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Despite the feelings of nuisance and intolerability that it provokes, dandelions, as the underdogs amongst the flowers of suburbia, are actually just the victims of misinformation and ignorance. In reality dandelions are beneficial to the environment and their removal is a detriment to the urban development of the city. This “weed” is an edible, nutrient-rich, herbal remedy, that was commonly used for centuries as a natural supplement. It is not only valuable to humans, but to the bees that the dandelions attract, as well. The persecution of dandelions flourished because it created a billion dollar industry that exploited American Post-war Suburban culture value and popular aestheticism. The root of this exploitation causes varying perceptions which explain why underdogs in literature, and the counterculture hippies we previously mentioned, regard the dandelion as something admirable and a symbol of strength and inspiration.
The acceptance of the dandelion would allow for great benefits in culture and the environment. The dandelion can be used for renewable energies which would grant us a better quality of life. On the other hand, the erasure of the dandelion only serves to create a culture of suburban elitism and the capitalist manipulation of society. America’s obsession with lawn care feeds harmful industries that encourage death and injury toward themselves and the very lawns Americans so strangely worship. The more esoteric perspective of the dandelion by the hippies serves to convince us all to abandon our abuse and accept the dandelion for the miracle weed it actually is.

The main argument of The American Obsession with the Perfect Lawn article is that people hurt the environment for the sake of having good looking lawn. The text elaborates by comparing the use of a lawn mower to a car being driven for an equivalent of 93 miles. It also mentions that homeowners are negligent of the ecology of their lawn just the aesthetics. In other words, they don’t care about the life forms and a healthy diversity of their lawn, they just want it to look nice.
The American Obsession with the Perfect Lawn works well with the Coop commercial because both are spreading the message of Eco friendliness. The Coop Commercial showed it by giving little snippets of regions all over the world including the ones on the verge of destruction because of the state of the environment, such as the the Polar Ice Caps and the Ocean. The Coop video promotes renewable energy and their way to encourage by stating how the use of renewable energy will benefit everyone in the long run. On the other hand, The American Obsession with The Perfect Lawn just give details about the issue without proposing a solution.

Comparative:

In Tracing Suburban Desires by Cala Coats, and Julie Lechevsky’s Dandelion the dandelion is portrayed as a symbol of strength, resilience and hope. Lechevsky’s executes that interpretation by focusing on the dandelion’s ability to exist freely and independently from the society that attempts to destroy it. Similarly, Tracing Suburban Desires paints the dandelion as the “Gypsy of the suburbs” giving it mystical strength and a free spirit that cannot be stifled. In these texts, the dandelion is transformed into something admirable. Both authors seem to challenge a majorly held perception of the dandelion as a weed or something that needs to be removed. They both aim to make a case for why the dandelion is not only beautiful and strong, but a necessary symbol within American culture.
The pieces truly differ in regards to the implications the author’s choose to focus on. In Dandelion, the author viewed the dandelion as more personal, she wishes to become a dandelion and obtain it strengthen while in Tracing Suburban Desires, the author focuses on the impacts (both negative and positive) it have on the community. Lechevsky admires the dandelion for its strength to stick together and the feeling of freedom that it provokes. It is mainly about her and her view of dandelions. Coats see the dandelion as something bigger. They choose to explain the effect that dandelions cause on American Suburban culture such as, devaluing human investment, and generating an entire industry. However, both of these writings seem to come to the same conclusion regarding the importance of dandelion.

Works Cited

Bromhall, Neil. “Time lapse Dandelion Flower to Seed Head.” Online video clip.
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Forbes, Stephen.”Ecology” The Humanization of Ecology 3.2 (1922): 88-92. JSTOR. Web. 1 Apr.2015
Fulford, Robert. “”The Lawn: North America’s Magnificent Obsession”” Robert Fulford’s Article “The Lawn: North America’s Magnificent Obsession” Azure, July-Aug. 1998. Web. 01 Apr. 2015.

Janzen, H. Daniel. “What are Dandelions and Aphids?” The American Naturalist 111.979 (May-Jun. 1977) : 586-589. JSTOR. web. accessed April. 1. 2015
Sharpe, William, and Leonard Wallock. “Bold New City or Built up ‘Burb? Redefining Contemporary Suburbia.” American Quarterly 46.1 (1994): 1-30. JSTOR. Web. 1 Apr. 2015. .

Introduction:
All the sources are about dandelions; from the physical property to economic effects. In order to under dandelion, we first have to understand their biology and how they work. From that we can understand their impact on the American lawns.

Augusto Monterroso narrated the short story “The Eclipse” in third person/ omniscient. He does this to allow the reader to understand the story more. Parts of this short story contradicts each other but due to the fact that it’s been spoken through an omniscient perspective it can be concieved that he is creating his own version of the world with his “god” capabilities given to him by his writing utensil.

In the past and today’s day women have been considered inferior to men. This inequality can be seen in the average work place. Women receive lower pay for doing the same thing a male would. No matter if the male or female have the same qualifications and competency. The women still get paid less.

The NWCL have been working tediously to combat the unfairness. Over the course of four decades the NWCL manage to close the wage gap and guarantee equal pay and benefits for both male and female. They made progress although there is still inequality. Women earn 78 cents for every dollar a man makes, so there is still room left for improvement. They were able to push the Fair Paycheck act which created a path to combat sexist in inequality in the workplace.The NWCL is working hard to eliminate inequality and they are willing to accept anyone who wants to join the battle.

Reference Equal Pay and the Wage Gap.National Women Law Center.Retrieved fromhttp://www.nwlc.org/our-issues/employment/equal-pay-and-the-wage-gap

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A stew namely stu is prepared to entice your taste buds. This stu is made from food scraps in efforts to conserve food and bring something new to the table. It also has health benefits because boiling these left over food for a longer time helps draw out the nutrients from the food scraps into the broth. Never fear, no one has gotten sick from this so far and although it wasnt scientifically proven but it was said to be better than an annual flu shot.