...Asmita Patel Organic Chem 211 Professor Stoneking Acai Berry Research Paper 06/07/13 Organic Acai Berries: Are They Really Just a Fruit? Acai berries have been around for many generations. They recently became popular a few years back because many people were using them as a weight loss supplements. There were many ads and commercials going around talking about how these berries are a great way to loose weight. Because of this particular media, I became interested in them. I was looking for something to help me loose weight that I had gained over the years, and a friend pointed out these new supplements that were trending for weight loss (McHugh). At first when I heard about them I didn’t think it was going to work, especially since supplements for weight loss don’t really work that well. While doing my general research I found out that not only was it used for weight loss but many other uses as well. The main use for it in the states was for weight loss and it was a hit or miss type of deal. Learning about the acai berry because of weight loss intrigued me and finding out it was an organic compound worked out perfectly for the organic chemistry research paper. The acai berry was first discovered in the Amazon Rainforest in South America by a tribe that lived in the rainforest. The people of the Amazon used the berry as a main food source in their diet because they soon realized how much of an impact the nutrients and antioxidants in the berry affected their health...
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...been raving about eating organic foods because they are "better for us". "The basic definition of orgainic is food grown without the asistance of man-made chemicals." People started to argue that the word organic was being misued, hens causing the department of agricultrue to come up with rules of what they would consider organinc to be. So if organic isnt really organic then why call it organic? When we go grocery shopping we tend to want to get food that is cheap even if it is completely unhealthy, but people are now being told to stop being cheap and buy healtier food. Healthier food to people seemingly means organic foods, organic foods are free from pestisides and all other harmful chemicals. But it turns out that orgainic are not actually healthier than non-organic products. "A resent study showed that organic foods have fewer pesticides than conventionally grown vittles, but they might not be more nutritious." We as consumers are conventually being lied to by companies implying that they are selling us organic foods. The organic food labels are lying to us in more ways than one. Its said that conventional and genetically modified seeds are known to occasionally mix with organic supplies. But, how is this even possible why not just handle both products in different facilities. Organic foods are essestially being sold as "locally grown" or from a "small family farm", when in fact that is not true at all. Some large compaines like to import organic ingredients as cheaply...
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...Professor Gary Brady-Herndon English 122 November 11, 2013 Annotated Biography Chait, Jennifer. "Free-Range." About.com Organic Business. About Organic, n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2013. The article Free Range by Jennifer Chait explained the meaning of Free Range Farms and the differences between Organic and Free Range Farming. Free Range Farms are described as meat and produce from animals that were allowed to roam freely or had access to outdoor spaces. Organic Foods though the animal should be allowed to roam and graze freely like Free Range Farms, must be certified and meet a stringent criteria. Free Range Farms can also be referred to as Free-roaming, Cage-free or Pasture raised. Free Range Farms are often confused with Organic Farms, explain above they are similar but have differences. Free Range farming incorporates meats eggs and dairy farming. I hope to explain further in my paper the definitions of Free Range. What allows farmers to claim Free Range and what consumers should look for when wanting authentic Free Range Farming products? Pritchard, Forrest. "3 Secrets of Free-Range Farms." Smith Meadows. Smith Meadows, 24 May 2013. Web. 11 Nov. 2013. In this very informative article by Forrest Pritchard, 3 Secrets of Free-Range Farms the importance of Free Range Farms on the eco-system and our environment is thoroughly explained. Pritchard explained the cycle where earth worms burrows through the soil irrigating; this helps farmers get ready for planting. Worms become...
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...biotechnology varieties. Foods were introduced through biotechnology more than 10 years ago, with regulations and rigorous testing, foods are been made safer than ever. Through the IFIC foundation food presently is safer than centuries ago. With Agricultural biotechnology the country has fewer worries on whether the food is safe to eat or not. There are some harmful ways to Agricultural biotechnology also. Organic corn is contaminated by 25%. The feed that is used in dairy, organic meat, and poultry must not be from non GM sources, but organic. According to the NOP, organic feed is a risk through commingling in storage facilities, cross pollution of crops, and contaminated farm machinery. This is also a risk to GMO, and the sureness of the feed becoming contaminated is high, due to the soy and corn used as animal feed. Billy Hunter is an inspector in the state of Iowa. He states the corn is highly susceptible to pollen drift, estimating “25 percent or more of organic feed corn available is GMO contaminated—even that used by the major organic dairy producers—and about 6% of organic and conventional soybean feed also contains GMOs.” (Monson, D. May 2006) This information is disturbing, because if we knew what the actual risks involved to eat this stuff, many would refuse to eat. Future plans are 2 million dollars for bioherbicides,...
