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- 7041: Biotechnology In Food
- ... GM products, and this is causing horrendous marketing problems for North American farmers. It is becoming obvious we cannot force Europeans to take such products, even though Canada and the U.S. are using the World Trade Organization (WTO) in an effort to do so. Most large European and British supermarket chains have removed GE products from their shelves, and the largest European food processors (Nestle and Unilever) will no longer ... non-GM crops or weedy relatives is turning out to be much more prevalent and its implications more serious than biotech researchers predicted. Mitchell says genetic engineering can be expected to help feed a hungry world. This routine claim of the biotechnology industry is deeply resented in developing nations, where it's well-known the real causes of hunger are poverty and inequitable food distribution. In any case, most GE crops produce less food than do normal seeds -- about seven per cent lower in the case of the 1998 U.S. soybean crop. In a particularly noble contribution to the relief of world hunger, the biotech industry plans to offer farmers seeds that die after producing one crop, forcing them to return to the company for new, expensive seed each year. ``To satisfy government regulation, such crops ...
- 7042: The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
- ... end of the book, Upton Sinclair shows the reader how to solve Capitalism’s problems: replace it with Socialism. The Socialist party is promoted as an international political party that will solve all of the world’s problems. Every member of the party was told about the “Socialist revolution”, when the entire planet would become Socialist. Not once does the book mention the possibility of failure. It even claimed Socialists would control the country by 1912. The Socialists despised the concept of competition. They considered the commercial world to be the essence of corruption. The goal of the Socialist party in The Jungle was to end the corrupt and powerful Beef Trust. “In the national capital it had power to falsify government reports ... to work though, or loose their job. Often, the wounds would become infected, and the butcher would die of blood poisoning. The book discusses all the things that were being shipped out to the civilized world as “meat”. Sausages were not really made of sausage meat. They were mostly composed of “potato flour”; an odorless and tasteless potato extract with almost no food value. There were the cattle that had ...
- 7043: How To Rejuvenate A Mature Bus
- ... profile of internal accounting systems by use of financial and non-financial measures although their work was seen as controversial by Drury but is now considered of key importance to manufacturing industries aiming to become world class. This essay aims to discuss the ways in which new management accounting techniques can bring life into mature businesses, in particular those using non-financial measures. Most companies still use the same cost accounting ... and operating costs were increasing, ROI targets could still be achieved through financial entrepreneurship by reducing discretionary expenses and exploiting accounting conventions. The creation of wealth through these activities will not help companies survive as world-class competitors. Problems of ROI are only surfacing now because of: „h the difference in size of organisations, changes in the competitive environment and the rapid movement of technology „h less pressure for short-term ... Therefore, measurement systems for todayˇ¦s manufacturing operations must consider the following non-financial indicators of manufacturing performance: Quality Quality is emerging as perhaps the most important factor if companies are trying to excel as world-class competitors. U.S. firms typically inspect quality into products whereas Japanese manufacturing is dedicated to eliminating all product defects. Quality is planned and thought into the product at all stages of manufacture including ...
- 7044: Air Polution
- Air Polution Problem The first thing people see, in the morning, when they walk outside is the sky or the colored sun. Is this world giving us the privilege of seeing the natural colors of the sun through all the layers of pollution within the air (Dinanike 31)? Not only are beautiful sights such as this hidden behind the pollution this world causes everyday, but an increase in diseases, infections and death occurs. What causes pollution? What can we do to prevent it, and get rid of it? Is it fair to the children of the future ... order to stop air pollution. Save the children of tomorrow and the environment of today by doing something to prevent air pollution. Justification Each method mentioned above can be used in factories all over the world. The question is does it cost a lot of money? Yes, it does. In order to apply all of the above methods it can cost the factory and businesses millions. The estimated costs are $ ...
- 7045: Do You Have A Voice
- ... is an author, has won the Noble Peace Prize, and most important of all, Wiesel has a voice. Egil Aarvik, chairman of the Norwegian Noble Committee, said, Wiesel s mission is not to gain the world s sympathy for the victims or the survivors. His aim is to awaken our conscience. With Wiesel s focus on getting us to realize what happened during the Holocaust, he has made a voice for ... at them. If they don t move you to rage or compassion, look at them again. He is trying to get the American people to wake up and see what is going on around the world and that with a little help we can make a difference. He is a man that has a true and strong voice. Wiesel is not afraid to speak his mind and tell the truth, he ... it like it is. To have a voice is a quality that one should be happy to have, and if you do not have a voice, you should try, and make yourself heard. If the world were filled with people that had no voices, the world would be a very dull and useless place. Nothing would ever get done and no one would have an opinion about anything. If you ...
