Essays on Maize

Introduction

Pre-Spanish Era Religious Practices Political Structure Material Culture Spanish Occupation Material Culture

The Culture after the Spanish Conquest

Religious Influence of the Catholic Spanish and the Remaining Ethnic Groups Influences of the Protestant Church Religious Fighting between the Roman Catholic and Protestant Church Current Economic and Cultural Development Cultural Development Introduction Argentina is considered by Calvert, Donghi and Eidt (2016) as the eighth largest country in the world but is considered to be only third within Latin America (Buenos, 2014). The reason for this is that the land area of Argentina with 2.78 million square kilometers is larger than Mexico and the Texas state combined ( ...

Analysis of GMOs Effects on Human Health

Introduction The study of genetically modified organisms has grown to be a topic of concern in the contemporary world. In particular, there exist regulatory procedures that guide the process of approval of the genetically modified crops and foodstuffs (DeFrancesco 796). The only technique that enables the assessment of such issues is the introduction of the mechanisms like the toxicological tests, for example, in mammals, through the performance of such a process over longer time intervals incorporating detailed blood as well as organ system analysis (Séralini et al. 1). However, it has been challenging to carry out such initiatives ...

Abstract

Pinto bean is a popular plant in the United States and Mexico, so knowing how it grows is an important topic in the field of botany. One of the factors that influence plant growth is the soil condition in which the seeds are planted on. Based from the many studies conducted on pinto bean, as well as soil condition and plant growth, the amount of water in the soil is an important factor in the quality and production rate of the plant. Lack of water can negatively impact the growth of pinto bean, but some varieties of the plant ...

Describe how Spain, England, France and Dutch’s different economies-along with their justification for expansion-shape their settlements in North America –

The colonization of North America revolves around the need for Spain, England, and Spain to conquer and control the continent. The French and the Spaniards governed through autocratic sovereigns while the English were free to govern themselves as much as they followed the English law. The biggest advantage, therefore, for the English to expand into North America was that they allowed immigration which enabled them to boost their colonial population that helped them to participate more actively and on a wide scale in agricultural activities. The English colonies were established by a royal charter and settled first in Massachusetts ...

Prediction of Maize (Zea Mays L.) Population with Normalized-Difference Vegetative Index (NDVI) and Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Prediction of Maize (Zea Mays L.) Population with Normalized-Difference Vegetative Index (NDVI) and Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Introduction

With the escalation in cost production and environmental concerns, researchers have in the recent past focused in investigating resourceful means of increasing yields while reducing fertilizer use. Arnall & Godsey assert that the seeding rate and hybrids that promise the highest crop populations is continuously sort by corn cost cultivators worldwide (2013). Nielsen et al. notes that the crop populations are tied to the end yields. Corn populations have greatly increased in Indiana over the past thirty years to make about 340 plants ...

The number of people on the planet continues to increase and with them, the need for more and more nutritious food grows. For that reason, scientists seek research to genetically change plants and animals to provide medicine, good, and organisms not for consumption. As the public is exposed to information on genetically modified organisms (GMOs), strong opinions are forged concerning the safety of eating them. Questions arise over the risks presented to human beings and the environment, if GMOs are really necessary to supply the world with adequate amounts of food, if there are alternatives, and what surrounding ethical ...

In generic sense of the term, a "genetically modified organism" is a living organism whose genome has been altered artificially. This understanding includes all the possible ways of modifying the genetic information, from crosses method for genetic engineering tools. From a legislative point of view, a large number of countries and organizations use a more restrictive definition in reference to that specified in the Cartagena Protocol, which means "living modified organism" "any organization living with a novel combination of genetic material. " However, this definition is not universally recognized. Some countries, including the United States, do not make this use ...

We see these days restaurants like Chipotle and grocery stores claiming to serve non-genetically modified foods. Are we eating artificial food? Is that good for our bodies? Is that good for the food that is being modified? These questions raise awareness for people who are oblivious of what GMOs are and how they are affecting our daily lives. GMOs may be more common in our diets than we know. GMO stands for Genetically modified organism and is a term that stems from biotechnology. It is the alteration of the genetic code of an organism to either enhance its properties, ...

