...suns in the sky that day People are all sweating balls over the deadly weather The humid weather haunts the people like no other They can’t work their ass off for money as they used to (not to mention the partying) They had no food and their stomachs are growling like crazy Can you imagine the life without food and crops That’s not the life worth living So they prayed to their so-called god The gods do not respond They scream and shout everyday on top of their lungs The sun continues to give people bad bad droughts With no food to fill their stomachs God knows how they lived Without water and food But they don’t know what to do Finally The so-called god heard their prayers And sends a man called Ceres Man, this Ceres, He is famous for shooting around and shit with his archery bow He does nothing but shoots around with his bow all day It’s no doubt that his shooting ability is good The sun continues to give people bad bad droughts With no food to fill their stomachs God knows how they lived Without water and food But they know what to do This Ceres, try to be cool and all Talks to the other sun Hoping to settle this...
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...Rene Neal-De-Stanton Eng1A Dr. Nahas Annotated Bibliography Works Cited Khan, S.J. "GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS (GMOs): FOOD SECURITY OR THREAT TO FOOD SAFETY." Pakistan Journal of Science 64.2 (2012): 6.-12. Santa Rosa Junior College Academic Search Complete. Web. 12 Oct. 2015. <HTTP://santarosa.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=78909697&site=eds-live&scope=site>. This article examines how Biotechnology is a vital issue that impacts all of us and the Development of genetically modified organisms is one of the greatest discoveries through this recent technology. The author believes that many types of transgenic FOODS will be ready for commercialization, including varieties with that come with, greater tolerance of bio-tic and a-bio tic stresses, resistance to herbicides, improved nutritional quality, and novel pharmaceutical proteins. The only downfall is that Information is scarce about health hazards in GM crops. Therefore urgently need publicly available ecological assessments of the risks and benefits of transgenic crops before new varieties are released The authors this article are Khan S.J., Muafia S., Nasreen, Z, Salaryia, A.M. Who wrote this for the Pakistan Journal of science. This site is peer reviewed and covers topics extensive in biology, chemistry, physics, geology and mathematics. This article was published through the science journal "Transgenic Research' in affiliation with Biotechnology...
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...Abstract Climate Change is a global problem that is creating regional impacts to food security. Climate studies require the analysis of vast pools of data that are more easily processed by filtering down to the micro-climates or sub-climates of particular regions. Many studies have been completed utilizing global climate observations in an attempt to model changes to regional food production zones. Private organizations or government grant making groups with an interest in how climate change will directly impact their particular food security have funded most of the research available on this topic. Much of the literature available indicates that economically secure countries are more equipped to handle the food security impacts of climate change and have dedicated fewer resources to studying this issue. Three regions that have completed significant climate studies in relation to food security are Eurasia, Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and Australia (to include the Pacific island nations). All three regions discuss the use of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) to address their food security concerns. The Impact of Climate Change on Food Security Climate change presents a multitude of potentially dangerous issues for world communities to solve. Perhaps the largest of these issues is the impact of climate change on food security. T. Thamizhvanan and K. Balaguru (2012) indicate that food security has four dimensions: “availability, accessibility, food utilization,...
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...actual connections from the misunderstandings, and to reenergize the environmental movement. It tries to convince people that it is their moral imperative to hear the environmental warnings that are scientifically sound. The film documents a revolutionary slide show by Al Gore that he estimates to have given at least 1000 times across different locations around the world. The documentary contains stark visuals of the recent natural calamities, possible future disasters and the mind-boggling graphs that force the audience to take a deep interest in the issue. It uses small animated clips to explain the phenomenon of global warming, highlight its probable impact on polar ice caps and foresee the likelihood of extinction of the living organisms there. The slide show in the film is interspersed with several anecdotes from Al Gore’s personal life which act as psychological tools aimed at helping the audience realize the importance of this much ignored environmental problem. Al Gore talks about his experience when he almost lost his son and how that completely changed his approach to life. He shares that his sister died of lung cancer and that his...
