garnered a lot of attention as writers, especially those who wrote about food. According to Woolf in her book, To the Lighthouse, food was like a stepping stone so women can gain more respect not only in writing community, but in general as well. Also in Ronald Tobin’s, Thought for Food: Literature and Gastronomy (2008), he argues that food is central to the experience of being human. Which in true because food makes up who we are as a person. Also in Teophano’s, Eat My Words (Ch., 2), she tends…
Mandatory Vaccination, Or Parents Choice After learning I was pregnant with my oldest child I was asked the question that started it all. I was confused and caught off guard when I heard, “Do you plan on vaccinating the baby when it’s born?” Of course I did. Do parents not vaccinate? Isn’t it something you have to do? Why is this even a question? Toni Bark, the Medical Director at the Center for Disease Prevention and Reversal, states that today over 50% of children have some type of chronic…
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND The catalytic converter was invented by Eugene Houdry, a French mechanical engineer and skilled in catalytic oil refining who lived in the United States around 1950. The invention of catalytic converter has a major role in controlling harmful emissions. When the paper of smog in Los Angeles was published, Houdry became anxious about the role of smoke stack and automobile exhaust in air pollution and established a company, Oxy-Catalyst. Houdry primary…
Unfortunately, some companies have mismanaged their greatest asset—their brands. This is what befell the popular Snapple brand almost as soon as Quaker Oats bought the beverage marketer for $1.7 billion in 1994. Snapple had become a hit through powerful grassroots marketing and distribution through small outlets and convenience stores. Analysts said that because Quaker did not understand the brand’s appeal, it made the mistake of changing the ads and the distribution. Snapple lost so much…