Danny Miller
Dr. Jones
UWP 101
27 Nov. 2016
Word Count: 2057
To-Be Verbs: 56
Never Feels Good to Have to Learn the Hard Way
Part 1
“Earth is constantly bombarded with enormous amounts of radiation, primarily from the
sun. This solar radiation strikes the earth’s atmosphere in the form of visible light, plus
ultraviolet (UV), infrared (IR) and other types of radiation that are invisible to the human
eye” (Lallanila, 2016).
Born in 1991, in Sacramento to a single mother fourteen years old along with my twin brother,
life had not much to offer. My biological mother claimed that her mother was a heroin addict
and the identity of my father was unknown. As might be expected after three years, after the
birth of two more siblings and living an unstable, impoverished life, she gave up and assigned us
to the state of California.
It is 1934. The United States corporation called Union Carbide has become interested in
establishing a facility in Bhopal, India. They will call this branch the Union Carbide India
Limited (UCIL). Union Carbide is a major pesticide company.
“UV radiation has a shorter wavelength and a higher energy level than visible light, while
IR radiation has a longer wavelength and a weaker energy level” (Lallianila, 2016).
Our first family placement failed but by some miracle we became members of the Miller family.
Life changed but a “hole remained in my heart” and the struggle to heal began. School was a
challenge not academically but socially and emotionally. Never quite fitting in and feeling
different created a glass ceiling that seemed impossible to break through.
It is 1950. “Just a few decades late, starting in the 1950s, an international agricultural
boom began: the development of new seeds were yielding huge harvests, greatly expanding the
amount of food production around the world. It was dubbed the ‘green revolution” (ICJB, 2016).
Union Carbide has become involved in the global Green Revolution. The Green Revolution is
big agricultural innovation era where people all around the world began creating hybrid seeds
that could supply nations with substantially more amounts of yield per seed, helping the nations
feed their people.
“The exchange of incoming and outgoing radiation that warms the Earth is often referred
to as the greenhouse effect because a greenhouse works in much the same way” (Lallanila
2016).
The desire to be part of society introduced me to the life of drugs, alcohol, and low expectations
with school as a low priority. Feeling often times shunned by the other students, it was easier
gravitate to the lowest level. Plagued by the stigma of adoption, dark skin, and chubby physique
was overwhelming.
It is 1974. The Indian government enacts a plan that attempts to seize control of any international
business that is established on its territory. This act is called the Foreign Equity Regulation Act
(FERA). “On January 1, 1974 India enacted the Foreign Equity Regulation Act (FERA), a
statute requiring all foreign equity holdings in Indian companies to be diluted to no more than
40% – meaning UCC could legally own no more than 40% of UCIL shares” (ICJB, 2016).
“Incoming UV radiation easily passes through the glass walls of a greenhouse and is
absorbed by the plants and hard surfaces inside. Weaker IR radiation, however, has
difficulty passing through the glass walls and is trapped inside, thus warming the
greenhouse. This effect lets tropical plants thrive inside a greenhouse, even during a cold
winter” (Lallanila 2016).
High school ended with a diploma not studied for a four-year university, but with the
expectations of my adoptive parents to continue, enrollment at the local community college was
eminent. Still lost and struggling with my identity, failure prevailed as measured by the
chronology of my academic grades.
It is 1974. Union Carbide was able to work out a deal with the Indian government to gain
majority control of its facility in India after the FERA act. Union Carbide could not lose control.
“Seeking a way to move forward, UCC proposed to the Indian government that it would start
producing MIC, an exclusive UCC specialty, in Bhopal in return for an exemption from FERA
on the grounds that MIC production would need high-technology inputs not available in India”
(ICJB, 2016). India eventually grants Union Carbide ability to own majority shares over its
company.
“A similar phenomenon takes place in a car parked outside on a cold, sunny day. Incoming
solar radiation warms the car’s interior, but outgoing thermal radiation is trapped inside
the car’s closed windows” (Lallanila, 2016).
However, a turning point in my life occurred during the summer of 2012 while on a Fourth of
July vacation with my brother. Late in the afternoon while leaving Jamba Juice, we were
approached by a group of guys and beat severely. Had the police not arrived, we probably
wouldn’t have survived. The police had a choice to give life support or chase the fighters. With