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...Define the context. If the essay is assigned, certain parameters will usually be defined for you, such as the length of the essay, format of the title page, and the intended audience (e.g. your teacher, an admissions committee, a cheating website) and what length is appropriate. No matter what, if you're given directions, follow them. A brilliant essay might still fail to get its point across if it doesn't follow the rules. Remember, the main point is what you should concentrate on. Stick to the question key words throughout your essay. If the question is given and it asks you to describe for example an important character in a novel, you must always refrain from saying an 'interesting character' or 'admirable character'. Stick to the words of the question. Ads by Google Looking for PhD Programs? Scholarship from Masdar Institute in collaboration with MIT.Apply Now Masdar.ac.ae 2 Choose a topic. Often this will be decided for you, but if not, try to choose something you're interested in or, better yet, passionate about. It will make the essay easier to write. On the other hand you could choose a stand you disagree with because it will allow you to see flaws in your argument more easily. You can also think of your thesis statement at this point, but it shouldn't be set in stone since it may be elaborated or changed as you do your research in the next step. A thesis statement is what your essay is attempting to explain and prove. Make sure your thesis statement explains everything...
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...In The Grapes of Wrath, the Dust Bowl hit the Great Pains where dust storms destroyed agriculture and farms. Vegetation did not get enough water because irrigation and dry land farming techniques did not work. Since farmers could not produce food because of the drought, many were kicked off the land with no money, and went looking for jobs. This quote fits within the narrative because this little story discusses the typical life of a family in the Great Plains who lost their job because of the Dust Bowl. The point of the book was to explain the hardships of this time period through the eyes of a family who is dealing with them. This quote is important because it underscores the difficulties that the farmers and their families are experiencing...
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...human influences, that it is deadly and real, and that we must act swiftly to fix the problem. Gore begins his speech by mentioning the fact that he has a purpose, but he doesn’t immediately tell us what that purpose is. He says that “I pray what I am feeling in my heart will be communicated clearly enough that those who hear me will say, “We must act””, but he hasn’t yet told us what it is we must do. He tells us that “The distinguished scientists with whom it is the greatest honor of my life to share this award have laid before us a choice between two different futures.” Gore makes the claim that these scientists are the ones who have such strong opinions on this topic. His job is simply to make their opinions well known. After introducing climate change and giving plenty of scientific evidence that this problem exists, he reveals the second part of his speech’s purpose: “We must quickly mobilize our civilization with the urgency and resolve that has previously been seen only when nations mobilized for war.” He wants us to accept the need to fix this problem now. In order to motivate us towards change, he hopes that his speech will release “a mighty surge of courage, hope, and readiness to sacrifice for a protracted and mortal struggle.” An additional and important message Gore conveys is an argument against those in favor of trusting the “invisible hand” of the market to handle a problem such as this. He tells us that “we must abandon the conceit that individual, isolated,...
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...Global Warming An Inconvenient Truth, a bold message that drew all the attention throughout the world about global warming was written and presented by former Vice President Al Gore. In his documentary, Al Gore discusses many global issues as well as the personal relevance they bear in his and all of our lives today and in our futures. The book, as a whole, is a huge success. It also raises public awareness of global climate change and tells the truth that lies behind global warming. It is a very daring book. However, some critiques have been made of Al Gore’s approach. The criticism is not whether global warming is true, or whether or not An Inconvenient Truth should have won an Academy Award for best documentary, but whether Al Gore has presented the information correctly and honestly. Many people argue that he has exaggerated, and he wrote the book because he wanted to gain popularity and money. Conservatives even use Gore’s mistakes to discredit his whole book. Even though Gore has made some mistakes, his central ideas are broadly accurate, and his use of good strategies makes his argument really convincing. Since the book An Inconvenient Truth got published, many people have become nervous, and they attacked Gore personally, such as people from polluting firms and organizations that were funded by polluters. Sean Hannity reports on Fox News channel’s Hannity & Colmes when Gore was running his campaign. He says that Gore’s use of a jet from New Hampshire back to Washington...