- 7046: Euthanasia In The United State
- ... two of every three deaths. It is estimated that approximately seventy percent of these people die after a decision is made to forgo life-sustaining treatment (Choice in Dying). In America and all around the world, the ongoing debate is whether patients should have the opportunity to implement this critical alternative of euthanasia. Although controversial, it is imperative that United States citizens are not denied this right to a humane death ... with, and the age of the patient. Furthermore, euthanasia or assisted suicide should only be a last ditch effort after optimal palliative care has been administered. Euthanasia, which means “good death” in Greek, became a world renown movement launched by a celebrated 1973 case of a doctor who helped her mother die and then was acquitted of criminal charges (Branegan, 31). Since then it has been praised and protested all around the world, the United States is a special case though. In the land of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, I initially assumed that this should not really be an issue. Regardless of race, religion, ...
- 7047: The Role Of Women In Utopia An
- ... who appears to have everything well sussed out but with incredulous innocence and naivety, she cannot believe in betrayal by Act 4, "Beshrew me if I would do so such a wrong, for the whole world". Could this transformation be behind Othello's accusation that Desdemona was shedding "Crocodile tears". Due to being a white Venetian woman, her marriage to Othello changes the way she is viewed as well. She becomes ... husband's household, and men stay in the family unit until they grow senile or die and family units are headed by the oldest male, an obvious borrowing from the basic. This is still a world of men being the only gender fit to handle responsibility and women being expected to go along with the males wishes i.e. joining the male's household. However, Utopia is also very hospitable to ... who would consider women to be the temptresses leading good men astray. Other contemporary monks like Doni's version of Utopia would have had more restrictive ideas regarding a woman's place in a perfect world, they being quartered in a separate district. In Othello the prostituting of Desdemona is not as base; all of it is Iago's lies. In "Othello", a man seeking to increase his own fortunes ...
- 7048: Book Report For The Odyssey
- ... epic poem written in a series of 24 books. It is one of two epics written over 2500 years ago by the Western European poet, Homer. This epic joins Odysseus 10 years after the Trojan War. The story follows him as he attempts to return to his home in Ithaca where he reigns as King. I am wiser after having read this book because this story taught me about some of the social practices of the Greeks. It taught me that men were dominant and women played a submissive role in their society. The themes in the story interest men: war, hunting, and problems of warriors while the things that interest women are left out completely or are dealt with briefly. In the Greek society, women were valued but participated in worldly affairs only with open ... of the reader to come up with the details like the color and size of the creatures and what the surroundings look like. Odysseus was away at Troy for 10 years fighting a long, difficult war. Unfortunately for Odysseus the war was just the beginning of his adventure. His journey home turned out to be filled with mishaps. First, his ship was separated from the rest of the other ships ...
- 7049: Black Like Me
- ... He gained success after conquering over all of the difficulties, and his persistence should be taken as an example by the people of today. During adverse circumstances, Mr. Griffin saw the reality of the cruel world. On his way to Mississippi, he rode on a bus, and there was a ten-minute break. He asked the driver whether he could go to the restroom or not. The driver forbade him and ... only his or her skin color. Although they have different colors, it does not represent that they have a bad heart. The author wanted people to understand that there were many unfair cases in the world, but everyone has to be brave to face it. He once read a case from the newspaper. In Mississippi, there was a white man who killed a black man, but he was released. In fact, besides the Deep South, there were many similar cases. Racism is getting more serious in this world. People should care about each other regardless of their nationality, then the universe will become more harmonious. Moreover, people should learn from Griffin s bravery. He was willing to tell everyone what he experienced ...
- 7050: Governmental Flaw ( Gullivers
- GOVERNMENT S FLAW The government is one of the most highly criticized things in the world. From feudalism to democratic governments, there is always something to make fun of or talk about from how fat the president is to how unfair the government taxes the people. Jonathan Swift takes the flaws ... kind is the most harmful race of rat-like creatures that ever set foot on God s green earth. The Houhynms represent the society that swift wants to strive for but, as the way the world is, it will never happen. As he observes the Houhynms and Yahoos he see mankind as they really are, an unclean pack of savages that rely purely on instinct instead of reason. Further more, Swift ... beliefs or over who should control land. The Houyhnms however, are to Gulliver the perfect government of no central power, have the perfect lifestyle of pure freedom, and are the most sensible beings in the world. To illustrate the attitude of the Houyhnms, Gulliver explains the concept of lying to the Houyhnms. They respond to him by saying that the concept of speech is to gain knowledge from what the ...
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