029 Some people believe that the Earth is being harmed (damaged) by human activity. Others feel that human activity makes the Earth a better place to live. What is your opinion? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
There is controversy over the issue of whether or not the Earth is damaged by human behaviors. On the one side stands the position that the environment is heavily destroyed by the endless urbanization and exploration. On the other side, there is a progressive view that the advancement of civilization makes our planet more livable. As far as I am concerned, I am in favor of the latter. In the following discussion, I would give reasons and present examples to support it. To begin with, accompanied with the improvement of technology and science is the increasing livability of our homeland. The more developed the countries are, the better environment they has. For example, America is the strongest country, with various high-end technologies in agriculture and industry. As a result, it ranks as one of the most livable seven countries in the world. On the contrary, some underdeveloped countries, such as India, there are all kinds of problem: shortage of food, invasion of flood and attack of diseases. Therefore, it is the progressive human activities that modify our planet more comfortable to live. In addition, when our society is march ahead, the human activities are making the habitat more favorable to us, knowing the importance of environment. Nowadays, human beings are not stupid as centuries before. They begin to focus on the sustainable development". The scholars bring the concept of "triple bottom lines", proclaiming that all the organizations should regard thesociety, environment and economy as equal to their goals. Further, a lot of not-for-profit organizations are working hard to push the improvement the environment. Admittedly, human activities have some negative impacts on the Earth, as those dissenters proclaim. But without the endeavor of human beings, we might even survive in the forests. No one can deny the importance of human activities to our mother, the Earth. To sum up, human activities is a positive factor to push our world running well. All the human beings have a dream, that our homeland, the beautiful blue planet will be even better in the foreseeable future, abundant in forests and without any pollution.
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