migrant workers
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Friday, October 15, 2010
reflection essay
Brian M
October 15, 2010
Food essay
I think that food being produced in foreign lands is unreliable but necessary. The need for foreign foods is becoming more and more an issue because the big name companies are becoming greedy saving money any way they can. In the case of the Beef industry feeding cows from which is cheap but unhealthy for the cow. Farmers as forced to use corn to keep up and be able to produce massive amounts of beef produce. Which is needed since they ship all over the world.
The food industries will also become less sustainable because of the cheap and unhealthy practices their soon to be food is subjected. As in the beef industry the cow is made to eat corn which is not the cow’s natural food choice. The corn helps the cows grow faster but is unhealthy because the corn is not totally digested and is a breeding ground for parasites such as e coli. These parasites can decimate the population of the cattle and wreak havoc on the human consumers. This is one reason customers buy organic products, to stay healthy and to stay away from chemically altered meat.
Farmers that grow their cattle the healthy way, by letting them graze and eat crass like cows are supposed to. These farmers will have sustainable forms of food because outbreaks of parasites such as e coli will spread very slowly. These farmers are proud to call their meat 100% organic this means not chemically altered or containing added vitamins and supplements. These farms also have better living conditions where the cattle are not up to their ankles in their own feces as they are at the huge mega farms.
Much of our food is grown not here in the U.S. but in all the other countries from all over the globe. Some food such as tomatoes are shipped when green and injected with chemicals to keep them ripe for sale in the U.S. Other foods such as meats, fruits, and vegetables are kept edible with preservatives while being shipped overseas. These foods are mostly shipped to us when they are not in season in the U.S. therefore in very high demand. Although these foods are unhealthy they stay in high demand because they are out of season.
Food distribution is a method of distributing or transporting food or drink from one place to another; it is a very important factor in public nutrition. It can also help prevent famine and malnutrition. It also provides a source of food if the local food becomes contaminated. This is important because if one big source of food is out of commission for a period of time the consumers cannot get that product.
As you may be aware organic is always healthier but also pricier. The difference between organic and non-organic is organic food must be free from all synthetic chemicals. The farmer cannot use any petroleum-based fertilizer or chemically altered material in his soil. Manure and compost are acceptable natural products. An inorganic food is food that has been added to or altered in some way. Inorganic foods have some vitamins added to them for nutritional value to attract the uneducated. In this way the little vitamins added win over the consumer but there is still the unhealthiness of the chemicals and other factors.
Many consumers are aware that food grown according to organic principles is free from exposure to harmful herbicides and pesticides, but that is only one small part of organic agriculture. A larger aspect of organic agriculture involves the health of the soil and the ecosystem in which crops and livestock are raised. Organic farmers recognize that healthy, vibrant, and live soils and ecosystems significantly benefit crops. Natural, undisturbed soil is alive with macrobiotic organisms that exist in harmony with the native plant life and the inorganic minerals that provide the soil.
An organically cultivated pepper will be healthier and more nutritious than a conventionally cultivated pepper. By growing in a living soil where macrobiotic activity constantly breaks down organic matter and solid minerals into nutrients a plant can use, an organically cultivated pepper plant always has exactly what it needs to grow from the soil. As a result the plant will be healthier throughout its lifespan than a conventionally grown pepper plant.
A fact surprised was that in 2002 approximately 90% of all farms were owned and operated by individuals and families. Only 3.5% were owned by corporations, but many small farms operate under contract to corporations. ( http://www.libraryindex.com/pages/2170/Farm-Animals-FACTORY-FARMING.html) The farmers may sign away ownership of their animals and be paid to raise them to a contracted age or weight. Then the animals are turned over to the companies for finishing or slaughtering. Agribusiness underwent much consolidation between the 1950s and 1990s. For example, according to the research company Mintel, only three companies controlled nearly 80% of the U.S. cattle slaughter/packing market in 2002: Tyson Foods Inc., Cargill Meat Solutions Corp., and Swift and Company.( http://www.libraryindex.com/pages/2170/Farm-Animals-FACTORY-FARMING.html) Many corporations have vertically integrated their operations. In other words, they not only own facilities that raise animals, but they also own the facilities that produce feed for them and the facilities that slaughter and process them. Economies of scale—that is, larger volumes—allow corporations to spend less on each of these steps than small farmers do. The overwhelming advantage of the factory farming system to society is economic satisfaction of the demand for meat at acceptable prices. Factory farming provides the United States with a continuous and relatively inexpensive meat supply.
