Pollution Analytical

Urbanization brought great business and enourmous amounts of industries to cities and all over the country. This drastic change in lifestyle and business in America brought new harmful problems; one of which is pollution. Industrial waste has been one of the main proponents of pollution and has been very harmful. This disposal of waste materials is very hazardous because it can do a lot of harm to people. In, Society Must Address the Potential Dangers of E-waste, it explains the danger of a certain type of waste called cathode ray tubes, CRT's, that are used in tv and computer screens. It says, "...CRTs contain a wide range of toxic substances, the most harmful of which is lead, which can cause vomiting, diarrhea, convulsions, coma or even death at high levels of exposure. It can also damage the nervous system and kidneys, cause anemia and promote an increased risk of several types of cancer." Pollution of this and all other types of pollution can be very harmful to all of society. Pollution is very harmful to humans and nature but it can be difficult to put a price on it. We can use a lot of money on stopping pollution but will that money work well and would it work better in other places. In, Environmentalists Overstate the Danger of Industrial Chemicals, it explains the costs of reducing pollution. It says, "Not every regulation is a good investment. For example, for each premature death averted, the regulation that lists petroleum refining sludge as a hazardous waste costs $27.6 million while the rule that does the same for wood preserving chemicals costs $5.7 trillion per death avoided, according to estimates from the Office of Management and Budget." This money has to be paid by someone. The money paid could be going to charities or the poor and could have saved just as many or probably more people than the reduction in deaths due to pollution related causes. It is pretty much impossible to eliminate pollution completely but precautions should be taken to protect people. Even though money could be going better places than pollution, it doesnt mean that it should be overlooked completely. You should try to pollute as little as possible without using too much money. Some businesses actually found it profitable to be more environmentally aware. According to an article in Opposing Viewpoints, "By treating and recycling wastewater for irrigation, fire fighting, and sanitary systems, the company no longer discharges water into the Matamoros sewer system. Company savings in materials and reduced cleanup efforts amount to $1.7 million a year." This company actually saved a ton of money. The fact that this company was thoughtful about what waste they were putting out into the earth really paid off because they made a lot of money from it. Pollution is definately a problem and should be taken care of. However, using enormous amounts of money doing so is inefficient and not worth it.

Urbanization Analytical

People rushed to cities after the Civil War. Businesses were booming and many citizens thought that moving to these cities could help them become wealthy. The truth is, people were becoming wealthy. With new business and trading techniques people could succeed. Many people were making tons of money in business and people living on farms and even in other countries rushed to cities like New York, Chicago, and even San Fransisco. This seemed like a time that was really great. The Gold Rush made anybody almost instantaneously rich due to no intellectual or physical advantage. Any human being could become rich and the poor and middle class loved this hope and dream. However, Urbanization also had many bad sides to it. Because so many people rushed to these urban places, it created a new lifestyle that was different and needed different technology that wasnt available. There were no modern water or sewage systems. People caught diseases and epidemics started. Also fires started easier because of the cheap, wooden ballon frame buildings and spread faster and larger than before because more homes were packed closer together. Also, there was a large amount of poor in cities. Even though there were many booming businesses, only a few people held on to the profits. Many workers were abused and had to work long days with little pay. The wages were barely enough for food for the family. Urbanization created a completely new world for America. It helped some and didnt help others. Edwin Markham was one who hated what urbanization did to the world. He sympathized with the hard working laborers and thought they deserved more than what they got. They supported the American economy yet they were repaid with minimum wage and were treated poorly. In his most famous poem, The Man with his Hoe, he wrote,
"O masters, lords and rulers in all lands,
Is this the handiwork you give to God,
This monstrous thing distorted and soul-quencht?"
Markham believes that the new world, after urbanization, is disgusting and atrocious. Markham clearly feels that Urbanization has made the world a much worse place and has stripped so many people of their livelihood. Urbanization has created some wealth and has taken some away. Urbanization created a new world that was based heavily on business and work.