Book review At the end of his essay, Diamond seems to conclude on a positive note. According to him, the richest countries of the world are developing an environmental awareness. That would come from the observation of the natural destructions undergone by other countries, such as the 2009 tidal wave in Indonesia. I agree with the Diamond’s conclusion. As far as I am concerned, a lot of people in the world are aware of the environmental stakes. These last year, we have seen plenty of marches flourish all over the world to protest against some environmental policies and to call for increasing the international commitment to preserve the natural balance. As the pioneer of the so-called deep ecology movement, Arne Naess wrote in Ecology, Community and Lifestyle : “ecological considerations are to be regarded as preconditions for life quality, therefore not outside human responsibility”, that is to say that we have the responsibility of preserve and protect our societies. That is why the subtitle of the Diamond’s essay is “How Societies Choose to Fail or Survive”. Nevertheless, this ecological awareness must include the most disadvantaged populations and countries, at the risk of having inequalities in the means of protection, as we see in the Caribbean Basin by comparing the island of Haiti, which is only the mere shawdow of its former self, and the French island of Martinique, the most developed overseas department. The former is unable to protect themselves against earthquakes and the latter has been able to build earthquake-proof houses. In my opinion, the human part of this ecological conscience is the most difficult point because that implies to change the relations between countries for a stronger solidarity, at a time when xenophobia is making a comeback.

Is this sentence correct ? Hello, is this sentence correct ? "He identifies the various reasons of the fall of great civilizations, like that of the inhabitants of Easter Island, this latter having disappeared by dint of drew on the island’s resources. "

"Return draft" Hello, I'm currently reading a Dewey's book ("Theory of Inquiry"), and I am not sure about the exact meaning of the locution : "to return draft", in this sentence : "For life involves expenditure of energy and the energy expended can be replenished only as the activities performed succeed in making return drafts upon the environment – the only source of restoration." Could someone make it clearer, please ? :)

Hello, what does mean "getting coal" in "For anyone getting coal for Christmas" ? Edited : I got my answer, I thought it was an expression haha :))

Random portrait In woods was dwelling an odd man. He was alone because most of all, he loathed to talk. Moreover, he taked part to a weird worship based of the famous Necrominicon described by Lovecraft. Sometimes, when people got closed to his home, they could hear some vague words pronounced in an uncanny language. By all accounts, this man was well-nigh eighty and was still as stiff as an old branch. His face was terribly scared by time, like James Cook certainly was after his long journey near the "Terra Australis", the skin more and more digged steadily by sun. By paying attention, we could notice that his treads was midly irregular.