Genetically Modified Foods

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For your final Writer’s notebook in this course, you will create an outline for the argument essay. Use one of the outline templates provided in the previous lesson “Basic Argument Essay Structure.”  You can then use the outline to help you focus and organize the first draft of your argument.

Reasons Followed By Counterarguments
I. Introduction
Necessary Background
Thesis
II. First Reason
Topic Sentence
Evidence & Explanation
Wrap-up / connect to the thesis
III. Second Reason (same as above)
IV. Continue with more reasons
V.  Refute Counterarguments (Counterargument
paragraphs can go anywhere, but they often go
toward the end)
VI. Conclusion
Might include a call to action
Or a statement of the implications
Reason/Counterargument
I. Introduction
Necessary Background
Thesis
II. First Reason
Topic Sentence
Evidence
Wrap-up
III. Refute counterarguments (if necessary)
IV. Second reason (same as II.)
V.  Refute counterarguments (if necessary)
VI. Continue with this pattern
VII. Conclusion
Might include a call to action
Or a statement of implications
Reason/Counterargument
I. Introduction
Necessary Background
Thesis
II. First Reason
Topic Sentence
Evidence
Wrap-up
III. Refute counterarguments (if necessary)
IV. Second reason (same as II.)
V.  Refute counterarguments (if necessary)
VI. Continue with this pattern
VII. Conclusion
Might include a call to action
Or a statement of implications

Genetically Modified Foods
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), genetically modified foods are those that are obtained from organisms with modified genetic material. Genetic modification involves artificially introducing a desired gene from a different organism into another organism (World Health Organization). Different people have varied viewpoints regarding genetically modified organisms. Those supporting this scientific practice give reasons including, but not limited to, food security, reduction of pesticide use, improved food taste, and enhanced health. Those against genetic modification of foods argue that the practice leads to environmental and health risks, big GMO companies “eating” small scale farmers, and the fact that natural foods have a better taste. Genetic modification is a subject that continues to raise a lot of controversy among different groups of people.
ARGUMENTS FOR GENETIC MODIFICATION OF FOOD
The following arguments have been used to make the idea of genetically modifying food a plausible one.
Food Security. It is expected that by 2050, the world population would hit 9 billion. This means that food production needs to increase so as to meet the demand. Since the size of land for farming is decreasing, genetic modification remains the only option to meet the food demand for the growing population (Cook).
Genetic Modification makes crops stronger and reduces use of pesticides. Through genetic modification, scientists are able to introduce pest resistance genes into food crops. This means that farmers will use little or no pesticides, thus reduced fuel emissions and decreased global warming.
Improved taste. Genetic modification can be done to improve food texture and flavor. For instance, genetically modified corn is sweeter. The technology is also known to produce pepper that is spicier. The flavors of several other foods have been enhanced through genetic modification.
Boosted health. Biotech is known to lead to the production of healthier foods. For instance, genetically modified lettuce has a higher concentration of nutrients and GMO tomatoes have a higher composition of oxidants which help inhibit heart disease or cancer.
ARGUMENTS AGAINST GENETIC MODIFICATION OF FOOD
Despite the arguments made to substantiate the practice of producing GM foods, there are some people who do not buy into the whole idea. Some argue that the benefits of biotechnology is a fabricated story meant to enrich those in the business.
Environmental and health risk. Seeds created through biotechnology are capable of forming pesticide-resistant weeds through cross pollination (Goldstein and Goldstein). These weeds threaten the lives of wild plants other crops. Interfering with crop genes is known to cause defects in animals. For instance, use of biotechnology is known to have led to birth defects and reduction of butterfly populations in the U.S. Mixing up genes of different crops makes them more allergic to people suffering from such. Genetically modified foods could result in antibiotic-resistant diseases, thus reducing medicine effectiveness.
Big companies “eating” small farmers. Farmers who are too much dependent on GMO crops are under the control of businesses owning the patents and thus setting the prices as they wish. Such companies use terminator technologies force farmers to continue buying seeds from GMO companies.
Natural crops tastes better. Food crops which have not been modified taste better and have more nutritional value than genetically modified ones.

Explain the principle of indemnity

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The
Julia Pizza Company (KC) has 1,200 employees and the chance of an injury to
employees is 0.05. lasagna maker Sheryl (LA) has 950 employees and the chance
of an injury to employees is 0.09. The possible variation of losses for both is
30 and 35, respectively. Tell Gloria: What is the objective risk of both
companies, and which is more risky?

Degree of risk = Objective risk= Probable variation of actual from
expected losses

Expected losses

In other words: Range of loss variation / Expected
loss

3. When is risk avoidance,
risk transfer, or risk retention appropriate, (explain to Gabrielle in terms of
frequency and severity)? What are two examples of loss control methods?

