Potato Experiment Essay

potatoes are a tuberous crop from the perennial nightshade Solanum tuberosum which was first cultivated by the Inca Indians in Peru around 8,000 BC to 5,000 BC. When the Spanish Conquistadors conquered Peru in 1536, “[they] discovered the flavors of the potato, and [brought] them to Europe” (PotatoGoodness 2).…

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recognized that every other family ate mashed potatoes on this day too. A lot more butter and sour cream goes into our mashed potatoes on Thanksgiving and in this case, that is why they are special, but in reality, it was just another day and just another potato. The biggest difference of mashed potatoes on a normal day and mashed potatoes as a celebratory item was that Thanksgiving gathered my entire family together to enjoy both sides of our culture. Thanksgiving cooking became a lot more…

be brought by travellers and explorers into the countries of the Mediterranean as well as to the Far East. 9750 BC Evidence of wild pea consumption by humans, discovered by archaeologists exploring the "Spirit Cave" on the border between Burma and Thailand. 7000 BC An archaeological dig at Jarmo in northwestern Iraq uncovered peas that were dated between 7000 and 6000 BC. 3000 BC The archaeological remains of Bronze Age villages in Switzerland contain early traces of primitive peas dating back…

I planted the potato plants, went back every morning, and evening to water the plants. A month has past and I have full grown potatoes in the ground, but today I noticed that there was holes in my garden which someone has been taking my potato plants. At this point I was really mad. I made a plan to see who has been taking my potatoes, I was going to go to the garden at 10:00PM…

potatoes were strictly responsible for many deaths, that alone would not have killed millions as the famine did. English protestants were technically the properties owners renting their land to Irish peasants to grow plantations on, but as soon as the potato infestation struck, they kicked the Irish planters off of their property. The Irish could no longer grow their crops, which put them at an even greater disadvantage. The English protestants could not be stopped from doing this because it was…

From 1845 to 1852 the potato famine in Ireland caused great despair and panic throughout the country. As a result, one must ask the question, why did such a large number of Irish people died during the great famine of 1845? Conflict over the high death toll during the famine existed, because of the different perspectives of the Irish and the English. Although individuals suggest that the high number of deaths was a result of the famine because of disease, and hunger, a closer look at the…

An essay on plagerism Think back to the first time you ever heard of plagerism. In depth analysis of plagerism can be an enriching experience. While it has been acknowledged that it has an important part to play in the development of man, several of todays most brilliant minds seem incapable of recognising its increasing relevance to understanding future generations. Often it is seen as both a help and a hinderence to the upper echelons of progressive service sector organisations, whom I can say…

the potatoes sit for a few days. The potato in the freshwater solution was soft and sticky, it could be easily squished it also had a bad scent because the potato had gone bad. However, the potato in the saltwater solution was firm and had become more narrow than before, it did not have a scent like the freshwater potato did. The solution that caused the potato to change the most in circumference and mass, was the saltwater solution. In the data table the potato in the fresh water had a starting…

Drastic, the Irish Potato Famine changed Ireland in a variety of ways. Farmers and regular people were starving to death due to the lack of healthy potatoes. The people in Ireland were extremely dependent on potatoes and when the blight came the economy went down. As the fungus spread throughout the country, people began to lose their main source of food. Since the people in Ireland depended on the potato, it made the population cripple with the lack of a healthy food. The Irish Potato Famine…