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Running Head: RISE OF THE GMO NATION 1 Understanding the Rise of the GMO Nation Andre Roberts Pikes Peak Community College COM 115 – Public Speaking, Summer 2015 RISE OF THE GMO NATION 2 TOPIC: The potential dangers and benefits of GMO’s in our diet. SPECIFIC PURPOSE: I want to inform my audience about what genetically modified foods are. I want to educate everyday consumers about the intended purpose of GMO’s, as well as the…

The risk to the environment. About 72% of the U.S genetically modified crops are modified to withstand certain types of herbicides, but the weeds that intended to be killed by this herbicide are becoming bigger and stronger. So, to kill this superweeds resistant strains, more quantities of pesticides are needed to kill the weeds. In the U.S, these superweeds are resistant to Roundup herbicide have taken over ten million acres of farmland. One of the worst herbicide resistant superweeds, Palmer…

Genetic modification in both animals and plants for the purpose of faster and voluptuous growth rate is rapidly increasing. The three articles that were located, all revolve around the aspect of genetic modification in the food we consume. Genetically modified food are food derived from organisms that have undergone changes in their DNA through the processes of genetic engineering. It takes many steps to modify the genetics of an organism and they include isolating a particular gene and…

What has allowed the gradual change of characteristics of produce so that when farmed, suits the consumers it is valued for, us. The procedure that has allowed the colour of our vibrant fruits and vegetables, the size of animals and resistance to disease. Today I will be sharing the information that i have gathered whilst i’ve been researching transgenic species so you are able to develop your own coherent decision of the technology Now what is Transgenic Species? The basic idea of Transgenic…

Monsanto is a leader in biotechnology and also the company that created GMO’s. They have created crops that can withstand herbicides. An ethical concern that arises are the chemicals that are in the herbicide or how a crop that has been modified be safe for humans. Plants are made for eating so when these crops have been modified to withstand herbicides, it raises questions whether it is safe for consumption or what effects it may have on the human body. Although Monsanto is legally able to…

The Green Corn Ceremony is an important Native American gathering. This passage will pertain solely to the Floridian Seminole ideas with some mention of Oklahoma Seminoles. Each tribe has their own rituals and traditions but are fairly all connected. To the Seminoles, the Green Corn Ceremony represents the first corn of July or August. Therefore, the special event is held every year to celebrate the growing season and a new year or new beginnings. The ceremony also depicts the community’s social…

Inventions project Insulin I chose insulin because I read about it a while ago but did not understand it really good and now it is the right time to understand it. It is also perfect that insulin is an industrial invention. According to the Nobel Prize Website the guy who invented insulin was Frederick Bantings. He was born in 1891 the 14th of November in Alliston - Canada. Frederick Bantings sadly died in 1941 the 21st of February. Frederick Banting was a physician so in 1921 he and his…

Even though Genetically Modified crops are feeding children in poverty stricken nations; they are destroying the ecosystem and are diminishing water sources. They will cross pollinate with local wildlife they will cross breed plants that secrete their own pesticides and herbicides. This will cause bugs to eat the plants, killing off some, but the ones that will survive will have obtained a resistance to the pesticide through natural selection, rendering the original gene totally and utterly…

clear more forests and create more farming space (Naam, 2014). Also according to FAO.org, and IRRI.org, corn and sugarcane grow twice as much food per acre as rice and wheat because they have a better way of doing photosynthesis. A newer system introduced by genetic modification, called C4 photosynthesis, could increase production of rice and wheat by 50 percent more food per acre (IRRI, 2012). People are not hungry simply because they are poor, they are hungry because they cannot grow enough…

GMO’s or genetically modified organisms, were first introduced into the general population in 1982 when the FDA approved the first GMO. Since then, their usage highly increased, resulting in many Gmo foods being eaten a majority of people. Over the following years, the production of the GMO’s increased, along with their negative effects. Agriculture in high scales already hurts the environment, and the overproduction of food that the GMO’s result in directly harms the environment on an even…