Hi. You have not submitted the essay this question refers to, which makes it impossible for it to be answered. However, I will try and help as best I can.
It is only possible to know how the reference to King Midas is important for the essay if the reading of the essay is done. However, King Midas is known to be a very ambitious and wealth-obsessed King, even to the point of selling his own soul to become richer, which causes him to lose his most precious possession, his daughter. In this case, we can consider that the essay must present this king to draw a parallel between the subject of the essay and this tragic story of Midas, stimulated by the thirst for riches. We can therefore consider that the reference to Midas serves to intensify some of Chesterton's positions within the essay.
This is an example of an allusion, because an allusion is a figure of speech that allows a text to make references to other texts, people, characters, places and external situations.
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On the risks that genetically modified foods also pose to humans. Many experts warn against genetically modified foods. Ronnie C. of the Organic Consumers Association warns: “We are using a new technology. We will face a problem if we don't look before we jump. "In addition, Dr. Mae Wan, a geneticist and physicist, warns that" genetic engineering is inevitably dangerous ".
Since almost half of the US corn and soybean crops are now genetically modified, we must act now. We do not know the health effects of these foods. So far, it is in everyone's interest to find better ways to feed the world.
Answer:
They support saying that genetically modified food is a very new technology that can be dangerous.
Explanation:
The text points to a possible danger of including foods that have been genetically modified in our food. This is because these foods are very controversial and may not offer benefits to our bodies.
To support this text, the author shows experts who claim that genetically modified foods come from a very new technology and should be further researched so that we are sure that we will not be harmed.
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