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Diamond claimed that hunter-gathers willingly transformed into agricultural societies, because it seemed clear (at the time) that it was beneficial. 

Today, most corn grown in the US is used for:

On average, Americans eat around ___________ of meat annually.

Biopiracy is when renegade peasant farmers try to alter the genetic material of seeds on their own. 

Laudan makes all of the following claims about industrial agriculture, EXCEPT:

Amir argued that studies show that the Hadza only work between 3-4 hours a day.

Diamond argued that we should ultimately return to a hunter-gatherer society.

Diamond criticized agriculture for all of the following reasons, EXCEPT:

Question 6 – Identify a Direct Quotation for an Informed Response and explain your reasoning Now look at the second text you have decided to use in your essay – it must be one of the assigned texts [Pew Research, Kritzer, Shroff]. A – Select a 1-2 sentence direct quotation from that text that illustrates, exemplifies, describes, or reports evidence you can use to support the point you made above. Quote it here and include the author’s name in the direct quotation per MLA rules. B – In one sentence after the direct quotation state how it supports your point. Access the Pew article here Access the Kritzer short story here Access the Shroff article here

Question 2 – Write a Topic Statement for a Summary Summarize one of the most important points Ovalle uses to support his argument. This statement should be 1-2 sentences long. It must be in third-person POV.