Essays on Natural Environment

Introduction

The performance on a given task is affected by various factors. Distraction is one of the factors that has been hypothesized to affect task completion. Goodell, Cao and Schwaitzberg (2006) reported that cognitive distractions resulted in an increase in the time required to complete tasks by laparoscopic surgeons. Understanding the effect that distractions have on task performance is important various fields. In the academic field, the knowledge can be used to explain the performance of students during tests. It can help show what proportion of their performance is attributed to attention deficits resulting from distractions.

Problem

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Challenges facing the future of nursing profession

The nursing profession faces a lot of challenges that affect the delivery of care to the people in the present and during the future. The future of the nursing profession lies on the ability of nurses to practice self-care and get ready for many changes taking place in the world today. Caring for the profession poses a great threat for nurses across the globe. According to Black & Chittty (2014), the main challenges facing the future of the nursing profession are caring for the profession, developing and implementing effective health, lack of a balanced system that emphasizes on community-based and ...

The human civilization started from the bottom of the hierarchy among the species and becomes the most supreme or influential specie in the modern times. People have greatly changed the world. The grasslands and forests became cities and agricultural lands. The natural environment has been useful for humans and provides people almost everything they need to survive on earth. The natural environment provided the oxygen, water, food, materials and other resources to humans (Muir 37). However, instead of being thankful to the environment, people have been destroying it in order to acquire additional benefits such as additional land use ...

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Introduction

After conducting an analysis and assessment of corresponding scientific literature and recent updates in the news, it is possible to make a statement that the concern of sustainability and environmental protection is a rather urgent one on the international scales. At the same time, insignificant attention has been paid to the effect, made by the planned events on both built and natural environment. For instance, such events usually involve creation of the new infrastructure in the locations, which may be referred as environmentally-sensitive ones. In such cases, there is a need of transporting ...

Question 1

Geography is unique since it is the most basic and essential science. The creation of the field of geography is through human curiosity concerning the atmosphere and the environment in the world. It becomes unique because it is both a social and natural science. The core unifying factor between human and physical geography is the environmental determinism concept which argues that the natural environment directly influences human beings’ moral, mental and physical habits. Both depend on each other while on the earth’s surface since a majority of human’s activities are through the exploration of physical activities.

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Introduction

Placing eco-labels on the consumer products is thought to have immense positive effects on the consumer behavior. In particular, some studies strongly suggest that when the consumers become aware about the product origins and the method used in merchandising, their consumer choices become more ecologically and environmentally friendly. The purpose of the future is to investigate whether these assumptions are validated, or they are merely the results of unfounded marketing speculations.

Background

There is a strong opinion among the marketing professionals that the importance of eco-labelling is gradually, but steadily growing. Thus, several studies confirmed the assumption that traditional methods ...

Introduction

Many companies are now taking the concept of corporate social responsibility and environmentalism serious. This is due to the understanding that a company has to do a lot more than just focus on making profits. The stakeholder orientation of businesses imply that there are social and environmental implications for every action a company undertakes. The purpose of this paper is to focus on the concept of Eco Innovation. This will include the presentation of a briefing for business leaders about the importance, opportunities, challenges and strategies that relates to eco-innovation. This will include the presentation of a case study ...

Proposal Discussion

The original project idea has not improved much except for the incorporation of some ideas borrowed from the feedback received from other class members. One of such ideas is the proposal to design two different waste containers: one for storing degradable wastes and another for storing non-biodegradable waste. Every household in the area targeted by the project will be given the two containers and the members of the household informed of what kind of waste to put in each one of the containers. Besides, every household will be issued with a list of wastes classified into biodegradable and non-biodegradable. ...

Summary

In the world and over, there has been rapid industrialization coupled with quick growth and urbanization. These aspects have significantly posed different challenges not only related to the allocation of powers, as well as, resources but also those that have a close relationship with the natural environment. Besides, there has been a reduction in the gap existing between the urban and the rural setups, changing patterns of consumption and an increasingly growing population. A significant challenge that arises because of the problems above is that of waste management. It is on this basis that the proposal below will present ...

Current Trends in the Resort Industry

Tourism and recreational industry continue to strengthen its position as one of the major international drivers of economic and social affairs. World Travel and Tourism Council outlines the shift in the strategic direction of development of the industry, where organizations, directly and indirectly, involved in tourism activities should become more aware and concerned with the impact of tourism and related sectors on wellbeing and wealth of the of the global population (WTTC 3-4). With the above in mind, some of the major and newest trends in tourism and the resort industry specifically include ecotourism. The International Ecotourism Society is ...

