Earth Article Reviews Samples For Students

1. Why do the Oankali want the humans to become self-sustaining?
They want it so that the humans can provide everything for themselves. After the nuclear war they don't have faith in humanity. The Oankali want to mix with them in order to secure the best outcome for both species.
2. Why does Lilith admire Curt and Gabriel?

She admires them for staying true to themselves.

3. Why did the Oankali choose to create the environment that is a replica of a tropical forest on an island?

They did it because a forest is a place where people can find food and shelter if they are resourceful.

4. Why does Lilith doubt that they are on a space ship and wonders whether they are on Earth?
Lilith ...

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Introduction:

This article named “The Origin of Old-Earth Geology and its Ramifications for Life in the 21st Century” is written by Dr. Terry Mortenson, who is a historian of geology. The article revolves around a belief that the planet earth is not as old as is portrayed by most of the historians and geologists. The geologists who opposed the mainstream view of planet earth being a very old body were all practicing Christians, and their group was named as scriptural geologists. As this debate rose in the 19th century, one can clearly draw a relation to this debate with the tug of ...

Nobody likes losing things, but the outcome of any loss can always be measured on a basis of what is remaining. The loss of species from the Earth is important humanity, but the impact can only be realized if a view in proportional terms and from perspectives of what is remaining is considered. To estimate the importance of the current extinction rates, it is important to appraise the number of species that occupy the earth’s surface.
Among the most surprising things about science is the little information we have. It is amusing that one can assume that biologists ...

Article 1: Boyer, Pascal. Human instincts that fashion God. 2001. Retrieved from, http://www.nous.org.uk/Boyer.html.
Inference concerns a logical conclusion based on evidence. One arrives at inference after consideration of the face value of the evidence. This clearly indicates that inference is not the result of systematic analysis nor is it the result of testing of evidence. Therefore, in order to note an inference one should achieve a conclusion based on evidence obtained concerning the aspect under concern.
- Ad populum “Faith is not always necessary
- Ad Ignorantium “Human mind may have evolved to experience the world in domain-specific ...

Introduction

The article chosen for the purpose of critical analysis and evaluation is ‘Fewer People Mean Fewer Worries’. It was published in ‘The Australian’ edition of January 16, 2008 in the Higher Education Section of the newspaper. The author of the article is Allen Greer who is a famous zoologist of Australia and has produced research over biology and evolution of certain Australian animals including lizards, snakes and tigers. As the name indicates, the article is about growing world population and the number of limited resources available on the earth for its habitants. Greer is of the view that if this ...

Article Review

Wood, J. and Guth, A. (2014). East Africa's Great Rift Valley: A Complex Rift System.
Geology.com. Accessed From http://geology.com/articles/east-africa-rift.shtml
This main theme of the article relates to the geology and specifically the formation of the east Africa’s rift system. The authors’ information relates to the nature of the rift system within the East African regions of Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. The article considers the rift as one of the greatest geological phenomena. They demonstrate the way the rift system formed, what the rift system entails, and relate points of geological interests.

The article provides a number ...

Article Review: Human Population, Carrying Capacity, and Resource Use

It is easy to forget that human beings are animals and that they must follow the same ecological and biological rules as the rest of the animal kingdom. Humanity has the biggest ecological footprint-- the amount of land that it would take to provide all the resources for a population and take care of its waste-- of any animal in the animal kingdom. Calculating the carrying capacity of the world for humanity is difficult, but research suggests that the ecological footprint of humanity is growing to the point where the earth may not be able to support the type of ...

Transport geography refers to the investigation of the movement of people, goods, and information, and the connection between these factors Rodrigue, Comtois & Slack (2013). As a special branch or specialty in geography, transport geography deals with specification of space on the surface of the earth, particularly the location, substance, form, and effects that transportation ha on processes, land cover, and land use. The aim of transport geography is to detect and describe the transportation of people, goods, and information across the earth (Rodrigue, Comtois & Slack, 2013). Transport geography also seeks to identify and explain the effects of transportation on ...

