...quality of the products has been certified with ELOT-EN-ISO/IEC 17025:2005. The company has new and modern installations that are situated in Aeghio/Peloponese, 3 kilometers from the national highway and 166 kilometers from the port of Piraeus. The premises have been built according to the highest and strictest technological standards which guaranty the supplied quality and safety of the products that the company handles. Product Analysis Greek black dried grapes of the Black Corinth variety, also known as currants, are one of the products with the largest demand in world markets today. Raisins are distinguished between currants and sultana raisins which are widely produced in countries like USA, Turkey, Iran and Chile. Greece is responsible for the 80% of the total world production of currants. The remaining 20% of the total production is held by Australia, South Africa and USA/California. The Vostizza variety of currants are produced in Peloponnese and in the greater area of Aeghion and they have a high nutrition value, including protein, calcium, iron, potassium and sodium which makes them a...
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...It takes place during the Great Depression, when families scuffle to live their everyday lives. The Joads face many hardships, including a death in the family. On their way to California, Grandma’s health problems get worse and she dies. They do not get the same benefits as the other families. Steinbeck describes the people as “A man so hurt and so perplexed may turn in anger, even on people he loves” (130). This shows how people are so caught up in their lives that they start hating on the people that they love. Although this theme occurs in this novel, it is also seen in “Mother to...
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...Thoughts and emotions are often expressed through poetry. Gary Soto wrote “Oranges” in 1985, which was apart of his poetry collection Black Hair. In “Oranges”, Gary Soto uses symbolism and imagery to convey a young boy’s emotions on a first date. Gary Anthony Soto was born on April 12, 1952 in Fresno, California. Soto’s family were Mexican-American, therefor it was hard to find jobs besides labor. Soto’s father worked in the Sunmaid Raisin Company.When Soto was five, his father was killed in a tragic industrial accident while at work. His death had traumatic effects on Soto. His mother was forced to raise three children on her own. Trying to live was already hard with her husband, and his death made it significantly more difficult. In Gary...
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...CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA An Interpretive History TENTH EDITION James J. Rawls Instructor of History Diablo Valley College Walton Bean Late Professor of History University of California, Berkeley TM TM CALIFORNIA: AN INTERPRETIVE HISTORY, TENTH EDITION Published by McGraw-Hill, a business unit of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020. Copyright © 2012 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Previous editions © 2008, 2003, and 1998. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written consent of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., including, but not limited to, in any network or other electronic storage or transmission, or broadcast for distance learning. Some ancillaries, including electronic and print components, may not be available to customers outside the United States. This book is printed on acid-free paper. 1234567890 QFR/QFR 10987654321 ISBN: 978-0-07-340696-1 MHID: 0-07-340696-1 Vice President & Editor-in-Chief: Michael Ryan Vice President EDP/Central Publishing Services: Kimberly Meriwether David Publisher: Christopher Freitag Sponsoring Editor: Matthew Busbridge Executive Marketing Manager: Pamela S. Cooper Editorial Coordinator: Nikki Weissman Project Manager: Erin Melloy Design Coordinator: Margarite Reynolds Cover Designer: Carole Lawson Cover Image: Albert Bierstadt, American (born...
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...November 13th, 2009 A Raisin in the Sun “What happens to a dream deferred?” asks Langston Hughes. Lorraine Hansberry in A Raisin in the Sun explores the answer to his question through the Younger Family. Initially, the Younger Family members received a 10,000 dollar insurance check after their father’s passing. Each of the Younger’s had his own idea as how to spend the check. Each member believing that his or her idea will solve the family’s problems and will make their dreams come true. However, it takes more than money to fulfill their dreams. Each one must first identify his true desire before he can attain his goals. In order for Mama’s, Beneatha’s, and Walter’s dreams to become reality, each of the Younger members must transcend his or her selfish ways to become the independent respected adult each wishes to be. Mama’s dream was for her children, Walter and Beneatha to become independent. Mama wants nothing more; she just wants to see her children relying on themselves. She demands that members of her family respect themselves and take pride in their dreams.Mama wants Beneatha and Walter to understand that she will not be around forever to hold their hands. When Mama received the insurance check she went and purchased a house in an upscale, white neighborhood. Although she was doing what she thought was best, the purchasing of this house caused many problems among her family. Money is only a means to an end for Mama; dreams are more important to her than material...
