By what we read, around 1960 Monsanto did not have any ethical culture. They were harming the environment consciously, but they did not do anything about it. How to influence others ethical behavior when the head of the company do not do the right things? It was not only environmental damage, it was also decaying people and animals’ health; but despite that, they still kept going. After lost lawsuits, the years went by and several management rotations occurred.
Michael Pollan suggests how industrial food system is unsustainable because of monocultures, which means a lot of the same species are grown together and that’s only possible by using antibiotics to keep them alive. To keep crop healthy, fertilizer is needed. For example, in Iowa, all the farms were corn and soybeans, which are for industrial use mainly. Separating the animals from the farms raises a huge sanitation problem and the animals are not happy with the conditions, a pollution problem occurs as well. Society is obsessed with productivity becoming cheap, which has made more problems regarding pesticides.
You will write an argumentative essay in your own words supporting either side of the debate in which you argue for or against the use of GM food. Before you begin planning and writing, read the two texts: 1. “GM Food Saves Lives” 2. “What We Don’t Know About GM Food Can Kill Us” As you read the texts, think about what details from the texts you might use in your argumentative essay. GM Food Saves Lives by Rebecca Wilson Genetically modified (GM) food was introduced to the citizens of the United States in 1994.
The first step to banning drugs was the Pure Food and Drug Act. This required patent medicines to label all of the ingredients in their products. Many of the smaller businesses were bankrupted because of this act but over hundreds of thousands of addicts remained. Companies like Coca-Cola almost were shut down because they didn’t want to stop putting Cocaine into their product (Johnson). The next step to banning drugs was the Heroin Tax Act.
Dear Senator, In less than two decades, genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have replaced our diet with genetically ajusted foods, which can affect human health. GMOs are resistant to pesticides, and is created by splicing genes that are combined through genetic engineering, smething nature cant do instantly. Consuming these genetically, processed foods can lead to increased risk of diseases and even cancer. Most of the time we do not realize that we are eating these harmful toxins as they are infused in our food without our knowledge. While traditional farming choose to grow organic produce and struggle to keep their businesses alive.
Generally, the developer identifies the distinguishing attributes of new genetic traits and assesses whether any new material that a person consumed in food made from the genetically engineered plants could be toxic or allergenic,” (FDA 2013) In these few sentences the FDA clearly and directly undercuts the entire argument set forth by Dr. Vrain. At this point it becomes clear that the author is stating opinion not fact, there are no sources cited with any specifics and therefore the author’s credibility has been significantly decreased. The author is using rhetorical devices to attempt to persuade the audience. Appeal to ignorance is his main form of persuasion. As he starts the article by stating he is a professional in the field, he is playing to an audience that does not have any opinion on the matter and using ignorance and fear as his devices.
Genetically Modified Foods Genetically modified (Gm) foods are integrated into products that we are not even aware of such as vegetables, fruits, grains, est. GM is a new way for creating foods, therefore scientists do not know ALL of the health and safety risks from eating genetically intergraded foods. The process of producing GM foods is difficult and the failure rate is high. This is why we (my partner and I) feel GM foods should be banned until scientist’s know ALL the affects Gm foods has on humans and the environment. Genetically modified foods use the latest molecular biology techniques and are commonly used for growing crops for human or animal consumption.
So after the amount physicians prescribing medical marijuana tarred off, because of the tedious paper work that had to be completed in order to dispense it. As a result, medical marijuana was removed from the pharmaceutical reference text around 1942 (Pacula et al., 2002). However, it was not until the Federal Controlled Substance Act of 1070 was enlisted, which legitimately listed all types of marijuana as a Schedule I
This unintended harm to other organisms is caused by many factors. An issue that results from introducing “herbicide-resistant” crops is that farmers are allowed to spray as much herbicide as they want with no worry of killing their own crop. These excess chemicals are introduced into the environment in unnecessary amounts and end up killing many organisms within the area. Also, weeds meant to be killed by the herbicide can acquire the new gene
(NEGATIVE IMPACT) However, if we decide to shift large quantities of corn to fuel production from food production, humans will be left with no food and this will cause world hunger which even be a worse situation. Basing on the example above, technology by its self is not harmful to the society, but the way society uses technology to achieve specific goals is what results into negative impacts of technology on the society. Humans need to use energy to process products in factories, to run cars , to light homes and also run technological machines like computers, but the only way we can do this without affecting the environment and society , is by shifting from exhaustible energy