Over a period of 1000 years the Native Americans transformed Maize by using selective breeding. Maize was a staple crop and food in their diets. The American Indians would also ground dry corn kernels into corn meal which would be used for cornbread, corn syrup, or corn pudding. The husks of the corn cob were braided into masks, baskets, and dolls. Christopher Columbus first discovered corn in 1492 in Cuba.
Candace Heller Unit III: Nationalism and Sectionalism, Jacksonian Democracy, Reform, Manifest Destiny, Economy, Slavery and the South, and the Early 1850’s. 1824-1853 1. Growth of Industry in New England, Textiles: The growth of industry required certain technological advances and the development of a new type of business organization. 2. Samuel Slater: In 1790, a young English-born genius named Samuel Slater, employed by the Rhode Island merchant firm of Almy and Brown, began to spin cotton thread by machine in the first effective factory in the US.
Document 2 illustrates a lithograph and a photograph from English and Japanese factories. The manufacture of textiles was critical in both civilizations. The lithograph of workers in England displays power loom mills while Japan’s photograph presents women who are working in a silk-reeling factory. An additional document that would help expand the understanding of Japan and England’s background would be a more advanced point of view on regional advantages and disadvantages to inform the differences in both countries work ethic. In both countries the manufacture of textiles was critical in their rise to power.
They recommend using clippers to remove hair before surgery, outside of the operating room, (IHI, 2013). A2a. Basis for Practice The basis for changing the procedure of shaving hair from the operative site is the result of several studies and research articles related to surgical site infections, (SSI). Recommendations have also been put out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, (CDC) and the Joint Commission on Hospital Accreditations, (TJC). Other research methods were used from Cochrane Wound Group Specialized Register, The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Ovid MEDLINE, and Ovid EMBASE, (Tanner, Norrie, & Melen, 2011).
Industrial Revolution Respond to each of the following questions in two to three sentences: 1. What are the three most important factors contributing to the industrial revolution in Europe? High demand for clothes and textiles, the movement of large numbers of dispossessed peasants due to the Enclosures act and the buildup of capital from export and colonialism are the most important causes of the
What Materials Were Used to Make the Clothing? The domestic wool was revised into cloths of different strengths -durable, felt and carded fabrics. The most expensive, the finest and the most colorful cloth was an extremely important merchandise imported for example from the Netherlands, England and Germany. Preparing the fabrics and the threads was a time-consuming and valuable craft. Fabric was extremely valuable despite whether or not it was homemade or imported.
Hemp fiber could be used to make a large variety of papers, which would help decrease the paper industries dependency on wood. Hemp based building materials have proven to be a direct, and even sturdier replacement for wood in construction. With hemp’s many different uses, the saying should go “Hemp is
The major problems with cotton are that the plantations require a lot of herbicides and pesticides, they use a lot fertilizer and they use up massive quantities of water. Hemp however makes a stronger material than cotton that can be grown in several different climates, requires no herbicides or pesticides, needs no fertilizers and would consume a lot less water. Because hemp is more durable then cotton I would throw away less cloths and I would reduce my methane as well as my nitrogen emissions. The growing, harvesting and production of hemp textiles create significantly less greenhouse gases then the cotton industry and would be a fast and easy alternative to
The two occupations that I chose from the Focus assessments are a drug & alcohol abuse assistance coordinator and a fashion designer. If I were to pursue a career in being a drug & alcohol abuse assistance coordinator my work would consist of defining methods to detect workers who may be addicted to drugs or alcohol by observing their work and performance behaviors. If I were to become a fashion designer I would perform surveys regarding design preferences in terms of not only style but colors and fabric from across the globe. To be a drug & alcohol abuse assistance coordinator I would need either a Bachelor’s Degree, which I am currently pursuing or a Masters Degree. According my assessments I have the skills to be able to become a
Common Skin Diseases Cosmetology can be entwined with medicine, especially when it comes to skin care, so doing a research paper on common skin diseases is a great topic for a cosmetology paper. Make sure you cover skin diseases that can affect beauty in some way, focusing your research in the area of dermatology. Remember that it's still a cosmetology paper, so don't get too technical with medical terminology. Hair Growth The subject of what makes hair grow at different rates in different people is a perfect topic for a cosmetology paper. Hair growth varies from person to person based on genetic makeup, age, race, and even gender, so there's a lot of research available on this topic, and you can do some of it yourself.