Sugar and Slavery: Molasses to Rum to Slaves Jean M. West What’s not to like about sugar? On the average‚ modern Americans consume 100 pounds of sugar per year. It’s sweet‚ and it gives a big energy boost. Well‚ yes‚ there are calories‚ cavities‚ and diabetes‚ but‚ in moderation‚ sugar is harmless ... right? In 1700‚ English consumption empire-wide was about four pounds of sugar per person per year. That certainly seems moderate. Yet in 1700 alone‚ approximately 25‚000 Africans were enslaved
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Carrasco Eng. IV April 2‚ 2013 Pd. 2nd OBESITY Different factors that cause obesity now-a-day are harming our society/community. Obesity ranges from lack of exercise to eating more food than needed. Also‚ the bad habits that people get of eating junk food or unhealthy food. Though eating a lot of healthy food can also cause obesity. According to research these factors can cause obesity in any age range and gender. Initially‚ in teenagers obesity happens because of fast foods. It is easier
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Obesity‚ especially among children‚ has become more and more serious in this decade. Children nowadays live a sedentary lifestyle. They are on studies and no time to do exercise. As a result‚ many of them are overweight. Obesity can be a serious problem as it badly affects children’s growth and lead to many serious health problems like diabetes and heart disease. As the saying goes‚ ‘Prevention is better than cure‚’ so‚ in this essay‚ I will discuss three possible solutions to the problem. First
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2 What drove the sugar trade? “Give me some sugar!” When most people hear that phrase‚ it usually means someone wants a kiss. But in the late 1600s and early 1700s‚ people want to plant sugar. True‚ it started some 9000 years ago in New Guinea‚ but it took a while before the rest of the world caught on. During this time‚ there was a movement called the sugar trade. Although there were many forces driving the sugar trade‚ what mainly drove it were the ideal land masses for sugar production‚ the amount
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Many things helped drive the sugar trade. Demand‚ slavery‚ and climate played a major role in the driving of the sugar trade. Demand was greatly increasing throughout the years. The climate of the caribbean islands where cane sugar was grown. Slavery provided “free” work to produce sugar which in turn increased profits for the farmers. In England‚ sugar was not shipped there until the year 1317. But once the sugar was becoming a popular import‚ it boomed. Sugar consumption and import grew tremendously
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cheapest priced food while maximizing their profits. These fast food restaurants provide the consumers‚ to which they cater to‚ with tasty calorie dense food that is unhealthy‚ and consumed on a regular basis. All of these variables have resulted in the obesity pandemic that we are fighting today. It is twelve o’clock on a Monday. Lunchtime has arrived and you see most of the employees in the office go out to lunch at the closest and cheapest restaurant. They walk into the burger king across the street
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! Experimental Method: Does a large amount of sugar affect attention in small children?! Independent Variable: Amount of sugar given to children! Dependent Variable: Children’s attention! ! In a class of 20 kids (average age of 7)‚ 5 kids get 25 grams of sugar‚ 5 kids get 35 grams of sugar‚ 5 kids get 45 grams of sugar‚ and 5 kids don’t get any (the control).! 20 minutes after consumption‚ all of the children take a long yet simple math test. Record who is still paying attention to the test after
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The Sugar Revolution Revolution means a complete change in a system. There was an economic revolution that occurred in the 17th Century. Some refer to it as the Sugar Revolution. During this period‚ several basic changes took place. (1) Sugar replaced tobacco as the chief export crop in the Caribbean. (2) The population changed from one that was mainly white to one that was mainly black because of the introduction of African slaves. (3) The size of land holdings changed. This change was pioneered
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that Obesity is the second leading cause of preventable death in the U.S. we need to re-evaluate the importance of healthy eating. By increasing awareness of the obesity epidemic in America we can begin to reverse the trend in weight gain. Obesity is defined as a measure of Body Mass Index (BMI) - a ratio of weight to height that is calculated by the following formula: BMI = weight (kg) ÷ height (m). With an unexplained and escalating prevalence over the past three decades‚ obesity has
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Ingredients: 6 ounces of hard margarine or butter oz 6 ounces brown sugar oz 12 ounces of sultana raisens pt half a pint of water oz 12 ounces cake and pastry flour tsp half a teaspoon of nutmeg tsp 1 and a half teaspoons of mixed spice tsp 3 quarters teaspoon of bi-carb soda lg 2 large eggs Method: Line a 7 inch cake pan square or round. Place margarine‚ sugar‚ sultanas‚ and water in a saucepan. Stir over low heat until sugar and margarine have melted‚ bring to boil and boil for 3 mins
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