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GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms) are used for a wide range of different purposes: production of pharmaceutical drugs, experimental biology and medicine, and, of course, agriculture. The latter is the most controversial because it is directly connected to consumption. The most popular GM foods in US are corn and soybeans (Johnson & O’Connor, 2015). Corn is the most widespread GMO product in the world, but a very little part of it is sold on the cob. Large amounts of it are used to produce ingredients for different processed foods and drinks, especially corn syrup, rich in fructose, and corn starch. ...

Engineering Specialty

Engineering identity is known to relate professional and educational persistence. Students have the welfare of belonging to the community of engineering professionals which is important in identifying oneself (Williams, n.d.). My engineering specialty is Mechanical engineering; I am a mechanical engineer by profession.

The Relationship between Cultural Identity and Engineering Identity

There is a correlation between the profession identity and the cultural identity. Identifying oneself as an engineer result from the culture that one comes from or what people used to follow or believe. For instance, the community of blacksmiths. People in this culture do local metal work such as bending/straightening of metals to make tools for ...

Biology

Pests are regarded as organisms that poses characteristics which are usually unwanted or damaging, since it mainly harms the ecosystem or even carries germs. According to Prins and Gordon (2014), agricultural sector suffers a huge blow due to mammalian pests (p.429). there exists one mammalian pest that harms the ecosystem as well as the agricultural sector. It is called Gazella kadudu. Gazella kadudu is a wild gazelle that excretes feaces which when it comes into contact with water body, it kills the organisms like fish and frog in the habitat. It is also a carrier of the deadly Ebola ...

Chapter 1. Introduction

Mayan civilization along with the ancient farmer cultures of Mexico comprise what is now called "Mesoamerica." This cultures were divided from the rest of American nations and possessed own solar calendar, ball game, excessive knowledge of astronomy, and used chocolate beans as money. Geographic setting of Mexico is very versatile and uncommon. Almost all climatic zones can be found here from mountain valleys and snows to desert wastelands.

The lowlands constitute narrow strips along the coasts. Generally poor soils were becoming productive during the flood season. While seasons were strongly marked and most of the trees lost their leaves ...

There is evidence from the excavation to show that the site was occupied continuously. The lower most layer is a layer of sterile soil. This is an indication of a period in which there were no inhabitants in the site. However, the subsequent layers show evidence of the evolution of the inhabitants of the site over several hundreds of years. The commonality of some artifacts in two subsequent layers is an indication of the fading of one civilization over time and the rise of another civilization with different activities. There is also evidence of various activities at the excavated ...

Q1. What types of evidence are used to explain the arrival of humans in North America?

Evidences related to human arrival in North America are the discovery of Folsomtips, thin projectile tips that proved that humans had lived and hunted on the continent far earlier, and the oldest evidence for human occupation in North America has come from the discovery of well chipped spear heads, Clovis Site in new Mexico.

Q2. In the millennium before Columbus, what evidence exists for non-local trade in North America?

Before the arrival of Columbus, there were various non local trades encored in North America. Hopewell people yielded pipestone, flint , copper, silver, mica, quartz, seashells, and shark teeth from ...

Introduction

Arable soil can be described as soil tilled or ploughed regularly, usually under a crop rotation system. It is also an agricultural soil that is filled by crops sown as well as harvested in a similar agricultural year, at times over one time. Soil can as well be regarded as arable if it is utilized as temporary hayfields for pasture or mowing, kitchen and market gardens, and temporary fallow land. This means that this kind of soil is not sown for one or more seasons of growing, but it is not left to lie idle for over five years. Arable soil ...

Introduction

Afrocentrism requires that we examine aspects of African culture from an African perspective. Professor Molefi Keta Asante argues that the purpose of Afrocentrism is to “encourage black nationalism and ethnic pride as a psychological weapon against destructive and depilating effects of universal racism”. By extension, Afro centrism offers an alternative view of the world that analyzes the popular western view proposed by European scholars. Although the premise of Afrocentric ideas is the argument the genesis of civilization from Egypt was a black civilization, it also proposes for the reexamination of some of the traditions and way of life of traditional ...