This essay reviews two recent articles concerning sustainable agriculture. The first is a joint article published in the August 2002 issue of Nature from David Tilman, Kenneth G. Cassman, Pamela A. Matson, Rosamond Naylor, and & Stephen Polasky. In this article, the authors assert a warning call for scientists and policy makers alike with the knowledge that global demand for food will double in 50 years ( Tilman, Cassman, Matson Naylor| & Polasky 674). The authors call for increased attention on sustainable agriculture in order to gain maximum utility and efficiency from the land in a way that promotes land useability and ...

The Origin of Old-Earth Geology and its Ramifications for Life in the 21st Century The author of this article explains the geological phenomenon regarding the debates in terms of the development and creation, coupled with the social, spiritual and moral consequences of the debates. As such, Mortenson provides information on the current theories regarding the new theories about the history of creation. The article further explains the contention of the scriptural geologists, the nature of the 19th Century debate, and the relevance of such debates in the contemporary society. Strengths The information given by the author regarding the historical ...

Summary of the article

Appearing in the New York Times, Gillis article “Climate Panel Cites near Certainty on Warming” offers a substantive view on various issues aligned with global warming. Precisely, the current article delves on the persistent notions, which indicate that human beings are the main causative agents of global warming. In fact, the article comprises of findings from international scientists on this various investigations carried out on the role of human beings with regard to the occurrence of global warming. The findings from the said scientists are somewhat certain on the fact that human beings are the main precipitators of global warming. ...

Hurricanes and Tornados

The accessible studies highlights that although Hurricanes and Tornados are two different natural occurrences of diverse magnitude, both are damaging windstorm characterized with regrettable impact on human lives and resources. Environmental experts have described hurricane as a huge air mass that can be more than 1000 miles while tornado is a seldom occurrences that is one mile across. Despite understanding the trends and the impacts of these two phenomena, global societies and most specifically international environmental experts have taken imperceptible measures to avert their outcome.
Based on my understanding, tornado is a rapidly spinning of air that emerges because of a thunderstorm ...

ARTICLE SUMMARY

Introduction

As the sun rises in Southern New Mexico, the Galactic takes off from Spaceport America carrying spaceship two, which has six passengers and two crew on board, sky rocketing away from the earth’s surface. At about 50,000 feet, the WhiteKnightTwo has its cargo and eight passengers ready for the next phase of the voyage, where the SpaceshipTwo releases itself from WhiteKnighhtTwo and blasts into spaces with thrice the speed of sound. It reaches the outside atmosphere where there is no blue sky, and gravity is almost zero. The sky is pitch black, and the passengers glance ...

The Lament for Prince Peer of the Sun, of The Lament for Prince Kusakabe, is among the earliest poetic works of Kakinomoto no Hitomaro that have survived until modern days. The poem, which is an elegy in form, was originally intended to commemorate the late Japanese crown prince Kusakabe, a successor of the emperor Tenmu. The beginning lines of the poem point to the place of Kusakabe’s temporary burial palace and express the poem’s relation to the mourning period following Kusakabe’s premature death.
The first meaningful section of the poem is a clear allusion to Japanese ...

Life is so precious and sacred, but after life, there is death. Many people would not like to dies, but death is inevitable. Besides, many people have different views and opinions about the end of life, and the article by Robert A. Krieg (retrieved from http://americamagazine.org/issue/609/other-things/perfect-end) about Catherine Mowry LaCugna gives various insights about the end of life which will be discussed in this paper.
People must accept that there is death after life, just like LaCugna who always prayed for her to die perfectly. Again, Christians should remain faithful in God both in health and suffering, because all ...

Question 1

The ever growing rise in global temperatures is a threatening characteristic to the entire universe. The information about past global climatic condition can be used to establish information about the effect of climate change, carbon dioxide variation and effect of the earth biosphere on world's climate. Several discoveries in the Arctic and Antarctic region have shed light on the drastic climatic change that has occurred in these areas.
The Antarctic region has experienced severe climatic change over time. Recent discoveries in drill cores obtained from Antarctica's sea floor have indicated a warming phase in the climate around 52 million ...

Article Summary

A few years ago China was the largest supplier of rare earths in the world with 95 per cent of the world production of rare earths coming from China . In 2010 China took a turn in its marketing strategy for rare earths. It restricted export of rare earth by imposing a quota of 40 per cent on exports of rare earths. Export to Japan was totally cut off due to some dispute between the two countries. The ensuing uncertainty about rare earth supply led to the sky-rocketing of the price of rare earths in the world market.
The high ...

