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Using evidence from the theme, documents, and artifacts from each case study, assess the validity of the following question in approximately 500 words: The human experience, no matter where you live, is relatively the same.

To every human, the definition of the "human experience" can be defined differently. It can be defined by the feelings and the actions that happen to a person. It can also be said that the human experience is different for us all. Whether you have a rich and successful life or experience failure and rejection, the human experience is the same. It's the ability to share our feelings that really defines the "human experience." The way we share and communicate the feelings make life what it is, a roller coaster of emotions. The emotions that are felt the most are fear and love. These feelings can be connected to the environment and the it is portrayed. Fear can be connected to destruction, which can in turn reflect the current environmental issues that are going on within the countries of China, India, Brazil, and Japan.

The fear that is in China is growing steadily. This "fear" has spread from the pollution in the water and is slowly poisoning the food and the people. For example, there are now over 100 "cancer villages." These villages have come to be in existence because the factories are dumping the toxins in the water, causing the water sources to be poisoned. Often, smaller towns only have a few water sources for their daily lives. As a result, the polluted water is used in farming, which infects the food. This in turns is causing different forms of cancer that were never present in the small villages to crop up. It is said that in a village of 3,000 people, everyone knows someone who has died. Now, everyone is fearing the cancer villages are spreading. Another sort of fear that is appearing within the world is the pollution problem that has come into existence in India. India has one of the worst air pollution and water scarcity problems for their very vast population. Now, because the population is so large, groundwater is becoming scarce and it is affecting food production and harvesting. As a result of their fast moving economic development, the pollution is putting a tremendous pressure on the environment. These include pressure upon soil erosion, deforestation, rapid industrialization, urbanization, and land degradation. Which will, in some way or another, will effect each other. Luckily, India has teamed up with the United States to start working on reversing these problems before it becomes too late.

Along with fear, love can be connected to the environmental issues. In Brazil, deforestation is one of the biggest environmental issues occurring in the country. However, after many years of hard work and perseverance the rates of deforestation is going down. For most people, from birth they are showered with love and affection. These feelings can connect with the deforestation of Brazil because people are working towards preserve the forests and plants. Also, Japan has been receiving "love" from the government, the people, and green activists who are working towards protecting the environment and cleaning up the pollution. Many different green civil movements have been established in Japan. Although the groups don't have as much support as there used to be, there is still a strong line of defense for the preservation for the environment.

In conclusion, the human experience is generally the same. We all have the capability to have share the feelings and emotions of which we experience. Even though the topics or the settings may be different, such as the differences with the environmental issues, there is some part of each person that can be shared in a way that connects us all.