Westernization on a Rampage
Prospectus

Franceline Kingu
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Dr. John Cappucci
Media, Technology and the Environment: 40-364-30 October 20th, 2014

Westernization on a Rampage
Brief Review: A great amount of how we live affects the world we live in, what I decided to focus my final term paper on was the affects of climate change and what forms of justice our world is doing to help minimize the consequences. Climate change is defined to be a statistical change in weather arrangements that exceed a period of time. When climate changes, many things are forced to change in order to adapt. What we have realized but are neglecting to make changes within our lifestyle for, is that the world is reaching what scientists are calling a “Tipping Point”, which means we have thrust and pushed the environment far enough.
Thesis: Our culture, more specifically, westernization and the excessive demands of the rich and the prominent has caused our world to transform and more importantly was and is a driving force to climate change and the deterioration of animal life, human life and the worsening of our planet earth.
Major Arguments: 1. Climate change has affected a major part of or world, which is animal life. Due to the drastic change in our climate over extended period of time animals have become at risk, close to extinction and that is a cry for help. Why I focused on animal life wasn’t for the obvious reason; that they are in danger and some close to extinction, rather it is in argument that explores the demands which big companies and farmers go through in order to satisfy the wealthy. Everything that requires more work, more effort and at times isn’t necessarily environmentally friendly is more expensive. Therefore, everything is done for profit and gain. My focus is on the animal agricultural practices and organic livestock production and the effects