Choosing the Topic

Instead of coming up with the appropriate topic as the teacher, I felt that it was best to select a topic by first understanding what the children’s interests were, and this would be through an assessment of their conversations, drawings, observations, questions and parental reports. Most of the children were interested in pets that they had at home, and a majority of the pets that interested them were dogs. Their conversations and drawings revolved around their pets. I realized that this would be a relevant topic for investigation because it would focus on the following vital aspects of children growth and ...

Ingredient Branding: The Food Industry

Ingredient branding has thrived as an accepted marketing concept since the late 1980s. Ingredient branding provides a potential for successful brand management, as well as increased sales for companies. This is because a customer will pay more attention to a product if he or she knows and comprehends the features, functions and benefits of an ingredient contained in the product. Ingredient branding is defined as a special case of co-branding which creates brand equity for components, parts or materials contained in other branded products. According to Baumgarten (2007), ingredient branding has not achieved much usage in the food industry but there are a number ...

In the life of the Aztecs religion occupied an extremely important role. It was interrelated with all spheres of their everyday life: advancements of their architecture were related to the necessity of building huge temples for appraising their gods, wars were conducted with a view of enslaving people for sacrificing them to their deities, their culture was tightly connected with religion which was the source for new ideas and was the background for developing new cultural concepts, etc.. The religion of the Aztecs was polytheistic. They believed that the deities commanded the forces of nature and human actions. Aztec ...

Genetic modification, as the name suggests, is a biotechnological process by which the genetic material in an organism such as plants is altered in a manner that does not take place in the nature or via nature-influenced recombination. Such organisms which are called as the Genetically Modified Organisms or GMOs find immense practical applications in the modern times. They are used extensively for carrying out medical and biological scientific work, are used to manufacture new pharmaceutical medications and importantly, are used in agriculture to produce good quality crops. The reason why genetic modification has gained prominence in agriculture is because it ...

In the ancient society young people were taught agriculture as profession and trade. This meant the methods of corn cultivation, were passed on to future generations. Crop was also used by ancient people to trade for other products like skins, animals and woodwork. The ancient American society had a strong economy that was based on trade, having corn and other crops for trading meant people could buy other important products which they needed. This helped in the development on ancient civilization on the basis of maize agriculture. http://www.campsilos.org/mod3/students/c_history.shtml, this is another good source for studying the history of corn that ...

Introduction

The human species are claimed to have existed for hundreds of thousands of years. According to history, years ago people used to be nomadic pastoralist who moved from one place to another thus did not have a permanent home. A transition occurred, which caused the people to change their nomadic lifestyle where they used to hunt and gather fruits and began doing agriculture. This transition caused them to change and start staying in one place. The transition from the old ways of nomadic movement to the point where the people are actually staying in one place is what is described ...

In this family health assessment, the family interviewed hails from Kisumu County, which is part of the western belt of Kenya. This family is of low-income comprising five members; a father, mother, two sons and a daughter. Theirs is a fairly young family with the parents in their mid-thirties. The two sons are nine and seven years whereas the daughter is five. They own a small plot of land, about a half an acre, where they practice subsistence farming growing maize, legumes, sweet potatoes, and traditional vegetables. They also rear a single cross-breed cow that produces milk for sale. This forms a crucial source of this ...

The role of business in society is an issue that has been debated many times due to issues such as corporate social responsibility. However, I believe that the role of business in society is compound and ranges from supplying goods to improving the welfare of the society.

Supply of goods and services

I can say this is the main responsibility of the business in the society. The society has needs in terms of goods and services and businesses are, therefore, established with the sole purpose of meeting these needs and also to make profits. Businesses purchase goods from the society, take them through various ...

Introduction

Beginning with stone tools to the current high-tech communication devices, human beings have made countless innovations throughout history. The people who lived during the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods invented many things. This paper presents a discussion of the course readings on the Paleolithic people during the Ice Age, the early Neolithic farming methods, and the society during the New World era.

Part 1

The people of the Upper Paleolithic period formed the first part of the discussion in part one of the course. The period began about 2 million years ago and ended about 10,000 years ago. This period is also ...

