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    Beetles, a group of insects are part of Coleopteran Order, they can be easily identified because of their dark colored body. Beetles mostly live in hot, cold, dry, or moist condition and because the Great Basin is the home of arid climate beetles can be easily found. Many of their food sources come from leaves, seeds, fruits, or dead wood. However, if beetles have good diets and potentially find other food sources they could benefit their population growth (Arbogast, et al. 2010). Beetles can…

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    Monsantoism In Food

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    Seed Seed was very interesting and caused me to really think about the future of the way we farm and what we are willing to consume. I never knew how much control Monsanto had when it comes to what we eat and the health aspect of it. It should worry us to think about the potential outcomes of food if we allow Monsanto to continue their practice. Since Monsanto controls such an important role in the lives of human I think a wrong move could affect millions of people across the world. It is…

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    Monsanto Problem

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    The Monsanto organization is constantly trying to change animals and plants to make them grow faster, produce more, and taste better, but at what cost? Monsanto is a company that is in great support and Prime contributor to the use and action of Genetically modifying organisms otherwise known as GMOs. The problem with GMO is that some companies only look towards profits and greed in a sacrifice of the public safety or health concerns. GMOs can be the cause of a rising Health related problems…

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    According to the book, there are still food foragers that oppose the transition of food production. One of the reasons why food foragers choose to oppose food production is that food foragers prefer to naturally manage the resources on which they depend on (pg.107). Evidently, there are good consequences and bad consequences that resulted from society's transition to food production. According to Jared Diamond's article, one negative consequence that resulted from this transition…

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    Kennedy was no stranger to ghosts. They were a familiar part of her childhood, woven into all of her images of her old house. She had distant, dusty memories of the hushed voices in her attic that her mother brushed off as imagination. Their house was situated on the edge of the town’s oldest cemetery, and Kennedy’s view each morning was rows and rows of graves. She, her little brother, and the neighbor boys would even play in there before dark most nights – hide and seek mostly, but sometimes…

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    The question of “designer babies” is one that is fairly recent and controversy of the topic starts from the very definition of the term. When one is presented with the term “designer babies”, Most people imagine a genetically engineered being who is less human and more technology. This false stigma mainly comes from the negative reputation of Genetically modified species such as food or animals. However, the reality is quite different, it can be argued that even choosing a fertilised cell as an…

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    Physical Geography’s Effect on Culture Physical geography has affected humans, human societies and cultures in many ways. In the video Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond, a native from New Guinea named Yali asks an America why he has so much cargo and why he doesn’t have as much. I believe that when he said that he actually meant why is America so much more advanced than New Guinea. This is because of physical geography. One of the ways physical geography has helped America become more…

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    Genetically Modified Corn Genetically modified corn has many disadvantages and advantages. One advantage is that corn is being genetically modified to be herbicide resistant and to produce its own pesticide. Another advantage is that crop yields are being increased through genetic modification. The disadvantages are environmental issues such as, the decrease of insect populations due to the growth of corn that produces its own pesticide. Also, Genetic Modification is a growing field and the…

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    Inequality In Civilization

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    Nothing can stop inequality, it’s all about what you are going to do about it. In the past Eurasia had every thing and took whatever they wanted. Their location was extremely beneficial to causing Europe to be in power in the past. Geography is the main factor that cause the world to be so unequal. It made a chain reaction that starts with agriculture, domesticated animals, specialists then to the spreading of diseases. The inequality started with agriculture. Agriculture can affect a…

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    Fruit flies though not as harmful as other houseflies but are extremely gross to be present in your environment. They carry a certain type of bacteria that contaminates your freshly bought fruits and vegetables. They have a life span of over 14 days and a female fruit fly is said to lay around 100 eggs every day. Seeing their rapid growth, it is very important to take preventive measures, in order to get rid of them as soon as possible. Here, are 5 simple tips that will help you get rid of…

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