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    Are school lunches actually healthy? Don’t you think that school lunches should start providing healthy lunches? You will not like to be surprised by a hair or something disgusting in your food. Is there’s times that when you eat school lunches and you’re waiting in line you see the food and think are these school lunches actually healthy? In the past 10 years schools actually provided unhealthy school lunches. The school lunches contain about the same amount of fat as a happy meal at McDonalds’

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    novels and short stories‚ Steinbeck first became widely known with Tortilla Flat (1935)‚ a series of humorous stories about Monterey paisanos Steinbeck’s novels can all be classified as social novels dealing with the economic problems of rural labour‚ but there is also a streak of worship of the soil in his books‚ which does not always agree with his matter-of-fact sociological approach. After the rough and earthy humour of Tortilla Flat‚ he moved on to more serious fiction‚ often aggressive in its

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    Biology 3210 Laboratory Lab Report 1 Detection of genetically modified maize in from commonly available corn food product Introduction A genetically modified organism (GMO) is an organism which has had its genome modified by the addition of genetic material from another species (Steynen‚ 2012). There are many debates surrounding genetically modified organisms on both personal levels‚ global levels and anywhere in between. There are issues on whether food produced with GMOs is safe‚ if it

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    In this paper I will be writing about my culture compared to the culture of “The Rock” Dwayne Johnson’s culture. “Peter Maivia was a Paramount High Chief‚ the highest rank a Samoan can achieve” (Johnson‚ 15). “The Rock” Dwayne Johnson was part Hawaiian or Samoan and part African American. A Samoan tradition is to eat with their hands‚ and in the book Dwayne Johnson talks about his grandfather eating with his hand in a restaurant. Someone judges his grandfather for that‚ and he throws them through

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    The culture in Mexico is very different from other culture’s around the world. It’s a culture that is very festive and very strict on what they do. Their culture consist of food‚ celebrations‚ work ethnics‚ home’s and government. Mexico is a very interesting country to learn about‚ and I hope you learn something. In Mexico‚ the main tradition is that the mothers and grandmothers take care of the house and kids and cook very big meals for their family’s. Not all women in Mexico do that though. Most

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    However‚ the nicaraguan version is large‚ thin and made of white corn. The tortilla is used as an edible utensil to wrap meat and beans. They consume beans on daily basis with every meal. They also eat a fried small red bean dish which they called it gallo pinto‚ or "spotted rooster." The favorite nonalcoholic drink of Nicaragua

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    Mexican Tradition

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    there isn’t a moment I recall that my grandma was not steady stirring up something in the kitchen. Waking up at the crack of dawn to prepare breakfast was a breeze for her‚ and for a traditional Mexican household it is nothing out of the ordinary. Tortillas‚ the number one staple food in Mexico‚ were created daily‚ and usually the preparation for lunch or dinner continued as soon as breakfast had finished. It is embedded in the Mexican culture for the women to be responsible in keeping a home together;

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    when the day comes you won’t be the one that was late because you were stuck in a long  line at the market and missed out on all the fun with friends and family.  A. Ingredients that are on the shopping list are things like masa dough like the base of the tortilla‚  because you can’t eat anything without tortillas. There are also beans‚ cheese‚ and chicken with  bread‚ it might sound pretty simple but once you try it‚ your mind is going to change.   B. A tradition that is kind is different from the culture that we have here is that instead of passing 

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    Countless people are not able to say that they have grown up like Esperanza. Living in poverty‚ and knowing your neighbors‚ living a life where women are told to stay home‚ clean‚ cook‚ wash every spot of food off of every single dish. Women did not have a say in anything‚ furthermore‚ Esperanza has a variety of female role models in her life. Several are trapped in abusive relationships‚ waiting for others to change their lives. Some are actively trying to change everything on their own. Through

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    Word count :957 Theme: Lifestyles around the world Food and Eating Customs Differ Around the World By Anjana Luitel      People eat different types of food in different countries. The way they eat is also different. Some countries have their meal at certain times whereas in some countries people eat anytime.      In Nepal‚ where I was born‚ the most common foods that have to be in every meal are rice‚ lentils‚ curry‚ and pickles. There are different types of lentils and they are salty in taste

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