Monsanto Ethical Case Study

I choose the immunization study over the Stanford prison study as having the greatest negative impact (or should I say potential negative impact. The Standford Prison Study (Leithead, 2011) The Standard prison study, although shocking, affected a finite number of individuals.

They practice specialization and brought tractors in order to boost the crop yields. It effectively increases the crop yield and encourages farmers to grow more. However, the specialization leads to the monoculture. And, the persistent of monoculture eventually leads to the loss of biodiversity. “A case can be made that the corn plant’s population explosion on places like Iowa us responsible for pushing out not only other plants but the animals and finally the people, too”(Pollan 38).

Upton Sinclair’s literature influenced people into getting help from the government. “The book's horrific description of conditions in the meatpacking industry led to a public outcry, and helped promote the passage of the Meat Inspection Act (1906) and the Food and Drugs Act (the Wiley Act) (1906)” (Badertscher). The outcry that occurred partially because of The Jungle influenced people to get the problem solved by the government. America’s rallying against the meat-packing industry had a gargantuan role in creating the Pure Food and Drug Act.

Race, Poverty & the Environment, 8(1), pp. 30. LaTrace, A. (2015, November 05). Small Businesses Are Struggling to Stay Afloat in Wicker Park. Retrieved April 18, 2017, from http://chicago.curbed.com/2015/11/5/9903582/wicker-park-retail-turnover Zukin, S. (1987) Gentrification: Culture and Capital in Urban Core.

Preston, Richard. “The Self-Cannibals.” Panic in Level 4: Cannibals, Killer Viruses, and Other Journeys to the Edge of Science, Random House, New York, 2008, pp. 150–179. Ishmael, MS, CGC, Holly Ann, and Rebecca J. Frey, PhD. “Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome.”

In “14 ways Republicans have declared war on the middle class; Poll after poll shows Americans strongly oppose almost every facet of the new GOP budget proposal” by Steven Rosenfeld, the author explains his perception of how the Republican Party has declared war on Middle Class America. The source is creditable and relates to the argument of the effectiveness of Middle Class America. Shaughnessy, H. (2012, May 04). The Future of the American Middle Class: As Defined by China.

(Lappe). Coline Serreau in her movie Local Solutions to a Global Disaster interviewed local farmers. One farmer who did not use chemicals on his crops, claimed that his harvest was better than his neighbor who had used chemicals on his crops, so it appears that the world’s hungry can be fed with the use of organic agriculture. Yet Paarlberg contends that the green revolution is a failure. In Rome there was meeting of five hundred NGO’s such as Friends of the Earth and Greenspace, agreed that the Green Revolution was probably not the best course of action and may have contributed to the rise in world hunger.

G This essay is going to present the issue of genetic engineering with its pros and cons. Genetic engineering is the modification of an organism’s genetic composition by artificial means which often involves the transfer of specific traits from one organism into a plant or animal of an entirely different species (Grace Communications Foundation. ND). The results of the process are called GMO (Genetically modified organism) or a transgenic. Genetic engineering enables the creation of animals, plants by changing the genes in a way that does not occur naturally in order to obtain desired traits. It has prone to concerns, and one of the main questions raised about GMO is the whether it is ethical to do so.

The graph in document 1, a food/population report by the UN, shows a direct relationship between a growing population and the amount of food supply. This rapid increase is made possible by Norman Borlaug's genetically modified crops that made more food on less land and were able to fight off plant diseases. Document 2, a speech given by a president Truman to the struggling citizens, says that many people in a food crisis are in misery and would do anything to escape it. This is fuel for the Green Revolution and its colossal effects on human’s food supply. Document 7 contradicts this thesis because it states that the people who experienced its effects thought it was a contamination to their culture and natural way of life.

In the article entitled Monsanto's Harvest of Fear, Donald L. Barley and James B. Steele demonstrate that Monsanto already dominates the United States food chain with their genetically modified seeds. They are currently targeting milk production which is just as scary as the corporation's legal battles against the small farmers. This situation leads to a history of toxic infections or diseases. There were many disagreements between Gary Rinehart and a stranger about the innovative seeds. They were under surveillance and an investigator came in the picture.

“Yes they got rid of the Christian symbols like snowflakes and snowmen,” famous comedian, Stephen Colbert mocked. Demi Lovato chimed in with her opinion on Twitter saying, “Also, why do we care this much about a cup…?” Countless news stations, including Today, CNN, Fox, and MSNBC have all produced articles explain the red cup controversy. Even a major politician, Republican Party presidential nominee, Donald Trump, has even called for a boycott of all Starbucks products in a recent speech in Springfield, Illinois (CNN). In this speech, Trump declares, “No more ‘merry Christmas’ on Starbucks,” followed by the crowd booing, “but I have one of the most successful Starbucks in Trump Tower.

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In order to help end world hunger, I propose all governments send their best scientists and most successful business leaders to discuss how to create a food replicator. Atlerman, E. (2012, 09 20). Think Again: Ignoring Poverty and Hunger. Retrieved 05 11, 2016, from Center for American Progress: https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/poverty/news/2012/09/20/38746/think-again-ignoring-poverty-and-hunger/

Monsanto was founded in 1901 in St. Louis, Missouri, but it did not begin its industrial and chemical research until the 1920s. Monsanto’s pledge states, “We want to make the world a better place for future generations.” (Monsanto) Monsanto is pretty bad in the sense that it harms the environment. However, there have been several claims against Monsanto and its use of harmful GMOs.