The Benefits And Drawbacks Of Hydroponics On The Earth And Society?

A Closer Look delves into the farming practices in regions across America while Science in the News reports on Pfiesteria, a bizarre organism that kills fish. A Closer Look examines the process of hydroponics which was developed in the 1930s. Hydroponics is the growing of plants in the absence of soil. The natural way of farming includes tilling, sowing, watering, and crop rotation which can be a gruesome practice that is not always successful. By use of hydroponics, farmers instead use water and nutrient solutions to grow their crops. The genre of the text is science. The main focus of the text is to bring awareness to the benefits and drawbacks of hydroponics on the Earth and society by utilizing Chris Killenberg. Killenberg is the head of

The author tells the narrative of this text and engages with the reader by asking questions about their opinion on hydroponics. The narrative is manipulated by the author to propose hydroponics as a viable solution to farming needs. The drawbacks of hydroponics are only illustrated in one paragraph of the text while the benefits are listed throughout. The knowledge put forth by the text can only be concluded to be from a scientist or a well-read researcher who decided to write an article at an elementary based level. The academic language presented by the article is quickly explained and defined within the passage. There may be challenges for a novice reader because there are a few words that might confuse the reader if they do not know the meaning. To make the text more accessible and understandable the author puts definitions in parentheses. The only visual image in the text is of a picture of Chris Killenberg overlooking his lettuces. The text and image work together because the image is adequately placed right next to the introduction of Killenberg. The image, along with the text, shows that Killenberg has a great deal of power as head of his company. The article puts forth into question whether there is manipulation by the hydroponic industry to create a sense of security for farmers to use its process. Not enough sufficient research or knowledge is known about the drawbacks of hydroponics. There is still no

Pfiesteria is baffling researchers because no one has been able to find out how Pfiesteria kills fishes or how it sickens people. Nor scientists know why the bacteria thrives in polluted water. Scientists have yet to be able to pinpoint or predict the outbursts of Pfiesteria. The genre of the selected text is science. The main argument of the article is that it is alarming to know so little about a bacteria killing organism. The main focus of the article is to inform the reader of the harm Pfiesteria has on the environment and how the bacteria’s appearance is possible a direct outcome from the damaging pollution of the “state’s fertile but fragile estuaries”. Direct exposure of Pfiesteria has proven to be sickening to people after watermen on the Pocomoke River in Maryland felt their minds addled after reeling in nets full of sore-pocked fish. The point of view is told from a journalist or researcher who wishes to bring more attention of Pfiesteria. The narrative is being told by someone who appears to be equally worried about the effects of Pfiesteria and how it could negatively damage the ecosystem. The narrative is being told with a sense of urgency towards a call for more information to be discovered about the bacteria. The knowledge is of educated scientists conducting research on the bacteria and concluding the bacteria’s dangerous impact on people and fishes. The article could be