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In 2006, Andrew and Melissa Dunham accepted ownership over an eighty acre corn, soybean and cattle farm in their home state of Iowa. This farm has been in there family for over a hundred and fifty years which is one of the reasons why Andrew and Melissa wanted to take it over, so it stayed within their family. At the time, they could not afford to pay a full time farmer to help tend to the fields, so it proved to be a very difficult task. The young couple made the choice to modernize the…

If someone told you there was a fairly easy way to not only extend your life, but to look and feel younger during it, you would assume they were certifiable or, at the very least, after your money. But if there a scientifically proven strategy to do so, would you believe it then? This biohack, called Calorie Restriction (CR), has been shown to extend the life span in primates and rodent species reliably over the past 20 years of research. The best news is, there is very good reason to believe…

In the short story "A&P" by John Updike, the protagonist, Sammy, quits his job at the end of the story. It is clear that life will not be easy for him after this. Although it is never an appropriate idea to suddenly quit a job, Sammy’s boredom with his job, his disinclination for his manager, and his attempt to impress the girls he felt were wronged, are feasible reasons behind his ultimate decision to quit his job. Throughout the story, there are countless instances described that could lead…

If you were to ask me who the pickiest eater I knew was, I would answer my younger sister Emma. I swear her diet consists of macaroni and sugar. Everyone under the moon knows that school lunches are far from great. For example, the other day our lunch announcement said we having cheeseburgers. Me being the big eater I am, got a little excited. Come lunchtime I am awaiting what…

My interviewer was born in 1944 she is 71 years old. She is also my grandmother. While growing up till now there has been a lot of changes that took place across this nation. My grandmother grew up watching her mother and herself faced discrimination, invention of a color television, and now having an African-American president. While growing up in the country my grandmother didn’t have a lot of new technology, because they couldn’t afford it. In her pre-teen and teen years they did have a radio…

For my final site visit I chose to examine my own kitchen. Just one day in my kitchen and I start to realize that we have a definite dilemma in our family. It seems to me that a family should eat the same foods especially when it comes to dinner time, but unfortunately my family does not eat the same foods. Since my paper is due in the next few days and I spent all day preparing food in my kitchen I thought today December 13, 2014 was a perfect example of food production in the 21st Century…

strategy. McDonald is a classical example of adapting itself to the specificities and needs of customers of different cultures. For instance, McDonald offers masala grill chicken in India with Indian spices or while in Japan, they offer Gurakoro with macaroni gratin and…

My way of defining culture is something that makes up your background or something that shapes you. The times of my life have been good and sometimes bad so that’s how my cultural identity is made up. I have multiple things that makes up my cultural identity but here’s a few I’ll tell you about. My cultural identity mainly revolves around Food,Clothing & Music. Boy boy boy don’t I like getting new clothes and trying on new things well shopping is another thing that makes up the way I am I enjoy…

Introduction ‘I will have the steak, and a side of mac & cheese.’ While the aforementioned foods seem delicious, are they good for us? What are such delicious foods doing to the inside of ones body, and most importantly, what are such foods doing to one 's cholesterol? In moderation a person can eat delicious and tasty foods; but, when the consumption of food (high in cholesterol) becomes excessive and more than the body can handle a problem begins: high cholesterol. Pathology So what is…

Nutrition A CLOSER LOOK Our weight-obsessed culture leads many of us to believe that all of our problems would be solved if only we could trim off a few pounds of fat. Think twice before you make the choice to pursue weight loss. Do what is right for the health of your body without falling prey to the perils of trying to achieve someone else's unrealistic and unhealthy size. For individuals who do need to lose weight for improved health, refocus on lifetime weight management and avoid the "quick…