Revision

Throughout the time in which I have spent revising different papers throughout this course I have come make minor differences in my writing style. In the beginning of the course I had a single-minded and overused style of writing. However, through revisions of others work I have been exposed to a great deal a new writing styles which has helped me to broaden and introduce new and unique writing styles to further help my work. Also, having peer reviewed many papers I have become accustomed to spotting grammatical errors and flowing errors easier which has benefited me when writing my papers so that I may spot my own errors just as easily. Finally using the peer review grading rubric given I have been able to write my papers more accordingly to the guidelines it presents, and thus better my work.

Research Sources

The first article our group has decided to use in our research paper on how egyptian technology has effected the technology that we use today is the article titled Bulk Soil Electrical Conductivity as an Estimator of Nutrients in the Maize Cultivated Land. This article entailed many information on how technology nowadays is available to us in which we can use the conductivity of the soil in which maize and other crops grow in order to determine the amount of nutrients are in the land, and thus, how many nutrients the plants themselves will hold. Our group chose to use the quote, "Laboratory soil test is usually time consuming and laborious... since farmers cultivate annual crops more than once a year, this leads to delay in remedial action for the coming season... hence, rapid measurement and monitoring of soil nutrient variability is needed to satisfy the precision farming requirements". This clearly shows the need for farmers to have rapid measurement systems and monitoring of the soil nutrients in order for farming technology to continue to grow with the growing demand for food in the world today.

The second article that our group decided to use was titled Precision Agriculture Concept: Distribution Pattern of Selected Soil and Crop Characteristics Influenced by Fertigation. We chose this article because it clearly defines the technology involved in modern day farming and the extent in which farmers use technology to their advantage. We figured that this article would help our research because by bettering our understanding of how farming technology works today, we are able to be more understanding as to how technology, such as agriculture, has developed over time beginning in Ancient Egypt. According to the article, "average annual temperature of 16.7° C, annual freezing days of 76 days and the annual rainfall of 116.9 mm are climate data of experimental site." This is a statement used in determining the perfect spot to grow the crops. It is amazing as how much thought and technology is used today in something that is as simple as growing a plant, but that is where society is leading us and technology is at the forefront of the future. Although, we can not truly understand how we got where we are today without recognizing how we have developed over time dating back to Ancient Egypt which we will continue to investigate in our research paper.

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Racism-A dirty battle

Racism is a stereotypical outlook or view of some-ones racial or ethnic background. A form of discrimination is racism and can be seen in everyday society, especially during the Martin Luther King Jr. era. In today's society, many believe that racism is no longer prevalent, however, if one looks between the lines, one would notice that it is still an issue. The simple discrimination of one persons background is not only wrong and unethical, but it is also beyond measure of one's personal competence.

It may not necessarily be one single persons fault for the racism we see in modern times. It is an evolution of growing from not allowing black children to play with white children, to killing someone from the color of their skin. "We are naturally predisposed to notice height, weight, eye color, skin color, facial features, hair texture..." (Wise) Family influence is a large role in how children will grow up to see the world. What we learn from our own parents, we carry throughout our lives, and if we don't change anything about it, we pass it to our kids in a sort of vicious cycle of racial discrimination and beliefs. Where does it end?

In America today, race can be constructed as the view and judging of what one person may think of another person, or a group of persons. These ideas are usually passed, and in the process, followers are made, groups constructed, and cults eventually born. For example the KKK (Ku Klux Klan) is a assembly of white supremacists that are under the sole belief that white people hold supremacy over non-whites. This group started with the simple idea that if you aren't white, you shouldn't be treated fairly. This group only took a few to start, so conversely it should only take a few to start a anti group. however, as stated by Tim Wise, "Another reason few people speak up is that we have a learned helplessness around social change" (Wise) Basically stating, that as long as it doesn't hurt them, they don't feel they are in the place to change it.

We can honestly say we do not hold any sort of racial discrimination against non-white people. We all have that Asian/Black/Mexican friend that we look at their actual personality and skills, rather than the color of their skin. Wise says "The people of color who get attention in the media are either dangerous criminals or superstar athletes, politicians, and entertainers... If I'm like most whites, the criminal scares me and the superstar elicits envy" (Wise) I particularly liked this quote, because it gives the general statement that we can't look at other races all in the same way which is a good thing. Just because a person is black doesn't mean they are the fastest sprinters in the world, or if their Asian doesn't mean they are super smart.


Wise, Tim. "By the Color of their Skin: Tim Wise on the Myth of a Postracial America." Interview by David Cook. The Sun July 2009: 4-12. PDF file