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world countries. “If the U.S. banned GMOs outright, it probably would not cause a huge impact, apart from an increase in the price of food. Poorer countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, won’t get by without GMO technology,” says UC Riverside scientist (The Guardian). It is a common misconception that third world countries do not have sufficient farming skills. However, African farmers already have effective methods of farming that benefit the environment and their villages (The…

“We’ll be OK” he said. We promised each other. We said it often. It became our mantra. “We’ll be OK. We WILL be OK” but, would we? In the back of my mind I questioned it. I debated our ability to continue our relationship with so many miles between us. Five hundred thirty-seven miles, 8 hours and 5 minutes from his doorstep in La Crosse, Wisconsin to mine in Topeka, Kansas. All this travel time, all these miles did not even take into account pausing for essentials of life like food, gas, or…

The Life of Dorothy Lavinia Brown Dorothy Lavinia Brown was a woman with many names. She was an educator towards the youth, a legislator in the Tennessee House of Representatives, a community leader, and an inspiration towards children and adults in all situations. I personally picked Brown because of her accomplishments towards her dream career. (http://www.blackpast.org/aah/brown-dorothy-lavinia-1919-2004) Brown was born on January 7, 1919 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After a couple of…

no husband at all because she wanted to escape the control of her parents and venture off. The teenager says, “‘Well, I wasn’t gonna stay no place where I couldn’t get nowhere or make something of myself… So I married Curley. Met him out to the Riverside Dance Palace that same night’” (Steinbeck 88). Curley and his wife immediately got married which contributes to the couple’s unstable relationship. The quick marriage demonstrates that the relationship between Curley and his wife is ultimately…

professional athletes, the drive to become the greatest, and using steroids all caused the downfall of one of the greatest professional sports careers of all time. Barry Lamar Bonds was born on July 24, 1968, to parents Bobby Bonds and Pat Bonds in Riverside, California. His MLB connections didn’t stop at just Bobby as his cousin was hall of famer Reggie Jackson and his godfather was hall of…

Patrick Wayne Kearney was born on September the twenty fourth on ,1939 in Los Angeles California. He was the oldest of three boys, he was raised in a reasonable stable family. Kearney lived a trauma free life. Throughout his early age he was a thin sickly child who was often a target for bullies at school. As a teenager he became unsociable and fantasized about killing people. He was born in East Los Angeles yet though he still lived in texas for some time. Kearney moved back to California after…

I believe an essential skill I possess is the ability to think critically and evaluate information to draw rational decisions. In particular, people who are good at evaluating are able to identify and solve problems, make plans, use critical thinking, find specific information and organize ideas (Government of Canada, 2015). I have demonstrated the ability to evaluate information and rationalize decisions several times in the past few months. For example, in active sports, such as soccer, I have…

Eliminating the achievement gap has also become a common topic in society. The Boston Globe newspaper has an article by Martin Scanlan and Rebecca Lowenhaupt, professors at Boston College’s Lynch School of Education, that considered the opportunity gap and how it coincides with the achievement gap. Their view is that if we focus on resolving the opportunity gap issue, and the achievement gap will fix itself. They say, “We can build educational equity in our school communities by turning…

Until Today It was close to seven pm and also time for sun set. May 15th when I get born from “Radhika Khanal” In a small village of Nepal is called “Syastrie”. I was born at home not in the hospital. Syastrie is not that develop than other city of Nepal. I have not seen television, radio and self-phone any of those while I was there. Most of the Nepalese (people from Nepal) dependent of agriculture same as my family. Every single day my mom wake up early than we then she walk…

Hamlet is not sure of the Ghost's account, not sure that the phantom is indeed the spirit of his father, or that of a demon. In order to prove that Claudius is a murderer, Hamlet plans to reveal the King's guilt through means of a play: I'll have grounds More relative than this-- the play's the thing Wherein I'll catch the conscience of the King. (2.2.603-605) Hamlet urges Horatio to observe the King's reaction to the play so he can be sure of his guilt and positive that…