Water has no taste, no color, no odor; it cannot be defined.Not necessary to life, but rather life itself. It fills us with a gratification that exceeds the delight of the senses.”This is a famous quote said by Antoine Saint-Exuperry. “Flow for the love of water” is an important documentary that explains how water is being used and what the adverse affects are. The documentary begins with mentioning the importance of water and then talks about the destruction caused by contaminated water.
The percentage of water on earth is 71% and part of that percentage is consumed by agriculture, industries and humans. However, our lives are threatened due to contaminated water. And this is caused by pollution, privatization and lack of care. Even though the purpose of privatization is providing people with potable water and sewage in many countries like El Alto(Bolivia) 208,000 people have been deprived from potable water service. In Bolivia, 1 in every 10 children mostly below the age five dies because of contaminated water. Those people are the victims of privatizations.( http://rise2peace.blogspot.com/2009/03/flow-film-about-water.html )
In Bomminan Padu in India, 70,000 innocent people died due to contaminated water. Ashok Gadgil is a senior staff scientist who claims that almost everyone in India has had an experience with the effects of contaminated water. He himself lost five of his cousins due to diseases caused by contaminated water. Contaminated water may contain pathogens, bacteria, viruses and many more which is very bad for the human body. It contains herbicides and pesticides like Atrazine which caused male frogs to become female. However, Ashok came up with an impressive idea where he could used UV to produce distilled water and hopefully many more productive solutions would be formed.
Our world has become a world of materialistic possessions, a world where money and power are more important than health. The greediness of those heartless people is leading us towards extinction. Companies like Nestle, Thames, Vivendi, Suez, Coca Cola and Pepsi were also mentioned in the documentary. Businesses, privatizations and corporate greed all play a part in this ugly process and unfortunately even we do, by using water in an unregulated amount. Definitely, we can’t control the amount of water we drink but we certainly can control the rate of usage. (http://www.socialistaction.org/caldwell-smith28.htm )
Dams are said to be used for the conservation of water while in fact there are many other ways of conserving water in a better, unharmful, and inexpensive way. In order to build dams people would have to move from their home leaving their farm which is their only way of getting food. Promises were made to those people but the authorities didn’t keep their word. The Katse dam that was built in Lesotho displaced 17,000 people and the 3 Georges Dam in China displaced 1.3 million people and there are many more. The construction of those dams should be stopped because it is the main cause of people being homeless, reduction in food production which ultimately would cause famine.(http://documentaries.about.com/od/revie2/fr/flow.htm )
Water is being used as a commodity. The richer you are the better quality you would get and the poor are the ones who suffer. Nature has been used badly and now it is getting its revenge. How long would this last? How much will Nature be able to afford? “We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.”So People should be aware of those problems and be more responsible. Solutions must be found and the problem must be solved before it’s too late.
References:
1 ) http://rise2peace.blogspot.com/2009/03/flow-film-about-water.html
2 ) http://documentaries.about.com/od/revie2/fr/flow.htm
3 ) http://www.socialistaction.org/caldwell-smith28.htm
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
50 Words
Philippines : noun, “Republic of the Philippines”
- Philippines citizens are spread in most of the countries.
Proportion : noun, “ratio”
- The proportion of oranges and apples available in the supermarket is 20:30
Reached : verb, “arrived”
- The emirates airline reached the US at 7 am
Recommend : verb, “suggest”
- Doctors recommend having a healthy food diet and exercising
Relevant : adjective, “connected to the current subject”
- The lecture was about relevant topics
Religion : noun, “collection of beliefs concerning the origin of man and the universe”
- People have firm beliefs in their religion
Religious : adjective, “observant of religious laws and practices”
- Most religious people are against Charles Darwin’s theory
Represent : verb, “act as an agent on behalf of a person or organization”
- The UAE flag represents peace and prosperity
Resources : noun, “source of help”
- Agricultural resources are abundant in India
Respect : verb, “hold in high regard”
- One should treat others with respect in order to gain it.
Restaurant : noun, “business where customers can purchase and eat meals”
- Many nutritionists criticize restaurant food.
Reveal : verb, “make public”
- Muslim women are not allowed to reveal their hair nor their body.
Revolution : noun, “overthrow of the government”
- A strong government prevents revolution to take place.
Rhythm : noun, “regular pulse or accent”
- Romantic poets had a rhythm in their poems.
Salary : noun, “periodic wage paid to someone for work”
- Judgmental people judge men by the amount of salary they have.
Scene: noun, “place where an event occurs”
- Many scenes are censored in UAE cinemas.
Scholarship : noun, “financial grant given to a student to subsidize the cost of education”
- Hard working students aim to get a scholarship.
Second : noun, “unit of time equal to 1/60 of a minute”
- One should use every second of every minute
Separate : verb, “segregate”
- The two countries separated due to unsolved monetary issues.
Several : adjective, “some”
- One should read several books a year.
Similar : adjective, “having common qualities”
- Many words have similar meanings
Sincere : adjective, “honest”
- Being sincere is a very rare quality.
Necessary : adjective, “something that is essential or imperative”
- Vitamins are necessary for our health.
Noise : verb, “make loud sound”
- Rock bands generate very disturbing noises.
Occur : verb, “take place”
- Accidents occur due to high speed .
Officer : noun, “policeman”
- The Police officer is very strict.
Official: adjective, “formal”
- The 3rd of Nov is the official opening of a store.
Opportunity : noun , “favorable time to act”
- I have an opportunity to become a doctor.