Market analysis is mandatory for every organization that decides to introduce its product into the economy. A thorough analysis helps to examine the various aspects of the economy, such as domestic and international demand and supply, barriers in the business and production costs. The apogee of the investigation describes the structure of the market in which the product resides. The paper explains the features of four market structures, namely, perfect competition, monopolistic competition, monopoly and oligopoly, while providing demonstrative examples of each structure. Furthermore, the paper identifies several other economic features, a few of which are; the change in price ...

I agree with Jared Diamond that the worst mistake in history of thehuman race was transiting from hunters and gathers lifestyle to a life dominated with agriculture. There is no doubt that agriculture brought some good changes in man from time he was mere apes to what he is today. However, man fails to see how agriculturally based life destroys him in silence. Man is blinded by the good life he lives today, a life that he enjoys the benefits of agriculture starting from abundant and a variety of good foods, the best working tools, the best material goods to a healthy long ...

Agroland is a family owned agribusiness based in Cairo, Egypt. The business was established in 1995 by AbouSamra as tomato and cucumber distributing and exporting firm. The business started with one production plant processing about 50 tons of tomatoes and cucumbers per day. In the year 2,000, the business started to register profits and positive growth. It diversified into other agricultural businesses such as the selling of farm tools and nutrients used grow exotic plants and fruits. The firm also upgraded its processing capacity to 300 tons per day. In 2003, the business performance began to decline due to ...

VIDEO SUMMARY 1-5

VIDEO 1 This presentation is all about gene expression in the plant especially in flowers. The main interest relates to the consequences of gene duplication on affected flowers. Gene duplication occurs in several different ways. During this occurrence of the duplication, there are some features that are related to the duplication. Some of the features are the gene loss (mutation), new function (New functionalization), and subfunctionalization. The project also talked about different part of flowers and what genes are responsible for such expression. The classes of genes that are listed are the A-class genes, B-class genes, C-class genes, ...

Global warming together with climate change that comes with it has produced a heated debate as to whether or not human anthropogenic activity induced climatic shifts pose an actual threat to the Earth and humankind. Industrial activity effects in deforestation, acid rains, water pollution, and greenhouse effect are well-documented, so is their overall impact on ecology and health of species. Once global warming reaches a hazardous point, it is sure to have world ocean level go up while humankind will have to witness its most beautiful marine cities submerge. The reality of the global warming is that people cannot handle the ...

Introduction

The book by Charles C. Mann is a non-fiction book based on pre-Columbian America. In his book, Mann argues that a cocktail of recent findings from different of research implies that there were numerous populations in the western hemisphere. He also argues that the indigenous people in the Americas were more culturally sophisticated, shaped and controlled the natural landscape and came earlier than the scholars indicated. This critical review evaluates Mann’s book with regard to his arguments and the evidence he presents to back them up in the four sections of the book. These sections include the Holmberg’s Mistake, ...

Peabody’s diction seems to be largely affected by the life experiences that he went through. His religious background and his encounters with life in general made him use various archaic words and phrases in writing his will to infer meanings that can be said to be slightly different from the contemporary meaning. The spellings and pronunciation has also been changing with time. Peabody uses the word ‘despose’ severally. Its spelling is currently ‘dispose’. OED defines it as partying with, settle or getting rid of. Apparently, Peabody uses the word to refer to willingness or inherit. “Shall despose ...

Aztec society (a Pre-Columbian society) was a highly stratified and complex society that grew among the Aztecs of central Mexico centuries before Mexico became Spanish colony- before the Spanish conquest. It was created on the cultural basis of the greater area of Mesoamerica. Talk of politics, the society was located in Altepetl (the dependent city-state) comprised of smaller divisions called Capulli – which often comprised of one or more kinship groups. On social matters, the society depended on definite division between the free commoners and the nobles that were divided into hierarchies of accountabilities, social status, and power. However, this paper argues ...

Environmental Effects

Environmental Effects: Resources Consent Overview The proposed quarry site is situated in an environmentally rich location. Exotic mature trees that are not native to its current ecosystem basically surround it; therefore, it was planted in the area to grow as newly adapting tree specie. In addition, sheep’s that are thriving in the grass growing in the Kanuka Hill presently grazes the land. Small bodies of water are presently home to small animals like small fish, birds and frogs at the surrounding wetlands and Kanuka stream. Furthermore, high concentration of vegetation and other plants are present in ...

