Literacy Blog #10

According to the author, “climate change did indeed raise human and planetary welfare during the 20th century.” Personally, I believe that climate change is doing nothing for earth, in any positive way. Climate change affects extinction of animals. I think that alone is pretty horrible. I feel like the economy has gotten worse to be honest.

Supposedly, the climate change is supposed to,  lower energy costs and better agricultural yields. It seems like to me that the energy costs for my family has not went down. The article says that cold is the biggest killer, which is another positive for climate change.

I think this is a very important topic because it could highly affect our lives. Again I don’t see a change in economy except for a negative change, which means this statement, I feel, is incorrect.

Literacy Blog #9

I think that anything could be highly addictive. Food can be addictive, games, the internet, and of course, drugs. Just like drugs, basically any addiction can be very life threatening. Drugs can cause organ failure, which results in death.
             In this situation, Oreos, are high in fat. In a certain part of this article, it states, "Our research supports the theory that high-fat/high-sugar foods stimulate the brain in the same way that drugs do," co-author Joseph Schroeder, an associate professor of neuroscience at Connecticut College in New London, Conn., said in a press release. "It may explain why some people can't resist these foods despite the fact that they know they are bad for them." People sometimes go to food to suppress emotions. Some people eat because they are bored, sad, excited, happy, or confused. Just like with any other food, oreos are the type of food that when you start eating it, you can't stop.
            

Literacy Blog #8

I think if I needed to take the pills to suppress the pain, or any other side effects, that I would take the pills. I think if I were in terrible pain and couldn’t eat or drink anything without vomiting, that I would take the pills. No one wants to be sick. As long as you didn’t tell me specifically what goes into the pill, I would take it.

The stool of a relative is processed in a lab. They take out food, and take out the bacteria and clean it. The cleaned “poop” is coated in gel capsules so that it doesn’t dissolve before it reaches the intestines. People might prefer it to fecal transplants because, it is expensive and requires procedures like colonoscopies or throat tubes.

The pill was designed to not dissolve until it reaches the intestines because if it did dissolve too early, it would give you really bad breathe. Your breathe would actually smell like someone else's poop! “Louie sees potential for the poop pills for other people with out-of-whack gut bacteria, such as hospitalized patients vulnerable to antibiotic-resistant germs.” These “poop” pills may sound nasty, but as you can see, they have very great potential. If you have ever had a really bad stomach virus, or any other type of stomach sickness, then you should understand. Some individuals can’t take anti-biotics, which makes this pill a GREAT alternative.