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...1.0 Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Scope of the Study 1.2 Objectives of the Study 1.3 Organization of the Study 1.4 Limitations 2.0 Chapter 2 Introduction 2.1 Objectives 2.1.1 Understanding the importance of fashion industry 2.1.1.1 Introduction 2.1.2 Examine the innovations of fashion communication 2.1.2.1 Introduction 2.1.3 Evaluate the scope and challenges with fashion ethical issues 2.1.3.1 Introduction 2.1.4 Study the future prospect of fashion marketing 2.1.4.1 Introduction 3.0 Chapter 3 Introduction 3.1 Case study 4.0 Chapter 4 Conclusion 1.0 Chapter 1 Introduction Fashion is a general term for a trendy style, most commonly related to clothing, jewelry, shoes, accessories, make up, or furniture. Fashion is also something we deal with daily and changes constantly as time progresses. New fashion ideas can be influenced by music, movies, videos, books and other related (items and media connected to popular culture. Due to these changes and relationship with popular culture, fashion is a big business. The fashion industry is involved in the purchasing, selling and manufacturing of clothing. It solely focuses on generational fashion trends and to figure out consumer's liking in different segmentations. (pbs.org) The fashion industry is one of the major contributing sectors in the global economy; it had created various job opportunities for the people. Most noticeably, the industry has designed and manufactured clothing...
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...GMO MYTHS AND TRUTHS An evidence-based examination of the claims made for the safety and efficacy of genetically modified crops Michael Antoniou Claire Robinson John Fagan June 2012 GMO Myths and Truths An evidence-based examination of the claims made for the safety and efficacy of genetically modified crops Version 1.3 by Michael Antoniou Claire Robinson John Fagan © Earth Open Source www.earthopensource.org 2nd Floor 145–157, St John Street, London EC1V 4PY, United Kingdom Contact email: claire.robinson@earthopensource.org June 2012 Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this paper, or otherwise published by EOS, are those of the authors and do not represent the official policy, position, or views of other organizations, universities, companies, or corporations that the authors may be affiliated with. GMO Myths and Truths 2 About the authors Michael Antoniou, PhD is reader in molecular genetics and head, Gene Expression and Therapy Group, King’s Cols: lege London School of Medicine, London, UK. He has 28 years’ experience in the use of genetic engineering technology investigating gene organisation and control, with over 40 peer reviewed publications of original work, and holds inventor status on a number of gene expression biotechnology patents. Dr Antoniou has a large network of collaborators in industry and academia who are making use of his discoveries in gene control mechanisms for the production of research, diagnostic and therapeutic products...
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...Food for Thought Farmers markets are places where consumers purchase fresh, locally grown produce directly from the farmers. The number of farmers markets in the United States has grown a whopping 250% since 1994. The increasing prevalence of local farmers markets is an important step towards a much needed transformation of our country’s food system. There are numerous environmental, economic, nutritional, and ethical benefits to supporting local farmers markets as opposed to major corporations and supermarkets. There are copious environmental advantages of supporting local farmers markets as opposed to large industries. Farmers markets provide locally grown produce, reducing the resulting amount of “food miles”, or travel distance. Statistics show that produce from supermarkets, on the other hand, travel an average of 1,300 miles before reaching the shelves. “Only about 10% of the fossil fuel energy used in the world’s food system is used for production. The other 90% goes toward packaging, transporting, and marketing of the food” (Norberg-Hodge). The smaller travel distance for produce from farmers markets greatly reduces carbon dioxide emissions, contributing towards a healthier environment. Farmers markets have also been proven to produce less waste than their supermarket competitors. “Farmers in the USA report that an average of 22% of their crop could not be marketed if farmers markets were not available…There is less wastage because good food...
