Berries

Wendell Berry, an American author, poses the question: “Why do farmers farm, given their economic adversities on top of the many frustrations and difficulties normal to farming? The answer is always: Love. They must do it for love. Farmers farm for the love of farming. They love to watch and nurture the growth of plants. They love to live in the presence of animals. They love to work outdoors. They love the weather, maybe even when it is making them miserable. They love to live where they work…

For myself and my family I would make my aim to focus on purchasing organic fruits and vegetables from farmers markets or well known sources for the same reason Wendell Berry, author of “The Pleasures of Eating” suggests doing so: “Learn the origins of the food you buy, and buy the food that is produced closest to your…

No, I would not recommend Acai Berry as a method of weight loss for people to try. Even though there are many marketers out there that have a way with words, and are able to successfully promote this product, they should not always be trusted with what they are selling. Acai berries have been said to help with appetite suppression, which helps with the loss of excess weight, and also strengthen the immune system. The only truth that I could agree within this statement is that the fact that it…

anything. Then again, who doesn’t love a good meal every now and then. However, Wendell Berry seems to think we can’t truly enjoy our meal if we don’t know how our meal arrived to our plates. Berry wrote an essay back in 1989 about the issues within the food industry, and the reasons on why we won’t be able to truly enjoy a meal until the issues are solved. In one of his most famous essays, The Pleasures of Eating, Berry talks about how in 1989 people did not know where their food came from or…

This was called the Atanasoff-Berry Computer (ABC). It was developed by John Vincent Atanasoff and Clifford Berry. John Vincent Atanasoff had been a professor at Iowa State that had taught physics and mathematics. He was introduced to Mr. Berry by Harold W. Anderson, an electrical engineering professor, after Atanasoff told him what kind of person he was looking for. Apparently Berry was exactly that man because that was who he recommended. The computer was…

As an uncontrollable change happened in social and cultural aspects, Berry Gordy’s legendary contribution happened in the music world when he started Motown records. Motown records, Berry Gordy, didn’t just make a mark in the music industry but also the social aspect with the influence of bringing together pop and soul, black and white and young and old like never before during this time. Regardless of race or social background, people came together to enjoy the Motown sound which became the…

when I was kid. My best friend, Grant Berry, he is coolest and grittiest person I ever knew and I do not have as much grit compared to Berry. I believed Grant Berry and I are different in every way, but turns out it was not the case. Recently, I learned Grant Berry and I are similar and yet so different in certain areas such as mindset and skills in reading courses. One area that Berry and I are similar in is having trouble remembering what we read. When Berry had trouble reading when he was a…

Wendell Berry is an author who argues that because society is centralized the power of distributing food is given by the few. Because of this people have to buy food from stores, which are sold in appliances like plastic or aluminum foil, they wear out quickly and because of this, our “waste” keeps growing but we (the people) choose to ignore it. Using imagery, Berry was able to be really descriptive to the readers and is able to achieve his purpose. [First Paragraph] Berry lived beside a river…

Background Chuck Berry was born on October 18, 1926 in ST. Louis to a middleclass family. His mother an African American woman with a college education and his father a carpenter. This stable home was essential for Berry to stay out trouble and additionally foster his hobbies and interest including music. Bu the Age of six berry was participating in a church choir. After learning how to play guitar Berry would be arrested for robbery and placed in jail. Following his time in jail he started his…

In the articles, “In Defense of Liz Lemon” by Emily Nussbaum and “The Fashion Industry: Free to Be an Individual” by Hannah Berry, both discuss how women can choose to step out of the typical stereotype on how women should be portrayed and be who they truly want to be. For centuries, there has been an unspoken code on how women should act, dress, and behave. However, through the years women have started to step out of those roles to embrace who they are truly are. Considering that women are…