Are GMO'S a Good Idea?...

                                   Essay Prompt #7

Prompt: More and more farmers and food manufacturers are genetically modifying their crops to reduce susceptibility to disease, improve flavor, and reduce costs. Do you think genetically modifying foods is a good idea? Why or why not? Use specific reasons and examples to support your position.

               Wouldn’t you want to know what you eat? Well, in our society they are now putting genetically modified organisms into our foods for “good purposes.” I think this is wrong because most of the time it is to make the food look better and larger, while naturally it would not be like that. This is why many diseases get into our foods now because of these genetically modifies organisms. They are not going through the natural process that they should be going through, which does not make them immune to what they should normally be immune to,

               Nowadays people always try to find the best product for the cheapest price. Currently our country is in a recession, and people cannot afford many things as they use to. This is why especially in foods; they try to find the best and biggest piece of produce for the best price they could find. Although the down side to it, is that most likely that piece of produce has been injected with genetically modified organisms to look juicier and better tasting than others. This means that the person who bought that produce really does not know what they’re eating because it has unknown chemicals in it.

               Recently we have had outbreaks of diseases coming from our foods. I think the main reason of for this problem is the genetically modified organisms being put into the produce that we eat. When produce is not planted right or when livestock is not raised right, they do out come out how they were originally intended too. Especially with genetically modified organisms in them, because normally foods do not suppose to come out as big as they do when they have genetically modified organisms. They suppose to come out in a descent size, and with it like this, it is grown naturally, meaning it is healthier than others that contain genetically modified organisms.

               An example of genetically modifies organisms gone wrong, are with our cows. They inject this into cows to make them grow much bigger and grow twice as faster than a normal cow should grow. This hurts the poor innocent animals because when they grow to a sixe that was not meant for them, they sometimes can no longer walk on their legs. Some cows to survive even force themselves to walk on their broken legs to eat or drink water. Cows should not be treated this way, and neither should be injected with genetically modified organisms.

               We should all have the right to know what we buy and eat, because unknown substances can harm and result in serious illnesses. Genetically modifies organisms should be stopped for the people and for the animals. They can feel as we can they should not be harmed in any way possible, because they do benefit us, and if they are sick then we will get sick as well. That is why I think genetically modified organisms is a bad idea.

GMO'S...

                                                  Essay Prompt #6

Prompt: According to some health organizations, many foods on our grocery store shelves are made with genetically modified ingredients. Most of these foods, however, do not have a GMO (genetically modified organism) label. Do you think there should be a law requiring manufacturers to label foods containing GMO’S? Use specific reasons and examples to support your position.

Do you ever wonder if our foods are healthy or natural like they say they are? Today with all the advancement in technology, we are able to make artificial foods, as if they were real. We are also able to speed up the growth process of animals, to be bigger and fatter, for our demands of today. It is said that most of this is done by injecting or putting genetically modified organisms (also known as GMO’S) into the animals to help them grow bigger. I think this is bad because we do not know what the manufacturers are putting into the animals, and are not even providing us with notifications of foods containing genetically modified organisms.

During the years, we have advanced greatly in technology, not only in electronics, but also in foods. Half a century ago, there were not as many treats or foods as now. Now we have many foods that are made artificially, such as: chips, candies, and even look alike foods. These are made with special ingredients and special chemicals that make it look and taste just like a real food would look and taste. An example would be crab meat, there is an artificial crab meat that looks and tastes just like real crab meat would taste. This just comes to show how far we have come in the advancement of what we eat on an everyday basis.

Since we have a great demand in food, especially in beef and chicken, manufacturers are constantly trying to figure out ways to grow their livestock faster and bigger. They have succeeded by producing genetically modified organisms, and putting them into their livestock. They work almost as steroids for animals, to help them grow in size faster than a normal animal would grow in their life time. Much of the beef and chicken that is in the grocery stores have genetically modified organisms. Beef and chicken are one of the biggest products that contain genetically modified products, but there are also more eatable products that contain them.

The use of genetically modified products has created a big controversy, because no one knows what specific products have them and if their good for you or not. GMO’s in my opinion are a bad, because they hurt the animal when they get too big and cannot even support their own weight. Another reason is that the manufacturers have the right to not put labels on products that have GMOS’s. This should either be banned or make manufacturers put labels on products warning the people that have GMO’S. Not everyone would want to eat products that contain genetically modified organisms, for health or personal reasons.

I think everyone should have the right to know if what you’re eating is 100% natural, or contains some sort of genetically modified organism. Manufacturers in reality do not want to label their products because their just afraid of people not buying their products anymore. Although in the end I think this is wrong, and should be stopped for the animal’s health purposes, and also our own health purposes.

Communications Affecting Our Interpersonal Skill...

                                                    Essay Prompt #5

Prompt: Many of us spend hours in front of our computers and communicate more by e-mail or instant messaging that in person. Some people believe this is good because it helps shy people communicate more openly with others. Others believe that computer communication prevents us from developing interpersonal skills and limits our ability to have meaningful relationships with others. How do you feel about this issue? Use specific reasons and examples to support you position.

