Sports Development

Between the years of 1780 and 1830 the Industrial Revolution occurred. The industrial revolution was a period of time when the way of living and society went through many changes. As a result of these changes to society, there was a great affect on the nature of sports. The industrial revolution can be defined as the application of power-driven machinery to manufacturing; it saw the movement from the spacious living of the countryside to the cramped conditions in the production of consumer goods due to the mass amount of factories built during this period. Now factory owners required their workers to work much longer hours and therefore have less free time, workers from the countryside were attracted by this because of factory owners offering better wages and better standards of living. The reality of all this was that workers now had less leisure time to play the sports they enjoyed and the leisure activities they did play became a problem because the violent sports could lead to serious injury, excessive drinking led to hangovers and gambling undermined the work ethic. There were campaigns formed against violent sports, the RSPCA put pressure on the authorities to ban sports involving cruelty to animals and overall this was not very good for the nature of sports.

The one change in society that was excellent for the nature of sport was the fact that all these workers coming from the countryside to work in factories and working long hours meant that a lot of people got together and made friends and therefore resulted in more sport being played between communities. Also another major change in the industrial revolution was the advances in transportation. There was the introduction of railways, steam engines and steamships and therefore many sports, especially cricket and horse racing, benefited from this as workers had easier access allowing them to go watch. As the revolution developed, half days were granted on Sundays in factories and this led to a major change in the nature of sports as this is was the origin of today’s 3pm kick off in football. An example of the way society changed the nature of sport is the origins of some present well-known football clubs, Arsenal were formed by a group of gun makers, Coventry were a team of bicycle manufacturers, Manchester United and Crewe originated from a band of railway workers. This shows how the changes in the industrial revolution, with more factories being built really did bring people together and affect the nature of sport and manage to make sport the worldwide craze it is today.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Technology

Natural resources are the building blocks on which modern society depends. Knowledge of their physical nature and origins, and the web they weave between all aspects of human society and the physical earth can lay the foundation for a sustainable society.

We agree with the above statement because natural resources are important, as human beings would not exist without them. We use natural resources in everything we do. Therefore we should use our resources with minimal wastage and even ensure we dispose of the waste products in an environment friendly manner and whenever possible, we should recycle.

A natural resource is any form of material organic or inorganic obtainable from the earth’s physical environment to satisfy human needs. Before using any such material however, technology, economic implications, cultural beliefs and possible environmental effects of obtaining and using it have to be considered. Thus, a material thing can be considered as a resource only if the technology for obtaining and utilizing it is both available and acceptable economically and culturally.

If natural resources are not explored wisely, even if they are abundant, they will soon be depleted, leading to serious degradation of the earth’s physical environment, such degradation is already producing; soil erosion, the green house effect and depletion of the ozone layer.

Understanding the environment and its impact on life will help you make positive influences to its conservation and use. If we preserve the environment then future generations may also get to enjoy the flora and fauna that we do today.

Mineral extraction companies and other firms involved with the exploitation of the earths resources should think about the impact their activities and take measures to counter the negative impacts before they have a major effect.

Group work question number five – “There are spiritual dangers of not owning farm .One is the danger of supposing that breakfast comes from the grocery and the other that heat comes from the fireplace”.

A farm is a tract of land set aside for agricultural purposes. These may include keeping and rearing of livestock and the cultivating of the land for crop production. In today’s societies where there is a complex division of labor, very few people depend on working or owning farm or their direct survival. Overall development in the areas of manufacturing, new technologies and techniques of production has enabled the majority of the people in the modern societies to live in cities and concentrate on economic activities other than farming. In other words increase in food production led to an increase in population subsequently encouraged specialization of labor, brought new innovations and so rapid development of societies from a society of farmers to the society in which owning a farm is not vital for one’s immediate survival.

With this in mind owning a farm is still desirable and advantageous in the modern day society. Not only economically, that is to grow food or keeping of livestock for the profit making purposes, but also in the long-term sustainability of environment in which we depend on for our survival. Crop growing serves several economically beneficial services to man and the environment around him. The existence of crop cover prevents soil erosion which is known worldwide as a devastating force.

The consideration that heat comes from the fire place is devasting to Kenya’s already marginal forest cover. This fact is supported by the United Nations assessment that Kenya is below the 10% forest cover required for each nation globally. The effect of this state of Kenya’s forest cover has been felt with the current resurging drought situation and the state of Kenya’s food reserves. Due to these sad facts the government has began programmes and initiatives to assist in the reforestation of Kenya’s forest resource. One of the initiatives includes the reduced use of charcoal as an energy source.