National Symbols represent pride and values of the country.
United States of America is third largest country by land area and world’s largest economy. It is also one of the most powerful countries of the world and one of the five permanent members of United Nations Security Council.
United States of America has varied National symbols representing its culture, values and pride.
Here are some symbols:
The bald eagle is the National Bird of USA.
The Bald Eagle was adopted as the National Bird of United States in 1782. The Bald Eagle symbolizes strength, courage, freedom and immortality.
The Bald Eagle is represented in many important places including Great Seal, One-dollar bill, Federal agency seals and President’s flag.
Rose is the National Flower of United States of America.
The Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 159 accepted Rose as the National Floral Emblem of United States of America. On November 20, 1986 President Ronald Reagan proclaimed Rose as National Floral Emblem of United States of America.
Oak Tree is the National Tree of United States of America.
Oak Tree was adopted as the National Tree of United States in November 2004.
“The Star-Spangled Banner” is the National Anthem of United States of America.
The lyrics of the National Anthem are taken from “Defence of Fort McHenry”, a poem written by Francis Scott Key in 1914 and music is given by John Stafford Smith. “The Star-Spangled Banner” was adopted as the National Anthem on Mar 3, 1931.
The modern world is in need of protection from environmental disaster. The biosphere is not able to handle the hazardous waste of our civilization and is starting to deteriorate, threatening the very existence of life on Earth. If we do not take urgent action to preserve it, then in the near future, mankind may be in a situation when there is no socio-economic relations, and other measures are not able to prevent an ecological disaster on a global scale.
The global environment continues to suffer. Continuing loss of biodiversity and the depletion of fish stocks, desertification claims more and more fertile land, the adverse effects of climate change are already evident, natural disasters are more frequent and more devastating, and developing countries more vulnerable, and air, water and marine pollution continue rob millions of a decent life.
Violations in natural systems caused by man-made type of economic growth, a particular feature of which is the de facto exclusion from the scope of the economic interests of economic entities relations nature. This specificity results in the formation of external effects. Externalities tse8 externalities - (English externalities) the types of additional savings or additional costs that do not depend on the activities of the enterprise, but the effect on the results. Not reflected in the market prices of goods, externalities are represented as the difference between the costs (benefits) for the implementation of the actual market transactions and the full costs (benefits) that take into account all the effects of external influences from the point of view of society. Therefore distinguish between private, external and social costs and benefits. Private costs (PC) - is the cost of market participants in operations related to the production of goods.