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Introduction Proper nutrition is essential for protecting and maintaining the health of every person. Food consumption is a primary way to gain nutrients; with that, proper nutrition lies on proper practice of food consumption. Therefore, it is important to note the kind of food taken for consumption if one is to practice the ways of proper nutrition. A careful examination of the kinds of food taken for consumption is essential for taking in the right nutrients. In contemporary times, food production has imposed a significant effect on the nutritional factor of ...

Introduction

Kale is one of the favorite cool-weather crops that are mostly planted by many gardeners. The great qualities that kales have include delicious, nutritious, and versatile. Kale has the capability of growing in any climate zone (Vanderlinden). Some of the popular varieties of kale include the Red Russian, which has light purplish stalks, grayish-green leaves, and purplish veins. The Red Russian variety is the most delicious variety. The other variety is the Lacinato, which is also referred to as dinosaur kale, cavolo Nero or Toscano Kale (Rutherford-Fortunati). This variety is extremely hardy with the leaves getting very tough when ...

Introduction

I, Pencil is an interesting and captivating story by Leonard Read. The story is of timeless significance as it outlines the manufacturing processes that people tend to neglect. The story as narrated by the author is intended to explain the invisible hand that harmonizes all the individual’s activities to benefit the society as a whole. The I, Pencil story depicts the whole process of manufacturing the pencil, from the natural resources to the product, pencil. It also demonstrates that no single individual can make an item without the involvement of other people and other resources. This paper focuses on ...

Introduction

The history of African culinary can be traced back to 6000 BC. Prior to this period, most of the tribes that resided in Africa mainly relied on gathering and hunting for their daily food. During that time, the entire land was predominantly lush and all types of wildlife roamed free. The farming idea was not on the minds of the Africans at that time. This is because they did not really have any need for that kind of activity. The role of hunting was given to men while the women’s role was to look for fruits and vegetables ...

Abstract

Genetically modified organisms have large impact on our environment. Although there is not much proved evidence against it but still the amount of evidence available is enough to discuss it with its implications. GMO crops affect nearly crops by gene follow which could be minimized to some extant will the help of designing separate places for different crops. GMO also effect natural cycle of nitrogen and Carbone reproduction. GMO crops could be a risk in long time that it could alter some properties in human DNA. Steps should be taken by government and other organizations to minimize its effects to ...

A biofuel is made from a biological process known as carbon fixation. These biofuels are gotten from the conversion of biomass, solid biomass, liquid fuels as well as biogases. The biofuels are continued to be known because of the high prices of fossil fuels and also for the purposes of ensuring fuel security in various countries. (Caye, D. & Terry W.2008). The biofuels are produced from two distinct ways; that is through metabolic by-products or from living organisms. Examples of biofuels include; bioethanol which is an alcohol made from fermentation process. Another example of biofuels is biodiesel which is made from ...

Globally, there sit eh concern about food security. This has been propagated by the current changes in climate and the environmental degradation which has been propagated by the global warming issues. The rainfall patterns have changed and the production patterns in different parts of the world have been negatively affected. As such, there has been the need to come up with ways of curbing the food insecurity and ensuring that the people are food secure. Scientists, agriculturalists and basically everyone else has taken a step towards ensuring that there is food security in the world. Various interventions have been suggested, ...

As a mining country, the history of Bolivia has been quite long. During the Colonial period, the Spanish Empire had the good fortune of having huge amounts of silver because of the Cerro Ricco de Potosi mine where it was produced for more than 400 years (Fields). Although silver continued to be mined in Bolivia throughout the years, however, silver was also found along with it as well. At the hindmost part of the silver mining process during the Colonial period in Bolivia, vast amounts of tin were discarded as waste. Ever since then, thousands of Bolivians were forced by ...

Moon and Balasubramanian 2001

In contrast, Garkell et al. (2004) contend that it is the perceived absence of benefits and not the assessment of risks that accounts for the low index of acceptance of GM foods by the European public. The authors reviewed the results of an earlier study where they used the Eurobarometer survey on biotechnology (EB52.1) to ask 1000 respondents in each of 17 European countries their opinions on whether each of 7 biotechnologies was (1) useful (an index of benefit), (2) risky (an index of risk), and (3) morally acceptable (an index of support) (Garkell et al. 2000). GM food ...

