Collapse Assignment 1

I think it was interesting how the Easter island people were able to create these big detailed statues. They did not have the same machines and tools that we have today. I also found it interesting how the Easter island also did not have any industrialization. Most people would probably think that an island like this would not do so well because they didn't have all the resources that humans depend on today. I think that the Easter island was doing well in the beginning for what they had.

I think that America is very different from the Easter island because Americans depend on tools and machines for everything that we do. I think when most Americans would read this they would wonder how the statues were made without the tools and machines that are needed today. We depend so much on technology that we don't want to use our hands and do thing on our own. We always have an accessory to do everything instead of using our hands. I think that we are sort of similar because they cut down all their trees on the island. We keep cutting down trees and destroying our environment and soon there will be no more trees and plants leaving everything living to die.

I think America needs to make sure that we don't follow the foot steps of other societies that have collapsed. We depend on so many things and often over use them. If we were to be conservative and only use the amount needed not using it just because we have it then we will have these things for a longer period of time.