Crafting the Population Equation Essay

Drafting the Population Equation Essay
 

Crafting the Population Equation, Short 1

Question 1:
- From the outset to the dawn of understanding the population equation ⇒ Section 1
- Elucidating the standpoint of the text from 'That is an ancient story' to 'the 31st square of the chessboard' ⇒ Section 2
- 'Do not let each person' to the end ⇒ posing the issue for humanity without preventive measures ⇒ Section 3

Question 2:
- Main issue: The text addresses the global peril of population explosion and rapid population growth. Without curbing population increase, humans will harm themselves again.
- What makes the author 'dawn of understanding.'
+ Firstly, the population equation has been posed since ancient times.
+ Secondly, the rate of population growth is excessively fast.
+ Thirdly, population growth depends on the fertility of women.
+ Fourthly, limiting population growth is humanity's survival path.

Question 3: From the tale of choosing a son-in-law of the wise man, the author helps readers associate with population growth. Placing on chessboard squares with the population increase is akin to the number of grains needed for each square of the chessboard and the world population both increasing exponentially.

Question 4:
- The announcement from the Cairo Conference on women's fertility rates in some countries helps readers realize that the target of one to two children per family is very challenging due to women's high fertility rates.
- Nepal, Rwanda, Tanzania, Madagascar 🡪 Africa.
- India and Vietnam 🡪 Asia.
🡺 Population is rapidly increasing in slow-developing countries.
Question 5: The text 'Population Equation' is concise yet poses an important and meaningful issue. It helps readers recognize and contemplate the alarming population increase worldwide, especially in underdeveloped countries.
 

Crafting the Population Equation, Short 2

Structure

+ Section 1 ( from the beginning ... dawn of understanding): the population equation has been posed since ancient times.
+ Section 2 ( continuing ... of the chessboard): rapid population growth worldwide.
+ Section 3 ( the rest): seeking solutions to the population equation.

Summary

The population equation has been posed since ancient times. It's a tale of an ancient problem by a wise man, resulting from a grain of wheat performing exponential growth on 64 squares of a chessboard, enough grains calculated to cover the surface of this Earth. Currently, humanity is on the 34th square. The fertility rates of women in Africa and some Asian countries are high. Therefore, it's necessary to contribute to reaching square 64 of the longer chessboard. It's the path of 'existence or non-existence' of humanity itself.

Crafting the Essay

Essay 1 (page 132 in Vietnamese literature textbook grade 8 volume 1):

- The structure is divided as above.

Thesis of the main body: rapid population growth worldwide
+ Thesis 1: From 'That is a tale...' to 'terrifying, who knows which one!' Each square of the chessboard initially has only a few grains of wheat, seemingly few, but then doubles exponentially, resulting in a staggering number of grains on the chessboard.
+ Thesis 2: From 'Now if we...' to 'not more than 5%.' The author compares population growth to the quantity of wheat in chessboard squares.
+ Thesis 3: From 'In reality...' to 'the 31st square of the chessboard.' In reality, each woman can give birth to many children (much more than 2) so the target of one to two children per family is very difficult to achieve.

Essay 2 (page 131 Vietnamese literature textbook grade 8 volume 1):

- The main issue the author wants to address in this text is: Land does not reproduce while the human population is increasing exponentially. Therefore, it's necessary to limit population growth, otherwise, humans will harm themselves.
- The author 'dawns of understanding' from the ancient tale of the wise man's puzzle about exponential growth.

Essay 3 (page 131 Vietnamese literature textbook grade 8 volume 1):

The wise man's puzzle about choosing a son-in-law plays a role, significance in highlighting the main issue the author wants to address:
- Helps readers imagine the rapid, terrifying population growth rate.
- Creates curiosity, allure for readers.

Essay 4 (page 132 Vietnamese literature textbook grade 8 volume 1):

- Presenting statistics on women's fertility rates in some countries according to the Cairo Conference announcement serves the purpose:
+ In reality, women can give birth to more than 2 children.
+ High fertility rates often fall in less developed countries.

- African countries: Nepan; Rwanda; Tanzania; Madagascar. Asian countries: India and Vietnam. These continents have underdeveloped economies, especially Africa which is underdeveloped in many aspects. However, the fertility rate is high. Therefore, it can be seen that economic development relies heavily on the population growth rate.

