Blog #9 prompt: Sources

I found a decent amount of useful sources on GMO's. It seemed however that a majority of them were very similar, all talking about GMO's as a general idea. It was tougher to find sources that were specific to my topic but once I used the Pickler Library databases I found more. I was searching for things on GMO's and also ending food scarcity in places and found a couple useful articles. Most of my sources I found were web articles but I also found a good research paper about the topic.





Annotated Bib:

Phillips, Theresa. "Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs): Transgenic Crops and Recombinant DNA Technology." Nature.com. Nature Publishing Group. Web. 22 Feb. 2016.

This article has lots of useful general info about genetically modified organisms. It introduces what they are and gives non-biased information about their uses. In addition to this it also gives reasons for why they are harmful and also on why they are useful. I feel this can be a useful source to cite for general info about GMO’s and it also has plenty of citations to check out for further info.

Fridovich-Keil, Judith. "Genetically Modified Organism (GMO)." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica. Web. 22 Feb. 2016.

              

This article begins by giving a general overview of what GMO’s are and their uses. It then goes into talking about GMO’s specifically in agriculture. It talks specifics in GM crops and how fast and how much is being produced with GMO’s. This article is useful because I could use it when Im making an argument about the use of GMO’s in agriculture.

Ralston, Robin. The Impact on Human Health of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in Foods. Web. 22 Feb. 2016.

              

This article has a few different sections on GMO’s. The idea is though that we don’t yet have enough info to label GMO’s as “goo” or “bad”, we need more research. However the article does cite possible problems along with possible benefits of GMO’s. This article has useful info for attempting to classify GMO’s that I can use in my paper.

Zero Draft

So my general topic for this research paper is genetically modified organisms. At first I thought I could just talk about them and hwat they are and what they do for my paper but I decided that I need a more specific topic to focus my work. I was considering going inot GMO's from a scientific point of view and looking at the chemistry behind them, like how they are created and how they differ from organic regular organisms. But then I was having trouble ressearching this so I decided to change my topic to be about the possibility of GMO's being used to solve the hunger problem in places where people are left without food. This could be interesting because I already found a few good sources and it is looking promising. My paper could be formatted like first intro duce gmo's then say how they are used in making more food and then how they can be used to feed more people and controversy over their use. this willbbe a good paper i like the topic. end of zero draft...

Graphic Organizer

My graphic element is a coggle organizer of ideas I wish to talk about in  my research paper.

GMO Rant

Bruhhhhh dont even get me STARTED on GMO's. Its like I cant even walk through the goddamn frozen food section at Aldi's without having to fight a bitch complaining about "genetically modified organisms"!! Im just like "there are 7 billion hungry mouths on this planet, how tf do you plan on feeding these chops without using GMO's to mass produce food" LIKE C'MON!! ooooo and dont even get me started on people who say its "unhealthy" and that GMO's are "dropping bodies like a tsunami." Nearly every thing we eat has some sort of GMO in it and you dont see me keeled over?? Studies show that GMO's can often times be more nutritional than a non-GMO counterpart! and people still wanna complain....

Survey Interpretation

I thought that the survey revealed a lot about the class and our eating habits/interests. One trend was that a majority of the class was most excited about Chick-Fil-A coming to the SUB. This attests to Chick-Fil-A's general popularity since there aren't many good chicken places in Kirksville. It was interesting to note that about 50% said that their ethnicity influences what they eat and half said it does not. Since a majority of the class is the same ethnicity (I think) I guess this question shows that some people simply embrace there heritage more than others.

Research Ideas

One idea that I could base my research project on is GMO's. I do not have a very strong opinion on them and I also do not entirely know what they are. I feel that researching them would be interesting and give me a better understanding of what they do and why people are arguing over them. Another topic I am looking at is the debate about organic foods. I could talk about the pros and cons of moving towards a more organic market and the effects this would have on our nation.

Differences in text

I think one main difference in the text is where each of the readings are coming from. The first was strongly in support of organic food, rather that its not doing enough. The second was impartial and was simply a study on them. But the third was about the problem of organics and how it limits food in countries that are food insecure like africa. This difference means that each one will be biased in its own way, besides the survey which was right in between them. Another difference is their approach. The farmer in the first was trying to call for a change in policy, while the survey was simply trying to inform. However the last one used slander of the organic industry to get its point across. I feel the way in which these were written plays a key roll in how we are meant to interpret them.