1. The importance of being on time
"The berries are soaked to soften the edible rind that encases the seed. ... The blender quickly pulverizes the pulp, expelling a maroon-colored liquid into a bowl below and leaving the seeds above the circular blade. ... If it's a bad harvest or the puree doesn't reach the preferred or when acai is plentiful it sells for a dollar to two. ... "According to his analysis of a hundred and twenty-eight fresh samples, acai was an exceptionally efficient food source, delivering many of the nutrients that constitute a healthy diet and few bad elements; it had a surprising amount of omega-6 ...
By the time the Japanese arrived in the 1890's, anti-Oriental sentiments were high and they received the same bad treatment as the Chinese. ... (Conrat 63) One incarcerated man was over heard saying, "we should have made ourselves known to our Caucasian neighbors, that we should have gone to the length of becoming 200% Americans" (Conrat10) This resembles the way the "Ozawa", in Okita's poem, feels when she says, "I am a fourteen-year-old girl with bad spelling and a messy room." ... Similarly, "Ozawa", in the poem, gives her "packet of tomato seeds" to her friend and asks that t...
She writes the name of her article as Creatine : No Magic Bullet and states that the supplement has bad side effects that could harm the user. ... I want to know what kind of drug test because there are different kinds and there are many other things that could make a test go positive like the poppy seeds on a bagel.I really disagree with the article that Johnson wrote. ...
Prices for corn, wheat, and soybeans have dropped significantly according to the Agriculture Department. With price of corn per bushel expected to drop the most to the average price of $3.90, there will be reduced plantings. Wheat doesn't have a huge price drop, only dropping about 20 cents. Soybean...
The wings help the seeds to fly away from the parent tree so there won't be competition for food and water. ... Benjamin Franklin had suggested that the national symbol be the Wild Turkey, because the Bald Eagle was "a bird of bad moral character", but he was outvoted. ...
It is so bad, that ghetto neighborhoods share the same characteristics of old former colonies in the third world (Leon pg. 33). ... According to the National Catholic Reporter, this kind of off-balance set up is a " stimulating factor that contains the seed of anger, rebellion, and destruction" (Leone pg 41). ...
Prisons would be doing an amazing thing for communities and society if they actually did rehabilitate criminals instead of just making them do time in a wretched place with bad people. ... A community must plant a healthy seed in the minds of young people as they are an easily influenced age group. ...
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a major step in reducing de jure or law based discrimination but was unable to cease deep seeded de facto or actual discrimination in American society. ... Programs that force employers to fire valuable employees or create new positions just for minority groups are not just bad for business, they are just as unjust as the discrimination that created this situation in the first place. ...
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a major step in reducing de jure or law based discrimination but was unable to cease deep seeded de facto or actual discrimination in American society. ... Programs that force employers to fire valuable employees or create new positions just for minority groups are not just bad for business, they are just as unjust as the discrimination that created this situation in the first place. ...
Is GATT good for our economy? If you go to Maine, you will find a small town named Wilton. If you know anything about Wilton, you know it is where Bass shoes have been produced for 122 years. However, there is more you need to know about Wilton. Some 350 workers were laid off in April of 1998....
Compare/Contrast Essay Thomas Jefferson/William Apess What do you think when you see someone who isn't like you? Are you quick to judge and think that you are better than them just because they are different? Well the early Americans thought that they were better than the American Indians, fro...
The invention of the cotton gin made it possible to easily separate the cotton seed, "[ ] this made slavery in the South more profitable, slavery then became an important part of the Southern economy and soon became an institution that Southerners felt bound to protect (Harrison 2)". ...
It really is hard to get someone passionate about a mosquito-infested piece of swamp that seems just to be there to take up space and look bad. ... Many of these plants and animals spend the dry season as seeds, eggs, or cysts, and then grow and reproduce when the ponds are flooded again. ...
Throughout the history of the United States, presidential policies have played a crucial role in the development of the country. With great power comes great responsibility; the president sometimes has to make the tough decisions when it comes to policy making because his or her decision can be very controversial leading to harsh criticisms. The president has the ability to make this tough decision because he or she has a cool deliberative sense of community. Every president from George Washington to Barrack Obama has had to deal with their fair share of making tough policies that were heavil...
Being physically active is an important part of a healthy lifestyle. Individuals who participate in moderate or vigorous intensity physical activity can reduce their risk for disease and premature death (USDHHS, 1996). Physical activity has been shown to have the following health benefits: Reduces the risk of dying prematurely. Reduces the risk of heart disease. Reduces the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. ...