In this example of an old buddy writing to catch up with a friend who has moved to Tokyo for a job. This example can help with my application project in a few ways. One is that it's good to relate past experiences to new ones to give them a reference point. This way the reader can compare the two experiences. Another is posing questions in the letter to make it more authentic, this makes it seem the person to whom one is writing will continue this pastime and write back. Good to ask questions or opinions on what they think of my situation or problems I might be having. So hopefully with this example and others they will serve to better my letter writing for the application project.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
RJA #13c: Application Project Example
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RJA #13b: Application Project Plan
For my Application Project I plan on writing on writing a letter to a family member. In the letter I will portray myself as a local farmer who has just finished my second season of planting GMO corn. I will explain my own stories and revelations I have made with planting this new crop. I seek to compare the before and after of planting GMO to non GMO corn. In the letter I hope to plainly explain to my family member what I was hoping for going into this new project and if the realities lived up to my expectations. I also hope to capture the issue from a local farmers point of view so that more people would be able to relate to the situation.
RJA #12b: Field Research Report
Sharon - Associate of Wellness Bodies @ Whole Foods
What is your stance on GMO foods in our supermarkets? She had no issue with GM foods in supermarkets but thinks that consumers should have the knowledge that their food is not contaminated with crops of a GM origin. She said that since she works at Whole Foods she knows that none of their products are sourced from GM crops so this is not a concern to her. But that families that cannot afford Whole Foods should have the choice like her in places like King Soopers to "vote with their wallet" as she put it.
Do you think they should be labeled separately from non-GMO products? She does think so. It's only fair to the shopper that they have the choice of ingesting GM food into their bodies. She said that scientists have not proven the fact that GM foods are just as safe as their regular counterparts.
Do you think processed foods should also be labeled? This is always a point of contention when brought up, she says. She said she knows that processed foods usually have no difference from their non GM counterpart. But that a consumer should be given a choice if they want to support GM food or not. Just because someone can't tell the difference in processed food doesn't mean they should have to indirectly support them.
RJA #12a: Annotated Bibliography, Part 3
This news article is about the debate of genetically modified crops in the public food system. It sets out to contrast the use of GMOs in different countries and the stance they take. Most notable between the US and Europe. It also highlights the introduction of China into the GMO arena and how they could have a game changing effect on the debate, in favor of their use. This is a great source because it does a great job of bringing to the forefront how different countries have reacted to the introduction of GMOs over the past couple of decades. It also includes ant-GMO stance and how they take the stance of the precautionary principle.
This informational article is about a technique used to genetically engineer plants. It is a good informational piece because it shows describes how genetic engineering was a chaotic process, fraught with misfires and lots of luck. The explanation it gives on the process are set in lay mans terms so they are much easier to comprehend. It also gives a little bit of background on the introduction of the gene gun and for what purposes it was mainly used for.
Smith, S E. "What is a Gene Gun?." WiseGeek. N.p., Jan. Web. 26 Apr. 2010.
This online document was created by the Government Accountability Office, which is a nonpartisan committee that examines and proposes policy changes and improvements. It is a excellent document because it gives a background on the current and past US actions with relation to GMO regulations. Also it looks at the risks posed by GMOs and rates the performance by the regulatory agencies in mitigating this risk. The report also proposes future changes to policy to strengthen the current framework and how the development of future products might be impacted by them.
"Genetically Engineered Crops: Agencies Are Proposing Changes to Improve Oversight, but Could Take Additional Steps to Enhance Coordination and Monitoring." Government Site. Government Accountability Office, Nov. 2008. Web. 26 Apr. 2010.
Monday, April 5, 2010
RJA #10c: Ideas for the Application Project
1) Write an Op-Ed piece describing my position on GMOs currently
2) Write a personal letter to family members on what they should know about GMOs
3) Write a news article about an aspect of GMO infiltration into the food supply
4) Write a dialogue between a farmer and a consumer of his crops
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