What links the banking crisis and the volcano?

Man proposes; nature disposes. We are seldom more vulnerable than when we feel insulated. The miracle of modern flight protected us from gravity, atmosphere, culture, geography. It made everywhere feel local, interchangeable. Nature interjects, and we encounter – tragically for many – the reality of thousands of miles of separation. We discover that we have not escaped from the physical world after all. Full Story »

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Mike Miller
4.8
by Mike Miller - Apr. 21, 2010

This is a great example of journalism because the article is very well written. The author created a combination of a news analysis and opinionated statements which made a great article. George Monbiot starts off by establishing our tendency to rely on complex systems. He then gives examples of what would happen if one our systems would fail and how it would effect us. The author then goes to talk about past societies how their reliance of complex systems caused them to collapse. The author then ties everything together with the airline system.

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