...Within Ghodsee’s depiction of life after Socialism, she fictionalizes the bittersweet transition to post-Socialism through the eyes of an elderly couple. She details the fall of Socialism, and with it the collapse of socially constructed caste systems, more specifically, the fall of the Communist party. Upon the expansion of westernization and the collapse of Socialism, Ghodsee states, “How much of their savings had they lost when the banks collapsed and were unable to pay our deposits? They were lucky at first because she had always kept some money in cash between the mattresses” (2011, p. 147). In other words, Ghodsee allows her readers a view of the desperation that transitioning post-Socialist citizens experienced. Furthermore, Ghodsee notes the lack of assistance from the government to provide for their citizens, as they once did under Socialism. However, to note that not all was bad within the transition and that it was bittersweet, Ghodsse states, “No, the Changes had not been easy on them; they barely survived on their little pensions. But after fifty-two years they were still together. Surely there was something worthy in that. Not everything had been a failure,” (2011, P. 148). Ghodsee details that struggles within the transition that individuals face, but also notes a factor within the transition that made it bearable: family. Strong familial ties are depicted within Good Bye, Lenin! The depiction of family within the film supports Ghodsee’s interpretation of familial...
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...this story, he battles his various characters, including his own brother. In the resolution, he ends up killing his own brother without knowing his true identity. The theme in “The Sniper” is that war knows no boundaries as it will reduce human beings to mere targets and destroy all identities. This is shown through the characters, the plot, the mood, and the setting. The first key factor in determining the theme is the setting of the story. The story took place in Dublin, Ireland during the Civil War. This setting is incredibly important, as it is the main component of theme. Without the war as the setting, war cannot be shown and the theme wouldn’t be shown. The setting correlates with the mood as it creates an intense, yet heavy and bittersweet mood. This raises suspense and builds up till the climax. This greatly impacts the theme as the author wants the readers to live through the story as if they were the main character. From the very beginning, to the very end, no names of characters are mentioned. Instead, the author chooses to reference to people using general words such as “the sniper,” “the old woman,” or “the man.” This detail about the story is incredibly important because the author is trying to emphasize that war has destroyed the identities of people. A key factor in an identity is the name of person, if a person has lost their name, they have lost who they are. This is similar to the book, “Les Misérables.” Both the authors have show that people have lost their...
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...Moving Troubles In my 3 photo story “Moving Troubles” the bittersweet truth of moving is fully displayed. For my first picture I used a close up high angle shot and put the focal point on the pictures of my brother’s old classmates. I also did some editing with the colors of the photo to bring out the class photos more and show that they are still important to my brother. In my second photo I chose the medium high angle shot and put the focal point on the moving trailer. With this photo I did a little editing of the colors in the photo to make is seem dark and gloomy. For the final photo in my story I used a low angled canted shot and tried to put the focal point on my little brothers face. The first shot in my story is a close up and high...
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...------------------------------------------------- Top of Form To change the number of servings, enter the number of servings you'd like in the box below, then press "calculate". * * * or revert to original portions Bottom of Form No-Bake Chocolate Marble Cheesecake Pie Photography by Matthew Kimura Nutritional Info | Per each of 10 servings: about | - | cal | 482 | pro | 7 g | total fat | 43 g | sat. fat | 26 g | carb | 24 g | fibre | 3 g | chol | 110 mg | sodium | 299 mg | % RDI: | - | calcium | 9 | iron | 15 | vit A | 35 | folate | 8 | Ingredients 1-1/2 cups (375 mL) chocolate wafer crumbs 1/3 cup (75 mL) butter, melted 3/4 cup (175 mL) whipping cream 1 oz (28 g) bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped Filling: 4 oz (113 g) bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped 3/4 cup (175 mL) whipping cream 12 oz (340 g) cream cheese, softened 1/3 cup (75 mL) sweetened condensed milk 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla Preparation: In bowl, stir crumbs with butter until moistened; press onto bottom and up side of 9-inch (23 cm) pie plate. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes. Filling: Place chocolate in heatproof bowl. In small saucepan, heat half of the cream just until boiling; pour over chocolate, whisking until melted. Let cool slightly. In separate bowl, beat cream cheese, remaining cream, condensed milk and vanilla until smooth; spoon randomly into prepared crust. Pour chocolate mixture into gaps. With tip of knife, swirl mixtures together roughly...
