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    “why organic?” Our campaign‚ “why organic?”‚ includes a series of print ads that increase awareness to consumers about chemically injected foods. Our campaign is differentiated from other campaigns by the multiple perspectives our ads take while sharing a common theme in design and overall point. Humorous‚ fearful‚ and informative pictures and facts are used to show consumers the connection between non-organic foods and disease‚ cancer‚ and other disorders in consumers. Although organic foods

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    Chemical residue from these pesticides and fertilizers are also in the food grown and consumed. We grow our food this way because it makes food more easy to mass produce. With the world’s population increasing it may seem like this is our only option to feed people. It is true

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    readers of substitute techniques of achieving the same ends. The title of the book is enough to make us understand that it was a hint of a spring season with no bird songs painting our atmosphere meaning that all birds had vanished due to misuse of pesticides. DISCUSSION The book starts with a story of a town in America. Carson explains the town as being very beautiful and lively where the spring time is the most pleasant time of the year. However‚ this perfect scenario is soon destroyed

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    Silent Spring Sparknotes

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    Introduction Silent Spring is an American non-fiction book written by Rachel Carson and published in 1962. The book is not written as a novel‚ but rather as an explanation and commentary on the harmful use insecticides. Although not a classic style novel‚ Carson employs literary and story-telling techniques in order to communicate the information and message that she is trying to convey in a more effective and compelling way. While Silent Spring was only one of many books that Carson had written

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    Reflection Paper: A Fable for Tomorrow & The Trailblazer: In this article‚ I felt that the writer uses imagery to show the difference between the environments after much abuse by the humans that inhabit it. It describes the life that the environment would have prior to the neglect and also describes the effect of years of abuse. It describes the surroundings as “…prosperous farms‚ with fields of grain and hillsides of orchards where‚ in spring‚ white clouds of bloom drifted above the green fields

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    Genetic Engineering‚ Solving World Problems XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Research Paper for ENGL 135 Professor Krivokuca DeVry University April 24‚ 2013 Genetic Engineering‚ Solving World Problems Can you imagine a four year old girl; her name is Elli‚ being awakened from the sounds and pains of her grumbling stomach? Her cries are answered as her mother comes in‚ picks her up and tries to sooth and comfort her. However‚ what this four year old girl needs‚ her mother cannot provide—food. It has

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    Info on Use of Ddt

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    Organic Farming Crises Theory: DDT stand for dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane and is used as an insecticide and it is used for removing insects from crops‚ they are used by people called biological farmers. Molecular formula | Molar mass | Density | Melting Point | Boiling point | C14H9Cl5 | 354.49 g/mol | 0.99 g/cm³ | 108.5 °C | 260 °C | DDT was not formed naturally it was made by the reaction between chloral (CCl3CHO) and chlorobenzene (C6H5Cl) with the presence of sulphuric acid which

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    stolen by other bees or pests (or is noticeably delayed)‚ and the presence of a queen bee. This is a seemingly spontaneous disease‚ but there is much speculation about the actual cause for this strange and deadly behavior. The theories range from pesticides

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    U-High Creek Quality

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    The water quality of the U-High creek was excellent because it had pollution sensitive micro-invertebrates. However‚ not all creeks are this way. One example of humans polluting creeks includes farmers’ pesticides and fertilizers that soak through the ground and travel into the water (Lenntech‚ 1998-2016). These materials hold a lot of phosphorus and nitrogen which causes a surplus of algae. If this occurs‚ then the water could turn green (causing a low aesthetic value) and also once it breaks down

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    Pesticide Resistance

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    eInsect attack is a serious agricultural problem leading to yield losses and reduced product quality. Insects can cause damage both in the field and during storage in silos. Each year‚ insects destroy about 25 percent of food crops worldwide. The larvae of Ostrinia nubilalis‚ the European corn borer‚ can destroy up to 20 percent of a maize crop. | European corn borer:A major pest in southern and central Europe. Insect resistant Bt maize is already being grown in Spain‚ France‚ Germany‚ Portugal

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