I am going to change my diet, but will make very slight changes that will make a big difference. My changes will be; if there is a food that I can get from the organic aisle as well that is where I will get it from no matter the cost. Further if I can I will get local meat and other produce such as fruits and vegetables. If possible I will first learn where the company gets their product from before purchasing, then make an educated decision on whether I am going to buy it or not.
food map
link for food map;
http://maps.google.com/maps/msie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=103539142316447016464.000492588848bc6ac83ee&ll=42.940339,-95.449219&spn=36.942693,79.013672&t=h&z=4
My food traveled about 15,950miles and this would cost $6853.9428 for mid range gas and
http://maps.google.com/maps/msie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=103539142316447016464.000492588848bc6ac83ee&ll=42.940339,-95.449219&spn=36.942693,79.013672&t=h&z=4
My food traveled about 15,950miles and this would cost $6853.9428 for mid range gas and
$7054.4571 for diesel gas
The average big rig gets 7 mpg.
Friday, October 8, 2010
Food journal
Monday
Dinner- Perdue chicken uncle bens white rice birds eye sugar snap peas
Drink- fresca
Tuesday
Breakfast-Muffins(hostes) and fruit snacks (welch's )
Lunch- kit kat cafeteria cheeseburger
Dinner-2 hot dogs(nathans)
Drink- mountain dew
Wednesday
Breakfast-Gatorade muffins
Lunch- cafeteria cheeseburger Gatorade lays chips
Drink Gatorade
Dinner- enchaladas(perdue chiken) milk(shoprite) Gatorade
Thursday
Breakfast- 2 ego waffles
Lunch-cheeseburger lays chips Arnold palmer
Dinner- Italian sensations pizza tap water
I went to the grocery store to find this Sugar snap peas from California and Washington.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Listen and Summarize
1. Persian insult: In a recent speech the President of Iran, Muhamoud Ahmadinejad, used a phrase meaning “the boogeyman snatched the boob” aimed at the USA. Stating that they were standing up for themselves so deal with it. He was trying to play towards the religious rural communities.
2. Inuit language: This is the language of the people of the northern most settled population of the world. Yet this language may be lost, since it is not studied by many scholars and the melting of the polar icecaps is threatening the area in which the Inuit people live. However, one scholar, Stephen Leonard, is spending near a year in Greenland to help learn the language and culture of the Inuit people.
3. Foreign language movies: In this article sources state that foreign films are decreasing in popularity. In the past some foreign films have earned over $50million, now the standards have dropped, a successful foreign film will now only earn about $1million. The viewer’s attention is also harder to keep because it is in a different language.
4. Urdu: Urdu is a language where the same word means “go straight” and “turn right”. To add to the confusion the words “tomorrow” and “yesterday” are the same. Some people of this language say this is the reason they are always late. Yet, in context, these terms are less confusing because the verb forms used in the sentence.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
how did 9-11 effect the airline industry?
Frank,
Kristen,
Brian
September 7th, 2010
On the morning of September 11, 2001, a small group of dedicated fanatics hijacked four airplanes in flight, three of them crashed into symbolic buildings in various ways of what they found offensive about the United States, an changed the course of American history. Shortly after this occurred, a group of CRS analysts was called upon to assess the possible effects of the terrorist attacks on the U.S. economy and the ability of the government to deal with them.