Orchestra : noun, “band composed of musicians of many different instruments”
- The famous orchestra played very well in the theater.
Origin : noun, “source”
- The origin of most English words is latin .
Party : noun, “political group”
- We had a very nice party last week.
Passions: nouns, “ardour”
- Love is a powerful passion.
People: noun, “human beings”
- There are many kinds of people in the world.
Percentage : noun, “rate or proportion per hundred”
- Ahmed's % in the math exam was 90%.
Period : noun, “length of time”
- Her loving husband had a very long mourning period.
Preferences : noun, “option within a menu that can be individually adjusted and determines the appearance or function of a program or operation system”
- My preference is Orange.
Preferred : adjective, “viewed as superior”
- Mohammed preferred Italian food over Mexican food.
Pressure : noun, “exertion of force”
- Atmospheric pressure may cause an airplane to fall .
Prevent : verb, “cause not to happen”
- Seat belts prevent accidents.
Price : noun, “cost”
- Prices are very high during inflation.
Problem : noun, “situation that requires a solution”
- If you have a problem call 999
Pizza : noun, “Italian dish made from baked dough covered in tomato sauce and cheese”
- I like eating pizza.
Pollution : noun, “contamination”
- Pollution is coused by burning fossil fuels .
Population : noun, “total number of people living in an area”
- The population of UAE is about 5M..
Possible : noun, “something that can be carried out”
- Everything is possible.
Properly : adverb, “correctly”
- You should use your medicines properly.
Property : noun, “characteristic”
- Each laptop has a different property.
Treatment : noun, “medical care”
- Most cancer treatments use radiation.
- Philippines citizens are spread in most of the countries.
Proportion : noun, “ratio”
- The proportion of oranges and apples available in the supermarket is 20:30
Reached : verb, “arrived”
- The emirates airline reached the US at 7 am
Recommend : verb, “suggest”
- Doctors recommend having a healthy food diet and exercising
Relevant : adjective, “connected to the current subject”
- The lecture was about relevant topics
Religion : noun, “collection of beliefs concerning the origin of man and the universe”
- People have firm beliefs in their religion
Religious : adjective, “observant of religious laws and practices”
- Most religious people are against Charles Darwin’s theory
Represent : verb, “act as an agent on behalf of a person or organization”
- The UAE flag represents peace and prosperity
Resources : noun, “source of help”
- Agricultural resources are abundant in India
Respect : verb, “hold in high regard”
- One should treat others with respect in order to gain it.
Restaurant : noun, “business where customers can purchase and eat meals”
- Many nutritionists criticize restaurant food.
Reveal : verb, “make public”
- Muslim women are not allowed to reveal their hair nor their body.
Revolution : noun, “overthrow of the government”
- A strong government prevents revolution to take place.
Rhythm : noun, “regular pulse or accent”
- Romantic poets had a rhythm in their poems.
Salary : noun, “periodic wage paid to someone for work”
- Judgmental people judge men by the amount of salary they have.
Scene: noun, “place where an event occurs”
- Many scenes are censored in UAE cinemas.
Scholarship : noun, “financial grant given to a student to subsidize the cost of education”
- Hard working students aim to get a scholarship.
Second : noun, “unit of time equal to 1/60 of a minute”
- One should use every second of every minute
Separate : verb, “segregate”
- The two countries separated due to unsolved monetary issues.
Several : adjective, “some”
- One should read several books a year.
Similar : adjective, “having common qualities”
- Many words have similar meanings
Sincere : adjective, “honest”
- Being sincere is a very rare quality.
Necessary : adjective, “something that is essential or imperative”
- Vitamins are necessary for our health.
Noise : verb, “make loud sound”
- Rock bands generate very disturbing noises.
Occur : verb, “take place”
- Accidents occur due to high speed .
Officer : noun, “policeman”
- The Police officer is very strict.
Official: adjective, “formal”
- The 3rd of Nov is the official opening of a store.
Opportunity : noun , “favorable time to act”
- I have an opportunity to become a doctor.
Orchestra : noun, “band composed of musicians of many different instruments”
- The famous orchestra played very well in the theater.
Origin : noun, “source”
- The origin of most English words is latin .
Party : noun, “political group”
- We had a very nice party last week.
Passions: nouns, “ardour”
- Love is a powerful passion.
People: noun, “human beings”
- There are many kinds of people in the world.
Percentage : noun, “rate or proportion per hundred”
- Ahmed's % in the math exam was 90%.
Period : noun, “length of time”
- Her loving husband had a very long mourning period.
Preferences : noun, “option within a menu that can be individually adjusted and determines the appearance or function of a program or operation system”
- My preference is Orange.
Preferred : adjective, “viewed as superior”
- Mohammed preferred Italian food over Mexican food.
Pressure : noun, “exertion of force”
- Atmospheric pressure may cause an airplane to fall .
Prevent : verb, “cause not to happen”
- Seat belts prevent accidents.
Price : noun, “cost”
- Prices are very high during inflation.
Problem : noun, “situation that requires a solution”
- If you have a problem call 999
Pizza : noun, “Italian dish made from baked dough covered in tomato sauce and cheese”
- I like eating pizza.
Pollution : noun, “contamination”
- Pollution is coused by burning fossil fuels .
Population : noun, “total number of people living in an area”
- The population of UAE is about 5M..
Possible : noun, “something that can be carried out”
- Everything is possible.
Properly : adverb, “correctly”
- You should use your medicines properly.
Property : noun, “characteristic”
- Each laptop has a different property.
Treatment : noun, “medical care”
- Most cancer treatments use radiation.
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