Professor: Cantice Greene
September 24, 2012
In Jeffrey Sachs
persuasive essay “The World of Happiness Report” (2012), he states that the
world would be a happier place if the human race cared more about our
environment and fellow humans than we do material thin.gs. Sachs support his opinion by showing how we
have people who are without food,
shelter, and clothes and how we as a nation lack social trust and confidence in
our government but is advancing in the development of technology. Jeffrey Sachs
purpose for this essay is to get people to see what’s more important in life in
order to save mankind and the land we in habitat. Sachs intended audience is
directed towards everyone because we all walk the earth and play a part in how
we maintain and take care of our society.
I
agree with the message Sachs is trying to get across. If we put more good into
our environment than we do in things that are less relevant the world would be
a much better place. It is not morally
right to care more about material thing than the health of human race, our
environment, or atmosphere. We can’t survive if we breathe polluted air each
day, if we don’t have a well-balanced meal, or even if we develop bad habits
that cause deterioration of our health. I wasn’t too surprised at how selfish
we as humans can be at times but to put our personal needs before that of our
environment is absurd.
Jeffrey
Sachs essay mostly focuses on the well-being of the human race as well as the
land we walk on a day to day basis. If we take pride in helping others and
maintain a peaceful, stable, and inhabitable environment the world would be a
happier place. Sachs states that “if we act wisely, we can protect the Earth
while raising quality of life broadly around the world.” (pg.91). In general is
saying that we need to focus on things that are more important and that will
benefit us in the long run not just a temporary fix . We as a nation can thrive
through economic growth and support of each other. We have the tools to improve
our nation we just have to use them.
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