Word: humanities
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...Angeles or Tanzania anywhere else. The greenhouse effect differs from all previous forms of pollution in that it is a global problem, he says. If we change the atmosphere, we change it everywhere. We are toying with a power nothing short of divine; we are extending the influence of human technology and human society over the entire globe...
...ultimately, McKibben is a sentimentalist, not a scientist, for which The End of Nature suffers. The book's last chapter dissolves into a series of ruminations about what McKibben terms an "anthropocentric" society that values human life above all other forms. In order to forestall the end of nature, he says, humanity needs to begin thinking about the earth as a whole...
...HUMAN SERVICES...
...True, the Forum is comprised mainly of forprofit companies - unable to spend either the personnel or the money to attend such an event. Nonetheless, there will be agencies working on a variety of issues: housing (Committee for Boston Public Housing), health (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute), international development (Peace Corps), human services (New York City Dept. of Personnel), and teaching abroad (World Teach...
Besides, I hate the Chicago Cubs. I hate the San Francisco Giants, the Oakland Athletics, and the New York Mets. As for Will Clark, maybe, with a little honest hard work, he could be one-tenth of the player and human being that Don Mattingly is. I also think Phil Rizzuto can announce rings around Vin Scully. Well, at least he's colorful...