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...“A Raisin in the Sun” What happens to a dream deferred? In the poem written by Langston Hughes detects what could happen to dreams that are not pursued or maybe even dreams that don’t come true. In the play A Raisin in the Sun, written by Lorraine Hansberry which also discuss dreams and how they can change throughout time. Both Langston Hughes and Lorraine Hansberry write about the effect of dreams and pursuing happiness. Neither of the two directly spells out racism but by reading the two together they are talking about the dreams of African Americans and how their dreams are harder to achieve and sometimes they just shrivel up like a raisin in the sun or maybe it just sags like a heavy load Hughes writes. The realities of dreams during this era in time for African Americans were slim. In Hansberry’s play we know that blacks are not equal to the whites. The main theme in both pieces of work is about the dreams and ambitions that everyone possesses and to be able to overcome society’s views and live a life that you want for yourself, regardless of what anyone else says or does. Broken dreams can be extremely hard for anyone but more so if you are already expected to fail. A Raisin in the Sun becomes about dreams as the main characters try to overcome obstacles in their own lives to achieve their dreams. The title of the play is perfect because of all the dreams and failures that are mixed throughout the play will the Youngers dreams shrivel up “like a raisin...
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...Being a black family and living in a white neighborhood in the 1950s is a rare thing to see. The dreams of African Americans in the 1950s are hard to achieve. In the story, A Raisin in the Sun, the Younger family’s dream is to overcome the racism and discrimination. The main character is the play is Walter, his dream is to open up his own liquor story with the insurance money his family is getting. Opening a liquor store in the 1950s is a very good idea because drinking was very popular. Walter invests six thousand dollars into Willy who is in charge of getting the business started. His dreams chatter when Willy disappears with the money and leaves nothing behind. Another character in the play, A Raisin in the Sun, is Beneatha. Beneatha...
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...Everyone believes in having a big American Dream. The House On Mango Street, which is the title, is also authored by Sandra Cisneros. In this story the main character is Esperanza. Esperanza is a young girl that lives in Chicago in the 1980’s that has a tough life and is very poor. Her family isn’t very wealthy. The struggles to the American Dream are honesty, poverty and trust. The first struggle to the American Dream is honesty. In the story Papa and Mama lied. They told Esperanza that they were going to live in a big nice and a way better house then the one they live in now. They promised her that was going to happen. When they moved into the house on Mango St Esperanza was very mad because it wasn’t what she imagined. Come to find out...
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...Lorraine Hansberry Discussion Forum: A Raisin in the Sun Lorraine Hansberry’s play, A Raisin in the Sun, takes the audience on a journey of self discovery and a solidifying of the family unit. The play depicts the life of the Younger’s; an African American family living in the Southside of Chicago in the 1950’s, embattling poverty, the dissolution of family harmony, and the pursuance of individual dreams. It is in the pursuit of those dreams that the control within the family dynamic changes as the play progresses. In the first scene of the play, the Younger’s address the manner in which a $10,000 life insurance policy will be appropriated. These funds are dispersed due to the death of Lena’s husband. Lena, as the matriarch of the family, envisions using the money to buy a...
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...Outline Thesis Statement: One of the major themes of "A Raisin in the Sun" is the devaluation of capitalism as a measure for success and its replacement by family pride. I. Walter Lee is obsessed with obtaining money from the very beginning of the play. His very happiness depends on success, and he measures this in wealth. 1. He longs to be successful. His speech at the end of Act II, Scene 2 beginning "You wouldn’t understand yet, son, but your daddy’s gonna make [...] a business transaction that’s going to change our lives [...] You just name it, son, and I'll hand you the world!" (Hansberry, 96) 2. Money is the only means of being successful or obtaining success. When asked why he cares so much about money, Walter screams, "Because it is life, Mama!" (Hansberry, 64) II. Mama encourages him to take her place as head of the family, despite disagreeing with his lust for wealth. 1. Mama tries to convince him that money is not the solution to Walter's crisis of purpose in a speech: "Something has changed. You something new, boy. [...] You ain't satisfied or proud of nothing we done. You my children - but how different we done become." (Hansberry 62) 2. Still she trusts him with the money in order to further his pride and encourage his familial responsibility. "I'm telling you to be head of this family from now on like you supposed to be." (Hansberry, 94) III. After the money is all but depleted, Walter stands up for himself and his family and spurns money in favor...
