Cucumber

entire world Think of all the produce you buy and consume on a daily basis. Now, imagine if over half of them became unavailable to you, having practically disappeared from agricultural fields. Fruits like strawberries and apples, vegetables such as cucumbers, peppers, and cabbage, and even seeds such as coffee, cashews, and almonds, would be scarce…

The Louis J. Esposito dining hall is a popular location on Temple University’s urban campus where those who have a meal plan congregate. Not only does it serve as a location for students and faculty to eat, but it also is utilized as an area for socializing and completing homework. Due to this reason, the dining hall is regarded as a cosmopolitan canopy. As described by Elijah Anderson, author of the piece The Cosmopolitan Canopy: Race and Civility in Everyday Life, cosmopolitan canopies are…

Spiaggia is an Italian fusion restaurant hailing in the vivacious city of Chicago, Illinois. They take traditional Italian dishes and give them a creative and zany twist that brings in people from all over. Not only are they the only Italian restaurant in Chicago to be four stars but they are also marked as a must see destination for celebrities and higher ups. While the cuisine never loses sight of its Italian roots it still manages to be wonderfully modern. Not to mention they offer and…

get up, so I reluctantly leave the comfort of my warm bed. I head to the small hotel bathroom and inadvertently squeeze a tube of hand lotion onto my toothbrush. Just before putting it in my mouth, I realize my “toothpaste” smells suspiciously like cucumber melon. I wash it off, brush my teeth, and get into the cold shower. As soon as I get out, I pack up the potpourri of items scattered around the room that has been my home for the last twelve days and head downstairs. I grab a generic looking…

Fatigue AWAY! Let's admit it, a lot of people don't have a lot of time throughout the day. Most of us have a lot to get done and it seems there just isn't enough hours in the day to accomplish all of our priorities. Have you been sacrificing hours of sleep in order to do so? Or guzzling ten cups of coffee a day just to keep your eyes open? If you were like me, you probably struggle everyday to keep your body up and working constantly. But pushing yourself beyond how much you can actually handle…

States. Like the California Roll, the California Roll got popular because it catered to the American palate. The California Roll (named California roll because of its origins in California) is made out of crabmeat, but mostly imitation crabmeat, cucumber, and avocado, a relatively simple sushi roll. Even though American styled-sushi has been fused into American society to cater to American tastes, many people still see it as strange and revolting…

Christina Causey HIS 101 Research Paper 18 February 2015 Life in Mesopotamia Mesopotamia life cannot be compared to the life in Rome or Greece because of the distinguishing differences. Mesopotamia could not be considered to live a unified and sophisticated way of life. In 4500 BCE, through that rise of the city, people of Mesopotamia did however live their lives in comparable ways. Value was placed on the written word by the people of Mesopotamia. The scribes appeared to be infatuated…

Breaking The Chains Born and raised in Juarez, Mexico, Leticia Rosales was nothing but a young girl, from a small town, with a big dream. Her family were simple farmers who raised livestock to survive. Leticia grew tired of her hard work never getting her anywhere in life. As a result, she immigrated to the United States in hopes to find a place for herself. Being a natural born Mexican citizen, Leticia was oblivious to the in depth details of the American government, but she couldn’t help…

Sally’s kilocalorie (kcals) intake is below the daily recommended intake (DRI) for a female of the age of 15 years old. If Sally is active this intake would be insufficient to keep up with the demands of her body, on top of the kcals required for basic functions, such as breathing, digestion, and concentration. If she is active she could increase her calorie intake by adding snacks of vegetables or fruit, either fresh or dried, in-between her meals. 80g of fresh fruit or vegetables will count…

bulgur wheat, the type found in tabouli. It's high in fiber and protein, but low in fat and calories. That helps you fill up with a minimum of calories. It also tastes great. To turn this dish into a meal, you could add beans and stir in extra tomato, cucumber, and parsley.…