Littering: The Urban Menace

The word “litter” is commonly heard in connection with animals which produce many offspring in one go. It thus suggests something of a numerical excess seen in relation to the norm, here the human pattern. In the pejorative sense it conveys an inconvenient recurrence. In the special context of habitable environments it clearly implies inconvenient excesses that destroy the rhythm and balance of otherwise placid surroundings. By deduction it refers to redundant objects and material that disturbs the calm spell of community life. Thus we may locate littering in the environmental perspective.

Analysis

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The Bull Run Watershed aims at collecting the water from nature. The water collected in the lake comes from the melt of the snow and other natural water resources. Until the water reaches the lake, it goes through agricultural production plants and natural sites. The watershed enables the nature to grow in the region, and the people living around find a more comfortable natural environment, as well as the agricultural production plants, have the opportunity to increase their productivity. One can measure the services provided by the watershed by the size of the fields receiving water from the watershed. ...

Question 1:

An art is just but a human activity that is either visual, performing or an auditory artifact. Over the years, a succinct definition has not been effectively realized, most of which are vague and lack clear meaning. However, it’s worth noting that an art is a diversified field that has different elements. To be precise, an art is a mere imagination that is primarily means to express an artist’s technical skills or creative imagination. An art is a subject of creatively whose major aim to derive appreciation. Well, as it is known, appreciation is a matter of ...

Analysis and Comparison of Montessori and Project Approaches to Education

Literature Review . Conclusion References .. Analysis and Comparison of Montessori and Project Approaches to Education The purpose of this paper is to look at two distinct approaches to early childhood education, Montessori and Project Approach’s view. While the Montessori approach is primarily used to promote child development in a natural environment, the Project Approach is focused on individuals in their early stages of development by an in-depth introduction to reality. As the public becomes more aware of the importance of early childhood development, it is important to recognize the similarities and differences in the two methods so parents ...

Montessori Vs. Project Approach

The purpose of this work is to look at two distinct approaches to early childhood education, Montessori, and Project view. While the Montessori approach is mostly utilized to grow and nurture the child development in a natural environment, Project approach is focused on the development of individuals in their early stage of development through an in-depth introduction to real things in the world. The first approach is grounded on five pillars: respect to children, the absorbent mind, sensitive periods and the prepared environment (Morrison, 2015). Project approach, on the other hand, is a result of the idea to help ...

The anthropocentric approach to the environmental ethics is one of the main approaches as it touches on a significant part of the relationship between human beings and nature. This approach is the idea that humans are the most valued in the universe and take the central role. In other words, human beings have the power and dominion over other living things in the universe, including plants and animals. The approach gets its roots mainly from the Bible and science. In the Bible, God is said to have given humans the power to look after the creation. Scientists view human ...

Landscape Project: Introduction Module

This paper is devoted to the issue of the landscape. The main purpose of this module is to analyze definition of the “landscape” at different scales and provide appropriate examples. One more task of the paper is to choose a site from possible three places in order to analyze it Also, it needs to provide a description of the chosen landscape-site and form the hypotheses of its physical, economic/political and social settings. 1) Find at least two definitions of landscape and cite the source: One definition of the landscape is that it is a particular area of the Earth’ ...

Fossil fuels refer to those sources of energies which are underneath the earth surface as a result of the decomposition of the dead plant and animal remains. They include coal, oil, natural gas and others. The excessive use of these fuels led to diverse impacts on the natural environment, which can be seen through increasing rate of global warming. For that reason, the paper, therefore, aims at coming up with different alternatives which will help in stopping the use of fossil fuels in Japan. The plan has been developed to assist the islands which are commonly affected by the ...

Introduction

Over the course of the last few decades, global pollution has overwhelmingly been on the rise. As years go by - the humans' way of thinking evolves. Hence, the technological aspect of life keeps on advancing rapidly at the expense of contaminating our planet. Similar to other elements associated with human life, the natural environment is also undergoing a continuous change. There is the unchallengeable need of developing knowledge of the issues that characterize this change. The modern world is experiencing an increase in the natural calamities and varying weather patterns. These changes are primarily associated with the environmental ...