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...Fire promotes native plant growth and wildlife habitat. Fire can sometimes effect the performance of or all out kill invasive plants. However, a fire management plan must coincide with chemical and mechanical treatments. There are some invasive species that fire management should never be practiced with. Japanese stiltgrass, Tree of Heaven, Oriental bittersweet and many more are actually stimulated by fire. For example fire can “cause oriental bittersweet to resprout and root sucker” (USGS Fire). Fire can be practiced with these plants, but managment of the appropriate times to do so must be observed. Fire, when used with other methods can be the fastest way to eradicate some invasive plant...
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...Film Analysis Gran Torino Sitting on the porch drinking beer, Walt Kowalski is seen taking care of a most prized possession, a 1972 Ford Gran Torino. This scene sets the stage for a series of events that begin to gradually chip away at an old man’s hard exterior. Throughout this film Walt, a Korean War Veteran and former retired Ford Motor employee, explores the themes of loss, coming to terms, friendship, and ultimately sacrifice and redemption. Set in a Detroit neighborhood, Kowalski has watched his neighborhood change, be replaced by immigrants, and an assortment of other ethnic groups he despises. Walt is a foul mouthed bigoted man, who is often heard muttering or snarling some type of racial epithet. Gran Torino is not light in nature or magnitude. It is a film about one man’s resistance to cultural change, and his ultimate surrender to religious transformation. Gran Torino’s first scene begins with Walt Kowalski just having buried his wife Dorothy. Revealing through this to its audience is the mutual disappointment and intolerances felt by both Walt, and his family towards each other. With his wife recently deceased, and his two sons’ discomfort around their father, Walt is left sitting on the porch drinking beer after cheap beer in the company of his longtime companion Daisy, his yellow Labrador. Walt watches the world around him with a scowl on his face, leaving his audience left to wonder if he too would like to join Dorothy. Walt’s inevitable involvement...
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...Experiences as a writer. I have many experiences in writing throughout my twenty five years of life. These experiences were more like stepping stones within my life’s journey. There are three experiences in particular that stand out to me more than any other of the thousands of experiences I have had in a whole. These stepping stones range from my childhood, my time served during deployments, and my time of service in the army. One of my very first distinct experiences in writing started in my childhood. Being born and raised in a Hispanic country it was very challenging to learn the English language. My mother pushed me very hard and taught me English through writing. Thinking in Spanish and writing in English not only helped my writing but also helped me adopt my new language. As years went by my writing matured and I became proficient in the English language. My proficiencies in writing English became detrimental in reference to my childhood studies. My studies as a child were not the typical studies of an average student. I was raised in a Christian curriculum home school setting. My parents used to host bible studies in our home and sometimes my dad would make me write the study for the class he was going to give. That time of my life was very challenging but my dad always pointed me in the right direction. Once I became fluent in writing in English, It became my main source of communication when corresponding to my loved ones from Iraq during my deployment. Never thought...
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...to you about my experiences of life in the trenches. Basically it’s a living hell, everyday I go through the constant fear of disease and death. Never knowing when the enemy will attack. Never knowing when my life would end. I’ve seen it happen to, too many already. The weather conditions here only enforce death. It’s below freezing, and when the night strikes, it gets so cold that even our clothes and blankets freeze solid. Many of us have actually suffered from frostbite, which has caused some of us to lose our fingers. The dreadful rain, it would flood the trenches and leave everything muddy, and as a result, leave us with a delightful gift called trench foot. The only thing I look forward to here is death, and its bittersweet arrival. Speaking of bittersweet, the food here is anything but that. Neither bitter nor sweet. We don’t have much food, and the food we do have isn’t in the best condition. A hot meal here, is like trying to find water in a dessert. Most of our meals consist of canned corned beef, bread and biscuits. Though, they aren’t of the highest quality. Quite the opposite actually. The taste is just indescribably disgusting. Well, anything tastes good when you’re starving, I guess. The food isn’t the only thing disgusting, these trenches are filthy! I wish I could send you some sort of picture so you could understand these horrid sights. I can’t even begin to talk about how dirty it is here. I mean, I’m no pretty princess, just take a look at my house, but this...
