GMO Fears and Controversies A 2003 poll showed that 92 percent of Americans favor labeling genetically Engineered (GE) food. Why would this food need labeled? Because it was created by transporting a gene from one organism to another‚ therefore making it a new organism. This action is done in animals and plants alike. Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are organisms whose genomes have been altered to favor certain characteristics (Diaz). For many years there has been breeding done in plants so
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A Self Driving Car is smarter than a human because it can do things faster than we can do. When we do repetitive tasks we tend to become easily distracted and the result is that people text‚ eat‚ fall asleep‚ etc. Self-driving cars are able to maintain the same level of alertness 100% of the time. Of the self-driving cars already on the road‚ there is a clear track record of safety with the majority of accidents being the result of human errors from the other drivers. Self-driving cars would
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Can balloons really harm you? Some might say balloons are dangerous and can injure you but they’re wrong.This controversy was discussed in and video‚”California AIms to ban Metallic Balloons to Reduce Power Outages‚” an article “Balloons Bring Joy to Millions‚” by Theo Lewis‚and another article‚”Parties Can Be Fun Without Balloons‚” by Natalie Romero. All three of the sources supported their side of the argument by addressing the same audience‚ similar tone‚ and equivalent information. To begin
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Impaired driving and Aggressive driving Impaired and aggressive driving are both reclus driving and puts the life of yourself and others in danger. If you are going to drive you should be driving responsibly on the road to prevent collisions. Impaired driving is driving under the influence of drugs‚ alcohol and fatigue. This can cause blurred vision‚ falling asleep at the wheel‚ little judgement‚ death‚ and injuries. Not only may somebody be injured but your license can be suspension or jail
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people who share a common culture‚ history‚ and nationality. However‚ it is questionable whether a state can have a permanent population without exercising control over that population. Palestine lacks authority over its population‚ which creates controversy for whether they have “a defined territory.” The Palestinian borders are not yet a sufficiently defined territory; and Palestine does not have complete control over its population‚ therefore it has not met the second quality of statehood. “Security
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Obscenity is not protected by the amendment and that is where a lot of controversy was caused. The line between what is obscene and what isn’t obscene is hard to determine. Many proposals were made throughout the hearing‚ after all the debates‚ witnesses‚ and testimonials the case was finally settled. Even before the trial was
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Recently‚ there has been much debate as to whether or not the legal driving age of young Americans should be raised. Although I definitely agree with many of the arguments for this age increase‚ I do not believe in adding any more restrictions on Americans‚ or on how we choose to lead our lives. I am in opposition to the idea of elevating the driving age in the United States from sixteen to eighteen. I am a sixteen-year-old who has chosen not to drive. I have decided not to even attain a permit
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Should the driving age be lower than 16? Do you think the driving age should not be lower than 16? I believe that it should not‚ because first of all there’s a lot of irresponsible teens out there in the world. Secondly‚ teens may not be able to drive safely behind the wheel. Last but not least‚ there is more than enough immature teenagers already driving. The first reason why the age limit for driving should not be lower than 16 is that they are irresponsible. Davis points out that‚ auto safety
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Driving is a fun activity as well as a necessity in this modern society. However‚ many times this fun activity and entertainment could end up very dangerously. Every year‚ over thirty thousand Americans lose their lives in fatal car accidents. (http://www.progressiveu.org/012608-do-we-need-a-driving-age-limit) Most of those accidents are caused by teenagers but‚ have we ever asked ourselves why it is this way? Where does the problem lay? The answers to these questions are very simple. The driving
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Antioxidant Controversy Modern day society has put a massive emphasis into advertising antioxidants. Just about everyone has heard the word “antioxidant.” At least 150 million Americans regularly take dietary supplements that include antioxidants. Magazines‚ newspaper articles‚ product labels‚ supermarket displays‚ cosmetics‚ et cetera‚ hype the antioxidant potential‚ and market countless supplements as an additive to a healthy‚ youthful diet and lifestyle. “All seem to promise that eating the
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