality

Poverty is a big issue in the world, it can affect the economy of a country. Poverty is normally caused because there are very less jobs for unqualified people. The dictionary definition for poverty is “the state of being extremely poor”.


 Inequality is when someone or something is different for example in size or color, this can also be racism. I have experienced inequality before in my life and I know how it feels to be unequal in between others and not to fit in. Inequality is also a big problem in the world because some people are left out and disrespected.

References: 
 http://dictionary.reference.com

General Facts on the effects of Global Warming

- Global sea level rose about 17 centimeters in the last century.

- Earth has been warming rapidly from 1970s. The warmest ten years are in the past 12 years.

- Oceans have been absorbing most of the heat which has warmed the top 700 meters of oceans which has affected ocean life a lot.

- Greenland and Antarctica's ice sheet have decreased in mass. Data from NASA's Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment show Greenland lost 150 kilometers cubed of ice per year between 2002 and 2006, while Antarctica lost about 152 kilometers of ice between 2002 and 2005.

- Arctic ice has declined rapidly in thickness and length in the last several decades.

- Since the industrial revolution, the acidity on the surface of the oceans have increased by 30%. We are emitting too much CO2 that CO2 absorbed by the surface of the ocean has increased by 2 billion tons a year.

Reference:

° http://www.livescience.com/37057-global-warming-effects.html

Employment

To be employed means to have a job to earn a living. We all attend schools at an early age in order to be able to later on, live by ourselves. The first step when living alone is to get a job or become employed. Employment allow people to earn money to buy food, shelter, clothing etc. However there are people who do not have a job or unemployed. This means that they cannot earn any income except for the unemployment benefits they receive from the government. Recently, the unemployment rate has increased due to a more advanced technology that requires less labour.

conflicts and peace

what is conflict?


The dictionary meaning is to fight or contend; do battle. Conflicts can be caused by a numerous kind of reasons, but the main one is that people or a gang don’t agree or disagree with each other and causes them to fight. The fight carry’s on and on for years or sometimes for decades. 

Conflicts can arise from the member of the same group, this particular conflict is called a intragroup conflict, or it can occur between members of two or more groups this can become violence, interpersonal discord and psychological tension. This is known as a intergroup conflict.

what is peace?

The dictionary meaning is the normal, non-warring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world. Peace is totally opposite from the word conflict. Peace is something we all want. Peace is when no body fights or disagrees, when everyone is the same and in one group.

references
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/peace