Essay 5 (page 132 Vietnamese literature textbook grade 8 volume 1):

This text provides insights:
- Socioeconomic development heavily depends on the population growth rate.
- The population growth rate in Vietnam is currently high, requiring timely restriction measures.

Practice

Essay 1 (page 132 Vietnamese literature textbook grade 8 volume 1):
The best way to limit population growth is: to promote education for women. Because childbirth is a woman's right, it is necessary to influence awareness of self and societal life protection and development for women.

Essay 2 (page 132 Vietnamese literature textbook grade 8 volume 1):

- Population growth is of immense importance for the future of humanity, especially for impoverished and backward ethnic groups, because:
+ Population increases while land area is shrinking.
+ Rapid population growth affects many aspects of social life: food, limited water resources, employment pressure, education, medical services, welfare...
+ Poor and backward countries become even poorer and more backward due to limited educational development.

Essay 3 (page 132 Vietnamese literature textbook grade 8 volume 1):

- World population as of 2000: 6,080,141,683 people.
- World population as of September 30, 2003: 6,320,815,650 people.
- From 2000 to September 30, 2003, the world population increased by 241,673,967 people, three times the current population of Vietnam.

Crafting the Population Equation, Short 3

Summary :

The population equation is not a new issue. The author presents the tale of the wise man's puzzle from an ancient problem on a chessboard with 64 squares. According to this, by the year 1995, the world population reached square 30 under the condition that each family has only 2 children. In reality, a woman can give birth to many children. According to the ancient problem, the population has already reached square 34 of the chessboard. Finally, the author raises alarm about the path of 'existence or non-existence'.

Structure :

- Section 1 (from the beginning ... dawn of understanding) : The population equation has been posed since ancient times.
- Section 2 (continuing ... the 31st square of the chessboard) : The tremendous rapid increase of the population.
+ Thesis 1 (That is a tale... who knows which one) : The wise man's puzzle tale.
+ Thesis 2 (now ... not more than 5%) : The world population's development.
+ Thesis 3 (in reality ... 34 of the chessboard) : Fertility rates of women in Asia and Africa.
- Section 3 (the rest) : Calling for human beings to limit population growth.

Question 1 (page 131 Vietnamese literature textbook grade 8 volume 1): (structure as divided above)

Question 2 (page 131 Vietnamese literature textbook grade 8 volume 1):
- The main issue the author wants to address: the world's rapid population growth rate, humans need to limit population growth to survive.

- What enlightens the author is the population growth in today's era has been posed in an ancient problem.

Question 3 (page 131 Vietnamese literature textbook grade 8 volume 1):
The wise man's puzzle story highlights the issue of population growth, the association with grains surprising, interesting, creating specific imagery.

Question 4 (page 132 Vietnamese literature textbook grade 8 volume 1):

- Presenting figures on birth rates is clear evidence of the strong fertility rates of women in Asia, Africa.
- African countries include Nepal, Rwanda, Tanzania, Madagascar. Asian countries Vietnam, India. These continents have a high proportion of underdeveloped, poor countries, and strong population growth rates.

Question 5 (page 132 Vietnamese literature textbook grade 8 volume 1):
This text provides us with an understanding of the alarming population increase situation worldwide and in Vietnam, so that we can take practical actions.

Practice

Question 1 (page 132 Vietnamese literature textbook grade 8 volume 1):
The best way to limit population growth is to promote education, especially women's education.

Question 2 (page 132 Vietnamese literature textbook grade 8 volume 1):

Population growth holds immense importance for the future of humanity, especially for impoverished and backward communities because:
- Population growth accompanies economic needs to support and educate children.
- Large families often lead to inadequate education, care, and dropout rates.
- Limited land and dense populations exacerbate human living conditions.

Question 3 (page 132 Vietnamese literature textbook grade 8 volume 1):

The population increases by 77,258,877 annually (from 2000 to 2010). Therefore, in 3 years (2000 - 2003), the population will increase by 231,776,631.
The population of Vietnam according to statistics in 2016 is 94,104,871 people

⇒ nearly 2.5 times more than Vietnam.