What Is Monsanto Inappropriate Conduct?

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Hey Karlie! I agree with your take on how the company, Monsanto, unfortunately displayed inappropriate conduct in regards to representing their products to both the public and media. However, due to the lack of integrity and misrepresentation, the company was unable to properly build a campaign in order to efficiently persuade or change the ideas of a particular individual or group. Therefore, as said above, Monsanto shouldn't use harmful chemicals that can not only ruin their chances of creating an effective PR campaign, but in fact damage the lives of the certain individuals they may have been trying to change.

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