Introduction

Companies found in different sectors of the economy as a result of the specificity of their activities have often been taunted for being responsible for the pollution harming almost every component of the natural environment. Consequently, the mostly unfavorable impacts of their economic activities that have a relationship with outward emissions, as well as, consumptions culminates to resource depletion, water, air and soil pollution and even the climate changes that have continually been realized on the globe. The occurrence of all the above culminates to deteriorating the quality of life and adverse consequences on the lives of the future ...

Briefly, define and describe community resilience as it related to critical incident management. Include in your answer what is meant by “continuity of government.” Community resilience implies the measure of the sustaining capability to make proper use of the entire available resources so as to deal with the diversity of the adverse situations. Kean & Hamilton (2004) asserts that the communities may possess limited resilience if there is no intensity of readiness for catastrophes. Properly prepared communities are described as resilient due to their capability to offer assistance in the prevention of losses incurred as a result of a disaster. ...

Introduction

The current study entails the determination of the constituents of a high self-esteem in young children. The methodology chapter details the approach of the researcher into answering this question. This section presents information on the paradigmatic choices of the researcher. The chapter will also outline the ontological and epistemological positions on which the study is based. The section will also outline the research design to be used and a description of the participants and their location. The methodology chapter will also highlight the materials that the researcher will use, the procedure through which the study will be performed, the ...

The Modern period from the late 19th to the early phase of the 20th century served as the catalyst for the beginning of avant-garde works of different artists whose works isolated their styles from the rest of the artistic movements that emerged in the previous eras. These new designs spearheaded the development of the comic book art wherein the iconography of the subjects attempted to portray the real world yet in an animated way without closely resembling the reality. The artists who popularized these method includes Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, and Larry Rivers each of the defined the early ...

There is a major environmental degradation to the Chinese natural tourism spots. The discussion examines a few natural features, and how they have undergone degradation due to the poor government’s conservation efforts. Environment and the environmental conservation are very big issues in China today.The prospect and value of environment is slowly degrading in China, and this is expected to escalate even further since people do not see the importance of environmental conservation (Pan Par.7). In other country, there are always some rules to help environment protection and people know they need to keep the environment clean ( National Park ...

In the world today there are a number of features both natural and man-made that plays a major role in the face of the world. This results from their aesthetic value and also architectural manipulation which outlines a high artistic nature. It is, therefore, due to this aspect that several regions have been regarded with a large importance to the history of the world as they also add an aesthetic value to their regions. Places where these structures are found have experienced increased numbers of tourists and even the local visitors who go to the regions to satisfy their ...

Several thousand years ago, the early modern humans were nomadic foragers, and they forage in groups. However, a major transition occurred around 10,000 BC changing the human behavior, a changeover from the control of the natural environment over humans, to humans in control over the natural environment. Before the start of the agricultural era, the early humans were hunter-gatherers, which means that they depended on wild resources for their nutritional requirements. This style of living led the early humans to have a largely nomadic lifestyle, with the abundance of food source dictated by the natural environment, specifically the ...

Bierstadt used light and shadow in a masterly fashion, which made his painting an extremely dramatic. Incredible contrasts reveal magnificent natural environment and its immense beauty made Bierstadt’s pictures popular. The viewer can easily determine three spaces of the artwork: The foreground is the nearest area to the viewer on the right part of the picture. This part shows a hunting scene of the Indians pursuing deer with horses and dogs. Still nearer on the right the mountain spring is visible, next to which a carcass of deer and some human items were left. At some distance three ...

The Idea of Commons and Communing

Introduction Ideally, communization is the core pillar of both societal and national coherence. It promotes common interests and sense of mutual ownership of property among members of society. People’s culture is an essential ingredient of communization as it represents people’s ways of life and their attitudes toward life. Culture is crucial in comparing behavioral relationships and characters that constitute a society. Also, belonging to a particular cultural group is a warrant of systematic protection to individual’s existence in a community. Communization entails the cultural transformation in the sense that it brings everything in a community under ...

Pollution in Bishumati River in Nepal (photo courtesy of NTNC)

N epal has experienced rapid growth and urbanization in Nepal is on an upward trend. However, the effect of the increase in human population in the urban areas and the discharge of untreated industrial effluent into water sources has led to pollution of rivers in Nepal (Bajracharya & Newton, 2006). Currently, pollution of water is the most serious issue on public health. Many studies conducted in Nepal have shown that public water supply is of poor quality since the water is contaminated with bacteria. The major sources of water pollution in Nepal have been identified as physical pollutants which are ...

