ABSTRACT
Care for the environment has gradually become monumental responsibility among countries of the world. This goal is of utmost significance for achieving ‘sustainable consumption’, ‘sustainable communities’ ‘sustainable future’, and ‘sustainable world’. Thus, this study presents a sociological analysis of the impacts of environmental pollution with the motive to provide practical information on the rising neighborhood risks affecting sustainable development in Lagos metropolis, Nigeria. Also, to empirically showcase the culture of coping with pollution that is absent in contemporary study. The study adopts descriptive survey design in which questionnaire and in-depth interviews are methods used for data collection while data analysis was carried out using descriptive statistics and content analysis. The result revealed that there is strong correlation between wastes production, disposal and pollution in Lagos metropolis. As such, majority of the residents specifically those living in polluted environs develops coping strategies to survive living in polluted environment.
Keywords: Environment, Pollution, Culture, People, Development
INTRODUCTION
The term ‘environment’ has been defined to mean the aggregate of geographical, physical, biological, socio-cultural, political setting that determine one’s survival and the ability to meet existential developmental needs. In simple expression, Einstein interprets the environment to mean “everything that is not me” (see
Indeed, Barry continues to make use of loose sentence structures throughout in order to support his claims with details and logos. “And just as Einstein refused to accept his own theory” (Barry 16-17) are words that lend to the incredibility by which
Each day I walk through the streets completely unaware that each and every single person that I walked by has a story of their own. Whether it’s an ideally happy one or a sad one, each person is made uniquely of stories. Only after my introduction to This is Water by David Foster Wallace, did I realize how much I relate to him and what he was saying. One idea Wallace expressed well was all humans have a default, natural way, of thinking. Using his inner thoughts as an example, he confessed that it is “[his] deep belief that [he is] the absolute center of the universe, the realest, most vivid and important person in existence (Paragraph 2).”
The ethos of Einstein’s letter comes from the positive reputation he created among the scientific community by establishing the theory of relativity and winning the Nobel Peace Prize in Physics in 1921. These accomplishments allow Einstein to have a positive ethos, which makes his writing appear trustworthy to many people. Additionally, Einstein’s writing style contributes to his ethos, something that can be observed in the line, “However, it must be admitted that our actual knowledge of these laws is only imperfect and fragmentary, so that, actually, the belief in the existence of basic all-embracing laws in Nature also rests on a sort of faith” (Einstein 10). Within this sentence, Einstein demonstrates a scholarly understanding of both the English language and his subject, a factor that plays an important role in his reputation when one considers that Einstein would likely not be given so much respect if he often wrote poorly or spread false information. He uses pathos by writing to Wright in an incredibly polite manner, which is apparent in his send-off of, “I hope this answers your question.
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Nevertheless, using another source of evidence, Barry was able to again persuade the audience from a different point of view. As seen in the text, “And just as Einstein refused to accept his own theory until his predictions were tested, one must seek out such findings” (Barry). This showed that the author is credible and persuasive by using a well known scientist to aid him in explaining uncertainty. Coincidentally, Einstein went through the struggle of uncertainty himself, he is better able to understand the importance of it. However, using all scientist’s as a source for understanding the importance of uncertainty, gives Barry the advantage of multiple sources.
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