Robert Savino Oventile
English 1 C
28 September 2017
Laughter in Anthropocene: solution or ignorance? For almost twelve thousand years, our planet lived in an analogously stable epoch named Holocene by the scientists (McNeill and Engelke 1). Holocene (entirely new) period is impressively highlighted for its cultural and anthropomorphic spirits as the main advancements of humanity took place specifically at this period of human history. Holocene epoch is also known for the valuable works of art and literature that were created during this period. The stable climate became the main engine of the transition of the human beings from hunters and gatherers to civilized city dwellers. The development of agriculture, industry and continued elaboration of human population gave birth to a new era defined as the Anthropocene (new human) by the scientists. According to atmospheric chemist Paul Crutzen “the Anthropocene epoch began in the late eighteenth century” when the dramatic increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and the …show more content…
Step by step rise of world economy and large scale expenditure of fossil fuels altered human mind and its way of understanding values. Despite extensive ecological, social and cultural changes disconnecting the Holocene and Anthropocene epochs, the human laughter, though distant in content has always had the exact same function denoted to assist people to overcome social inconveniences, depressions as well as economic