Collapse Assignment 1

I thought it was interesting how the society started off without industrialization and without domestication of animals and yet they were still able to build as many statues as they did soely on the people that they had. I think it just goes to show how lazy we are as Americans, I think this point was clearly defined before but in comparison to Easter Island, we replace the majority of our people with machinery and animals for our own convenience.

After reading the chapter I deffinately see the similarities between American civilization and Easter Island's. The collapse of Easter Island was due to environmental impacts, political, social, and religious factors, and competition between clans. Seen in American way of food, we use a lot of resources that we have that are not sustainable. So the resources we use today we might not have years from now because of environmental impacts. Also comparing the way we pollute our air and water with our waste. There is also lots of politicial conflicts with how to deal with our economic situation right now. And lastly, America is competiting with other countries for techonology and resources.

I think the general significance of the chapter was to see how Easter Island went downshill and compare it to the path that America is in.