           During this technological era, many people rely on their computers to communicate with one another. It may be through e-mail or by chatting on a social network such as facebook. Many people are on their computers for hours, some even are on them all day. There are pros and cons to this, because people that are can look at their computers as their comfort zone, to say anything they want to. Although on the other side of things, people tend to lose their interpersonal skills, when they spend too much time chatting on their computers. I think that this issue has to be fixed before it gets worse, because our interpersonal skills are necessary through our lives, with or without computers.

Computers have come a long way since they were invented, they can now do almost anything you wish. Currently we have the internet, which has thousands of social networks, which people are constantly on. One of the most famous is called Facebook, this social network is one of the biggest in the world, because of the reason that so much people have subscribed to it. Many people say that this social network is like a drug or addictive, because they are on it so much and cannot stop logging on to it. This causes people to be on their computers for hours a day, some people do not even sleep to just be on Facebook. This is a problem because most of the time, these people are young teens, and these social networks distract them from their main goals in life.

A positive aspect of computers and social networks is that they help people that are insecure with themselves, or that are shy. When you are in a computer, no one knows who you really are, and people that are shy take advantage of this. It lets them describe themselves in way they cannot in the real world. Their computer is like their safe haven, or like their best friend that they have never had. That is why I think websites like Facebook, are good for people who are shy, to help them be themselves around everyone else.

On the down side, there is a problem that is getting bigger and bigger throughout time, dealing with computers and social networks. In this technological era, people spend more time talking on the computer by e-mail or by chatting on a social network, rather than actually speaking to a person. This is bad because when you spend too much time chatting, you lose your interpersonal skills, which are necessary to speak to another person. Interpersonal skills are needed when you get to the business world. You are going to need them when you get interviewed, to give a speech or presentation, or even to speak to your boss. When you do this, you want to talk in a polite but professional manner, and these skills slowly go away from some people when they spend too much time on their computers.

Computers throughout time are going to get better, faster, and create more problems similar to these. For now this is problem, of people losing their interpersonal skills, is not good as it is. Although for the most part, computers are not bad, they serve good to the people. It lets people express themselves, but most importantly it helps everyone complete tasks that would take a long time without a computer.

Military Service...

                      Essay Prompt # 4

Prompt: In many countries, citizens are required to serve in the military for a year or more. Do you believe the Unites States should institute a similar practice? Why or why not/ use specific reason and examples to support your answer.

Many countries around the world force their citizens to serve in their military. I think this is wrong because not everyone has the capability to serve in the army. To serve in the army you have to want it and be prepared for it. When you’re not prepared for it, you’re just like a walking deer for the enemy to shoot down. A country that makes their citizens do this is, China. Their country is very big, which means that their military force is also vast in size. Although when most of the soldiers don’t know what to do, their vast army isn’t going to have a chance against one that is well prepared and have soldiers that volunteered to serve, such as the United States.

In order to have a good army, your soldiers need to be well trained and ready for war. Although when you force someone to serve in the military, they’re not ready, but scared instead. This is an ineffective way to build a strong military because none of the soldiers have the knowledge to be on a battlefield. To become a soldier you have to go through rigorous training, to learn the difficulties of war, and to know what to do in certain circumstances. When you don’t have any of this, it is very hard to survive a war.

A country that practices this is China. China is a very big country, which means it also has a big population. They require their citizens to serve in the military, even if they don’t want to. If China were to be involved in a war their military force would be huge compared to others, but it really as intimidation because most of their soldiers wouldn’t have as much training as other countries military forces. This is why China should not force people into their military and accept those that do, to train them to do their job as effective as possible.

The United States is a country that doesn’t enforce this policy, they only have brave men and women that have volunteered to serve in the military. I think it should stay like this because this country is made of freedom, and we should have the freedom to choose what we want to do with our lives. If that were to change then all the ideals and principles that make up this country wouldn’t mean anything anymore. Although this is why we have a great military, because we only have soldiers that have decided their ready and able to handle a rigorous training for a war zone. This is why I don’t think the U.S. should not institute this policy, which also would violate our rights.

The policy of countries making their own citizens serve for the military is unfair. China and also others countries, should let their citizens decide if they want to serve in the military, such as the United States. I think our policy for recruiting our soldiers is great, because no one should be forced to what could be their death for serving their country.

Is It Better To Communicate By Computers or In Person?...

                                                    Essay Prompt #5

Prompt: Many of us spend hours in front of our computers and communicate more by e-mail or instant messaging that in person. Some people believe this is good because it helps shy people communicate more openly with others. Others believe that computer communication prevents us from developing interpersonal skills and limits our ability to have meaningful relationships with others. How do you feel about this issue? Use specific reasons and examples to support you position.

