Spice trade

documented by all the intermediary assignments leading up to the final version of Essay 1. Formulating a valid argument about the spice trade – a topic difficult to relate to – was not an easy task for me. I originally struggled coming up with an idea for my thesis despite extensive brainstorming. When writing the thesis, I instinctively reverted back to my old high school habits and wrote it in a five-paragraph structure. Moreover, I failed to include a reason why what I say matters. At this point, I decided it was best to scrap the entire thesis and start fresh before I became too heavily invested in the assignment. Instead of talking about how the spice trade impacted society, I switched my argument to what I thought would be the next important spice. This route was a little more open-ended allowing me to develop the reason why my argument is valid.…

Realizing the potential of the spice trade, the journey to find the quickest route to the “Spice Islands” was off to a go and the British, Dutch, and Portuguese were off to the races. Similarly to the British, Hollands government encouraged rival merchant companies to unify in order to create a government-run monopoly. Their only goal: to make money. With a stable financial backing and a stronger fleet, the Dutch quickly rose to power in the Asian trade market and was considered the first truly…

ways for different reasons than their neighboring explorers. In c. 1419, the Portuguese began exploring the western coast of Africa, gradually working their way down. Even though the spice trade was already in full bloom, it was not an interest of the Portuguese until the 1480’s. Up until that point, Portugal’s…

There are multiple works of literature that discuss the Spice Trade and it’s influence on the world and culture. Even though the Oil Encounter has few pieces of work written about the topic, it can be held in comparison due to it’s economic and strategic value along with the encounters it has cultivated with politics, culture, and military. There is almost nothing of intellectual merit written about the Oil Encounter in English, nothing of the sort that has been written in Portuguese. Oil holds…

“Interpreter of Maladies”, by Jhumpa Lahiri, is a collection of short stories all involving individuals with some type of a connection to India. Through these short stories, the reader learns a tremendous amount about India’s cultural aspects and how these aspects define India as a country. By utilizing Geert Hofstede’s cultural dimensions framework, one can better understand what exactly creates India’s culture and how it is different from other countries. Hofstede separates these dimensions…

Introduction: A couple of weeks’ prior, my lab partners and I examined mild and hot salsa, not knowing the purpose for the trial. As individuals we know that salsa will have our nose runny, eyes watery, some will break out and sweat. Although we know these things we never address the explanations for these reason why our body react a certain way toward salsa. I thought it was all right for a person to feel that way. However, it wasn’t that case so we did an experiment on the real reason behind…

There was a Thanksgiving potluck, and Scott prepared the ham and I made Pistachio Coquito (Pistachio (Spanish) eggnog) and regular Coquito, Pecan Pie, and Coconut Custard Pie. A word of advice! If you are looking to make food in your RV make sure you start in advance, it takes a bit longer than usual using the tools (oven, stove, convection oven) you must work with. For example, I finally bought a muffin pan (yes I was ecstatic) and made spice cake muffins. Since I did not have a recipe I had…

to sell peanuts. The flyer that she was handed by George said to “distinguish yourself” and “be creative.” This could reasonably be interpreted to add spices to the peanuts in order to make herself stand out from all of the other peanut vendors. For several games, Kary’s spice plan was working well for her sale of peanuts. George saw the instant success when he did the final tally and was aware that Kary was selling dozens more bags after each game had ended. Also, George had it brought to his…

Olvera St. is a ticket to the past of L.A culture. The smells, taste, and sound envelop you in the Hispanic culture. Olvera Street is a historic district in downtown Los Angeles and a part of El Pueblo de Los Angeles’ Historical Monument. It was officially founded in 1781 in Los Angeles and was renamed to Olvera Street in 1877. When leaving the front entrance of the Union Station, you get a glimpse of the statue of Antonio Lopez surrounded by a wall of flowers. As you walk across entering the…

Bath Salts and Spice (K2) The drug Bath Salts are also known to the world as Synthetic Cathinones. First recognized in France, originally made for medical use but quickly banned for their vicious side effects. Bath Salts are made by humans from a plant known as Khat. Khat comes from East Africa and Southern Arabia(NIDA). This is a very strong and overwhelming drug that can be deadly. It has the look of sugar or brown sugar and is packaged with the labels saying, “Not for Humans” (NIDA). Just by…