The Hindu Custom and Tradition of Maha Shivaratri

Gary Nguyen has beautifully described in an elaborate manner, the most sacred and pious festival of the Hindus – the Maha Shivaratri, which is celebrated in honor of Lord Shiva, meaning the Great God and the Auspicious One. Lord Shiva – the transformer, is one of the three Trinities of the Hindu religion, while the other two being Brahma – the Creator and Vishnu – the preserver. Apart from just being celebrated in honor of Lord Shiva, this festival also marks the marriage between Shiva and Goddess Parvati, who is known as the Shakthi, meaning the power. This festival is celebrated on the ...

According to the article, China’s air pollution kills about 4000 people a day and the reason quoted is the burning of coal in the country. The main pollutants are tiny particles which are called PM2.5s which are the leading cause of stroke, heart attack, lung cancer, asthma and are responsible for China’s 17% mortality rate as recorded by Berkeley Earth. Richard Muller, the scientific director of Berkeley Earth, reported about his stay in China that when he was visiting Beijing, every hour that he was exposed to the air, he was losing twenty minutes of his lifespan. ...

Thermodynamic equilibrium has a significant role to play in the reaction networks related to systems biology, chemistry, and earth science systems. Despite the wide significance, the general reaction properties of thermodynamics are rarely understood, leading to lots of misconceptions about the data. The connection between thermodynamics and network theory has been presented for several decades. This journal article attempts to bridge the gap presented by early researchers in linking thermodynamics and network theory. This study by Fischer, Kleidon and Dittrich is meant to generate the artificial reaction networks in investigating their non-equilibrium steady state of the various boundary fluxes. The ...

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The common argument in both Pollan’s and Steingraber’s essays is that the food sources consumed by humans are contaminated by pollutants or chemicals in an industrialized society. Steingraber mentions the fact that human breast milk contains a significant amount of “persistent organic pollutants (POPs)” (932). In fact, the high levels of contamination found in breast milk has allowed it to gain the reputation as being the “most contaminated of all human foods” (Steingraber 932). Steingraber mentioned the fact that researchers have identified “200 different chemical contaminants in the milk of U.S. mothers,” for instance, ...

The pressure of atmospheric oxygen decreases gradually as barometric pressure drops with increasing altitude. The ability to perform work, such as walking and climbing belittles with the decreased availability of oxygen in the atmosphere for aerobic respiration. The Mount Everest is the highest peak on the earth with an altitude of 8848 meters. At such a higher altitude, the partial pressure of inspired oxygen or PIO2 reaches the limit at which humans can maintain body functions, such as cognition and ambulation. In 1953, Hillary and Tenzing used supplemental oxygen while climbing the Everest. It was only 25 years later that ...

English

Imagine a world without direction or knowledge; Life on earth would be spineless. From the time kings began to send messages to far off places, information has become a part and parcel of everyday life. Alexander was known to have used the service of pigeons to send message for backups and draw battle plans. Without proper information, the world that we live in today would be nonsensical and devoid of meaning. How would one be able to gauge or judge the importance of business in a relatively unknown world of blankness? Information is what drives the world today. Thanks to the development ...

Graphical Information Systems or GIS has been a used as a major tool in successfully managing the protection programs and restoration of the environment. This has been proven because of the interdependency of the ecosystem we live in and the impact of what humans do to the environment. Government and private organizations and citizens who are putting efforts to protect and restore the environment we lived in are currently faced with numerous complex challenges because of this interdependency. A technology like the GIS is a welcome intervention.
What is really GIS and how can it help in managing the environment? How ...

While constructing a road in southern England, road builders’ retrieved remains of what was later established by archaeologists to be 51 Vikings who were mass buried dating back 1000 AD. Based on the archaeological evidences, it is believed that the Vikings mostly teens in their ealy 20s were beheaded in front of spectators (Quinn 2010). Further reports stated that, they came from Scandinavia with one man travelling from north of the Arctic Circle. Archaeologists believe that these is the biggest mass grave of foreigners ever found in Britain, it is further believed that these Vikings were executed by local Anglo-Saxons ...

