Foraging

Political commentator Rick Amato says, “It doesn’t take a congressional hearing to figure that al Qaeda or associates are about seventy feet of the Rio Grande away from entering the United States”(Amato). In recent years, the congressional hearings being held to come up with some effective solutions to the U.S.-Mexico border problem have turned into nothing but pointing fingers, and blaming the opposing political party for the problem. As Representative J.D. Hayworth of Arizona says, “This is…

Munsee Indians During in the 17th century, European colonists forced an Indian group out of their homeland. During that time, the island of Manhattes (now known as Manhattan) was sold for 60 guilders to Peter Minut. While the sale of Manhattan is well recognized throughout history, the Native people who originally resided in that area remains somewhat obscure. The Indian group that the book mainly focused on was the Munsee Indians, a subgroup of the Delawares or otherwise known as the Lenapes.…

The siege of Antioch was a difficult process for the Norman army. The raiders had very little food even before getting into the city, which forced them to expand their foraging efforts; each time they went away from the walls of Antioch and their main force, the Turks ambushed them. The army was starving and dying from disease when they had a bit of good fortune. The Turks were bringing a large army in support of Antioch…

Religion has always been a polarizing topic, both dividing and bringing people together for thousands of years. Beginning hundreds of years ago when early philosophers and astronomers began to question the existence or powers of a supreme being, humans have always had some sort of opinion as to whether a god exists or not. Religion is being questioned now more than ever before, as fewer and fewer people believe in god. According to the Pew Research Center, fewer and fewer Americans believe in…

search of a place I could feel that I belong. Moving to the Unites States at the age of thirteen, I struggled to find that place for years. I spent the majority of my childhood cooking with my family, or participating in activities, such as fishing, foraging and gardening, which eventually led to cooking. Cooking is my happy place and was at the center of my primary discourse. Upon my first tour of a culinary school, I was hooked. I enrolled several days later, quit my job, took out some loans,…

from living in the tree to on the ground, potentially because of changing climates and a reduction in forested areas. Some theories that have been suggested include increased tool use, energy efficiency in movement, body temperature regulation, and foraging postures that required the hands to remain free for carrying food (Campbell et al. 241-4). They of these ideas, or some combination of them, could have led to the evolution of bipedalism. No matter what the original reason for it was,…

Bee extinction, it’s only the bee-ginning. Humans swat at them, spray them, and kill them. Has anyone ever thought of the importance of the honey bees people are trying to eliminate? Take a walk in nature on a sunny day and you’ll notice flowers blooming, plants growing, little critters moving around, and the buzzing of bees. Imagine if bees were taken out of the world . Honey bees have a much greater importance than most people realize, and taking them for granted could put a lot of resources…

family members are unfairly murdered. She even keeps a death list in her heart. Arya constantly repeat to herself the name of people she wishes dead. Such a masculine culture can be caused by the local geography. Geography that promotes herding foraging behaviors can stimulate culture of masculinity; to show aggression and toughness when being treated unfairly, since livelihood can be easily stolen. If herders don 't show aggression and toughness when being unfairly treated, more livelihoods…

Elise Kang US History Honors Founding Brothers Questions 1. The triumph of America is greatly taken for granted by many citizens, and can only be greater understood through a descriptive narrative like Founding Brothers. People of the recent and present times are only familiar with today’s country, unified, developed and successful. It is simply too far back to even comprehend the nation’s past fragility. Joseph Ellis effectively conveys the serendipitous events through anecdotes showing…

Omer Alamin Env. Science Mrs. Mao Science Fair Report Scientifically, humans have been omnivores for several thousand years, with the earliest of humans were relying on hunting wildlife for their fix of protein and foraging to complete the diet. Meat was consumed infrequently in those days, but today it is consumed in alarming amounts by people around the world with its commercial availability that has proven to take a toll on human health and livelihood. This report aims to introduce Meatless…