Samantha's POV

    Food Recalls in the Month of April The list of food recalls is increasing by the day, and at the end of the month of April, it is high. https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/food-recall-list-every-product-removed-this-month/ar-AA1nW5CL Who? This image comes from Microsoft's web portal, MSN, which is aiming to warn their audience of the recalls that were discovered this month. It is crazy the amount of items on the list. They're ranged in all food categories, even in animal foods. Even hand sanitizer and medical devices were added to the list! Where & What? Some of these food that manufacturers are believing to be making people sick come from different parts of the world.  For example, H-E-B in Texas recalled some of their ice creams due to them possibly containing metals. Some basil herbs sold in Florida were taken off shelves due to the fears of them being contaminated with salmonella.  Towards the middle of the article, a video can be seen that explains a ...

    Personal Growth "Self-growth, sometimes referred to as 'personal growth' or 'personal development,' is a process of developing new skills,  attitudes , actions, or reactions that can have a positive impact on your life and increase your overall well-being". - By  Zamfira Parincu , BA, Researcher Why is it important? According to John C. Maxwell, the seed of hope is a growth mindset. This is the start of a better future. It is believing that things will be the way you want them to be. As soon as the belief that growth is possible and committing to doing so, the hope process will begin. Having hope can impact your view on how you grow. The more hope you are willing to put into your efforts, the more change you will see. Nonetheless, growing personally can make you thrive in life, live happily, and build healthy relationships with everyone and everything, including yourself! The 4 Types of Growth Personal Growth can be covered in four categories: emotional, s...

FRESH: Sustainable Food Production in America The film Fresh: Sustainable Food Production in America is a documentary film. A documentary is a film where something factual and specific is discussed for a public matter. The purpose of this film in general was to raise awareness or try to promote a more environmental friendly and acceptable approach to food production. The targeted audience, in this case, are the food consumers who are looking for a change in the way their food is grown. They aim to seek food sources that they believe are better and sustainable for them. The tone of this film is serious and informative, as it is trying to educate and inspire viewers, like me, to think about what they are consuming on an everyday basis. The parts of the film that stood out to me the most was in the beginning and somewhat in the middle. In the beginning, the interview between the farming couple admits that what they give their chickens is suspicious and that they don't really know wh...