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Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Literature review 2.1 Definition of GM products and foods. 2.2 Historical development of GM Foods. 2.2.1 Bioengineering and agriculture. 2.2.2 Biopharming. 2.3 GM food regulation and legislation

2.3.1 Production regulations

2.3.2 Import regulations

2.3.3 Labeling requirements 2.3.3.1 Article 8 Regulation (EC) 258/97. 2.3.3.2 Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003: Traceability and labeling. 2.3.3.2.1 “May contain GMO” labels. 2.3.3.2.2 “Does not contain GMO” labels 2.4 Risk assessment of GM ...

1. Introduction

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2010), nearly one billion people suffered from hunger in 2010, representing nearly 16% of the population of developing countries. At the same time, the world population is growing and global warming threatens the production of crops. Profound changes are needed in the way that food production and food consumption are perceived, or the world may face mass starvation. Genetically modified (GM) technology has been found capable of feeding the world but there are concerns regarding its safety (Moseley 2002, Carpenter 2010). Consumer acceptance of GM foods in the ...

1. Introduction

1.1 Perception of GM foods in the UK According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2010), nearly one billion people suffered from hunger in 2010, representing nearly 16% of the population of developing countries. At the same time, the world population is growing and global warming threatens the production of crops. Profound changes are needed in the way that food production and food consumption are perceived, or the world may face mass starvation. Genetically modified (GM) technology has been found capable of feeding the world but there are concerns regarding its safety (Moseley 2002, ...

1. Track your caloric intake for 3 days based on the Food Pyramid. Write down on 3 day food log template.

Day 1: beans (protein), oil(fats), maize(carbohydrates)

Day 2: meat(proteins), vegetables(vitamins)

Day 3: rice (carbohydrates), beans(proteins), vegetables, fresh and canned fruits

2. Find at least two excerpts from Night that describes the diet of one of the characters.

From the late night the characters had the following types of diets; the character mostly ate potatoes and bread which is mainly composed of carbohydrates.

3. Complete a second 3 day food log template for the character ...

1.0 Introduction

GMOs refer to organisms whose genetic makeup has been altered or modified by use of recombinant DNA technology. It involves combining gene of a desired trait from different sources to form a DNA molecule which is then incorporated into the DNA of the organism to form a modified or a new organism. There are numerous GMO products which are currently available, this include and not limited to medicine, vaccines, feeds, fibers, food and food ingredients. The subject of GMOs remains controversial because of their potential to reduce biodiversity and the fact that since it involves modification of an organism’s genome the outcomes ...

“How the Great Chiefs Made the Moon and the Sun” is a Hopi legend. As its name suggests, it is a myth surrounding the creation of the moon and the sun. Many Hopi legends involve the sun as it is a central symbol in Hopi culture. The Hopi Indians, meaning good, peaceful, or wise, come from a group of South-western people called Pueblo.

However, their language is different from that of the Pueblo (Eck, 1998). They currently reside in northeast Arizona, at the south end of the Black Mesa. The Hopi Indians grew food in a similar fashion to the Navajo Indians. Their ...

Ivory Coast is a West African nation which is bordered by Mali, Liberia, Guinea, Ghana, and Burkina Faso. Notably, to the South its border is alongside the Gulf of Guinea. According to the survey that was carried out in 2009, population in Ivory Coast was estimated to be about 20, 617,000. The country was colonized by the French and it gained its independence in 1960. This explains why the national language of this country is French. According to Janice (2004, pp. 23-25), from the economic point of view, Ivory Coast is well known by the production of coffee and ...

Aesthetics is a section of philosophy that addresses issues related to: Art, which includes drawing, pottery, painting and sculpturing; scenery of beauty and generally the admiration and gratification of beauty and magnificence. Art as a phenomenon focuses on appreciation of culture and the environment (Damme, 1996). African art and culture has been a key subject of speculation and major interest by philosophers all over the world although African art is currently been eroded by the influence the western culture is impacting. To begin with, the argument on whether there exists a Pan-African aesthetics or not has been a major issue of contention among many ...