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Pinto beans or in other words common beans are the most abundant beans in both Americans, making it major source of daily nutrients for large number of civilians. This experiment was done to examine if the number of seeds used in a specific area would affect the growth process using two pots (Control, Experiment). Control pot had two Pinto beans, while the Experiment pot had four seeds. Both pots were placed in the same room with same amount of water supply and light. Then the results showed…

Callosobruchus maculatus or the Bean Beetle. The life cycle for the Bean Beetle is extremely fast and does not require much attentiveness or monitoring. Mature beetles of this species do not need a source of fresh food or water. Female Bean Beetles oviposit specifically on the seeds of legumes allowing us the limit the variables in this experiment, allowing us to easily observe and collect data with our…

additional procedure. Since lima bean seeds require maximum sunlight in order to germinate, I would have to move my planting cups around my backyard throughout the day in order for them to germinate in favorable conditions. The cause of this is the fact that the sun shines in different areas of my backyard throughout the day. Consequently, I created a garden to make moving the planting cups around simpler. If there is a certain spot you plan to plant your lima bean seeds that constantly has sun…

supply are: Input costs such as labor and other things that are used in the production of a good or service (Hubbard and O’Brien 2015). Keurig Green Mountain has input costs of labor, K-Cup production, brewer manufacturing and purchasing coffee beans from independent coffee growers. Number of firms in the market – more firms in the market will result in more product available at a given price (Hubbard and O’Brien 2015). Keurig Green Mountain has a large number of competitors in the same…

cocoa industry has made it difficult for anyone to see what is happening on the farms. Food Empowerment Project also states that most children working on these farms are between the ages of 5 and 16. The children have to use Machetes to cut the cocoa bean from the trees and to open it. “These large, heavy, dangerous…

informal furniture arrangement such a comfy beanbag. Researchers say that beanbags can provide a sense of feeling at home. Although everyone gets a turn it provides a privilege and encourages them to keep up good behavior so that they can participate. The bean bag is located in the library area. As mentioned before the children have a wide selection of leveled books to choose from. Also included in the furniture is a rug for whole group instruction and morning meeting. The rug is also known as…

"I guess you could say we're family." (Barbara Kingsolver, The Bean Trees, page 310) I’ve always said that endings are my favorite parts of stories. They can turn a mediocre or good story into one that leaves you in disarray. I think this quote is the most essential because while it is at the very end of the book, I feel that it is Taylor’s final turning point. In the beginning, her one goal was not to be a mom (or at least not a very young one). In the first chapter, she ends up with a child…

Single Motherhood in The Bean Trees In the United States, the effects of single-parent family life on children fall into two categories: 1) those attributed to the lower socioeconomic status of single parents and 2) the short-term consequences of divorce that moderate over time (Jrank 1). A single-parent family can be defined as a family where a parent lives with a dependent child/children, within either a house just for them, or a larger household, without a partner and/or spouse. Raising a…

The Health Benefits of Chocolate Chocolate has become one of the most reputation dessert and flavors in the world. In Meagan Nelson article “A Chat About Chocolate” (2016), chocolate was mentioned as “The Food of the Gods”, the first cacao beans were found by the ancient Mesoamericans in the tropical rainforest of Central America fermented (Meagan, 2016). Besides tasting good, Chocolate have many benefits for people which affect health, beautiful and nervous system. Over the…

Healing and Beauty Benefits of Cocoa Butter Cocoa butter is the natural fat extracted from cocoa beans. The process involves fine-grinding the cacao nibs (the seeds inside the cacao pods) which causes friction and melts into liquid known as the chocolate liquor. The more grinding, the smoother the chocolate liquor becomes. Cocoa oil is extracted by pressing and straining the liquor. What remains after pressing and straining is the solid mass of chocolate called the cocoa presscake which is…