To work alongside pesticides modern advances in industrial agriculture have created a new seed for crops called Genetically Modified Organisms, an unnatural and controversial topic. Basically the process is rearranging the plants DNA and certain genes through molecular biology taking specific beneficial traits from different species of the plant in the same family, and combining their strengths into one modified seed. ... In 2009 26 scientists kept their names anonymous for fear of jeopardizing their careers or litigation, submitted the following public statement to the EPA protesting against ...

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With the advent of green revolution in the late sixties, the scenario has undergone a rapid transformation with majority of the inputs like seed, fertilizer and pesticide being purchased form external sources. ... Propaganda by the seed dealer, who is the de facto counselor for the farmer, could also influence the farmers. ... At present, only Mahyco-Monsanto Alliance has sanction to produce and distribute Bt Cotton seeds. ... A general observation is that in the current season, pest attack is lower and this may be due to the climatic conditions or due to the fact that acreage under Cotton cu...

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Throughout her book Macy touches on three key concepts, It's All Connected, Gratitude and Sowing seeds for the future. ... Macy stresses that people fighting the "bad guys " can also fall victim to this lense, people such as average citizens or grassroot activists. ...

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The drive behind this paper has been the recent publication of Fredric Jameson's 1991 Welleck Lectures, The Seeds of Time. 1 As these lectures were delivered a decade after Jameson's initial attempts to map the terrain of post modernity it appeared to me to provide an occasion to reflect upon the current status of Jameson's highly influential and much criticized theory of postmodernism as the cultural logic of late capitalism. ...

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They may have bad relations with some of the member states at the convention, this raises a problem, there is no possible way to make states comply with terms that in fact other countries have set down, it seems that for arms control to create stability each country has to take the guidelines and restrictions that arms control carries it cannot be forced or compromised. ...

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Similarly, in the book The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger, the protagonist Holden Caulfield also doesn't enjoy the life that he is living and seeks change, however unlike Kathy and Pai, Holden has a choice in his fate and his own bad decisions eventually lead him down a darkened path, while embarking on a journey of self-discovery in New York City. ... I know that's impossible, but it's too bad anyway"(16.25). ...

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Many of them would be considered to be in bad taste, such as a hooded sweatshirt promoting a university rapist. ... Punk was alive in the Los Angeles and San Francisco in the 80's, and in a little town called Austin, Texas, the seeds of Punk rock were planted and germinating. ...

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The Civil War pitted Americans against each other. The sectional divisions between the North and South caused tensions leading up to the Civil War, but the issue of slavery would ultimately lead to war. Tensions evolved between the North and South before the Civil War due to their difference in econ...

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Americans held a wide variety of opinions about the capitalist system because each American had a different role in society and the system affected them in different ways. The people of society were classified in different ways and the differences between the classes defined the way that each saw ...

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The debate as to whether or not college athletes should be compensated for their participation is one that has polarized student athletes, coaches, educators, legislators, and sports fans. With March Madness upon us once again, I find myself pondering this topic. The points on each side of the debate are valid, college sports are designed for amateur student athletes. But, when it comes down to the primary bread-winning sports (revenue producing), namely football and men's basketball, the debate gets more heated. The business of college sports becomes part of the pivotal policy making dec...

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Definition The use of illicit or illegal drugs or the abuse of prescription or over-the-counter drugs for purposes other than those for which they are indicated or in a manner or in quantities other than directed. History of Drug Abuse Humans have used drugs of one sort or another for thousands ...

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The world has come a long way in the last 100 years not just in terms of economic advancements and blurring geographies for trade, but also in the field of science, specifically medicine and although medicine has evolved extensively over time, and has eradicated most of the diseases that where preva...

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Throughout the history of the United States, presidential policies have played a crucial role in the development of the country. With great power comes great responsibility; the president sometimes has to make the tough decisions when it comes to policy making because his or her decision can be very controversial leading to harsh criticisms. The president has the ability to make this tough decision because he or she has a cool deliberative sense of community. Every president from George Washington to Barrack Obama has had to deal with their fair share of making tough policies that were heavil...

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Although we have found no official documentation of the company's code of ethics, this company has built itself on ethical principles that are so deeply seeded into the company culture that they have become the core essence of the company. ...

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Many see it as a primarily economic phenomenon, involving the increasing interaction, or integration, of national economic systems through the growth in international trade, investment and capital flows. However, one can also point to a rapid increase in cross-border social, cultural and technological exchange as part of the phenomenon of globalisation. The sociologist, Anthony Giddens, defines globalisation as a decoupling of space and time, emphasising that with instantaneous communications, knowledge and culture can be shared around the world simultaneously. A Dutch academic who maint...

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Is any cliché in American public discourse quite as stale as "liberal media bias-? Probably not, unless it's "tax-and-spend liberal."" Is there a literate adult living in this country who hasn't heard or read that dull, deceptive phrase literally hundreds or even thousands of times? Not unless said person resides permanently in a wilderness beyond range of all TV, radio, newspaper delivery, and the U.S. Postal Service. ...

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