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...method for clarifying the world from their own particular perspective. Along these lines, there is to be perceived a separation in each society's perspective of the world and, as Joseph Campbell expressed in his book Myths to Live By, a sure "solidarity of our species." The characterizing contrasts and similarities between most societies can particularly be found in every society's close to home story of creation. The story of Genesis in the Bible, for instance, could give a lot of knowledge into the comprehension of the world in the brains of a noteworthy part of the United States today. As talked about in Genesis: A Living Conversation, the maker, God, in this section of the book of scriptures, is seen regularly by numerous Americans as a parental figure, and in contrasting this creation story with others, for example, the Greek story of creation by Hesiod and the Zuni myth of rise, one would be connecting the myths of three human advancements as well as the most essential thoughts of these three civic establishments. In this article, I will thoroughly analyze the creation stories of the Bible, the Zuni, and Hesiod through their topics of the primordial void before creation, the fall of mankind into what we now know, and the female central. In numerous myths of creation, there is the real trick of a period before time and/or space and/or request – a thought of nothingness before something goes along to set things in movement. The primary sentence of Genesis states "At the...
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...Dishes that improve your beauty Do we need a fountain of youth? Or is there any other way? If you ask from someone what do need most in this world there is a high chance of them saying “I would like to be young and beautiful forever”. There is a myth of a fountain which can make you not to get old but quality of a myth is that there may not be a fountain of youth. But by keeping a keen eye on what we eat and by treating our skin in the proper way we can prevent aging and even reverse it. Skin also get damaged and repaired Throughout the day there is severe damage and repair process going on throughout the skin. Body needs the right nutrients at the right amount to fight off damage, and the skin is no different.Nutrients help the cells replicate by providing raw material and...
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...Wole Soyinka is among contemporary Africa's greatest writers. He is also one of the continent's most imaginative advocates of native culture and of the humane social order it embodies. Born in Western Nigeria in 1934, Soyinka grew up in an Anglican mission compound in Aké. A precocious student, he first attended the parsonage's primary school, where his father was headmaster, and then a nearby grammar school in Abeokuta, where an uncle was principal. Though raised in a colonial, English-speaking environment, Soyinka's ethnic heritage was Yoruba, and his parents balanced Christian training with regular visits to the father's ancestral home in `Isarà, a small Yoruba community secure in its traditions. Soyinka recalls his father's world in `Isarà, A Voyage Around "Essay" (1989) and recounts his own early life in Aké: The Years of Childhood (1981), two of his several autobiographical books. Aké ends in 1945 when Soyinka is eleven, with his induction into the protest movement that during the next decade won Nigeria's freedom from British rule. The political turbulence of these years framed Soyinka's adolescence and early adulthood, which he chronicles in his most recent autobiographical work, Ibadan, The Penkelemes Years, A Memoir: 1946-1965 (1994). At twelve Soyinka left Aké for Ibadan to attend that city's elite Government College and at 18 entered its new university. But in 1954, his ambition focused on a career in theater, Soyinka traveled to England to complete a degree in...
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...Caula Rogers Bio-220 Environmental Science July 6, 2014 Professor Sharar Sustainable eating for health and humankind final report Food can become the instruction manual of our choices in becoming more healthy or to become a “junk food addict.” Still the food obtainable to us can be further harmful to us than good- both to our health, as well as to the health of the earth. Next, to the climate change which contributes to the extreme weather that loom protect food supply. “ For instance, the consumers , and the employees of the corporations, they make the decision about the foods being sold, which gives us the way to create, process, conveyance, and use foods. Also the United States as well as other countries, has a great deal of support from the government for commodity crop such as “wheat, corn, and soy production this also goes through the use of government subsidies. The government support for commodity crop has successfully made farmers ignore, more healthy crops; furthermore, a great deal of industrial crops grown here in the United States are being used for animal feed in “concentrated animal feeding operations ( CAFOs), also better known as factory farms.” With the support of the government the industrial crop production has increase in corn, as well as soy-fed animals, this also increased production for foods that use corn that is high fructose corn syrup; this ultimately contributing to the commonness of health problems for instance, heart...
