Choosing Sources

As college students, writing is a major part of proving our academic understand. When we present our ideas, we often need supports and opinions to contrast our ideas with others. In my process in writing paper for English 101, I often have to find sources to either research or to use as references. Usually, I would first think about ideas and what I want to do or write about then find references to support it, rather than having to write an essay base on the resource that I’ve found. By doing so, I would limit my own writing. After I have an idea, I would search the library for books or online documents for scholarly source. Having scholarly source would help make my paper more credible to the audience, as it had been base off well researched data. Then, after skimming the information, I can see if the source can be used in my paper. I also check the author for credibility and if the information is current. After compiling my list of sources, I would usually have few more than what I need, just in case the sources cannot be used. Before writing my essay, I would write down a few lines that I would like to use from each books so that I know what subject to steer my writing to. When I write, I keep in mind some of the information so that if I feel that the point should be supported, the quote/information can be used. I also try to use a quote to refute or support if my essay is argumentative and a naysayer is necessary. My method however could be improve by beginning an outline of the essay, insert an even amount of sources on each paragraphs so that it would flow much smoother, doing so it would make future writing become more clear and structured so that my counting words limits are close to being over.

Norman Borlaug: Biotechnology

In his article, Norman Borlaug discuss the advantageous in biotechnology and explain why it is Important to continue and expand the study. The use of biotechnology help foster plant growth and genetically alters the plants to develop certain immunity that’s good for the consumer and also enable them to foster and flourish in other region. The technology alters the way plant fertilizes, reducing water requirements, and also improves the plants itself. In summary, plants could be re-engineered to become better and live longer. One could see the possibility as amazing as it could change our whole entire system to the advantage of mankind, possibility feeding the entire world population. While some people, being skeptical to the idea of changing the ecosystem and genetically changing plant’s structure might strike fundamentalists as going a bit too far. Borlaug also strongly suggested that biotechnology be research under government fund instead of being a private research as it is something that would benefit everyone. I find Borlaug argument to be very convincing, feeding over 8.1 billion people, changing the way we cultivates seems very outstanding.However, I can also sympathize with those who are skeptical about physically genetically altering a plant since consumers would be the one who’s eating it, you’d just never know what could possibly be the consequence.