Tangerine

(a form of squash) grown in the US was genetically modified to resist three viruses; that strain is also grown in Canada. In 2013, the USDA approved the import of a GM pineapple that is pink in color and that "overexpresses" a gene derived from tangerines and suppress other genes, increasing production of lycopene. The plant's flowering cycle was changed to provide for better growth and quality. According to Del Monte's entry, the pineapples are commercially grown in a "monoculture" that…

What you did in Jeju Island? Jeju Island has been designated by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizations as a world natural heritage site. Every year, about 130 million tourists visited Jeju Island. Last week, I also traveled to Jeju Island for three days and was surprised because the island looked very similar with my expectation. Jeju Island has a beautiful natural landscape, provides various and exciting activities – taking a submarine and riding a horse. After this…

Floating shelves are a sleek, contemporary solution to dress up a blank wall while adding a little extra storage or display space. Affordable and easy to install, floating wall shelves appear to jut out of a wall in a modern, minimalist way. Whether you add floating shelves to your home as wall decor or additional storage, remember that the art is in the display. Floating wall shelves can be used in many ways; for example, they can: Display framed photos Create a color-unified collection Hold…

the flaw becomes evident. Euthyphro creates this logical fallacy by combining two true premises, yet resulting in a false conclusion. For example, premise one could be the statement “tangerines are a citrus" and premise two could be the statement “oranges are a citrus." The false conclusion would be that “all tangerines are oranges." Premise one and two are true, yet the conclusion is false. The same logic applies to Euthyphro’s definition of holiness. The pious is loved because it is pious…

As a citizen of the Zhou confederacy I am part of the longest lasting dynasties in China’s long history. My dynasty, which actually stretched from 1046-256 BC, saw a great deal of changes and advances. The dynasty was even divided into two separate time periods. The West Zhou Dynasty and the East Zhou Dynasty. This was because in 770 the capital was shifted towards the East as it was deemed safer there, as they ocean created a wonderful natural barriers from invaders. The Zhou Dynasty is one…

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where working in the fields is very common. My parents have worked in seasonal jobs since a very young age when they arrived in the United States. Both of my parents first started working in Florida where they picked tomatoes, pepper, cucumber, tangerine, orange, grapefruit among many other types of fruits and vegetables. At very young age I remember my parents taking me to the fields with them to work. I started going to work with them at the age of three. At that point in time I didn't really…

2006 (Corey, 2017, p 145). Following nearly a year of exponentially increasing pain, I was emergently admitted to the Neurological Intensive Care Unit (Neuro-ICU) at Barrow’s Neurological Institute, having been diagnosed with a tumor the size of a tangerine in my cerebellum. The benign hemangioblastoma was too large to be removed and…

Ramadan, also known as Ramadhan or Ramzan, is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar. Ramadan is a period of prayer, fasting, charity-giving, and self-accountability for Muslims everywhere. On June seventeenth of 2015 I had experienced my first Ramadan since my conversion to Islam. The experience was beyond exciting. I met a ton of people of different races and from different countries. Ramadan was a beautiful and life-changing experience I had witnessed. At the time I lived in San Antonio,…

Sharp pain pierces my vision leaving me stunned for the first few moments of consciousness. The smell of something sweet and welcoming then fills my senses. I set up slowly, force my eyes open, and glimpse the most vibrant array of forest colors. The numbness in my arms and legs drains as I gape up at the pale purple sky and orange tinted clouds. My eyes drift around my surroundings and take in the new environment. I realize that I don’t know this place. I’ve never seen this forest before! Panic…