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...How to Make Dark Chocolate People often mistake the terms “cacao” and “cocoa” to mean the same thing. The two terms used to have the same meaning, but over the years they have come to have different meanings. The term “cacao” is used to describe the seeds (actual chocolate base), the tree (where the seeds grow) and the pods (a “container” that holds the actual cacao bean) (What is cacao? Par. 7). The term “cocoa” is used to describe the processed and sweetened cacao-much like the infamous hot cocoa that is loved so much. From cacao we are able to make many different chocolates, like dark chocolate. Exploring how to make dark chocolate, the health benefits and the different types of chocolate is a fascinating topic because many people do not know how to make it or the health benefits that it has for our bodies. The first thing that we need to do is gain access to cacao beans. The infamous and hard to get cacao beans can be bought on the internet and also where they originally came from, the cacao tree. The cacao tree is part of the evergreen family and is only found in specific regions in the world: South America, Central America, Africa, Asia and Mexico. There are also four main types of the cacao beans: Criollo, Forastero, Trinitario and Nacional. The flavor of the bean depends on the variety, the temperature, the soil, and the amounts of sun and rain. Once you have found the cacao tree, it is now time to harvest the cacao pods. Mature cacao pods will be orange or red...
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...on Barber Street”. The song was comprised of a plethora of riffs, runs, glissandos, and melisma’s that were extremely challenging for a singer. I was picked to play Sweeney for the fall musical. I was extremely excited because I thought that I wouldn’t be able to let go and be myself around people in high school. By the end of my senior year I was well known around school and I participated and joined the Untouchables Dance Team. The team only had 4 boys and 15 girls, it was like we were making history and breaking barriers because not many boys were on the team at the time. When we performed at senior sendoff, many people were crying and sad because they knew that we were going to be moving on to another chapter in our lives. It was a bittersweet moment because many people were going to be going off to college to pursue their careers and degrees. I was also picked out of 100 people to sing the Star Spangled Banner for my high schools graduation; that was a huge deal for me because I wasn’t used to serenading thousands of my peers and...
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...for 5 minutes, or place in a pot and bring to a simmer. Cool then chill for at least 1 hour. Soften ice cream for 15 minutes or microwave for a minute. Mix with a wooden spoon, or blitz in food processor until creamy (do not let it melt). Swirl chilled feijoa purée through ice cream, return to container and refreeze for at least 4 hours before serving. Velvet Chocolate Mousse To make great chocolate desserts you need to start with great chocolate. The higher the percentage of cocoa solids the better. Check the packet - anything over 55% and you are onto a good thing. Velvet Chocolate Mousse 250g dark bittersweet or good-quality eating chocolate, chopped 2 cups chilled cream 4 egg whites ¼ cup sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract 250g dark bittersweet or good-quality eating chocolate, chopped * 2 cups chilled cream * 4 egg whites * ¼ cup sugar * 1 tsp vanilla extract Place chocolate and 1 cup of the cream in a saucepan. Stir over gentle heat or microwave at 50% power for 2 minutes until chocolate is melted. Cool. Whisk egg whites in a clean bowl with sugar until stiff. In another bowl whisk remaining cream with vanilla until it forms firm peaks. Fold a...
