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Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. Denisa Stewart Texas A&M University - Commerce Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. places great emphasis on the importance of committing and practicing sustainability through many different areas such as the environment, health and wellness, philanthropy, their workplace, and ethical sourcing (sustainability report). The company is devoted to upholding their aspirations by maintaining transparency through annual statements in all of these…

Attention Getter: Imagine an apple. Imagine a crisp red apple with hues of green mixed in. Now grasp the apple and take a small bite out of it. The satisfyingly sweet taste of grape is spreading throughout your… wait, your apple didn’t taste like that? Mine did, or at least it could through the process of genetic engineering. Listener Relevance: From our local Service Food grocery store to a Wal-mart Supercenter, we are living in an era where genetically modified foods are all around us. Since…

illegal today. Just a few of the chemicals they are credited with creating are the now-banned dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), the now-banned polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB’s), the controversial recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH) and Aspartame, and the infamous chemical Agent Orange used in Vietnam. Monsanto was also tapped into by the United States Government to help in the development of the atomic bomb (7-8). With this controversial use technology they had then brought their…

Today’s society especially in the United States consumes too much fast food, resulting in a higher rate of obesity, disease, and an overall bad diet. These fast food companies are selling us unhealthy food that is causing an alarming rate of obesity. According to an article published by BioMed Central Public Health obesity is a major public health problem in the United States owing to its substantial mortality and morbidity and increased health care costs (Laxy). So, in addition to fast food…

Nowadays, many of the foods we find at the grocery will be genetically modified (GM). About 80% of today’s processed food contains genetically modified organisms, otherwise known as GMO’s. (Hemphill, Syagnik). The number one question on a daily basis should be where does my food come from and does it contain GMO’s. So what is a GMO?? A GMO is a plant or animal that has been genetically altered by scientists to improve its ability to grow in non-native environments, resist pests, tolerate extreme…

or dark green and light green. The purpose of this investigation is to examine features of colour perception on sweetness that have not been directly studied before, such as using 5% sucrose solutions as opposed to fruit beverages sweetened with aspartame (Lavin & Lawless, 1998). This way the sweetness of the liquid tasted is from the sugar content, eliminating the chance of fruit flavouring disrupting sweetness perception. Another reason for conducting this study is to investigate…

Science, chemical and big name companies had done hazardous experiments with the consumers food without the world’s communities approval and it still continues today. Labeling the genetically modified organisms was also known as “Proposition 37.” Genetically modified organisms had contaminated the food supply. “A GMO (genetically modified organism) is the result of a laboratory process where genes from the DNA of one species are extracted and artificially forced in the genes of an unrelated…

History Did you know that soda is the number one most consumed beverage in the U.S., other than water? This is not good, considering soda causes many health issues. This essay is all about soft drinks, including where they came from, how they are made, and the health risks that soft drinks cause. Soda started a few thousand years ago. When Greeks and Romans discovered the medical benefits of mineral water, so they began to bathe in it. Then, in the late 1700’s, the Americans and Europeans…

Emotions play an important role in our lives and fear is one of them. Fear makes you act out impulsively or in other words, not question what you are doing. The only thing on your mind when you are afraid is to remain safe, no matter what or how that means to get there. In the song “ Words I Never Said” sung and written by Lupe Fiasco, he demonstrates how fear is one of our biggest and weakest emotions.“ Words I Never Said” by Lupe Fiasco, illustrates that in American society today, people…

Aripiprazole is an atypical antipsychotic, second generation, indicated for schizophrenia and other psychoses, is an atypical antipsychotic drug approved by the FDA. The aripiprazole is an antipsychotic drug that works by changing the actions of chemicals in the brain. It is used to treat the symptoms of psychotic conditions such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, or with other medicines to treat major depressive disorder in adults. “Aripiprazole is also used to treat symptoms of…