Tortilla

other instances, anarchist men operating in Mexico during the summer months of 1911 often wrote about “las pobres mujeres” (the poor women) who approached the men with their children looking for some form of relief or attempted to sell them mole and tortillas in the street. The narratives of these women were carefully constructed to reflect Marianismo principles, their passivity, loyalty, vulnerability and function as family members was highlighted while their agency was downplayed. These women…

The Effects of Poverty on the Nutritional Health of Children Dorothy Greenstein lives in southern California and does not worry about where her next meal will come from. This has not always been the case for Greenstein. When Greenstein was asked to describe her childhood, the story is much different than her conditions now. Greenstein recalls that “since year eight years young I ate mostly potatoes with cabbage soup and stale dark bread” (Greenstein, 2016). She goes on to state that when she…

Brief History of Taco Bell In 1962, Glen Bell released his first Taco Bell restaurant in Downey, California and he focused on apprentices, voyaging business people and the soldierly. The menu comprised predominantly of tacos and burritos in addition to refreshments. After two years, the first Taco Bell establishment was sold. By 1978 Taco Bell had 868 restaurants which had some expertise in offering tacos, burritos and a couple of other nourishment things. In 1978 Pepsico procured Taco Bell in…

Obesity is one of the fastest growing diseases in the world today with more than one-third of US adults and one-in-six US children considered obese, according to the Center for Disease Control (2014). Over the past few decades, obesity has more than doubled within the US, increasing from 15% of Americans in 1990 to over 36% of Americans in 2014 (CDC). Not only is obesity increasing rapidly within the US, but researchers have found that obesity is also more prevalent in ethnic minorities than in…

A fishing trip turns into a terrifying test of survival after Salvador Alvarenga becomes one man against the sea. Salvador Alvarenga loved the simple lines of the fiberglass craft. No cabin or roof. Just a 25-foot-long narrow, canoe-shaped boat designed to carve up the waves like a huge surfboard, agile and fast, with the engine mounted on the back. Alvarenga was a 37-year-old Salvadoran fisherman living and working in Mexico. A heavy drinker quick to pick up the tab, he had no family tying…

My Health and Wellness Plan for Volleyball As I was taking this class, I had realized that a health and wellness plan is very essential to having a healthy life, and that it is much more complex then I realized. So in this paper I have given an overview of some issues that I would like to address in my own life. Concluding with my new volleyball health and wellness plan, so that I may achieve getting onto a college volleyball team. Of course a bonus would be being able to get a scholarship. So…

Fast food restaurants have become an icon around the world. You cannot go very far without running into one of them. The fast-food industry is the largest employer of minimum-wage workers in the country. Today, more than 160,000 fast-food restaurants feed more than 50 million Americans each and every day, generating sales of more than $110 billion dollars each year. Some of these restaurants include McDonald’s, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Dairy Queen, Subway, Pizza Hut, Burger King, and Taco Bell.…

Maria Estela Monreal is a 77 year old Mexican female. Maria, a devoted Catholic, is this writer’s maternal Grandmother. Maria was born on July 29th of 1938 in Matatan, Sinaloa, Mexico. During her teenage years after her father’s death Maria’s mother decided to move with 5 children across two states. Maria and her family started a new life in San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, Mexico where later she met her husband. During the 1960’s Maria married Jose Luis Monreal. From 1960-1963 Jose Luis, my…

1. Description of SUBWAY SUBWAY is a fast food chain own by Doctor’s Associates INC. Subway primarily sells submarine sandwiches and salads. It is currently the fast food chain with the most amount of stores in the world with 42,999 outlets spreading over 108 countries (SUBWAY , 2014). Refer to appendix A for Subway’s history timeline. (chart 1) (SUBWAY, 2014). 2. Strategic Focus and Plan of SUBWAY 2.1. SUBWAY’s Mission "Delight every customer so they want to tell their friends – with great…

Diabetes Mellitus type 2 is a common chronic metabolic disorder and of the main causes of death in the United States. The total prevalence of diabetes in the United States is 25.8 million people, of these; 7.0 million have undiagnosed diabetes (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011). Among adults, diabetes is the leading cause of cardiovascular disease, renal failure, blindness, and non-traumatic amputations of lower extremities (Buttaro, Trybulski, Bailey, & Sandberg-Cook, 2013). The…