In 5 Weeks I Learned About Organic Food And Writing Essays
In 5 Weeks I Learned About Organic Food And Writing Essays
Every year I go to Alabama to visit my grandmother (she passed away this January, so I won’t be going there anymore) and stay at my grandma’s friend’s farm at their trailer. This farm has cows, chickens, and other farm animals. Also they have a lot of pecan trees. Every morning I would wake up and meet my dad at the chicken coop, and pick 4 eggs to share for eat for breakfast. These free-range eggs were purple and bigger than conventional eggs. They tasted so delicious; I saw a difference between free-range farmed eggs and the eggs I used to get from the groceries store. Since then I have loved everything natural, and free range.
At my parents’ house almost everything is an organic product. I always wonder why they are so obsessed with organic products. So I did research on what are the best ways to avoid hormones, pesticides, and chemical fertilizers. One of the articles said that organic is one of the ways to avoid chemical fertilizers.
When I started my English 111 class with Mr. Sloan, I had to choose a broad topic, so I could write five essays. I chose organic versus conventional food because it is an interesting topic to learn. Also it can help me to learn new ways to eat better. Anyhow, there is a question that I always asked myself: Is organic healthier than regular food? I found a lot of information about this topic, especially organic versus conventional food having pros and cons. It was very important for me to know the answer because organic food it is more expensive than conventional food.
Our first assignment was a narrative paper. In my first draft, I made a lot of mistakes, especially on the content of the narrative (it was an essay not a narrative.) I was very confused, so my classmates helped me to understand the idea of a narrative paper. So, I end up with writing a second draft, and then I changed it to my aunt’s thyroid disease, and what she has been through since she got this
Every year I go to Alabama to visit my grandmother (she passed away this January, so I won’t be going there anymore) and stay at my grandma’s friend’s farm at their trailer. This farm has cows, chickens, and other farm animals. Also they have a lot of pecan trees. Every morning I would wake up and meet my dad at the chicken coop, and pick 4 eggs to share for eat for breakfast. These free-range eggs were purple and bigger than conventional eggs. They tasted so delicious; I saw a difference between free-range farmed eggs and the eggs I used to get from the groceries store. Since then I have loved everything natural, and free range.
At my parents’ house almost everything is an organic product. I always wonder why they are so obsessed with organic products. So I did research on what are the best ways to avoid hormones, pesticides, and chemical fertilizers. One of the articles said that organic is one of the ways to avoid chemical fertilizers.
When I started my English 111 class with Mr. Sloan, I had to choose a broad topic, so I could write five essays. I chose organic versus conventional food because it is an interesting topic to learn. Also it can help me to learn new ways to eat better. Anyhow, there is a question that I always asked myself: Is organic healthier than regular food? I found a lot of information about this topic, especially organic versus conventional food having pros and cons. It was very important for me to know the answer because organic food it is more expensive than conventional food.
Our first assignment was a narrative paper. In my first draft, I made a lot of mistakes, especially on the content of the narrative (it was an essay not a narrative.) I was very confused, so my classmates helped me to understand the idea of a narrative paper. So, I end up with writing a second draft, and then I changed it to my aunt’s thyroid disease, and what she has been through since she got this
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