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Jean Toomer Jean Toomer’s family was not typical of migrating African Americans settling in the North, or fleeing the South. Each of his maternal grandparents were born of a caucasian father. But a “speck of Black makes you Black.” Thus, Toomer’s grandfather, Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback, was a free born black, a Union officer in…

A velvet green field of grass , a blue skyline decorated with cotton clouds, a vibrant red barn centered atop a hill. The chicken admired his picturesque world. As the man collected the hens eggs, felt an overwhelming sense of indebtedness to him for providing this idyllic lifestyle. The chicken, watched as the man meticulously…

In this essay, I will focus on the aspect of eating animal meats in our everyday life to demonstrate what eat or consume is not as simple as we think. Besides, supporting fair trade foods and reducing food wastage in the food buying and consumption process will also be discussed. Indeed, there are social and…

Food miles are the distance between when food is produced and when it is delivered to consumers. Food miles are a factor in assessing food’s environmental impact, including the impact of global warming. [1] bananas, apples, citrus fruits and grapes are traded around the world. Latin America is the world’s leading exporter. China is a…

In the distant past, farmers harvested grain crops such as wheat by hand with very basic tools. Hand reaping basically means cutting the grain stalks with a sickle or a scythe fitted with a “grain cradle”. After that, farmers also had to collecting spilt grain from the field with a rudimentary rake. Working by hand…

The Solution to a Future of Dietary Downfall, Biopharmaceutical Demands, and Climate Change Genetic manipulation of crops is not new – not in the 20th century, and certainly not in the 21st. Rather, the practice has roots dating back to the invention of agriculture. For thousands of years, humans have been harnessing the natural variability…

With the current global population growing with a rate of over 1% [1] the population is at the highest it has ever been. This new population calls for a need of new agricultural strategies and practices to meet the growing nutritional demand of developed and developing countries. The solution proposed has been to use genetically…

Eating Disorders Two million people in the world suffer from eating disorders, whether it is anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa. Two thirds of teenage girls and one third of teenage boys do not like their bodies and the weights they are at. Many people suffer from related conditions like bulimia and anorexia but do not…

About one third of Americans are extremely over weight, which may be why crash dieting is beginning to plague America. It’s estimated that Americans alone spend 80-100 billion dollars on weight loss tactics. People go on these diets to get quick results but are these results hurting them more than helping? The answer is Yes!…

Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is a very important vitamin to the body. Vitamin C promotes healthy teeth and gums, helps absorption of iron, aids in maintenance of normal connective tissue, promotes wound healing, and helps boost the immune system. With vitamin C being such a useful substance to our bodies, finding good sources of vitamin…