September 11th not only affected the victims of these terrorist attacks, but also the international air travel industry. The United States had an immediate drop in arrivals of international visitors. For example, between the years 2001-2002, the global economy experienced a recession that reduced demand for air travel in general, but for the economy itself, 9/11 would have had affected the price of an important product such as energy. Although visa policy did not change very much after 9/11, the security screening procedures that are part of the visa application process were made more standard and had greater restrictions. After the 9/11 attacks certain procedures related to immigration issuance and entry at the U.S. border were started as part of enhanced travel security protocol. Based on revised results, the terrorist attacks did not cause the economy to become weaker or irregular, the attacks on 9/11’s results were short lived. Overseas visitors to the U.S. went from a near 7 million to below 4 million after the event of 9/11. The U.S visa policy occurred after 9/11 although there were no major changes to the policy. Several security precautions related to visa insurance and visa entries were introduced. Even though the airline industry was already in financial trouble due to the recession at the time of 9/11, it severely compounded the industry’s financial problem. The federal government responded quickly to the attacks with an aid package that gave airlines the amount of up to $15 million. Insurance was one of the two industries profoundly affected by 9/11. The loss of personal property gave rise to the largest property and casualty claim in history, about $40 billion. Nearly 18 thousand businesses were disrupted by the attacks on 9/11 because most were in or around Ground Zero.
Airport security has come a long way just one year after the September 11th tragedy. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has passed and redone countless bills and acts trying to provide the safest, most efficient form of airport security. Changes on the airplane are the most visible security changes yet. Many planes have installed bullet proof, cockpit doors that secure the pilot and flight crew from the rest of the plane. There have also been attempts to install security camera systems so the pilots can monitor the cabin activity. Pilots also have been given the choice to carry a gun, for self-defense, but must be trained to use it. Security at airports themselves has come along much more slowly compared to the security on an airplane. These terrorist attacks helped open people’s eyes to the need of a more secure airport and how easily the old system was to manipulate. Airports all over the world need much improvement before they can truly be considered secure.
“The terrorist attacks pushed a weak economy over the edge into an outright recession,” people have said. We now know, based on revised reports that the economy was not pushed over the edge by 9/11. At the time of 9/11 the economy was in its third consecutive year of downfall; the uprising of the economy wouldn’t start again until the 4th year. Several events took place before, on, and shortly after 9/11, that made the economy recover more rapidly than might have been possible. First, the Federal Reserve had eased up on people’s credit during the first 6 months of 2001 to stimulate aggregate demand. The economy takes a while to react to policy changes though. Thus, the public response may have been felt in the last 3 months giving the appearance that 9/11 had only a small effect on the economy. Second, the Federal Reserve immediately after 9/11 took action to avert people away from financial crisis. This was added to by support from foreign banks to push up the dollar’s price in world markets which helped the results of 9/11 from not spreading to other countries. Nevertheless, U.S. trade with other countries was disrupted. While oil prices were raised briefly, they returned to their original prices almost immediately after. The United States in particular experienced a sudden drop in international visitors visiting the U.S., particularly from those flying in from across oceans. The sudden drop in arrivals immediately following 9/11 in part showed widespread concern about the safety of air travel. Economic factors most likely also played a major role in reducing travel to the United States in the aftermath of 9/11. Between 2001 and 2002 the global economy experienced a recession that reduced the need for air travel generally. In addition to safety concerns and economic conditions worsening, the perception that U.S. visa policy became more restrictive in the aftermath of 9/11 may also have negatively impacted arrivals. Such perceptions started concern within the travel industry that the United States was becoming a less attractive travel destination and was damaging its image around the world to past visitors and the future visitors of the U.S.
Websites Used
"Air Traffic - NextGen Briefing." FAA: Home. Web. 08 Sept. 2010. http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/briefing/.
2013, By. "Travel Facts and Statistics
U.S. Travel Association." U.S. Travel Association. Web. 08 Sept. 2010. http://www.ustravel.org/news/press-kit/travel-facts-and-statistics.
"Economic Effects Arising from the September 11 Attacks." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 08 Sept. 2010. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_effects_arising_from_the_September_11_attacks.