           During this technological era, many people rely on their computers to communicate with one another. It may be through e-mail or by chatting on a social network such as facebook. Many people are on their computers for hours, some even are on them all day. There are pros and cons to this, because people that are can look at their computers as their comfort zone, to say anything they want to. Although on the other side of things, people tend to lose their interpersonal skills, when they spend too much time chatting on their computers. I think that this issue has to be fixed before it gets worse, because our interpersonal skills are necessary through our lives, with or without computers.

Computers have come a long way since they were invented, they can now do almost anything you wish. Currently we have the internet, which has thousands of social networks, which people are constantly on. One of the most famous is called Facebook, this social network is one of the biggest in the world, because of the reason that so much people have subscribed to it. Many people say that this social network is like a drug or addictive, because they are on it so much and cannot stop logging on to it. This causes people to be on their computers for hours a day, some people do not even sleep to just be on Facebook. This is a problem because most of the time, these people are young teens, and these social networks distract them from their main goals in life.

A positive aspect of computers and social networks is that they help people that are insecure with themselves, or that are shy. When you are in a computer, no one knows who you really are, and people that are shy take advantage of this. It lets them describe themselves in way they cannot in the real world. Their computer is like their safe haven, or like their best friend that they have never had. That is why I think websites like Facebook, are good for people who are shy, to help them be themselves around everyone else.

On the down side, there is a problem that is getting bigger and bigger throughout time, dealing with computers and social networks. In this technological era, people spend more time talking on the computer by e-mail or by chatting on a social network, rather than actually speaking to a person. This is bad because when you spend too much time chatting, you lose your interpersonal skills, which are necessary to speak to another person. Interpersonal skills are needed when you get to the business world. You are going to need them when you get interviewed, to give a speech or presentation, or even to speak to your boss. When you do this, you want to talk in a polite but professional manner, and these skills slowly go away from some people when they spend too much time on their computers.

Computers throughout time are going to get better, faster, and create more problems similar to these. For now this is problem, of people losing their interpersonal skills, is not good as it is. Although for the most part, computers are not bad, they serve good to the people. It lets people express themselves, but most importantly it helps everyone complete tasks that would take a long time without a computer.

Memoir...

                     Memoir

Prompt: People often say” Don’t judge a book by its cover.” Describe a time when you misjudged someone based on his or her appearance or when someone misjudged you.

There was once a time when I misjudged someone, because of their appearance. From the first day I met her in class, I thought she was going to be quiet, and not talkative. I came to this assumption, because of her actions; she looked quite nervous and uncomfortable. At first I thought I was right because she kept on acting that same way for about two weeks. Until I started to notice a change in her attitude, she was more talkative, and less shy to speak out what was on her mind.

After that incident, she completely changed overtime. she was not the same person from the first two weeks of class. Once she was herself, she was always laughing and making funny imitations of cartoons from the television. Now I always tell her she should look into being a voice for a happy cartoon, because that is the way her personality is.

This has taught me not to judge a book bit its cover, because the appearance to a person can mean nothing or tell nothing about their true selves. Instead of judging a person from the first time you meet them, it is best to wait until you have known them for at least a month, to really know what their true personality is. I hope that this memoir helps other people not judge from plain view site, because it is not right until you know that person for some time.

My Personal Essay...

                                               Personal Essay

Prompt: The way a person handles disappointment reveals a great deal about what is important to him or her. Tell about a time in your life when you confronted disappointment and how you handled it.

Every time you play in a sport, you expect to try your hardest, and expect a success from it. There was once a time I had a soccer tournament in the valley that disappointed me. My team was not the best, but I knew if we tried hard as a team, we could win it. Even much so, I was new to the team, it was my first time playing with them in a tournament. My teammates and I, expected a successful tournament, because we had shown improvement in our practices.

The tournament was in Semi-Valley, which took us about two hours to get there. I was nervous and excited to play my first big tournament. As much as other teams and players did, I wanted my team to dominate and win first place. Although I did not want to get my hopes up, because I knew it would affect my mentality on the field. I did not want anything to distract me or affect my outcome on the field.

Once there, I felt the heat of the hot summer day in the valley. As normal, we warmed up before our first game. I was really pumped, and ready to get on the field. As I knew it, it was time to play already. The first game felt like it went by quick, but it didn’t matter because we won. Since that tournament was small, the next game mattered if we fought for the trophy or not.

When it was time for the second game to start, I did not feel the same energy, as in the first game. Although we pushed through it, and ended up winning that game. Finally, it was time for the final; I really had my hopes up because everything that day had been perfect. The other team looked descent, and did not seem like much of a challenge. Once in the game, it was equal, until they scored. That goal brought our energy down, and that is why they scored another goal in the second half.

When I heard the final whistle blow, I was very disappointed. I felt we could of won that tournament, but did not try hard enough in the end. I also felt a little disappointment in myself, because I felt I didn’t push myself hard enough either. I will never forget that time of disappointment.