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"Biodiversity in its turn has shaped the world's diverse cultures." (Shiva 18) Shiva said that the diversity in life is the meaning of biodiversity, but that we are destroying it. In modern times, we have become more technologically advanced in many different aspects of life. While there are many pros to this, there are also some cons. As a society, we happily welcome many different types of technologies and absolutely can't wait until the next invention comes out. Although, we never really pay attention to how this might be affecting our community and our nature. Is this technology at the expense of nature and 'biodiversity?' This is something a lot of people do not even think about. When we all turn on our cars everyday, we are hurting the environment and when we flush our toilets, the waste sometimes end up in our bodies of water. That harms the habitat of many species that live in them. It is basically a cycle of pollution. " Both have been threatened by the globalization of an industrial culture based on reductionist knowledge, mechanistic technologies, and the commodification of resources." (Shiva 38) I agree when he gives different suggestions of how we can make substitutes that can help our environment in a much better way. One of those is exchanging our sources of energy for fossil fuels, but doing this also harms us in some way. "But fossil fuels have given us climate change; agrichemicals have threatened species, undermined soil fertility and human health; and synthetic drugs have had fatal side-effects." (Shiva 38) Even though we have made strives to help our environment, these strives are not all beneficial. People still have not given up. There are still people trying to make the world a better place to live in. I personally have found some alternative medicines work. I am Haitian and when I'm sick, I do not have a lot of money to go and buy over counter drugs, so I make a home remedy taught to me by my mom. We use herbs, plants, and some fruit. I found I feel much better then when I used prescribed medicine or medicine from a drug store. If my throat hurts, I know to squeeze a lemon or lime down my throat because it is a natural antioxidant. It always instantly makes it feel better. Many different cultures have many different ideas and remedies and with all this cultural diversity, others can learn more natural and healthier ways to advance in the future.
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