The Refuge

animal. GMOs are very beneficial to the world because of its resistance to insects, environmental protection, and more nutritious foods. Bt cotton is the only GM crop authorised to be grown in India and China. Bt crops are supposed to be grown with refuges of non-GM crops and plants to reduce the likelihood of the targeted pests developing resistance. To deal with the problem of resistant pests, one experiment in the US used releases of pests sterilised using…

Tupac used a style of rap, the way he dressed and his poetry to change the rap industry and changed the way a lot of people seen life for a better way. Tupac Shakur is a rapper who is best known for his contributions to the industry, his rivalry with Biggie Smalls, and bringing rap into the mainstream. He also is well known for creating what we know today as West Coast rap. Sadly, Tupac was murdered and there is no clear evidence as to who did it. Some conspiracy theorists believe he is still…

Duck hunters are still finding it slow in November, but there has been slight improvement in the Public Shooting areas. In the Sacramento Refuge last Saturday, the average of birds per hunter was up to 1.16. This was the highest average in the area. Not very good, but the coming cold weather systems should get more birds moving. In the Los Banos area, the high of 2.3 was at Salt Slough, followed by Gadwall at 1.8, and Merced at 1.6. Those fortunate to be in private duck clubs usually have…

Illinois the world's Columbian Exposition was the first World's Fair. This event was the first of its magnitude. It was strategically named White City after the monastery in Palos Spain, La Rabida. It was the place where Columbus and his son Diego took Refuge. The monastery was called "Shrine of the White City." The architect and craftsmanship of the White City was unlike anything the United States has ever conceived or built and its time and space. Within the White City was an area called, “the…

previous separation ism. The northern Sudanese, or “Arabs” believed that the southern “black Africans” were inferior and needed to be “ethnically cleansed”. This lead civil wars and a massive genocide, leaving almost 6 million people in search of refuge (circa. 20th century). Even after peace has been established, and South Sudan has gained self determination as a successor state, the states are still facing turmoil. In the last two years, genocidal actions taken by the government as an…

America Lynching is a way of execution where the person is deprived of any legal authority and set to be hanged by the mob. Lynching was meant to enforce laws to maintain white dominance. Lynching differs from a murder because California has defined it in statutes since 1933 as, “The taking by means of a riot of any person from the lawful custody of any peace officer action.”(1) A Murder, CA Penal Code 187, is defined as “the unlawful killing of a human being or a fetus with malice…

In the 1600’s, religion played an important part in the European society. Many people had monarchs ruling over them because of their religious beliefs. The worst part is the people were to be expected to have the same religious beliefs as the king. Only to see them suffer in consequences if not followed by the ruler or king. Soon after colonists had taken over America the religious people had an opportunity or chance to flee to a better place. As time passes on more people would want to live the…

Oil Drilling in Alaska Alaska has a reputation for having one of the most beautiful and bountiful ecosystems America has to offer. However, this time capsule of scenic beauty may be in danger. The Shell Oil Company has plans to drill for oil off the northern coast of Alaska in the Chukchi Sea. It is believed that one fourth of earth's undiscovered oil maybe found beneath its floor. However, drilling could potentially have a negative impact on the environment. The Chukchi Sea is home to an…

number that signifies the infiniteness of human experience. Pi explains how his choice to shorten his name spared him the ridicule of his schoolmates: “In that elusive, irrational number with which scientists try to understand the universe, I found refuge” (27). Gregory Stephens comments on the symbolic significance of the name: Pi is an irritating and unique number for the mathematician who, above all academics, desires certainty and factuality. It irritates because it defies the scientist’s…

My Frankenstein essay will be about parental neglect. Throughout the book, we are given many examples of times when Victor ignored or threatened his monster. Victor himself said that he knew about the responsibility parents have in raising their children and how they are responsible for how their child turns out, yet he runs away from and neglects his monster. Victor’s monster is like a child, and needed the support from Victor that he didn’t get. The ethical dilemma with this situation is that…