How Human Development Impact Natural Systems

Natural systems are very important since they provide resources for food, energy, industrial products medicines and recreation to humans. Therefore, there exists a beneficial relationship between humans and the environment (Ewert et al. 68). However, due to human activities for development by humans, there have been threats to the natural environment. For example, infrastructure and transport system. Nowadays, more roads are built in third world countries to make transportation of both goods and people easier. However, this contributes majorly to local air pollution in these countries and cause greenhouse effects to the global environment. Again, motor vehicles that use ...

The term First Nations People is used to describe the indigenous tribes of Canada. It encompasses the First Nations but does not encompass the Inuit and the Metis tribes. The term Aborigines is often used to describe this group as well. These people are known for their land-keeping practices. The Aboriginal description entails the collective tribes that include the First Nations, the Inuit, and the Metis. The First Nations has been singled out as one of the most populated groups with a staggering population of 958,000 people. The term Aboriginal people denotes the original people that occupied the ...

1. Introduction This outline discusses major environmental degradation to the Chinese natural tourism spots. The discussion examines a few natural features, and how they have undergone degradation due to poor government’s conservation efforts. 2. Neutral:

Environment and environmental conservation are very big issues in China today.

3. Counter: The prospect and value of environment is slowly degrading in China, and this is expected to escalate even further since people do not see the importance of environmental conservation (Pan Par.7).

Negative Impacts

First impact The main cause of environmental degradation is as a result of bad tourism practices (United Nations Environment Programme par. 1), which see most people visit these beautiful sceneries, ...

Critical Review

Abstract Literature provides a unique way in which individuals can use to relate with their culture. With the combinations of metaphors and symbols, meanings of events in the natural environment are explained beyond what could be conveyed in the absence of literature. The complexities in the lives of human beings create the need for people to use a unique approach that utilises the combinations of poems and artistic works such as paintings and music that in turn create richness of words and images. This implies that literature offers the best ways to explain the moral and spiritual cultivations in ...

The quality of the environment determines the human well-being and health. Some of the detrimental health effects are linked to environmental degradation like water, noise and air pollution which have adverse health effects. Air pollution through exposure to contaminants in the air has led to increasing environmental-related respiratory illness, lung cancer, and cardiovascular diseases. Besides that, human and industrialization activities have resulted in depletion of resources and climatic changes like rising temperatures and changing rainfall patterns have seen the rise in incidences such as dengue fever, heat stress, heart diseases due to aggravated heat among others. Water pollution on ...

In 1984, Edward O. Wilson, a Harvard University biologist, noted that human beings have innate and evolutionarily-based affinities to nature, and hence it is not possible to disconnect their subconscious from the natural environment. He coined the term biophilia to refer to this case, in which humans remain always attached to the natural environment. The most compelling reason why humans must affiliate themselves to natures, that is tree and water, is that they are needed for survival. Many architectural designers are being pressured to incorporate biophilia elements in their designs. Trees and the natural environment in general are needed ...

Introduction

Change in the climate is happening rapidly as well as severely. As a result, there is the destruction of the world. The effects of change in the climate are more shocking since disasters caused by this change grows continuously at a higher frequency and intensity. There is much impact on the earth’s surface, thus threatening nature as well as the human system with a severe damage that cannot be reversed. For instance, as the increase in global warming persists, the result will be the rise in depletion of the natural resources, polar ice caps melting, the rise of ...

What were the settlements and lifestle of the people living in during the Mesolithic (i.e. Kebarans discussed in Ristvet, Ch 2)? The settlement and lifestyle of the people who lived in the Mesolithic period comprised of people who had a nomadic lifestyle .They were hunter gatherers who had adopted fishing as one of their characteristics. What are the consequences of farming, in terms of both physical health of people and changed social relations, economics, etc? (Diamond 1987 and Ristvet Ch. 2) The adoptability of farming brings forth the improvements of the health of people .farming enables ...

Human encroachment is threatening the existence of numerous living things. It has led to the forceful adaption of sudden environmental changes by the concerned living things through migration (Kidd, 2004, p 122). Various human activities such as agriculture and logging contribute to human encroachment.

Individuals have an important role in ensuring that they preserve the areas that are getting encroached through various human activities. People should take into account the importance of continuity of all the living things. This way, cases of living things getting extinct will be lowered. Furthermore, cases of diseases affecting wild animals will be reduced (McNeely ...