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The Ailing Planet : The Green Movement's Role
What is the cause of the collapse of fisheries?
It is a protein conscious world. People are advised to consume more and more protein. Fish is an important source of protein. So in a protein hungry world, over-fishing is a common practice. Over-fishing has resulted in the collapse of fisheries.
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The phrase ‘inter alia’ meaning ‘among other things’ is one of the many Latin expressions commonly used in English.
Find out what these Latin phrases mean.
1. prima facie
2. ad hoc
3. in camera
4. ad infinitum
5. mutatis mutandis
6. caveat
7. tabula rasa
1. Locate the following phrases in the text and study their connotation.
1. gripped the imagination of
2. dawned upon
3. ushered in
4. passed into current coin
5. passport of the future
II. The words ‘grip’, ‘dawn’, ‘usher’, ‘coin’, ‘passport’, have a literal as well as figurative meaning. Write pairs of sentences using each word in the literal as well as the figurative sense.
Make posters to highlight the importance of the Green Movement.
Maintain a record of the trees cut down and the parks demolished in your area, or any other act that violates the environment. Write to newspapers reporting on any such acts that disturb you.
What is the Green Movement?
Describe the shift that has come in the viewpoint of man.
What is the holistic and ecological view of the world?
How do the earth’s vital signs ‘reveal a patient in declining health’?
What is the concept of sustainable development?
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