Part 1: Food Avoidances – 300 words

From the articles: (see attached: Taboos (1).PDF & Acceptance_and_Rejection (1).PDF)

1. What foods of your culture do you reject and why?
2. Which quality in foods most affects your acceptance or rejection of a food? Use the reasons suggested in the Food Acceptance/Rejection article.
3. Do children’s tastes in foods change over time? Why?
4. What food/s did you hate as a child, but like now?
5. List 3 specific examples of where our food likes and dislikes come from.
6. What is a permanent food taboo? Give a specific example.
7. What is a temporary food taboo? Give a specific example.

From the video (minutes 0-29:40): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Cn0xJrerk4

1. What foods were featured?
2. Describe an experience you’ve had with an unfamiliar food.

–

Part 2: Food and Religion (see attached: Food and Religion.docx) – 300 words

1. What 5 new things did you learn about religion and food from this discussion. Please be specific and number your responses.

2. If you practice a particular religion, please describe two of the important dishes/foods/beverages served at or prepared for your religious events. Please describe them in detail and explain their origins (you will likely need to use outside sources for this-please cite your source/s). If you are not religious, you may pick one religion and select two foods/dishes/beverages served at or prepared for a religious event (you will need to conduct outside research for this, and as always, cite).

–

Part 3: Earth and Venus -3 sentences for each question short response

1. Give real-world examples of 2 objects with high albedos.

2. Give real-world examples of 2 objects with low albedos.

3. Were you surprised to learn that Venus actually absorbs less energy from the sun than Earth?

4. Why is the greenhouse effect by itself a good thing for Earth?