Edgar Rice Burroughs

Rice-Wheat Farming Adaptation to Agro-ecosystem and Weather The rice-wheat farming system in the Indo-Gangetic plain occupies 13.5 M ha of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal. In India rice-wheat farming system is the major source of food security as it produces 85% of cereal in 10 M ha. Initially large scale cultivation of in the North-western Indo-gangetic plain was wheat and Eastern Indo gangetic plain was rice due to the favourable climate. The adaptation and expansion of Rice-Wheat…

the West. Because Vietnam located along the costal areas, which is ideal for growing rice, Rice has become the main staple food of Vietnamese throughout the history, especially in the South where the Red River delta in the north and Mekong River delta located (Food In Every Country). Steamed White Rice is common in every meal, but other form of rice such as rice cake, rice paper (spring rolls), rice noodle, rice vermicelli also represents traditional Vietnamese cuisine. Thanks to this coastal…

used to not only gain self-awareness but be used as an example or a cautionary tale for others, whether as the protagonist, antagonist or supplementary character. As I thought about my event, something I heard years ago came to mind, wheat people and rice people, I hope that in this stream of consciousness I will shed light onto how I overcame a significant challenge, furthermore how I will use this experience to influence others an organizational-level leader as I intertwine my crucible with…

genetic improvement of modern rice varieties needed for the understanding of nutrient efficiency and increasing of grain yield potential has played a major role in crop breeding programe. (or) Identification and genetic improvement of modern rice varieties needed for the understanding of nutrient efficiency and increasing of grain yield potential has taken a primary objective to plant breeders and biotechnologist. The Periodic appraisal of genetic improvement of rice, have been contributed to…

Italian-ness, rice and risotto are relatively new introductions to Italian cuisine. Rice has a long history of domestication in Asia and was not brought to Italy for several thousand years after being domesticated (P. Huang et al. 2012, X. Huang et al. 2012). Despite its foreign origins, I argue that the way rice and risotto have developed in Italy has given them unique traits that make them traditional Italian foods. In this paper, I will go over the origins and domestication of rice, and its…

Christmas in Bolivia is very different from ours. In Bolivia Christmas is celebrated from Christmas eve to Epiphany or January 6th. Many of the people in Bolivia are Catholic and go to a mass service called ‘Misa de Gallo’ or Mass of the Rooster. They do this at midnight while lighting off fire-crackers. Families often eat Christmas diner after Misa de Gallo. The Traditional dish is different from our in many ways. First they set the table with lots of flowers. The main dish is called ‘picana’…

Almost all recipes can be adapted to become gluten-free. Following are some guidelines to adapting recipes to gluten-free: 1. Focus on the wheat-containing ingredients and their functions, as these will need to be adapted with a substitution. Try to choose “main meal” recipes with very little flour or gluten-containing ingredients for the bulk of a meal. An example would be breading or flouring of meats, which can, in most cases, be omitted. Simple fruits and vegetables as accompanying sides…

The power of silence can cut through anything, but who says this? Our family members, friends, society? Is this what is best for us? To keep quiet and not speak our minds in fear of the consequences? Our reputation could be at stake if we say the wrong thing at the wrong moment. If our curiosity is not aloud to get the best of us how are we to learn? When society gets ahold of you it is difficult to escape its grasp. In “Alone on a Mountaintop,” by Jack Kerouac, it explains how he tries to…

regarding race, sex, and class, and rejected many cultural principles that was happening post war. The Origin of the Beats was in 1943, Allen Ginsberg meets Lucien Carr at Columbia University. Carr introduces Ginsberg to Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs. From there, the Beat Generation arises and their movement was faced with criticism along the way. The Beats received harsh criticism and negative backlash from the public, critics, and other observers. Despite the negativity, The Beat…

magery in Interpreter of Maladies In Interpreter of Maladies a short story by Jhumpa Lahiri uses the literary elements of imagery in the forms of a camera and puff of white rice, to illustrate a tale the difficulty of communication can drive a family into a family and guilt-filled marriage. Mrs. Das an ill-equipped mother and a cheater are looking to pass along the suffering and blame to a different person as in the form of Mr. Kapasi, the taxi driver, While Mr. Das an ill-equipped father…