Introduction

In the article, the writer makes the case that women have better instincts for the ecological sustenance of the earth. Her case is based on the fact that women are more fundamentally materially grouped in the ecology of the planet than men. She regards these instincts to human existence on the planet. She says that human-caused environmental problems of the planet are extensively due to an exploitive, paternalistic, male dominated culture (Warren & Erkal, 1997). Mary approaches the argument from a Marxist, materialistic view combining it with ecofeminism and non-anthropocentricity. She argues that, there is no necessary conflict between a Marxist approach ...

The article in National Geographic Magazine was entitled “Ocean Acidification”. It was written by Elizabeth Kolbert and the photographs were taken by David Liittschwager. The article discusses the acidity of the sea and how carbon dioxide and harmful greenhouse gases are seeping into the ocean and affecting life in the water. The study takes place in two locations, the first is in Castello Aragones, which is west of Naples, and the second location is in Australia, by the sea in the Great Barrier Reef of Queensland.
The article first explains why the locations were chosen and what was ...

SUMMARY

Joel Achenbach describes the world as crowded with a mutinous crew that has no leader. He says that it is full of 7 billion people, global economy, World Wide Web, climatic changes, exotic organisms and all sorts of resources shortages and ecological challenges. On addressing the environmental issues, he says that human should take a more interventionist and managerial role as nature no longer runs the earth but humans do (Achenbach, J. 2010). He mentions people like John Muir, Rachel Carson and Teddy Roosevelt talked on how to protect the environment. He says that human activities contribute to the environmental degradation. ...

Musical Lyrics

The title of the song is Walk Away and the man behind the song is a British singer Michele Monro known as Matt Monro. As an artist, Monro has a romantic voice, capable ofsensitively caressing the ballads, and he provides pleasant vocal interpretations of pop and Hollywood standards. The artist writes the song for reasons such as being happy and being sad. The title itself reflects a negative meaning but as you listen to the entire lyrics of the song it conveys positive emotions. It is full of love, compassion, and great concern. He sings from the heart and soul.
The ...

Introduction

Irina Tumilovich Rapsi’s article, Possible Risks of eBay of Chelyabinsk Meteorite Fragments, explores the legal aspect of selling the meteorite fragments from the meteorite that fell in Russia’s Chelyabinsk Region in mid- February. The author gives the arguments that have surrounded the controversial issue. It includes different legal views from different professionals who feel that the court as well as the Russian government should determine the sale of the fragments. Among the determining factors is the potential risk to human health due to the possible presence of radioactive elements in the fragments.

How the article relates to earth/space

The article revolves about a space ...

As urban centers have grown and more members of society has become less involved in agricultural practices, the connection that people have had to the environment has also become more distant than in previous generations. During the last couple of hundred years, fewer people than ever are more aware of how important it is to protect the earth on which we live and the natural resources that it has to offer. This has become even more evident during the 20th and 21st centuries, expedentially each decade.
Most people in industrialized nations, before sustainability efforts came into the forefront ...

The theory of sustainable development is perhaps the most equivocal factor that has dominated many debates in addition to generating equally varied interpretations from environmentalists. Sustainable development places significant importance on the maintenance of natural resources. For this reason, several values often emerge when defining or during the inclusion of natural resources. Resources come in different types that can be categorized as renewable and non-renewable. While resources are useful for the survival of humans both in supporting life and in meeting people’s needs, the satisfaction of human needs and scarcity of resources has led to several resistances. Such ...

‘Industrial Gas Drilling Reporter’ by James L. Simpson, Hilary Atkin and Jennifer McAleese

Introduction

Natural gas, a nonrenewable source of fuel formed in the earth millions of years ago, perhaps before the dinosaurs, is a fossil fuel that, according to Scientists, forms from ancient plants and animals’ remains. As an energy source, natural gas boasts of superabundant benefits that render it one of the most preferable sources of energy in the world compared to other sources of energy such as coal. This can be attested in light of the fact that natural gas does not produce much green house gases (Congress, 2010). This paper is an article review of the article ‘Industrial Gas Drilling ...