Winston Burks

  I chose to read The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World by Wade Davis. Among the list of choices, this book intrigued me the most based on the description. I previously took an Intro to Anthropology course and found learning about ancient cultures to be super interesting. We studied the cultures of the Yanomamo, the Dobe Ju/'hoansi, and the Ancient Egyptians. However, since then, I have not really explored other cultures like these, and reading this book gives me a great opportunity to do so. What stood out to me early on in the book was the discussion around the death of ancient languages. Davis drops the astonishing fact that ancient languages are dying at an alarming rate of roughly every two weeks and will not be passed down to the next generation. This means that in a generation or two, there will be a loss of “nearly half of the social, cultural, and intellectual legacy,” according to Davis. The part of the book I found most interesting was about the ...

  ADMP INVESTMENT PROPOSAL (BEYOND MEAT) TO: Clark Hansen, CEO FROM: Winston Burks, Research and Development  DATE: March 5, 2024 SUBJECT: Beyond Meat Investment Proposal After conducting research on the plant-based food company Beyond Meat, I recommend that AMDP does not invest. Beyond Meat came onto the scene to disrupt the agriculture industry, which produces one-third of the world’s greenhouse gasses linked to human activity (Creswell, 2021). The company possessed a ton of potential and was backed by high profile investors such as Bill Gates. However, there are conflicting opinions on how sustainable Beyond Meat really is. This combined with some shaky financial numbers as of late make an investment into the company a risky one.  This memo contains: ·       An explanation of AMDP’s sustainability and ethics standards ·       Overview of Beyond Meat’s background, financial metrics, and claims ·       Two exper...

  ADMP INVESTMENT PROPOSAL (BEYOND MEAT) TO: Clark Hansen, CEO FROM: Winston Burks, Research and Development  DATE: March 5, 2024 SUBJECT: Beyond Meat Investment Proposal After conducting research on the plant based food company Beyond Meat, I recommend that AMDP does not invest. Beyond Meat came onto the scene to disrupt the agriculture industry, which produces one-third of the world’s greenhouse gasses linked to human activity (Creswell). The company possessed a ton of potential and was backed by high profile investors such as Bill Gates. However, there are conflicting opinions on how sustainable Beyond Meat really is. This combined with some shaky financial numbers as of late make an investment into the company a risky one.  This memo contains: ·       An explanation of AMDP’s sustainability and ethics standards ·       Overview of Beyond Meat’s background, financial data, and claims ·       Two expert opinion...

For the Book 2 blog posts, I chose to read  The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World by Wade Davis. Out of the list of choices, this book intrigued me the most based on the description. I previously took an Intro to Anthropology course and found learning about ancient cultures to be super interesting. We studied the cultures of the Yanomamo, an indigenous group located along the border of Venezuela and Brazil, the Dobe Ju/'hoansi from the Kalahari Desert, and the Ancient Egyptians. However, since then I have not really looked into other cultures like these and reading this book gives me a great opportunity to do so.  I'm still going through the first chapter but what has to stood out to me so far is the discussion around the death of ancient languages. Davis states that ancient languages are dying at an alarming rate of roughly every two weeks and will not be passed down. This means that in a generation or two, we will be witnessing the loss of "near...