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...Agricultural Journalism Definition-principles-Purpose- Importance & Functions Farm / Agricultural Journalism In the era of knowledge, intensive agriculture farmers need timely and local specific information about their farm practices. Farm journalism can play very crucial role in collection, processing and dissemination of information according to need of the farmers. The farm journalism should be based on scientific research and should be timely, local specific and according to needs of farmers. Concept of Farm Journalism A journal was originally an account of daily events. The word “joun” means day. The habit of keeping diaries or daily account gradually led to the evolution of the word journalism. It may also mean the editorial or business management of an agency engaged in the collection and dissemination of news. Journalism is a systematic process of gathering, writing, interpreting, processing and disseminating public opinion, public information and public entertainment for publication in newspaper, magazines and broadcast (Wolsley, 1969). Farm journalism may be defined as the collection and processing of facts, converting into local specific and need based and dissemination of timely information to the farmers by different methods of communication. Agricultural journalism is a specialized branch of Journalism which deals with the techniques of receiving, writing, editing and reporting farm information through the media like newspapers, periodicals...
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...and on his tours? 3. What is the effect of Gore opening his presentation on a serious subject with self-irony: ?I used to be the next president of the United States?? And after the audience laughs, Gore quips, ?I don?t find that particularly funny.? Where else in this discussion of an environmental crisis do we see Gore?s humor? 4. In this film, Gore narrates a moment in 1989 when his six-year-old son dropped his father?s hand, ran into the street, and was severely injured. How does this personal story relate to Gore?s mission? 5. Gore also tells a story of his father?s tobacco farm and business and of his older sister Nancy who died of lung cancer. How is this personal history relevant to this film? 6. Because so much of the film consists of scientific facts and charts, you may have been challenged to record sufficient notes. Work with classmates to answer as many of the following questions as you can: Why do we have global warming? What is the relationship between carbon dioxide and temperature? How does global warming (the increase in worldwide temperatures) contribute to an increase in the number and severity of storms, hurricanes, tornadoes, and typhoons? How can global warming cause both violent precipitation as well as droughts? 7. Explain the significance of each of these references from the film: -- the findings of core drills -- the thawing of the permafrost, the splitting of the Ward Hunt ice shelf, and...
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...The 11th hour Story of the film film is preceded by the introduction of the environmental problems that plagued the world today. This introduction is intended to give an overview to the viewers about the negative impacts caused by human activities that are less responsible for the stability of the environment in general. Then proceed with the analytical discussion about things that appear in and around the environmental issue, and ended with optimistic statements proposed to raise the confidence of the audience to carry out concrete actions for the earth. In parts of the we can see about 50 leading scientists, thinkers, leaders, oceanographer, author, etc, asking questions or presenting facts relating to the environmental issues facing the planet and the prospects for maintaining the stability of the Earth's environment the first hour documentary presents a frightening picture, especially the degradation of environmental conditions that hit the planet, telling many sins conducted on the environment (such as pollution, deforestation, excessive mining), indicate the reasons or factors behind the spread of environmental damage (such as corporate greed, the failure of public policy, the lack of leadership and ignorance), and the meaning and impact of all of the existence of mankind. In the final third of the documentary, after a series of bleak picture of the condition of the planet. Improved mood viewers try again with the appearance of a wide selection of solutions describing...
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...Genetically Modified foods - Evils or Friends Genetically Modified Foods (or GM foods) are produced from organisms in which specific changes are introduced into their DNA through the methods of genetic engineering. Genetically Modified crops are available commercially since 1994. Majority of the gene modification of foods have primarily focused on cash crops which are in high demand such as soybean, corn, canola, and cotton seed oil. These crops have been engineered for resistance to pathogens and herbicides and better nutrient profiles (Wikipedia). According to an article by author Robert Shields, more than 26 percent of the cotton, 40 percent of the soybean acreage in the US was planted with GM crops containing gene for herbicide resistance by the year 1998. The application of Agri-biotechnology has increased by 60 fold since 1996 and by 2015 it is predicted that in about 40 countries more than 200 million hectares of lands will be planted by biotech crops (Maghari 1). The invention of agricultural biotechnology has caused social and ethical contradictions. There are extensive debates active in scientific circles as to how modern biotechnology can be used for planting high quality of high yield crops to meet the challenge of feeding the ever increasing population while protecting the ecosystem and human health. Genetically Modified Foods (GM Foods) have made a big splatter in the news lately. Environmental organizations and public interest groups have been actively protesting...