4. Explain the principle of
indemnity. How does subrogation support the principle of indemnity?

5. What are five
conditions necessary for a firm, to consider successfully adopting
self-insurance as a strategy? How is self-insurance different from traditional
risk transfer?

6.Explain the
differences between enterprise risk management and traditional risk management.

7. What are pure and speculative risks? Provide two
examples of each.

Define risk. Why is risk management
important to corporations?

8. Give an example of asymmetric information. Define
adverse selection? How can the incorrect premium result in adverse selection?

Are correlated or uncorrelated losses
harder to insure against? Briefly explain your answer and provide one example
of a correlated loss.

9. List four
reasons that business owners would pay less for their small business insurance
policy premiums. How can insurance companies reduce moral hazard among
policyholders (name or explain at least two methods)?

10.
10.
Define risk management and identify
the six steps in the risk management process. As a risk manager how
would you briefly apply the six steps of the RMI process (come up with at least
three ideas in the first step and proceed)

ByJohn Aaron

Editor’s
Note:WTOP
is hosting a town hall on Ebola at the Newseum in D.C. on Oct. 20. Leading
physicians will be taking questions from the community. Register for tickets.
WASHINGTON — Some people in the
Washington, D.C. area may now be resistant to Ebola, if an experimental vaccine
can live up to some very high expectations.
Since a clinical trial began Monday,
seven people have been vaccinated, and the hope is to vaccinate six more on
Thursday, according to Dr. Shon Remich, director of Translational Medicine at
the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in Silver Spring, Maryland.
If no serious side effects are
witnessed, others will be given stronger doses of the vaccine. The plan is for
a total of 39 people to be vaccinated and studied over the coming seven to eight
months.
Some of those involved in the trial
will be getting a placebo.
This is the first time the vaccine has
been given to human test subjects, and plans for the trial came together
quickly.
“Obviously the global crisis has
created a lot of momentum. We took about six weeks to do what we would normally
take six months to do,” Remich says.
He says they have not had any problem
finding volunteers in the community and stresses there is no risk of
contracting Ebola from the vaccine.
The vaccine, known as VSV-EBOV, is
based on a virus often found in horses and cattle. It was created by Canada’s
Public Health Agency.
“They have taken a very small
portion … out of that particular virus, and inserted a part of Ebola into that
virus,” says Remich.
“We’re fooling the body into
thinking that it’s infected, which would in turn lead to a strong immune system
response.”
The vaccine is seen as especially
promising following tests on primates. Not only did the vaccine help protect
them against Ebola infection, but it also led to increased survival rates if it
was administered after Ebola was contracted.
Remich says there is a team in place
charged with figuring out how to ramp up production of the vaccine, but there
is no way to predict when the vaccine could become more widely available.
“There are so many variables that
need to be addressed, safety being the first,” he says.
Read more:http://www.wtop.com/41/3723134/Experimental-Ebola-vaccine-administered-to-some-in-DC-area#ixzz3GK6m0XSy

What are the presenting symptoms?

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No Plegarism please,  will be checked with Turnitin.
Will need minimum of 300 words, APA Style, double spaced, times new romans, font 12, and and (3 references with intext citations )

Please select a disorder of the abdomen (cholecystitis) and answer the following questions:

What are the presenting symptoms?
How is it distinguished from other similar disorders (assessment findings, common in particular age/sex or ethnic group, etc.)?
What is your first intervention?
How will you confirm the diagnosis?
What is the appropriate treatment?
Write a prescription to treat the illness (if applicable or refer to appropriate specialty if needed) that includes (patient name, date, name of drug, dose, and strength, quantity to dispense, directions of how often to take the medicine, and number of refills).
When will you schedule a follow-up appointment and what is your plan on the follow up visit?

The Mozart Effect

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Assignment 3: The Mozart Effect
In this assignment, you will read an article about the Mozart effect and identify various parts of the research process. This exercise will help you learn how to read a research article and to understand the research process.
Read the following article:

Rauscher, F. H., Shaw, G. L., & Ky, K. N. (1993). Music and spatial task performance. Nature, 365. 6447: 611. (October 14, 1993). (ProQuest Document ID 76004658).

In your article summary, respond to the following questions:.

State the research hypothesis in your own words. Identify the independent and dependent variables.
What were some variables the researchers controlled in their study? Why was this necessary?
What evidence do the researchers offer as a test of their hypothesis? Is this evidence empirical (observable)? Is it valid?
What explanation do the researchers offer for their findings? Does the evidence justify this explanation?

Read the following article:
Jenkins, J.S. (2001). The Mozart effect. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 94, 170-172.
Based on your readings, respond to the following:

Do you think there is any merit in the study (Rauscher, Shaw, & Ky, 1993)? Give three reasons for your position.
Does the study take individual differences in spatial ability into account? Explain your answer.
What are two ways in which the experiment could be modified to make the results more generalizable?

Write a 5–6-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M1_A3.doc.