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http://www.forbes.com/sites/henrymiller/2013/05/08/exposing-the-tyranny-of-the-food-fascists/


I believe that the article kind of jumps around, though i think it is well written I personally was confused about certain things. Obviously the author believes that engineering being apart of our farming methods is important enough to stay, but he contradicts himself by saying organic food are good too. I was completely confused even though he had the information there, he could have presented his argument better, but that is just my opinion. Personally I believe the government should stay out of what we eat, but at the same time something should be done to make the food we do consume so people don't get sick from pesticides and food that makes us addicted to something bad. You personally know what you should ad shouldn't eat, if a person chooses to eat it then it is that person's right to do so. Locally grown foods are a good thing but just buying home grown stuff isn't something you can do constantly lets be honest, although i think it is important to have some regulations on grown foods, like what kind of pesticides to use, it's also  important we make it to where small farmers can be apart of this big process. Big business seems to be so agianst the bio engineering is because the process can cause a surplus making prices hit bock bottom prices, which obviously means no money for the big guys, but it would benefit the little guy because it's his crops being sold. 

Motivation Matters

http://goo.gl/eswlB


The quality of the writing was very simple, the author is trying to persuade you into thinking that certain things motivate students,through the use of statistics and use of examples he tried to sway your thoughts to thinking that "maybe this will work". I think that his ideas are okay, but as a student most of this wont motivate me, just for the simple fact i have to be motivated by myself first before someone else can motivate me, you get more done if you're self motivated before trying to be pushed by someone else. If you aren't, then it becomes more of a chore to do the assignment.

Attendance Policy

http://goo.gl/oRFWq


I believe that even though it was short, it was written on a level I could understand which I appreciate. The main point of the article was about how attendance policies and how some instructors believe it effects the learning process of students even though there is no evidence saying so. I believe the author achieves this through using the example of a classroom and explaining how the students prevailed.