“Malthus and His Ghost" and "Story of Stuff”

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Malthus' piece of research, Malthus and His Ghost, is not factual since the information provided does not depict any applicable findings. The study lacks the essence of generalizability in that facts do not support his claim. For example, Malthus proposes the principle that human populations grow exponentially while food production grows at an arithmetic rate. This argument is not correct since the human being can influence food production even to a four-fold proportion that of the human population. In contrast, the article, Story of Stuff, is unbiasedly presenting factual information regarding environmental pollution. The author offers a systematic ecology pollution through the use of chemicals, emissions, and deforestation. These articles could...