...Asri King The Good Food Revolution This event was held on October 27, 2014. I went to this event because I read Will Allen’s book for our common reading presentation project in PHA 109 and I liked his book because it motivated people to not giving up on their dreams. The speaker of this event was Will Allen. He was happy to be in SDSU and had an opportunity to meet with wonderful students. He mentioned that this generation is the one who would change the food systems and created a better living system in America. Will gave speeches across the United States and throughout the world. He created Growing Power Inc. in 1995 and he is also the CEO of this company. Besides farming, Will also had passion for basketball. He became an outstanding basket player when he was in high school and he continued to play basketball until he was 28. In 2008, he received the “Genius Grant” from The John D and Katherine T. McArthur foundation for his work in urban farming. Upon his retirement from basketball, Will moved to his wife’s home town, Milwaukee. He wanted to create local food systems and provided good, fresh, healthy, and affordable food to the communities. Food that they consumed in Milwaukee mostly came from thousands of mile away. He purchased 40 acres of land and built greenhouses and hoop houses. In his greenhouses, Will created aquaponic systems; it is a combination growing system between aquaculture, such as fish and hydroponic (plants) in a symbiotic atmosphere. Will Allen uses...
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...There are many ways The Good Food Revolution tries to draw a connection between human development and ecology. To grasp the examples and understand them, you have to know what each one means. Ecology is the definition of studying interactions of organisms and their environment. Human development is the study of how people develop on social, physical, and intellectual levels. This book is the perfect example when comparing the two. Allen provides stories and examples of his childhood, his parents lives, and everything around him. For all of his life, Will Allen grew up around farming. Even when he left home and for a while did not do anything related to it, it was still in his blood. He eventually realized farming was in his nature, and pursued a career out of it. In my opinion, I think Allen wanted to take a break from his childhood and have the chance to fulfill his dream of a career in basketball. I feel he was trying to put that part of his life on hold. I believe he did not want to follow his parents footsteps right away. I also believe, doing this made Allen become a better man than...
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...today’s world is the social and economic inequalities leading up to the American Revolution. The cause of the Revolution was due to many of the grievances that colonists had for the British. Knowing this fact, we can better understand how this is useful and relevant in understanding the economic inequalities in Egypt which led to the Revolution in 2011. The American Revolution was fought because of numerous unresolved conflicts that the colonists had with the British. Even after the war, there were problems still lingering. Some of these issues included freedom of expression, voting rights and political participation, and the Inflation of goods. Many of these disagreements resulted in rioting and protests, as well as boycotting of goods and such. Let’s start with freedom of expression. Speech was limited in Britain, but if referring to the boundary outside of Parliament, then there was no legal protection for freedom of speech. Moreover, an individual could be beheaded for criticizing the king and the government. Even before the Revolution, voting rights and the political participation was very limited when electing government officials. There were property qualifications in order to vote in America. For example, “nearly every adult male could meet the voting qualification of fifty acres of land”. This meant that only the rich or middle class had any say in politics during this time. After the Revolution, the states became more lenient in the voting rights by allowing all men to...
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...Neolithic Revolution” Contents: 1. Introduction…………………………………………………………………………..3 2. Literature review……………………………………………………………………..4 3. Neolithic revolution…………………………………………………………………..6 4. Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………….9 5. Bibliography…………………………………………………………………………10 Introduction The most important technological development ever to occur in human history was the domestication of plants (agriculture) and animals (pastoralism). Together these developments are called the Neolithic Revolution. To understand how the Neolithic Revolution occurred it is necessary to understand the economic system it replaced. Until the Neolithic, and in most areas for a long time after, all humans engaged in an economic activity called "hunting and gathering". This system is called "food extraction" as opposed to "food production" by agriculture and pastoralism. This period, which occurred between 12,000 and 8,000 years ago, brought along many profound changes to human society and culture, including the creation of cities and permanent dwellings, labor specialization, the baking of bread, personal property, more complex hierarchical social structures, non-agricultural crafts, slavery, the state, official marriage, personal inheritance, and more. I’ve chosen this topic because we can’t imagine our life, if there were not such a revolution. What would we be without the Neolithic Revolution? I think without the Neolithic Revolution I probably...
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...Second Industrial Revolution Second Industrial Revolution Solomon Camacho October 17, 2012 M.S 45 Class: 801 People out there better appreciate their average paycheck! Back then people worked more than 13 hours a day and got paid in the range of 20-40 dollars. That’s poor in America today. My parents get paid 2,000 dollars every 2 weeks. Do you see the difference? I feel bad because the immigrant kids would be right there working with their parents in factories that were hot and nasty! People had horrible working conditions and were being abused of their rights. What I don’t understand is that immigrants came to America for freedom! The Second Industrial Revolution gave them a chance to work but they were better of in their original country that they came from. I’m just glad that our community changed from the 1800’s till now because people got what they deserve. That’s how you run a good country and America wasn’t representing that back then. I guess immigrants realized that the reality was that America wasn’t a piece of fresh pie. The Second Industrial Revolution caused child labor, deaths, the way we have our food and more. That’s why I believe that this negative effects to the country. I feel angry when I hear that people around the 1800-1900’s had to work in such horrible working conditions. If you’re working in places that ha0ve hot muggy air, chemicals all around, and no type of cleanliness then why work? Workers were...
