"Genetic engineering is an excellent technology for the field of agriculture. However, it is heading towards the wrong direction. This direction will not solve problems in the long run; rather it will create worse problems." Here's an essay I wrote in 2013 for a contest held by TheAlternative, a now-defunct e-magazine, on the topic of genetically modified foods. I have changed my opinions on some of the points made here based on new information (naturally, since I was in 10th grade when I wrote this essay). However, I'm publishing it for the sake of older samples in my portfolio.