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...himself. The reasons why Lennie may feel upset could be due to the Great Depression and the Dust bowl. The Great Depression lead to 15 million people unemployed and the Dust bowl happened when people over farmed which lead to crops not growing. However from chapter 1 it conveys Lennie and George as being poor due to what they wear; ‘demin trousers and in demin coats with brass buttons’ (page 19). Wearing demin in the 1940s indicated people being in the poor working class. The reason for this is because demin is hard wearing so it will last a long time which is useful for workers. The Great Depression would have mostly affected the middle and upper class. The Dust bowl would have massively affected Lennie and George because a series of droughts lead to many farms no longer being able to operate. This would have meant it would be extremely hard for Lennie and George to find a job. Furthermore, people heard that in California the soil was still good and there was plenty of room and opportunities for work. This may have been one reason why Lennie and George went to Soledad ranch (the other reason was because Lennie tried to feel a girls dress because it looked like it would be soft. However she was unaware of what Lennie was trying to do so she screamed in fright. This was the reason why Lennie and George had to leave Weed). In addition to this, the reader later finds out that Lennie has a...
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...Alexis Brown Mrs. Persichetti Chemistry 02 May 2011 Global Warming The Earth is warming and human activity is the primary cause. Climate disruptions put our food and water supply at risk, endanger our health, jeopardize our national security, and threaten other basic human needs. Impacts such as: record high temperatures, melting glaciers, and severe flooding and droughts, are becoming increasingly common around the world. In the movie, An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore discusses his efforts to make the issue of global warming a recognized problem worldwide. Al Gore, former U.S. Vice President, clearly states the current issues with the planet and explains if no changes are made soon, it will lead to disaster. In the beginning of Al Gore’s presentation, he displays one of the first pictures of earth from space; the moonlight provided enough light to be able to see a crisp and distinct picture of earth’s spherical shape. Topics such as: Infrared radiation, high temperatures and Carbon Dioxide remained the key points throughout the documentary. Infrared radiation, above average temperatures, and Carbon Dioxide are all causes or effects of global warming. Not only is infrared radiation harmful to the earth, but it can be beneficial as well. The same infrared radiation that destroys the beautiful ice caps in the artic is also responsible for keeping the earth's temperature relatively constant over time. The amount of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) intake has literally topped the charts....
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...cities and populations grow, and the needs for water increase in agriculture, industry and households. * Therefore, managing water reasonably is extremely important and deserves to be considered as the highest priority. 1.2 Introduce the topic and focus of the presentation: * In our presentation today, we are going to discuss such matter further. * The members of our group are me, Meshal, and Emily. * I am going to cover the importance of water, water scarcity. * Meshal is going to talk about water quality, water-saving. * Emily is going present water wars and evaluation. 1.3The main points: * The importance of water * Water scarcity * Water quality * Water-saving * Water wars 1.4 Tell the audience they can ask question at the end: * What is water pollution? * Do you know any events happening in the past as well as the present related to water wars? * Could you suggest some solutions to saving water? * Could you suggest some measures to protect water resource? * How to manage water in proper ways? II, BODY: 1. The importance of water: * Water plays a vital role not only to humanity, but also to ecosystem. Living in lack of water people as well as creatures around will face various troubles. * Because people needs water for most of actives, such as irrigation, manufacturing and especially drinking. * As water is a majority in the human body. Based on science researches worldwide that the average...
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