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    Upton Sinclair wrote the novel The Jungle along with several other politically-charged novels. Primarily motivated by politics‚ Sinclair wrote novels encouraging socialism and condemning capitalism. The literary period‚ the historical events‚ his family background‚ his job experience‚ and his political opinion inspired Sinclair’s desire to write The Jungle. The bold novel incited bold reactions of both support and criticism. Despite the opinions of the critics‚ Sinclair’s political outcry is

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    fiction book‚ The Jungle‚ by Upton Sinclair‚ is about the fictional character Jurgis Rudkus. Jurgis lives in Chicago in the early 1900’s. He had moved to America from Lithonia in search of a better life. “Jurgis could see all the truth now-could see himself through the whole long course of events‚ the victim of ravenous vultures that had torn into his vitals and devoured him; of fiends that had racked and tortured him‚ mocking him‚ meantime jeering in his face” (Sinclair 177). Since moving to Chicago

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    eating meat

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    some people say eating meat wrong . others say it’s natural . Human beings have been consuming meat as part of their diet for most of their existence and will likely continue this behavior until the last living animal is gone from the earth. However‚ public awareness of meat-associated health hazards‚ such as heart attacks‚ colon cancer‚ and fatal E. coli bacterial infections‚ has caused great concern and shifts in many people’s eating habits. The number of vegetarians has been growing worldwide

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    subsitute for meat. There are various vegetables used as meat for the health conscious people or the vegetarians. This can be called as vegetable meat or veggie meat. Veggie meat contains a lot of nutrients that gives a healthy body. While the red meat we get less nutrients and it causes also a lot of diseases. Veggie meat has a good quality. It is also easy to make with cheaper ingredients. This fact encouraged the researcher to find out if the Sayote could be utilized as veggie meat. Statement

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    not eating meat one can substantially improve their health‚ the environment and animals. Many people do not realize that there are many different types of vegetarians. The most common type is the normal “vegetarian” who chooses not to consume meat or fish products. The other type is a vegan‚ vegans do not eat meat‚ fish‚ or any type of dairy foods. Finally there are the flexitarians which many people do not know about‚ flexitarians try to be on a non-meat diet‚ but occasionally eat meat at times

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    Meat Classification

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    indication that the meat is from a young animal (no permanent incisors) and thus the most tender meat.         ABAB       =          This code means that the colour of the roller mark on the carcass is GREEN and is an indication that the meat is from a young animal in transition to an adult animal (1 – 2 permanent incisors) and thus tender meat. BBB       =             This code means that the colour of the roller mark on the carcass is BROWN and is an indication that the meat is from an adult

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    Meat plays an important role in the human diet and nutrition‚ but it doesn’t mean every meat is good for you. Red meat is containing potential disease more than the others meat‚ so we should eat less it. In my persuasion speech‚ I talk about the problems‚ causes if we eat too much red meat and the solutions to reduce red meat. Nowadays‚ most people not only want the beautiful life‚ delicious meal but also have to have the healthy meal‚ so the topic wasn’t hard‚ having lots of material on the website;

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    transported are healthy. Two of those acts are The Meat Inspection Act and The Food Protection Plan of 2007. The Meat Inspection Act began the federal regulation of the poultry‚ meat‚ and egg products. A man by the name of Upton Sinclairs wrote a novel in 1906 called “The Jungle‚ which was filled with details on the unsanitary methods of Chicago’s meat-packing industry. Within months‚ the public began to demand a serious change in the meat industry. President Roosevelt sent in Labor Commissioner Charles

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    The Jungle by Upton Sinclair The Jungle by Upton Sinclair is a novel set at the meatpacking plants and stockyards of Chicago‚ Illinois. Jurgis Rudkus and his family‚ immigrants from Lithuanian‚ decided to move to the United States to follow the “American Dream”. They settled in Chicago and started to work in Packing town. Unlike the working conditions of today‚ they encountered the worst working conditions possible‚ testing their family life and values‚ and how authority figures were there for

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    BASIC MEAT PROCESSING PRINCIPLES OF MEAT PRESERVATION Meat preservation is principally concerned with the application of measures to delay meat spoilage‚ which are caused by microbial‚ chemical and physical changes. Of these‚ microbial spoilage is most common. Microbes thrive in moisture and since meat is 70%-75% water‚ it spoils easily through microbial action. Meat‚ being rich source of nutrients‚ also becomes an excellent food for bacteria. Methods of meat preservation‚ however different from

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