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...Symbolism is when the author uses a character or an object to add a deeper understanding of the story. Even a tedious work of literature can be roused when symbols are applied. The 1959s play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry comes from the poem “Dream Deferred” by Langston Hughes. The Younger’s are an impoverished family who lives on the Southside of Chicago during the time of World War II and escapes poverty through the $10,000 insurance check followed by Big Walter’s death. Considering the poem what Langston Hughes wrote about, the dream discussed is most likely to differ due to the American Dream of success and wealth. Mama’s plant, the eggs, and the apartment represent symbols in the book that represents the struggle of achieving...
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...There’s only one thing in the world that can make someone really happy or really sad in one moment, Money. Money plays a role in everyone’s life, similar to how liquids are measured in liters and distance is measured in meters, success is measured in money, and the book, “A Raisin in the Sun” is no exception to that. In “A Raisin in the Sun”, a black family residing in Chicago makes the decision to put all of the family money in the hands of the son, Walter, who struggles to responsibly use it. Perhaps the most notable moment was when he spent it on a deal to open a liquor store, which his mother told him not to make. He lost his entire investment before a deal even occurred. Money is the most important word in this book because it brings up...
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...A Raisin in the Sun is a book written by Lorraine Hansberry. It is about a poor African American family getting a chance to make it out of their poor lifestyle conditions with an insurance check of a passed loved one. The Younger family lives in a small apartment with only two bedrooms with five people living in it. Each of the family members have their own ideas on how to spend the insurance check money. Two characters that influence this plot the most would be Mama and Walter. Mama is the one who is receiving the insurance check for the passing away of her husband. Mama is caring of her family, especially her grandson Travis. As soon as Mama receives the insurance check of ten thousand dollars, she goes out and buys a house for her little...
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...The story takes place in the south during the civil war when Abraham Lincoln was president. Arabella the main character, lives with her grandmother as her mother just recently died and her father told her that he wanted to be alone. Arabella's parents were performers in theater and wanted to perform on stage too, but her grandmother disagreed with her idea. Aribella instead works in the white house with the sewing lady for Mrs.Lincoln. Aribella goes to a small school hidden in an alley. At school she meets a boy named Steven and both became good friends. Steven is smart so he goes away for collage just a few years after he meets Aribella. When Steven comes home for a while he takes Aribella to Ford's theater to watch a play but when they get there all the tickets were sold out so he gives her money to go to a play when ever she wants. When she ends up going to a play she meets the costume maker and talks to her about helping her out, in return to give her tickets to plays. she agrees and Arabella sacrifice her time at the white house, just to go to plays. One night while at the Ford's theater she meets a famous actor named John Wilkes Booth. He decides to ask her to go to dinner with him and ask her to help him with kidnapping the president. At dinner Aribella tells Booth that she would have to think about helping him with him. At the theater the next day Aribella tells Booth that she will help him. Booth as a director watch Aribella recite a part of a play and he gives her a...
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...In a “Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry, Walter’s dream of owning a liquor store is somewhat achieved because Walter changes to fit the needs of his family which results in Walter not owning his own liquor business. Walter is a passionate and ambitious African-American young man with big dreams. He hopes to be economically secure and rich by opening up his own liquor store. Walter fights against the misery of poverty and racial injustice while trying to convince his mother about the change in society “No-it was always money, Mama we just didn’t know about it” (Act 1.Scene 2.Pg 74). Walter argues with his mother about how “it was always money” and the role that money plays in society to go up the social ladder. In addition, his mother...
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