do and don’t think of the banana. We hardly give much thought to the fruit that we nearly all eat everyday. The banana never fails us as a fruit; it is always (approximately) the same size‚ shape‚ and color. Yet‚ this is also the downfall our banana. The lack of genetic variation of our banana is what can wipe it out with a single strand of disease. Dan Koeppel‚ in his book Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World‚ takes us through the history of the banana‚ from the very beginning of
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to determine the potential and effect of banana shoot extract as antibacterial soap. ----------------------- ABSTRACT This study aimed the potential of banana shoot extract for the production of an antibacterial soap. The innovation in this study is the utilization of bio-product to use as an antibacterial soap at a very minimal cost. The researchers also aimed that the antibacterial soap could also be a moisturizer. They were still working
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Musa Acuminata: Recycling Banana Peelings into Papers Cheska Mateo Garchelle Bagtas Julia Pascua Kristine Aira Boriongan Laine Medianesta May Ann Carpio Jerico Tangos National High School June 2013 Chapter 1 Introduction Background of the Study Banana is a seasonal fruit. All year round people around the country can eat this fruit anytime they wanted and so‚was my household and my neighbors. Now‚ banana peelings scatter along the street and trash bags are
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dependent. One case in particular that abuses world trade relations is the banana import establishment. The dispute between the European Union (EU)‚ the United States and the Caribbean over the banana import regime shows that an agreement prescribed to help the small banana growers of the Caribbean nations were overridden by corporate and supranational interests supported by international trade rules. Therefore‚ the bananas coming out of the Caribbean have both helped and hurt the economy‚ but more
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Edible bananas originated in the Indo-Malaysian region reaching to northern Australia. They were known only by hearsay in the Mediterranean region in the 3rd Century B.C.‚ and are believed to have been first carried to Europe in the 10th Century A.D. Early in the 16th Century‚ Portuguese mariners transported the plant from the West African coast to South America. The types found in cultivation in the Pacific have been traced to eastern Indonesia from where they spread to the Marquesas and by stages
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Without the exploration of the liquid fueled rocket Robert Goddard made in 1926 the world would be almost no where today in space travel. And without his exchange with the Smithsonian Institution the liquid fueled rocket might not have been a possibility. Robert Goddard was born October 5th‚ 1882 in Worcester Massachusetts. His mother was Fannie Hoyt and his father was Nahum Goddard. As a child Robert was not the best student he missed many days of school in high school. However‚ he was very successful
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“A Summary of Wayson Choy’s I’m a Banana and Proud of It” In his essay “I’m a Banana and Proud of It” (from The Globe and Mail); Wayson Choy explains the reason why he is called a “banana”. Choy begins by expressing his love to his North American citizenship. He mentions that banana means “yellow on the outside and white inside” (365). In other words‚ Chinese born in North America behave and act like white people but still look like Asians. Regardless of this nickname Choy believe that it is “not
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Juan Restrepo Mr. Miramonti English IV P.7 November 10‚ 2010 Peanut Butter and banana Sandwich on Toast I’m standing in front of the refrigerator and I opened the refrigerator‚ I instantly saw the bread and reached for it with my right hand. I then closed the refrigerator with my left hand. I walk three steps to the right and put the bread down on the counter. I reach up with my right hand and open the cabinet. I see the peanut butter and reach for it with my right hand and I sit it down on
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Which Liquid Dissolves Sugar Free LifeSavers Quickest? The purpose of my experiment is to find out which liquid‚(orange juice‚ water‚ Coca-Cola‚ or Sprite)‚ dissolves Sugar Free Life Savers the quickest.I think the Sprite will dissolve the Life Saver the quickest because it has the highest acidity‚ with ph levels reaching 2.4. The ph scale ranges from 0 to 14. Battery acid reaches 0 on the scale. 7 is considered neutral. Sprite has a ph level of 2.4. Coca-Cola has a ph level of 2.5. Orange juice
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| Ethanol Fuel Production from Banana Waste Peelings | CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Due to the modernization to our country‚ there were new things that are added in the basic necessities of an individual‚ one of this is fuel. Since fuel can be afford in a high price‚ some people afford fuel. To resolve this problem‚ we need to find abundant and renewable source of fuel that is low cost. The project entitled “ETHANOL FUEL from BANANA PEELINGS” can help to solve this problem. This project will
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