RaQuonCarr

3308CredenzaRoad
Charlotte,NC28208
(704)6066246

November9,2016

JudgesoftheGraduationProjectBoard
HarryP.HardinguniversityHighSchool
2001AlleghanyStreet
Charlotte,NC28208

DearJudges:

As a student at Harry P. Harding University High School, the graduation

project introduced an opportunity to research a controversial topicandtoconnect
this topic with my community. The topic I selected was food safety. I chose this
topic because I am against the government trying their hardest to protest food
safety.
People are still being affected by the failure to protect food and properly
ensure the publics safety. Contaminated meats are still being produced, and it
does not seem like the problem is getting any better due to the number of
outbreaks still occurring in the U.S yearly. If the government works hard to
implement a plan to stop these companies from infestation the world could and
wouldbeabetterplace.
For my service learning experience I created a public website to inform
readers and viewers about what is going on behind the scenes of a
slaughterhouse or a factory where food is produced. This project is important to
me because people in my age group are informed about this topic, and how
eatingcontaminatedorrawfoodcancausesicknessordeath.

My plan of impact is to bring awareness and make people pay close

attention to what they are cooking andhowtheypreparetheirfoodsothatnoone
will be sick or even worse, die from salmonella. Salmonella is a bacterium that
occurs mainly intheintestine,especiallyaserotypecausingfoodpoisoning. Most
people donotknowaboutwhatgoesonbehindthescenesofaslaughterhouseor
theprocessingfactory,soIwanttobringawarenesstothiscommonoversight.
The research affected me by providing a better insight and more
knowledge on how people have gotten sickanddiedbecausethefoodwaseither
contaminated or was not cooked completely. Food can get contaminated even
when your hands look clean they still carry bacteria. Meat and poultry drippings

carry bacteria uncovered coughs and sneezes spread bacteria and mishandling
of food during preparation, cooking, and storage is also how foods can become
contaminated.
Looking back therewaspeoplethatbelievedinmesoIwillliketothankDr.
Sheila
Ijames for never giving up on meevenwhenIwantedtogiveuponmyself
and for also being that extra mother figure I needed in mylife.Iwouldalsoliketo
think Ms. Chiquita Boyd for your time, for helpingmeandalsoencouragingmeto
strive to do better. Last, but not least, I will like to thank my parents for the love
andsupport.IappreciateyourtimeasIpresentmyseniorpaper.
Sincerely,
RaQuonL.Carr