Monoculture

A countless number of different ethnic groups exist in the world and the interaction between them can often lead to experiences of racial discrimination. There is however a difference between prejudice and systemic racism and within that there exist different types. As a nation that multiple racial and ethnic groups call home, New Zealand is not exempt from accusations of racism at all levels, though the extent of which is subject to debate. Racial discrimination is treating someone…

(with cultural icons such as McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, Levi Jeans and Starbucks), the spread of European languages (such as English), styles of dress, eating habits to TV viewing habits. (Tomlinson, 2002) Hence, an overly simplified notion that a monoculture will eventually emerge has been adopted by many. As many believe that upon being exposed to such western cultures, nation-states and individuals are likely to adopt it while completely abandoning their own…

The biodiesel that never boomed The greenhouse gas emission and reduction of fossil fuel reserves has created energy insecurity and ecological imbalance in the foreseeable future. The organic extracts of fossil fuels that are used right now emit high volume of greenhouse gases which contribute to climate change. The drastic increase in consumption patterns has the capability to create a substantial energy crisis for the generations to come. In addition to this, the pollution patterns may even…

Marketing is a multi-faceted and complex system of symbiotic relationships such as that between traditional marketing strategies and social media marketing strategies. Both employ different methods that mould and shape what consumers are exposed to and both experience a different degree to which consumers influence and are influenced by these attempts at communication. Those in favour of social media marketing have a tendency to use the word “traditional” to denote a somewhat negative view that…

1.4 CONVENTIONAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESS Conventional wastewater treatment consists of a combination of physical, chemical and biological operations to remove solids, organic matter and nutrients from wastewater. The general terms used to describe different degrees of treatment, in order of increasing treatment levels are preliminary, primary, secondary and tertiary or advanced wastewater treatment. Preliminary Treatment The objective of preliminary treatment is removal of coarse solids and…

Troy and Bono at the beginning of the play are the closest friends. However, when Bono realized that his friend was cheating on his wife he was disappointed and their friendship negatively impacted. They no longer hang out together and drink as they used to. The book Fences is symbolic of the gap which develops between the two. Also, after Troy was promoted to be a truck driver, Bono remained a garbage collector which reduced the chances of seeing each other while at work. Fences is also used…

This letter has a narrative and historical-circunstancial nature, since it is related with a concrete historical moment or circumstance in which the author was immersed. The letter was written on 17 December 1846, but it was published in The London Times newspaper a few days after, on Christmas Eve. We must situate this text in the period of The Great Famine, The Great Hunger, or The Irish Potato Famine. It was the worst famine in Europe of the 19th century, suffered in Ireland between 1845 and…

Food is important to all life on Earth. Food is needed for energy, without energy there is no life. It also used in many cultures around the world, and brings all different people together, but if food is so important, why have we stopped caring about how our food is prepared? There are many different types of technology that have changed the food industry as a whole. Pasteurization, processing, factory farming, and genetically modified foods are a few ways the industry has been changed.…

when land is scarce and food insecurity is high. Also, farmers plant different varieties of food in one plot of land. Crops that take nutrients out of the soil are planted near other plants that return nitrogen to the land. As a result, Burundian farmers are able to continue the use of their land for many years. Furthermore, in 2012, the Government launched its second Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper. This paper outlined these new agricultural practices and became the guidebook Burundian…

Strawberry guava, Psidium cattleianum Sabine, is valued by the general public of Hawaii for its ornamental characteristics and fruit, which is frequently prepared into jams, jellies, juices, cakes, and pastries. However, due to false advertising and commercialization, guava as well as coffee, macadamia, passion fruit, and pineapples are seen as icons of Hawaii, yet they aren’t native to Hawaii. Even though these species aren’t native to Hawaii, coffee, macadamia, passion fruit, and pineapples do…