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Monday 1 November 2010

Unit 1: External Costs & Benefits of Industrial farming!

Our Daily Bread is a no-commentary documentary that reveals the little-known world of high-tech agriculture. In a series of visually stunning, continuously tracking, wide-screen images that seem right out of a science-fiction movie, we see the places where food is cultivated and processed: surreal landscapes optimized for agricultural machinery, clean rooms in cool industrial buildings designed for maximum efficiency, and elaborate machines that operate on a ‘disassembly line’ basis. There are scenes here that I am sure will have an immediate impact on you all.


Questions for discussion:

Regading the economics of industrial farming, what are the social costs and benefits to society?

8 comments:

  1. Bentz, for our bee homework what would be two other consequences of the bee virus?
    I don't think talking about ecosystems breaking down would be relevant as it's not geog, and they already mentioned loss of revenue for farmers, and that would then loose export revenue etc, but it's inferred...right?
    so what do we say? :)
    Thank you. (:

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  2. And your video is absolutely disgusting: your lessons get increasingly more depressing week after week.
    What is this all about??

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  3. zara no need for anonymous all the smileys give it away and who the second asswhole who commented

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  4. ZARA (if you do insist).1 November 2010 at 22:02

    Ouch.
    No need for you to be anonymous then, right? Smartass.
    Do you think I deliberately put anonymous for Bentz not to realise it's me?
    Of course he does, which is why i feel no need to write my name.
    And please, learn to punctuate your writing, use tenses correctly, and spell.

    Names start with capital letters, you meant to say 'gave it away', and asswhole is completely wrong. It's ass'hole'.
    Thanks babe.

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  5. AND - just to let you know, I'm pretty sure the 'asswhole' who you wrote that to feels REALLY insulted, especially as the insult came from an illiterate moron.
    :-)

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  7. Perhaps if we remove the veil of anonymity, our masked crusader will be less willing to disparage half of the world's population. Fortunately, a veil does not bode well when it's indistinguishable from its owner.

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  8. Sweetheart,
    I would have loved to have replied to your comment, but unfortunately it was incomprehensible. My only possible reply is perhaps: 'wholey sh*t'.
    Just because you dislike me, does not mean that you have to become a misogynist. Take your hatred out on me, and please don't be petty over the internet, as in the end, you just look like a dolt.
    It's a surprise to me that you are taking subjects that suggest that you may have an ounce of intelligence, but alas, I am wrong.
    May I suggest:
    http://dictionary.reference.com/
    for the next time you feel the urge to unnecessarily comment.

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