Persuasive Speech Against Gmo

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If you see someone hungry, would you feed them?Would you save your family, if they need help? I know you would if you are a good person.What if I told you I have the best food on the planet and I have lots of people to test it but, some say it's not good for humans. It was created in a lab and taste very good to me and it will be good to you too. GMO stands for “genetically modified organism”, which is a new organism, not found in nature, created by scientists when they genetically modify or engineer food plants. Health and environmental risks with genetically modified foods have been identified. I think gmo are beneficial and i'm going to talk about how they help plants and how they restore food and how they . For one reason I'll

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