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Final Reflection

This semester has been long and short all at the same time. Each week has flown by, making the months go fast as well. As soon as the semester began, it's already ending. Yet, when I sat down to write these posts, I felt like I was staring at the computer forever, typing or just thinking about what I was going to write. I think the most dreadful moments were when I first started, probably with the "Bug List." That post took me all week to think of things to include in the post, and not knowing how everything was being evaluated I definitely over-achieved in that post. As for fun moments, I can only think of the time I had to interview my friends to evaluate my own human capital. While they were genuine in all that they said, getting them to stay serious for more than a few seconds to record was difficult. Laughing was a major reason for that. With those experiences, there are a whole host of other accompanying ones as well. I think my most formative experience relates t...

Venture Concept No. 2

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First Venture Concept Revisited Illuminate: Food Literacy With regards to my opportunity, there are both a segment of people who have a need and a specific nature to that need. There is a need for teaching, or more so learning, food literacy. The segment of people who has this need is from the younger and middle generations who wish to improve their health. In other words, these people are young adults and middle-aged people who are seeking healthier eating. This ranges from college, or even high school, students to adults in their thirties and forties. The nature of this need is that the health of the U.S. population is looking worse and worse as the years go by. Obesity is incredibly high, at nearly forty percent among U.S. adults. People have become increasingly aware of the importance of their health, which includes healthy eating. In fact, proper eating is the central factor in play in the health of people, aside from exercising regularly. The cultural practices, here, in the ...