Access Control & Security System Solutions
Security News for Security Industry, Access Control, Theft Prevention, Alarm Professionals. Web. 08 Sept. 2010. http://securitysolutions.com/.
"Airport Security after 9/11 Essay." Essays and Papers Online - Direct Essays. Web. 08 Sept. 2010. http://www.directessays.com/viewpaper/83940.html.
-"File:World Trade Center 9-11 Attacks Illustration with Bird's-eye Impact Locations.jpg." Wikimedia Commons. Web. 08 Sept. 2010. <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:World_Trade_Center_9-11_Attacks_Illustration_with_Bird's-eye_Impact_Locations.jpg>.
Kristen,
Brian
September 7th, 2010
On the morning of September 11, 2001, a small group of dedicated fanatics hijacked four airplanes in flight, three of them crashed into symbolic buildings in various ways of what they found offensive about the United States, an changed the course of American history. Shortly after this occurred, a group of CRS analysts was called upon to assess the possible effects of the terrorist attacks on the U.S. economy and the ability of the government to deal with them.
September 11th not only affected the victims of these terrorist attacks, but also the international air travel industry. The United States had an immediate drop in arrivals of international visitors. For example, between the years 2001-2002, the global economy experienced a recession that reduced demand for air travel in general, but for the economy itself, 9/11 would have had affected the price of an important product such as energy. Although visa policy did not change very much after 9/11, the security screening procedures that are part of the visa application process were made more standard and had greater restrictions. After the 9/11 attacks certain procedures related to immigration issuance and entry at the U.S. border were started as part of enhanced travel security protocol. Based on revised results, the terrorist attacks did not cause the economy to become weaker or irregular, the attacks on 9/11’s results were short lived. Overseas visitors to the U.S. went from a near 7 million to below 4 million after the event of 9/11. The U.S visa policy occurred after 9/11 although there were no major changes to the policy. Several security precautions related to visa insurance and visa entries were introduced. Even though the airline industry was already in financial trouble due to the recession at the time of 9/11, it severely compounded the industry’s financial problem. The federal government responded quickly to the attacks with an aid package that gave airlines the amount of up to $15 million. Insurance was one of the two industries profoundly affected by 9/11. The loss of personal property gave rise to the largest property and casualty claim in history, about $40 billion. Nearly 18 thousand businesses were disrupted by the attacks on 9/11 because most were in or around Ground Zero.
Airport security has come a long way just one year after the September 11th tragedy. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has passed and redone countless bills and acts trying to provide the safest, most efficient form of airport security. Changes on the airplane are the most visible security changes yet. Many planes have installed bullet proof, cockpit doors that secure the pilot and flight crew from the rest of the plane. There have also been attempts to install security camera systems so the pilots can monitor the cabin activity. Pilots also have been given the choice to carry a gun, for self-defense, but must be trained to use it. Security at airports themselves has come along much more slowly compared to the security on an airplane. These terrorist attacks helped open people’s eyes to the need of a more secure airport and how easily the old system was to manipulate. Airports all over the world need much improvement before they can truly be considered secure.
“The terrorist attacks pushed a weak economy over the edge into an outright recession,” people have said. We now know, based on revised reports that the economy was not pushed over the edge by 9/11. At the time of 9/11 the economy was in its third consecutive year of downfall; the uprising of the economy wouldn’t start again until the 4th year. Several events took place before, on, and shortly after 9/11, that made the economy recover more rapidly than might have been possible. First, the Federal Reserve had eased up on people’s credit during the first 6 months of 2001 to stimulate aggregate demand. The economy takes a while to react to policy changes though. Thus, the public response may have been felt in the last 3 months giving the appearance that 9/11 had only a small effect on the economy. Second, the Federal Reserve immediately after 9/11 took action to avert people away from financial crisis. This was added to by support from foreign banks to push up the dollar’s price in world markets which helped the results of 9/11 from not spreading to other countries. Nevertheless, U.S. trade with other countries was disrupted. While oil prices were raised briefly, they returned to their original prices almost immediately after. The United States in particular experienced a sudden drop in international visitors visiting the U.S., particularly from those flying in from across oceans. The sudden drop in arrivals immediately following 9/11 in part showed widespread concern about the safety of air travel. Economic factors most likely also played a major role in reducing travel to the United States in the aftermath of 9/11. Between 2001 and 2002 the global economy experienced a recession that reduced the need for air travel generally. In addition to safety concerns and economic conditions worsening, the perception that U.S. visa policy became more restrictive in the aftermath of 9/11 may also have negatively impacted arrivals. Such perceptions started concern within the travel industry that the United States was becoming a less attractive travel destination and was damaging its image around the world to past visitors and the future visitors of the U.S.
