Category: American Culture

Ranch dressing is a type of salad dressing that is made with buttermilk, vegetable oil, and herbs. It is more popular in North America than anywhere else. Ranch dressing is used in different types of salads and is also used as a dip for chicken wings. History of Ranch Dressing Before pasta was invented, tomatoes…

Our society has developed an obesity problem over the past several decades, and the solution seems simple: eat less junk food. But when its more affordable and more accessible than healthier options, its time we see the problem for what it really is: a dependence on junk food. It permeates our culture and is often…

Ranch dressing is a type of salad dressing that is made with buttermilk, vegetable oil, and herbs. It is more popular in North America than anywhere else. Ranch dressing is used in different types of salads and is also used as a dip for chicken wings. History of Ranch Dressing Before pasta was invented, tomatoes…

What gives us the right to decide when is someone’s time to live or die? Do we have that power? Is it a paper that gives us that power? Is it a verbal message that someone once expressed, and we are following their wishes? Ethics are moral principles, and is it moral to let someone…

Poverty, homelessness, hunger, crime, juvenile delinquency, drug abuse, single motherhood. These are just some of the pressing social and economic issues that plague our society today. But what if I told you that there was another problem, underlying all of these issues, that if we could solve it, would dramatically increase peoples chances of escaping…

People in Central America are struggling with crimes of law enforcement, parenting, and even the way the government operates. What’s worse than that is the judicial and executive system isnt doing anything enough for these people living in Central America. Central America can do so many things different that can help those who live there…

America today is omnipresent, but take us back 100 years and you find much more defined straight and narrow socio-cultural boundaries. Those who came to America during the earlier immigration waves were forced to experience a much different reality than they anticipated with the American way of life including different cultural values than the rest…

Introduction The Columbian Exchange, a period of extensive cultural and biological exchange between the Old World and the New World following Christopher Columbus’ voyage in 1492, had a profound impact on the history of humanity. As we reflect on this transformative era, it is essential to examine both the positive and negative consequences of the…

The Columbian Exchange, a term coined by historian Alfred W. Crosby, refers to the widespread transfer of plants, animals, diseases, and culture between the Old World (Europe, Africa, and Asia) and the New World (the Americas) that occurred after Christopher Columbus’s voyages in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. While the Columbian Exchange brought…

What gives us the right to decide when is someone’s time to live or die? Do we have that power? Is it a paper that gives us that power? Is it a verbal message that someone once expressed, and we are following their wishes? Ethics are moral principles, and is it moral to let someone…