A son persuades his father to replace his old mobile phone with the latest model launched in the market. He also shares the latest features it has and explains how it can be of a help to him in the modern technological world. Father is reluctant in buying a new on?e and tries to explain about its environmental impact. How do you think, the biologist father would try to convince his son? Justify the arguments of father and son both, by mentioning positive aspects of the behavior displayed by both of them in the situation concerned (three each).
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Father explains that it will lead to generation of e - waste;
Difficulty in recycling e - waste
hazardous nature of recycling of e - waste
exposing workers to toxic substances present in e - waste
Electronic recycling operations are increasingly active within America’s prison systems. Inmate laborers are not automatically afforded the same degree of worker health and safety protections as are people employed on the outside, nor are they paid comparable wages. Moreover, reliance on high tech chain gangs may frustrate development of the free market infrastructure necessary to safely manage our mountains of e-waste.
Son’s wish to update his father with modern techniques, Awareness about trends and technologies, well versed with their applicability in daily life.
Concern for environment, scientific thinking, inquisitive nature, social awareness, judicious use of money, sense of responsibility