In the movie Matrix, Morpheus said to Neo “humans are not mammals. Mammals are harmonized with nature but humans are not. They propagate in one place; after exhausting all resources they move to another place.” This statement shows that people damage the Earth. With this, I believe that the Earth is being harmed by human activity for two reasons: they invented machines and expand the area to settle which eventually destroyed nature.
To begin with, machines made by human are harmful to this planet. Machines such as refrigerators and air conditioners have Freon gas. When this chemical goes up to the atmosphere, it makes a chemical reaction with the ozone. As a result, the ozone gets thinner and it causes global warming. Global warming affects the Earth in many negative ways. First, it makes glaciers melt. Scientists stated that 30 years later, some low surface countries or islands such as Japan, the Philippines, and Indonesia will sink. In addition, global warming also affects climates. Many countries have a hard time because of this aspect. For example in Korea, summer is a month longer than before. Thus, if people did not invent these machines, they would not suffer global warming.
Furthermore, people disrupt the life cycle in the ecosystem. In general, humans destroyed a lot in nature to improve their environment such as building new cities which results in breaking the harmony in the ecosystem. For instance, a lot of forest animals became homeless. They lost their food and habitat. This causes plenty of animals to become extinct. Even though governments have decided to make a law called “green belt” to preserve natures and animals, people have lost their valuables which are provided by the Earth.
In conclusion, technologies have developed more than before, people could upgrade machines that do not worsen global warming. However, environment friendly machines are expensive, people cannot afford them yet. That is why they still use old model which contains harmful substances. So, people are still hurting the Earth. Therefore, I strongly assert that people are making Mother Nature to be the worst planet in the universe. |