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__**After Reading Pages #125-148 answer the folllwing questions**__

1. What does the narrarator say are three things the "Takers" do that no other species in Earth's community do? //﻿// 2. Over-population is a major issue that the 'Takers' face according to Ishmael. It is commonly understood that "Increased food production leads to increased population" and that since the dawn of the Agricultural Revolution the 'Takers' have been increasing food production as much as they can. Assuming that the Earth could support about 9-10 billion humans maximum... __What could be done to limit the growth of the already sky-rocketing number of 'Takers' in the world?__
 * //Ishmael and the narrarator both agree that humans, like many other species, store food for later use. What is unique/different about how 'Takers' store food in a civilization versus how bees/squirrells/birds/etc... store food?//
 * Today's population is over 6.75 billion.
 * Since the 1850's the Earth's population has doubled every thirty five years on average
 * In 1960 there were less than 3 billion people on this planet
 * Today there are almost 7 billion people on this planet
 * By 2040 there will be, according to most projections, over 9.5 Billion people living on planet Earth...

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__*Write a one page response to pages 145-148.__ around them, etc... //*Please reference from the reading at least twice.//
 * EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY - Due by Monday Dec. 13th**
 * Discuss why you think humans living in the 'Taker' culture are so unhappy/unsatisfied with life.
 * In other words, discuss why you think humans suffer from widespread depression, disillusionment with life, drug abuse, discontentment with the world