Sentences with phrase «by human greed»

The series was conceived by Cabral as a way to highlight the plight of elephants, apes, tigers, pandas, lions, wolves and other animals that are currently being threatened by habitat loss, poaching, and other environmental pressures brought on by human greed, encroachment and massive climate change.

Unfortunately, in trying to «fix» a cat's unnatural alkaline urinary pH — caused by human greed in the first place — pet food manufacturers created even more problems by adding urinary acidifiers in the form of dl methionine, etc., which led to the formation of calcium oxalate (CaO) crystals / stones in many cats.

Systemic suffering and social malfunctioning, therefore, are caused by human greed, self - centeredness, an illusion about power and control, racism, sexism, imperialism, ethnocentrism, and other factors.

Not exact matches

Believing that blockchain will be impervious to greed ignores the fact that anything created by a human can be manipulated by a human — especially if there is a financial incentive.

Fired by greed and fed by naïveté, these stratagems gone awry offer essential reading for investors as well as students of history, psychology, and human nature.»

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«Despite the comfortable academic consensus of market efficiency, financial markets will never be efficient because markets are, and will always be, driven by human emotions: greed and fear» Seth Klarman

The second is consumer capitalism, the intricate socio - economic system that taps the human drives of individual gain and greed, rewarding incentive and encouraging participation in the system by the prospect of increased consumption of pleasurable goods or services and access to otherwise restricted activities.

«Can human nature which has been so long conditioned by the stimuli of capitalism,» asked the CENTURY, «discipline itself while still subject to the same stimuli, to the point of curtailing its greed for profits when profits are to be had?»

The main point of all my writing on this subject has been to raise our sights above what Pope John Paul II called «economism» — a view of economies driven solely by a materialist, economic understanding of self - interest, the profit motive, cupidity, and greed, and a denial of all the nobler human aspirations.

Indeed, and one thinks of the catastrophic threat posed by our all - too - human anger, bitterness, greed, lust, and will to power.

The cumulative results of human degradation, ignorance, greed and venality over the ages have created a conspiracy of suffering which can only be undone by a new injection of wisdom and a new conspiracy of love - love of God and love of neighbour.

We have become aware of ecological damage and the disintegration caused in an obvious manner by human folly, human greed, and human heedlessness.

Every institution of human society is wounded and lessened by the disharmony and greeds of sin - that «law within my members» that contradicts the Unity - Law, «the law of God», which being a Law of Life and working only to the fulfilment of life, «delights me according to my inward man» (Rom.

Being imprisoned by alcoholism, greed, lust, and even slavery (human trafficking).

The conditions that make human trafficking possible and profitable arise not just in the poor countries that supply slaves but wherever the demand for unprotected labor is outmatched only by the wealth and greed of those who pay for it.

Negative freedom alone, according to Hart, made possible the unbridled greed exhibited by late modern capitalism, and led to the «exploitation of material and human resources on an unprecedentedly massive scale.»

The con man achieves his end by exploiting the streak of dishonest greed that is present in most human beings.

All distortions of creation, compounded by human violence, disobedience and greed, will have to be redeemed in Christ (Rev. 8:13 - 28).

The greed is killing people slowly & softly, as most skin problems are caused by damaged digestive system (GMO can do that and scientist still don't know what is the consequences on human body).

In surveying both the damage and the technological marvels wrought by humans, Ackerman, best known for her book A Natural History of the Senses, concludes that human ingenuity and conscientiousness can win out over greed and exploitation in the Humanhuman ingenuity and conscientiousness can win out over greed and exploitation in the HumanHuman Age.

One speaker at the conference said the elevator would be driven by those most prosaic of human motivations, greed and the opportunities to make money.

The fact is many human beings are governed by greed and short - sightedness.

Critics Consensus: Plagues And Pleasures is a thoroughly engrossing account, both humorous and disheartening, of a once bustling community ravaged by ecological change and human greed.

Critic Consensus: Plagues And Pleasures is a thoroughly engrossing account, both humorous and disheartening, of a once bustling community ravaged by ecological change and human greed.

By seeing the monstrous greed of Smaug, the blood lust of the Orcs and the profound humanity of the hobbits, we can isolate every human trait and evaluate it without ego encumbrance or fear of judgment.

Once the true task is revealed and at hand, the movie stays fairly close to Lewis» moralizing center, as each of the central characters finds him and herself tempted by the whims of human nature, mainly greed.

Adapted by Richard Condon from his own novel and directed by John Huston with a bemused cynicism and clear - eyed acknowledgment of human nature in matters of greed, love and loyalty, it stars Jack Nicholson as Charley Partanna, devoted hit man to Brooklyn's Prizzi crime family and adopted grandson of the wizened old Don Corrado Prizzi (William Hickey, in a career - defining performance).

By plumbing the depths of human failings in a literal - minded fashion, one after the other (obsession, then greed, and finally guilt), Anderson ignores the possibility that genre is sharpest when wielded as metaphor for the same.

His ideas were marked by a mechanistic materialist foundation, a characterization of human nature based on greed and fear of death, and support for an absolute monarchical form of government.

Investors can read everything they can lay their hands on, but most are chasing a holy grail they'll never find in books: How to properly assess a stock in real - time — in all its original & imperfect glory, and as its story evolves — accompanied by the usual all - too - human blood, sweat, tears, fear & greed.

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Guided by the research on resiliency, social and emotional learning, and human - animal interaction, the Mutt - i - grees Curriculum actively engages students and promotes social and emotional competence, academic achievement, and awareness of the needs of shelter pets.

A new gameplay trailer released today teases Milanoir's story of greed, betrayal and revenge, influenced by classic Italian films like Caliber 9 and Almost Human.

Inspired by classic films like Caliber 9 and Almost Human, Milanoir is a story of greed, betrayal and revenge drawn to life with stylish pixel art graphics and a funky «70s soundtrack.

In Foreclosed, Alison Elizabeth Taylor turns to architecture and interior space to reveal the pathos of lives dispossessed by the recent economic disaster and to explore the human impact of the short - sighted policies and greed that triggered millions of foreclosures.

I am qualified, however, to agree with Wang Suya, Tenney Naumer, and Laurie Doughtery on the emotional response evoked by witnessing the tragic loss of a mysterious and pristine part of our Earth that was once unaffected by human negligence and greed.

This was expressed bluntly in Mother Jones by Kevin Drum, who wrote that clouds (and Lindzen) aren't «deniers» last hope,» adding, «Human greed and self interest are their last hope, and there's very little chance of that diminishing anytime in the near future.»

Are the taxpayers of the American family, acting alone, to become responsible for the problems now presented to the human community by the greed of a small group of rich and powerful people worldwide?

They care nought for the rural neighbours lives turned upside down by wind turbines, victims of their Big Wind mates» Human Rights abuse in the name of profit and greed.

The whole notion that there «must be a solution» is countered by historical evidence of human greed and shortsightedness.

Just as capitalism is successful by exploiting human greed, the biosphere concept that can go anywhere exploits our traits for exploration.