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fields of poison

1.1. Write a short reflection on each of your readings.

this article talks about the farm workers and the people that are around the chemicals and pesticides used in crops getting really sick. symptoms range from nausea,dizziness,numbness to death and cancer. it talks about it being air born. it also talks about how California is trying to do better because of articles on this topic. something interesting i found is how even though they have laws they are never really enforced the commissioners only issue a few fines and that is just to show they are "doing something".

2. If you were going dedicate your energies to champion one of the issues in any of the writings, which would you choose and why? In your opinion, what is it about your particular choice that ranks it above all others?

I think i would choose the topic of the workers and the sickness that have been caused by these chemicals i would focus on alternatives and the working laws to champion. i would also make sure that i tie everything back to how this effects everyone and not just the people working.

the financial crisis and world hunger

1. Write a short reflection on each of your readings.

this one is talking about micro loans and a man who started them and how they have helped many people to better there lives. it talks about exploring options for energy sources that are environmentally friendly . it talks about restrictions and distortion have been left in place have devastating consequences for poor nations.

2. If you were going dedicate your energies to champion one of the issues in any of the writings, which would you choose and why? In your opinion, what is it about your particular choice that ranks it above all others?

i would choose to learn more about micro loans i think this is a great idea and even though it may be hard for america to keep track of micro loans i think they would benefit alot of people. i also look at it as if you don't need that much money say you need 5,000 dollars and they say they can only loan you 15,000 it will be hard for someone to pay back this to me leads to the fall of an economy because banks give out to big of loans that people cant pay back so maybe if we had smaller loans we could satisfy the people and keep the economy strong. this is what i would spend my energy on.

the scope of the world food crisis

1. Write a short reflection on each of your readings.

this was about food prices going up for crops like soybeans, rice, wheat, and corn because of oil prices going up. some countries are experiencing starvation where food is being made there but is being distributed out because they cant eat that and it cost more for them.
2. If you were going dedicate your energies to champion one of the issues in any of the writings, which would you choose and why? In your opinion, what is it about your particular choice that ranks it above all others?