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    Fast food restaurants started to change farming and food distribution as early as the 1950’s. Dick and Mac McDonald were the first to revolutionize the drive up restaurants when they redeveloped their BBQ joint into the type of McDonalds we know today that serves burgers and fries.(Ganzel) Others soon caught on to what the McDonalds brothers had going‚ and fast food restaurants started opening up everywhere. The first Kentucky Fried Chicken opened in 1952. By 1954 Burger King opened and became the

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    Effects of Mass Food Production on the World as a Whole Robert Dupell ANT 340 Mass food production has become an increasing issue in the world. It was created to help solve the lack of nutrition problem that was created by the staggering population growth of the human race. Short term it has solved the issue it was created for. But there are inherent risks that come with this type of food production. Mass food production causes a great deal of stress on the environment. The land‚ air‚ and

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    of fat that affects one’s health. In the 1950’s‚ the history of fast food started to boom and as cities and countries started expanding‚ populations began to increase. Long ago‚ tourist cities became more popular and news was spread around to find cheap inexpensive food. In 1916‚ the first hamburger joint was opened up in Wichita‚ Kansas known as White Castle. As the fast food industry started to become more popular‚ waitresses started delivering food to cars and then the modern version started to

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    Food Allergies Food allergies can range from being a mild irritant to becoming life-threatening. Each year 30‚000 Americans are treated in the emergency room for severe food allergies. An estimated 150 to 200 Americans die each year because of allergic reactions to food. About two percent of adults and six to eight percent of children in the United States are effected by food allergies. A food allergy is a specific type of adverse food reaction involving the immune system. The body produces what

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    Chante Hamilton Maturity Maturity. What makes an individual mature? Maturity comes with age and time. It is the ability to make wise decisions. It is also the way in which people act toward different situations. Maturity can be shown in the way organisms develop. Society claims that females mature faster than males‚ physically and emotionally. However this is not necessarily true because everyone grows differently. Although maturity has much to do with aging‚ it can also be seen in the way

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    Limited Brands – Victoria’s Secret Economic Environment of the Firm Prof. Coleman Introduction The apparel industry faces various supply chain challenges‚ many due to the fact that the major part of apparel manufacturing activity for the United States market has moved outside the country to low-labor-cost countries in the Far-East. Thus‚ due to long physical distances‚ apparel companies in the US are continuously challenged to quickly respond to changing trends‚ to reduce long lead-times

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    so who’s to say the same cannot be said about infectious bacteria living in the same environments? This question/idea is not recent‚ around 415 BC Hippocrates was one of the first to contemplate that diseases were caused naturally (not as a punishment from the gods) and that that there was a possible connection between them and the climate (Lipp). In the 20th century concerns began to circulate around the impact of humans and our alterations to terrestrial and aquatic habitats; this coupled with

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    13th National Plan Environment and Scientific Coordinators Workshop 2004 The Environmental Impact Of Marine Oil Spills Effects‚ Recovery and Compensation Dr. Brian Dicks Technical Team Manager‚ International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation Ltd Paper presented at the International Seminar on Tanker Safety‚ Pollution Prevention‚ Spill Response and Compensation‚ 6th November 1998‚ Rio de Janeiro‚ Brazil INTRODUCTION The short-term effects of oil spills on marine species and communities are well

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    The Impact of Municipal Solid Waste on the Environment "We cannot adopt the way of living that was satisfactory a hundred years ago. The world in which we live has changed‚ and we must change with it"(Adler). We are living in a consumist - throwaway society (see Figure 18–15) where there is little awareness about the impact of Municipal Solid Waste‚ "MSW—more commonly known as trash or garbage—consists of everyday items such as paper and paperboard (35.7%)‚ yard waste (12.2%)‚ food wastes (11.4%)

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    Evelyn Rosales BIO-220‚ Environmental Science March 30‚ 2014 Ms. Marcia Foil Organic Food: Good for You‚ Good for the Environment Organic food has quickly gained popularity over the years. What started as a trendy method that celebrities adopted has expanded mainstream and can be found in any thriving metropolis as well as many smaller towns and cities. Organic food refers to any type of produce or meat product that has not be treated with additional chemical preservatives when it is grown

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