Sugar Land Wine And Food Affair: Self-Analysis

The rise of sugar as a commodity in England situated England as the world’s leading consumer. The increasing popularity of coffeehouses among middle-class English people, as well the introduction of tea from China, fueled the counties. England’s growing interest in coffee and tea greatly increased the demand for sugar leading to a significant effect on Africa and its people. The high English demand for sugar required land to expand sugar plantations, and an efficient source of labor to produce, creating a connection between all three. For example, if there was not enough demand, there would have been no point in planting sugar and if cheap labor could not be obtained, it would not be worth doing so on such a large scale because it would have been expensive and unprofitable. Since they had all these contributing factors in their favor the British were able to gain profit from sugar plantations, which worked as a significant contributor towards their economy. To meet the land requirements the British picked their Caribbean colonies because of their control of that region and its climate. After finding the land for plantations, England had to find the source of labor to work these plantations. The English turned into Africa for cheap slave labor. The British had tried the local Caribbeans to work on the plantations but these people were already affected by the diseases that were brought to the area by Europeans. As a result, there were not many Caribbean people to work the

The sugar trade was driven by its easy accessibility of slaves, land, and the sugar itself. Due to these characteristics the sugar trade flourished greatly through much of the world.

I worked for twelve hours at a phone bank calling voters to promote passage of Measure J. This was the second time I have done that for a Sonoma County initiative. Volunteering for the phone bank, I already knew what to expect (lists of phone numbers and names, scripts to use, and the people I would mostly be talking to, provided they answered the phone.) This was more than an assignment for me, however. This is something I feel truly passionate about because I use these parks regularly.

I remember my company had various volunteering activities for employees to volunteer there assistance in areas such as, the Meals on Wheels program or, helping at the local children’s hospital. I decided to volunteer my time and assistance at the “Meals on Wheels” program. “Meals on Wheels Association of American’ mission is to support senior with

Assisted young children between the grades of preschool to 8th grade in their education. I decided to volunteer because the children of today will be the children of the future and the more smart and educated they are the better they will be in the future. Another reason I helped was because it is hard for young children to adapt to the lifestyle of constantly moving from one place to another. Since their parents are migrants it can have a negative impact on them and their education. I remember one little girl is from Florida but every summer her parents move up to Michigan to work in the fields, but once the harvest is over they move back to Florida. She was behind in school and with the help of teachers and myself we motivated and helped her out so she was able to catch up. I really enjoyed volunteering the past two summers ago at the summer migrant program. If I had another opportunity to help I

During my summer breaks I volunteer at the Second Harvest Food Bank. I do specific shifts such as labeling meat products and packaging them or storing food boxes with non perishables (food cans, cereal boxes) and boxing them for one family. I am a current member of Key Club, it also partnered with Second Harvest. Every Thursdays, I help out in Key Club by cleaning the campus and recycling to make the school more environmentally friendly. Outside of school, I attend Aktion Club and monthly car washes to help fundraise for DCON and grow relationships with people in our community that are disabled. There were occurrences where I had to take a role in setting up events like in the Diabetes and Breast Cancer Walk, I was responsible making every

During my high school years as secretary, I was in charge of brainstorming ideas of things to do. It also involved getting everyone organized and ready to vote for things. I helped out with the Haunted Trail for SGA here at Rich Mountain Community College. Additionally, I helped put the makeup on other people, entertained children, and I helped with the games. It was a wonderful experience getting to see the children’s faces and just helping out

My job was in the kitchen, there were also other members of Key Club doing other activities such as giving backpacks filled with clothing for the harsh winter approaching. My job was to put hot dogs in a bun and then pass it down to the next person in the assembly line. It may have sounded simple; however, it was complex, some people had different dietary needs due to religious backgrounds. Some people who received the food were grateful, while others were impatient, the room was filled with diversity and people of all ages and from all

My job was to help separate and bag certain foods. A local pizza place donated a few boxes of pizza, which I bagged into singles for the homeless, which lacked cooking measures. We also separated fresh veggies, into two different size Ziploc bags, for different size families. On the 3rd floor, an older couple would bag food, according to a system they had in place. They would bag enough to fill a shelf; this made it easier when people came in. All the volunteers had to do was, take a bag that was about the size of the family

I mainly did these volunteer service hours during my time in high school and some others in grade school that I can’t quite remember. For my first three years in high school each student had to get a certain amount of service hours. For all three years I chose Merrimac Park for the location I would choose. It was close to me and I went there often. My first year I simply walked around the park and picked up all the trash I spotted. The second year I did this but then I also asked if they would let me help in the park house as well. They said yes so whenever I came I would sweep the floors of both the hallways and the gym. The third year I was once again looking to do a little more so I offered my services as a score board operator for the youth flag football league I had once been a part of at the park. I knew the person in charge of the athletic programs at the park so he agreed. I was even allowed to ref a few games because I know the basic rules having been in the league and also playing football myself in high school. I think that year was my favorite out of the three. I loved cleaning the park but adding on the role to help out the flag football league was a blast. It was something that at the time I was passionate about and had a close tie with. To be able to help was truly an honor and made me glad I was able to volunteer my time at the

I volunteered at the Hubbard House, which is a home away from home for people who have family in the hospital or are being treated by the hospital and don’t want to live there, as the hospital is a 5 minute bus ride away. Our job was to serve the residents who were currently housed there, a hot homemade spaghetti and meatballs meal with garlic bread and assorted desserts. We served them as if it were a restaurant and brought smiles to their faces.

My job while volunteering at the Quarry Hill Fall Festival was belaying at the rock wall. I got to pick my job and I picked belaying because I thought it would be the most interesting. When I got to the rock climbing wall, there was a short session on how to belay, and then I was assigned to one of the easier courses. I really liked meeting all the kids who I helped, even though lots of the kids had many different attitudes towards rock climbing. I enjoyed watching the excited kids race up the wall, but I also had to help many children who needed some encouragement, or who got too scared to come back down without the assistance of an adult. Of course, most of the rock climbers were five to ten years old, so I wasn’t very surprised. All in all,

From sophomore to senior year, I volunteered at the Glide Memorial Church, an organization that helps to serve food to the low- income and homeless. I decided to volunteer at Glide because I want to give back to the community that I am part of by mitigating the issue of homelessness in San Francisco. On the first day of volunteering, I was sent to pass trays of food to people. I like volunteering there because I enjoy seeing the smiles on the people’s faces when I pass the trays to them. As I continue to volunteer, I was placed in many positions and challenged myself with different and new responsibilities. I did clear up, help people to clear up their mess and clear up the trash. I help fill in food in the trays and pass the other volunteers.

Offered advice and information to volunteers and external organisations through face-to-face, telephone and email contact.

The day I went in for volunteering, I was positioned as a phone attendant answering phone calls to anyone who had questions about YMCA, I was given a packet of information to be able to answer those questions. I answered my first call and was able to successfully help the person with their question but I did not enjoy this position as much because it felt more like work than volunteering. After