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...door.” By implying that the U.S. is exploiting starving Africans to advance the interests of its agriculture, Nature voiced the common European concern that its own agriculture is at risk when pitted against hardy genetically-altered American crops. Essentially, the Europeans are worried more about their farmers?? profits than African lives...
After Lewis departed, the council considered and passed a resolution recommending that Harvard University Dining Services serve Fair Trade coffee in dining halls daily. According to the resolution, the Fair Trade system “ensures subsistence level prices for Third World farmers?? by paying them an above-market rate of $1.26 per pound...
Certainly, some species of plants found only in remote rainforests could be the source of potent human drugs. Some animals are necessary to keep pests from eating away farmers?? fields. But vast numbers of species are unlikely to be useful to humans. They may be interesting for scientists and pleasing to look at, but the pig-tailed bandicoots of the world are not often missed. That unconcern may be for the best. Spending millions of dollars to save, say, the California condor can divert precious resources away from saving entire ecosystems with scores or even hundreds of species...
...pageant’s account of the battle reads like a description of a contemporary epic film, starring an underdog who rises above all odds. In what the guide calls “most wonderful fight know to history,” it describes how “untrained farmers?? fought against “drilled troops,” and “drove the soldiers like frightened sheep.” This classic literary theme of the underdog has entertainment value and resonates with town pride, but it is a highly colored reading of the events...
Outside historical accounts by professional historians—rather than zealous townies—describe a different picture. These accounts avoid the hyperbole and colorful rhetoric of the town’s pageants and popular history. These 77 “untrained farmers?? were mostly veterans of the French and Indian Wars, with additional target practice from hunting, and preparation as part of the town’s training band. Instead of driving the British away like sheep, the Lexingtonians sustained heavy losses, killed only two British soldiers, and did not prevent the British from marching onward...