Garrett Hardin and Peter Singer are no exceptions. The growing gap between the rich and the poor is a continuing problem in the world today and the subject has caught the interest of both these writers. Each writer implements his own distinctive metaphor to help him express his view on the poverty situation. Garret Hardin, Professor of Human Ecology at the University of California, argues, with the help of a lifeboat metaphor that splits the countries into merely rich and poor, that wealthy nations need not provide aid to poor countries, since they will take advantage of the opportunity present to them and consequently diminish the rich states’ resources. However, Singer, Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University, actually believes that Hardin is wrong in his claim and that people should spend less money buying unnecessary possessions and rather donate that money to charity.
In the article “The Singer Solution to World Poverty” the author Peter Singer argues that affluent people should not spend money on luxuries while those that are less fortunate, mainly children are starving. His argument is based on a utilitarian philosophy that requires us to strive to produce the most happiness that we can. He insists that any money not being spent on necessities should be given away. Under Utilitarianism, this concept is the best, most moral way to conduct oneself. Peter Singer’s philosophy regarding world poverty is that all money that we don't spend on necessities should be donated to charities such as UNICEF or Oxfam America that help save the lives of suffering children in many parts of the world.
Before they could make a volunteer exit, a wave upends the boat and dumps them into the icy sea. The strongest man, the oiler, tried to swim ashore. Rescuers find him “face downward”(370) in the shallow water. In “The Open Boat” Crane clearly demonstrates that nature is totally indifferent to the predicament of these men, and to make it through the plight of
Why Air conditioning is Important Air conditioning is a part of our modern lifestyle. It is a requirement of the modern world but people need to use it in a way that it does not harm our environment. In his essay “The Case against Air Conditioning” Stan Cox described some adjustments in order to reduce the use of air conditioning. He explains some positive effects of reducing air conditioning by long vacations, closing businesses and government (Cox 344-46). However the adjustments he described are not possible.
As a U.S citizen and tax payer, I believe the government should worry more about the welfare of our people and the way they live. Instead, it seems the only thing they are concerned about is, health care is costing them too much money, taxes need to be higher, and they want to dump more money into the war on terrorism, yet they still think they deserve a pay raise. The United States Military is a very respectable and honorable organization, that puts their lives on the line every day, and sacrifices the most beloved things in their life. Congress needs to save a little money, so why not stop paying our soldiers while they are fighting a war? Two weeks later, congress gets a raise, because they feel their jobs are more important than anyone else in this country.
Organ Sales Will Save Lives by Joanna Mackay In the essay Organ sales will save lives by Joana Mackay, Mackay states how the legalization of selling human organs will help to save thousands of lives. Mackay is based on the fact that this will benefit not only the person receiving the organ, but also would help receive money for it. People are waiting for an organ transplant that could save their lives, but due to “laws” that leave out the option of donating organs, these people are usually condemned to death as they wait on a list of donors or a death person to extract the organ they need. Governments “Should not ban the sale of human organs, they should regulate it”(92). She explains how in the third world countries they are illegal organs, trades and people are willing to sell an organ for proximity of $1000.
Brown, as president of World Watch Institute, presents the burden that overpopulation has on Earth’s resources and its ability to sustain that population. Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water by Marc Reisner, 1986. This author presents the history of water development in California – the real story that was partially presented in the film “Chinatown”. Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared Diamond, 2005. Diamond examines why ancient societies, including the Anasazi of the American Southwest and the Viking colonies of Greenland, as well as modern ones such as Rwanda, have fallen apart, sometimes due to disregard for their
Runbiao Wei Dr.Miller English 96 17th September 2014 The Argument of the “?Lifeboat Ethics”? In the text of “?Lifeboat Ethics: The Case against Helping the Poor.”? Garrett Hardin introduces the lifeboat ethics, which is in complete antithesis to the humanism of helping people in need. To state his point of view, the author makes the metaphor of a lifeboat and divides the world into rich nations and poor nations. The rich nations seems like people inside the lifeboat, while the poor ones are people outside the boat.
This shows that society was trying to tell them that they have a 50/50 chance to survive. And also “If I am going to be drowned-If I am going to be drowned-If I am going to be drowned, why, in the name of seven mad Gods who rule the sea, was I allowed to come thus far and contemplate sand and trees? What brought here merely to have my nose dragged away”. This shows that they are working as one with the sea to overcome their struggles and problems toward the sea. The two quotes show the theme “society” has meaning in a harsh world in the story.
The estimated cost for keeping refugees in East Bengal alive for one year is 464,000,000 euro, yet the amount given only amounts to about 65,000,000 euro (Singer, 1972). In his article he states the reasons why we should help them, including the reasoning that as human kind we should try to help if we can. It is our job to help them financially when we are able to do so. Medical needs, food, and shelter needs should be taken care of and it is our moral responsibility to help fix these problems. Singer argues that the people of East Bengal should not suffer and die because we are unwilling to help financially when we are able.