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...Creation Myths Across Cultures Angie Laird HUM/105 - World Mythology Class Group: BSDH16JHC0 University of Phoenix Online Instructor: Gerald Grudzen February 11, 2013 Comparing and contrasting creation myths The two creation myths chosen to compare and contrast focuses on the Norse culture of Iceland Vikings and the Genesis creation of the Hebrew origin of Christian culture. Both creation myths begin with an empty void where chaos or conflict develops. The Norse myth narrates a conflict between the fiery realm of Muspell and the dark, cold realm of Niflheim within the emptiness called ginnungagap and where nothing could grow. The Genesis conflict was between God and nothing, loneliness, and the need to create something beautiful. There are specifically nine classifications of creation myths and many employ more than one motif. Genesis cosmogonies apply both the deus faber and ex nihilo motifs. The story often considered the ex nihilo myth, meaning "out of nothing" is the account in the first book of the Old Testament, Genesis, of God's creation in six days by speaking into existence light and darkness, sun and moon, stars and earth, plants and animals, and birds and fish. God then generates Adam in His image from the dust and breathes life into him and Eve was formed from one of Adam's ribs, therefore combining deus faber (the "maker-God") with ex nihilo motifs. The Nordic creation myths tend to combine accretion/conjunction, secretion, and sacrifice motifs. It features...
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...basically means the credibility of the speaker or writer. Ethos can make your argument more appealing because the readers, or audience, know that the information given isn’t fake. One can bring ethos to their argument automatically just from their title. For example, King George VI’s speech, given in 1939 the 3rd of September, declaring Britain was at war with Germany already has ethos because of his title as king. His title as king allowed him to speak of war and for no one to doubt him because he is king and wouldn’t lie or joke on such a matter to his citizens. Not everyone can have automatic ethos so most appeal to ethos by having to build up their credibility and trustworthiness to their audience or readers. Judith Ortiz Cofer’s The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named Maria is a prime example of...
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...Market Analysis Market Analysis In today's market, there is a lot of competition for any firm or business. I will be present you with the market analysis of your company based on the data you have provided. My over viewed is based from your strategic planning, marketing goals, and surveys. The service provided me with strengths and weaknesses of your company. My job is to make recommendations on how your company is organized and we will change or improve your current marketing structure. Strategies provided will ensure the most effective and competitive strategies ensuring long-term profitability for your future. First, we will be discussing how well Kudler foods is doing in the marketplace. I am pleased to say Kudler foods is doing great in their current locations. There is currently no high-end competition in the area for this type of business. The store has been able to carry itself professionally with no investors and having the ability to expand new stores shows great potential. The strengths of the company from recent surveys conclude great customer service, store hours, store atmosphere, and knowledge of the products. Merchandise displays are an asset to the stores as well. Courtesy and prices seem to displease customers on a continuous basis. Over the course of the 2 years for the survey, the change was about one percent improvement for negative areas. I suggest we implement supervision to seek out outstanding courtesy from employees, rather than negative...
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...” You are what you eat” and that takes literal meaning, but seriously, have you ever wonder where your food comes from and maybe even what has been done to it in the process. Everyone knows that genetically modified foods are a huge industry, and almost everything we eat has been modified. For those of you who are wondering just what is genetically modified foods or crops? Well, they are organisms such as plants, animals or microorganisms, in which the genetic material (DNA) has been altered in a way that does not occur naturally by mating and/or natural recombination. You know now that you’re probably saying ”How does this concern me?” but in just a few paragraphs we are going to examine how genetically modified foods (GMOs) offer, the myths and realities of GMOs, and the possible effects of GMOs and the health risks that come with GMOs. Also what Glyphosate is and how it is tied in with Genetically Modified Crops. Looking through a lot of research a lot of people believe that GMOs provide food with better taste, longer shelf life, has resistance to drought and frost, and even maybe more nutrients. But in reality, they do more damage than they do good. So many people say they are indeed safe for consumption, but we cannot deem them safe or unsafe as they have only been around for 20 or so years. But after researching articles on this hot topic everything that has been wrote has not been so much about the Genetically modified crops or foods that aren’t safe, it’s the chemical...
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