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...The Industrial Revolution had a significant impact on Western society and the effects were numerous and mainly positive. The Industrial Revolution began in England in the 1790’s and spread throughout Europe and eventually to America. The extensive effects of the Industrial Revolution influenced almost every aspect of daily life and human society in some way. During this time period, widespread transportation such as railroads became available and important for the movement of goods and people. Also, new social reforms came about, dealing with critical issues including that of child labor. In addition, the effects of the revolution resulted in a great improvement in living standards for many people. Although the positive affects of the Industrial Revolution were plentiful, there were also several negative affects concerning the issues of railroads, child labor, and certain living conditions. The railroads built during the Industrial Revolution allowed for widespread transportation to now be available for goods and people. Consequently, the coal burned in train engines created great pollution resulting in an unhealthy and dangerous environment for the people. In addition, as European governments became involved with the creation of railroads, taxes increased resulting in the lower classes experiencing greater burdens. Despite these negative repercussions, railroads were beneficial to society in a variety of ways. Railroads created a way for people to quickly and easily move throughout...
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... the Green Revolution in 1945 is a worldwide introduction of new technologies and scientifically enhanced crops that increased food supply and agricultural prosperity Furthermore, the Green Revolution has many causes and both positive and negative effects. The documents explain these causes and effects, for example Documents 3,4, and 5 describe the causes of the Green Revolution, according to the people promoting it and documents 1,2 and 4 describe the cause to be the need for a higher food supply and more agriculture. Moreover, Documents 1,2, and 6 describe the positive...
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...explain the outbreak of two revolutions in Russia in 1917? To an extent, the First World War contributed greatly in the outcome of two revolutions in Russia. This is a result of the war worsening already evident issues in Russia such social, economic and political factors as well as losing support from the peasants and army. It can also be argued that revolution was inevitable as social, economic and political factors throughout the years were bound to end in revolution; the war was just the tipping point. Nonetheless, all these factors link back to a single factor: The weakness of the government. If the government had been stronger, the peasants wouldn’t need to, or be able to, revolt. Primarily, the First World War was arguably a large factor in the outbreak of two revolutions as it lost large amounts of support from Russian civilians. It made already crucial factors worse as the Russian peasants and working class which made up 80% of the population worked longer and harder and yet struggled to find food due to transport being taken over by the military and little food entered the cities, as well as high inflation on food available. This led to large amounts of hostility towards the Russian government and losing large amounts of support. Nonetheless, it can be argued that Russia had experienced many failures before, such as the 1914 Russo-Japanese war; therefore, bad leadership or war failure was not significant enough to cause two revolutions afterwards, it was a result...
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...The Russian Revolution was a significant in russia’s main history because it was the revolution that changed Russia forever. There were many reasons why the revolution sparked but the main three I believe that had the biggest effect on Russia concluded of the lack of food, Tsar’s lack of responsibility and bad decisions , and the prices of food and other materials skyrocketing. Russia for centuries was being ruled by the same family but because of Nicolas II bad performance and significant events that happen this brought an end to the family throne and brought a new way of living for Russia’s people. One of Russia’s main problem for years was the lack of food because of the environment. Since Russia has extremely cold weather and snow it...
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...The Industrial Revolution and its Impact The Industrial Revolution has been viewed as one of the most influential events to occur in the history of modern society. The invention of new machinery items reduced manual labor. Tasks were performed more efficiently causing increased output of products or work performed in less time. The impact of the Industrial Revolution on the world was that it catapulted the world economy into an almost frenzy like state in which people had access to a much wider variety of goods and services offered to them by businesses. The impact that this event had on the worker’s life was not necessarily a good or bad thing, however. With the advent of new, more efficient technology, workers were able to more easily accomplish certain tasks that would have taken them a much longer time to complete before the Industrial Revolution, however there were some serious negative side effects of such a quick influx of technology. With such new practices and ideas put into the workplace, many workers were expected to be as efficient as the new ways of producing a product or service, and as a result, their health and safety were often overlooked. The Industrial Revolution has had lasting effects on the entire population in almost every facet of our lives, as both consumers and workers, and will always be remembered as one of the driving forces behind the way in which the modern economies of the world have been achieved by developed nations. Life would be completely...