Websites Used
"Air Traffic - NextGen Briefing." FAA: Home. Web. 08 Sept. 2010. http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/briefing/.
2013, By. "Travel Facts and Statistics
U.S. Travel Association." U.S. Travel Association. Web. 08 Sept. 2010. http://www.ustravel.org/news/press-kit/travel-facts-and-statistics.
"Economic Effects Arising from the September 11 Attacks." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 08 Sept. 2010. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_effects_arising_from_the_September_11_attacks.
Access Control & Security System Solutions
Security News for Security Industry, Access Control, Theft Prevention, Alarm Professionals. Web. 08 Sept. 2010. http://securitysolutions.com/.
"Airport Security after 9/11 Essay." Essays and Papers Online - Direct Essays. Web. 08 Sept. 2010. http://www.directessays.com/viewpaper/83940.html.
-"File:World Trade Center 9-11 Attacks Illustration with Bird's-eye Impact Locations.jpg." Wikimedia Commons. Web. 08 Sept. 2010. <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:World_Trade_Center_9-11_Attacks_Illustration_with_Bird's-eye_Impact_Locations.jpg>.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
first hw
Globalization: Describes a process in which regional economies,transportation , and cultures have become integrated through a global network of communication, societies, and trade . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globalization
“It has been said that arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity.”
http://thinkexist.com/quotations/globalization/
Culture: Within a group there are shared attitudes, goals, and practices that characterizes an organization or group.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture
“No one has really seemed to embrace this in terms of their corporate culture.”
http://en.thinkexist.com/search/searchQuotation.asp?search=culture
Civilization: A society with a great amount of social development.
http://www.google.com/search?q=define:civilization&aq=0&oq=civilization defi&aqi=l1g-e1g3g-m6
“A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on an installment plan.”
http://en.thinkexist.com/quotations/Civilization/
History: What happened in the past.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History
“The history of the Cultural Revolution should not be forgotten. History itself, whether bad or good, should not be forgotten.”
http://en.thinkexist.com/search/searchquotation.asp?search=history&q=
Progress: The idea that the world can become better and better at things over time.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progress
“Make measurable progress in reasonable time.”
http://en.thinkexist.com/quotes/with/keyword/progress/
“It has been said that arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity.”
http://thinkexist.com/quotations/globalization/
Culture: Within a group there are shared attitudes, goals, and practices that characterizes an organization or group.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture
“No one has really seemed to embrace this in terms of their corporate culture.”
http://en.thinkexist.com/search/searchQuotation.asp?search=culture
Civilization: A society with a great amount of social development.
http://www.google.com/search?q=define:civilization&aq=0&oq=civilization defi&aqi=l1g-e1g3g-m6
“A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on an installment plan.”
http://en.thinkexist.com/quotations/Civilization/
History: What happened in the past.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History
“The history of the Cultural Revolution should not be forgotten. History itself, whether bad or good, should not be forgotten.”
http://en.thinkexist.com/search/searchquotation.asp?search=history&q=
Progress: The idea that the world can become better and better at things over time.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progress
“Make measurable progress in reasonable time.”
http://en.thinkexist.com/quotes/with/keyword/progress/
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