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...Essay “Where are you going daddy?” I seemed to recall when he stepped through the door. Leaving behind a bittersweet reminder as I held the pastry in tiny palms, my world was torn asunder that afternoon. From that moment, the recognitions from childhood to adulthood encompassed my mother. The outcome of my father’s absence was a tightened clutch on my mommy’s sleeve when I was a little girl. Flooding emotions swayed by her gentle words of comfort blossomed into adoration for my mother’s accomplishments and determination in the face of adversity. These reflections shall merit my opinion that women play a greater role in raising children in society than men ever could. The first experience to verify my presumption was the first day of elementary school. Children clung to their father’s as though they were their foundations. My mother’s hand was tender, like she was cradling me in her palm. When she guided me through the door of the classroom, I recall her gentle words of encouragement were very different from the stern unmoving speeches by my classmate’s fathers’. A father’s lesson was spoken like a lieutenant to a trainee soldier. I always despised their methods and saw them as intimidating. Yet, when the moments came of moral and ethics, my mother told me stories and fables. They were scriptures of fantasy and folk-lore that still etched a lesson of life into my thoughts. My best friend would tell me that her father was a “magic man”, who would take...
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...Chocolate: A Spicy Frothy Drink Rebecca Anderson Chef Di February 4, 2011 Abstract Chocolate isn’t just a candy bar. It goes through a long process to get to the candy bar stage. This paper will discuss the history of chocolate and the production process that it must go through to become such a delicacy to so many people. It started out as a drink and soon become a multi billionaire dollar industry. Not only is chocolate good but it is also healthy and can provide the nutrients that we need everyday. To most chocolate is an ordinary pantry item but to some it is a delicacy that can only be consumed on special occasions. This candy bar has a lot more too it then just fulfilling a craving, it once was a bitter drink only served to the rich. Just a little hint, it all started out with a little seed. Chocolate: A Spicy Frothy Drink Chocolate is not just a dark brown square candy. There is a big process that the chocolate goes through to get the square and not all chocolate is square either, it can come in all different shapes, sizes and textures. Chocolate has a long history that dates back to two-thousand years, the production of chocolate is a very long and tedious process, there are many different varieties of chocolate, some chocolate has been found to be very healthy while other chocolate is very unhealthy, and chocolate is actually playing a great role in the failing economy right now. The tree that chocolate come from was discovered in the tropical...
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...In the poem, “Nothing Gold Can Stay” Robert Frost uses symbolism to develop the passage. Frost uses many symbols in the poem such as gold. The gold is used to symbolize the richness, valuableness, and worthiness of nature. In the first stanza, “Nature’s first green is gold” means that spring, which is considered “nature’s first green” is very precious and valuable to people because in spring everything grows, turns green, and becomes new again. Another example from the poem that shows gold as a symbol is “Nothing gold can stay.” The speaker means that the newness and youth of nature does not stay forever. This is quite disappointing and bittersweet because the speaker is implying that everything of value in life somehow fades away eventually. After spring and summer are over, fall and winter return once more. Winter, which is the opposite of spring and summer, represents death and gloominess. Finally, Eden is a symbol that Frost uses to develop and establish the passage further. In the sixth and seventh line of the poem, the speaker says “So Eden sank to grief/ so dawn goes down to day”. Eden symbolizes the Garden of Eden where everything is perfect and pleasant for Adam and Eve until they eat an apple off of the only tree they weren’t supposed to. This also shows that nothing pleasant and/or perfect in life will stay forever, just like the “gold” in life. Robert Frost uses symbols in this poem, “Nothing Gold Can Stay” to represent how many precious things in life don’t stay...
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...After spending nearly two decades with Oldcastle Precast Nampa, Tina Lantz is retiring, ending a career in which she became a much-honored and beloved professional. On January 7th, 2017, Tina and her husband Stan will be pointing their motorhome in a southerly direction, aiming for a break from the cold Idaho winter, to join old friends in Arizona. From there, they will toss a coin to determine their next destination, revisiting memorable locations from their youth. Tina began her employment at Oldcastle Precast in Nampa, Idaho on June 16th, 1998 as our new Plant Accountant. In her nearly 19 years of service, she developed a mastery of the position and is looked upon as a mentor for many others in similar positions. Her sound advice, wisdom,...
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