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With the family surnames of Rasmussen and Anderson it is clear that the beginnings of my Family of Origin are mainly Danish, so describing my family as a taco might be shocking. Both, my family and a taco are structurally cohesive. (Olson, 2000) We have boundaries, yet we aren’t enmeshed. Often the ingredients try to slip out of the tortilla and some ingredients can be eaten without anything added or taken away from them, such as cheese. When each ingredient is included and stays in the taco…

Author methane sates, ““things did not get better. If they did, I did not notice it. Gradually, I came to accept hunger as a constant companion.”# Hunger however would inlay be one aspect of the harsh living. Living conditions were also another aspect that made life in this region quite difficult. Author Mathabane states, “Winter came, and turned out to be a very bad one. Our shack – like most shacks throughout Alexandria – had no heat, electricity, or plumbing, and we had no stove, so my mother…

Looking at the Fromm Dog Food Company: The Fromm pet food company has been a privately owned and family operated company since 1904. It’s now into the fifth generation with Tom Nieman as the company president, owner, and head chef, since 1983. I think a pedigree like that is hard to beat! It was the first premium pet food company in the United States, and now it’s the oldest! Fromm makes all their dry dog food right in their own family-owned-and-operated plants in Wisconsin. Their low-fat…

Popcorn was domesticated in 5000 BCE by the Pre-Columbian indigenous people. It arrived in the American Southwest over 2500 years ago, but wasn’t found east of the Mississippi River until the early 1800s because of environmental and botanical variables. Prior to the 19th century, Midwestern soil couldn’t grow corn. The invention of the steel plow turned the Midwest into the corny oasis it is today. As popcorn popularity surged, various popcorn snacks were invented and it brought new intensity to…

Would it be great if farmers did not have to worry about harsh weather conditions and crop damage due to pesticides without risking the health and well-being of their customers? Well, Genetically Modified Organisms could help make this dream a reality. Genetically Modified Organisms are feared by many individuals who have no idea what GMOs are. It is important to note that “GMOs are plants that have been genetically altered to make them more resistant to pests, viruses, and drought, and to…

GM food should be allowed around the world Currently, genetically modified foods are such an embedded part of our food system. There have been 33 years since 1982 FDA approved the first GMO appears on the market, but it still has some controversies on genetically modified food. Most of controversies surrounding the safety of genetically modified foods, the environment problem, the economic growth and other issues. Some people think genetically modified food are not good while others believe…

Tomatoes, soy, sugar, and cotton do not have much in common… or do they? All of these food items are all on a list that claims these are a part of the Top Ten GMO food. The WHO (World Health Organization) describes GMOs (genetically modified organisms) as “organisms (i.e. plants, animals or microorganisms) in which the genetic material (DNA) has been altered in a way that does not occur naturally by mating and/or natural recombination” (Frequently Asked Par. 2). A movement has taken hold called…

Although genetically modified crops have proven to be successful, many people show opposition towards them. The biggest concerns regarding these genetically modified crops include the affect they have on human health and their effect on the environment (Newton 88). In 2012, the Grocery Manufactures Association estimated more than seventy-five percent of processed foods contain genetically modified organism. Because of the unknown effects of the increasing use of GMOs in food and the customers’…

Background: Genetically modified foods are foods in which their DNA has been altered in a specific way, by humans, in order to reveal a specific trait that changes the growth time, size, shape, yield, and resistance against climate change and disease in a plant or animal. (World Health Organization, 2015) Genetic modification has been around since the beginning of time, but it occurred naturally. Plants and animals both over millions of years have naturally modified themselves by Charles…

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are currently sharing the responsibility of regulating agricultural biotechnology in the United States. According to the EPA web page (2015), the EPA uses five important fundamental principles as a guide to making decisions about their biotechnology regulatory program, they include, “Using sound science, ensuring transparency of the decision-making…