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...Essay- The Industrial Revolution In the 19th center, the Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions had changed the lives of the working classes in Great Britain. England played a major role in these revolutions and changed everyday life for many people not only in England, but all around the world. The Agricultural Revolution led to Urbanization in Great Britain because more food production meant less workers. With factories being built and assembly lines forming, many people moves to cities to find more jobs available. Farmers became more involved with new machinery. They were able to harvest more crops with less human labor involved. Also, transportation including railways and improving roads allowed people to bring goods to markets in cities while it was still fresh. For many reasons, England was the leading nation in the Industrial Revolution. England wasn't in battle with other countries and this allowed them improve in technology, transportation, and production methods. Many inventors lived in England at the time and invented many of the machines and engines that were vital to the Industrial Revolution. Factories and other machinery couldn't have existed without the help of the steam engine. Inventions were very important for ships, factories, and mechanics worldwide. England was one of Great Britain's major producers of textiles, coal, and iron. These resources were important for sustaining the Industrial Revolution. England was also in...
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...able to sustain enough resources for the population as it increased. Although these problems existed around the world, “before 1800 income per person —the food, clothing, heat, light, and housing available per head—varied across societies,” creating a gap before industries came to widen it. Prior to the Industrial Revolution, Britain did not have as much income as China did. Britain’s land made it difficult to farm, exposing the difficulties of what an ever growing population did to society. In his book, The Great Divergence: China, Europe, and the Making of the Modern World Economy, Kenneth Pomeranz demonstrates how Britain’s, like the rest of Europe’s, “disadvantages were concentrated in areas of agriculture, land management, and the inefficient use of certain land intensive products.” Without the ability to provide enough resources for a population to survive, there is no way for a population, let alone an economy, to...
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...“Obesity now affects 17% of all children and adolescents in the United States - triple the rate from just on generation ago” (CDC.gov 2012). Is it the children’s fault? No! The fault lies with our society, its leaders, mentors, adults, and parents. It is up to the older generation, to properly teach our children the rights and wrongs of life, and today, we are teaching them the wrong way to eat. Public School Lunch Programs are teaching them that processed foods, high sugar drinks and snacks, are part of a balanced diet, and this is setting up our children for a lifetime of health issues, and adding to an already elevated obesity problem in the United States. Our society, public school system, and parents themselves are setting up our children for an unhealthy lifestyle and a future of health problems by teaching them unhealthy eating habits and feeding them unhealthy food. The days are long gone of the “Farm to Table” cooking methods in our schools that our older generations depended on. Today, we rely on processed foods that are full of additives, fats and sugars. The National School Lunch Program was created by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), when President Harry S. Truman signed the National School Lunch Act in 1946. (USDA.gov 2012) When it began, it actually gave schools recipes on how to cook their meals from scratch, the same way it was being done in homes during that time. (Oliver, L. 2012) But today, the USDA does not regulate what they are...
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...“society”, sociologists have identified five types of societies that have developed throughout the course of human history. In this thread, I will focus on three of them. The first type of society was the Hunting and Gathering society. In this society, the men hunt large animals and the women usually gather edible plants, fruits, and other foods found growing in the wild. The first social revolution was based on the domestication of plants and animals. This resulted in the development of the pastoral society that concentrated on the herding of animals and the horticultural society that specialized in planting and harvesting crops. The second type of society was the Social Revolution society-which included agriculture. This revolution started more than 10,000 years ago, when nomads started to get tired of moving from place to place. Therefore, they started to establish themselves and started to cultivate and domesticate plants and animals. For example, they developed new tools such as the cultivation hoe to create more complex irrigation systems. As these new tools started to emerge, food production increased resulting in food surpluses. These extra food surpluses led to the establishment of new cities and villages. This changed the societies living arrangements. For example people started to make beds, tables, and chairs. By comparison, these types of things would have been unnecessary for the nomads-whom were constantly moving. The increasing interpersonal contact created a need for...
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...Abstract India is going through a retail revolution. All the big business houses are entering this Sector and it is growing at a very past pace. International giants in this sector like Wal- Mart, Tesco and Carefour are also trying to enter the Indian market. Retail is offering Tremendous opportunities in employment. However, our country also poses a big challenge to organized large retailers particularly in food sector. Food being perishable item, for the retailer to be successful the key is proper supply chain management. The challenge comes from a number of factors, e.g. huge size and population of our country, varied culture and hence varied taste, very poor infrastructure like improper roads, bad connectivity between production centers and markets, lack of proper cold chain facility like refrigerated transportation, ware-housing etc. Under these circumstances it is interesting to find out how large organised retailers are coping up with these problems. In this paper a comparative study is made in supply chain management adopted by different players in food and grocery segments. * Dr. Joy Mukhopadhyay, Professor of Sales and Distribution Management, International School of Managerial Excellence Management and Entrepreneurial Academy, Bangalore; email:joymukh@gmail.com National Seminar on Logistics &Supply Chain Management, IASMS, BANGALORE, INDIA 2 INTRODUCTION Food & Grocery sector constitutes about 14 % of the organized retailing in India. Ironically, ...
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