...for hanging one's whip on a hook. Aesthetically, it finishes the handle. The main portion of the bullwhip's length is made up of a braided body or thong. Made of many strips of leather, the number of braids or plaits is an important factor in the construction of the whip. Often the thong is multi-layered, having one or more "bellies" in the center. Quality whips have at least two bellies, made of braided leather like the surface of the whip, though with fewer plaits. Lower-quality whips may have no bellies at all, and are sometimes stuffed with materials such as newspaper which will break down with use. Unlike in the Australian stock whip, the thong connects in line with the handle (rather than with a joint), or sometimes completely covers the handle. The handle is usually short, being between 8 and 12 inches long. While some whips have an exposed wooden grip, others have an intricately braided leather covered handle. Leather-covered handles usually contain a butt foundation, which is held in the palm of the hand when cracking, and can have a wrist loop, used for hanging the whip at the end of the day, not for putting around the wrist during use. Some handles swivel, making it easier to do certain types of unsophisticated cracks but making it harder to do others, or to use the whip for any type of accurate targeting. The Australians introduced a longer handled bullwhip to the US, where the bullwhips traditionally had shorter handles. The longer handled whip (handle of 10-14 inches)...
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...consisting of dried-shredded leaves and flowers from the hemp plant. 3. Most users roll it into a cigarette called a "joint", or into a cigar called a "blunt". Users may also smoke it in a water pipe referred to as a "bong" or they can eat it by mixing it into different foods called "special food". 4. Some short-term effects of marijuana include distorted perception, increased heart rate, and a loss of motor coordination. 5. One long-term effect is the possibility of lung cancer, and many experts say that marijuana use leads to use of other more potent and dangerous drugs. 6. There are also some medicinal uses of marijuana such as relieving nausea and pain. Some studies also indicate the possible relief of glaucoma. B. Cocaine/Crack 1. Cocaine is commonly referred to as Coke, Freebase, Big...
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...Abolitionist speech Slave owners in the south have been claiming that they take care of African Americans because they cannot take care of themselves. I am here on this stage to show you that this is wrong, the ways that the slave owners “take care” of the slave is horrendous and this must not continue through history. Whipping a slave near to death is not what I call “taking care of” the slave owner would whip the slave for reasons that are horrible. For example they would whip them either just because they felt like it, they needed someone to take their anger out or they thought that the very hard-working slave did not follow one's command. The slave owners would make the slave cry, scream and bleed. “The louder she screamed the harder he whipped; and where the blood ran fastest, there he whipped longest. He would whip her to make her scream, and whip her to make her hush: and not until overcome by fatigue, would he cease to swing the blood-clotted cowskin” The slave owners would provide the slaves with very little, except for allowances, the...
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...A lot of people get the wrong impression about macarons and avoid making them because they’re supposedly the most difficult thing in the world to make. Truly, they’re not difficult at all. What is difficult is mastering them. For some reason people mistakenly think if something can’t be mastered on the first try, it’s too hard to fool with. But there’s no reason to master macarons on the first try. Unless you just burn the crap out of them, they’re going to taste phenomenal regardless of their flaws. It’s like leaning to ride a bike, except that when you “fail” you get delicious cookies instead of a skinned knee. So relax. Tell yourself it’s okay if they don’t have feet, it’s okay if they crack, it’s okay if they’re hollow. Each time one of those things happen, you have a chance to learn about what went wrong with your technique if you want to learn. If you don’t care about learning, focus on flavor, have fun making a tasty cookie and leave obsessive perfectionism to the professionals. If this is your first time making macarons, read through these posts to familiarize yourself with some common problems and mistakes. Macaron Mythbusters: 10 myths you don’t need to worry about (with my recipe anyway). Macaron Ten Commandments: 10 important points to remember when macaroning All About Hollows: pointers for honing your macaron technique and minimizing hollow shells Macarons Are For Eating: macarons are crazy delicious; don’t forget that in pursuit of perfection! ...
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...easy to slip through the legal cracks? Other Individuals say that the YCJA is doing just fine, and that the children affected deserve mercy that the act provides. I believe that harsher punishments may be necessary, or else the youth will never learn. It seems that the youth get off too easy in many situations. There are young people who vandalize and steal, get off easy, then just repeat. Myself and other people have gotten sick of this. The youth can just get away with a slap on the wrist and continue wronging others. With harsher punishment and persistence the YCJA can change the youth in our communities. Yet some people don’t realize that not all problems are from the system, but the source, the parents or friends at school....
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...important issue to the lives of Canadians, focusing on the youth in our communities. People have been questioning though, is the Act to easy on the youth, or easy to slip through the legal cracks? Other Individuals say that the YCJA is doing just fine, and that the children affected deserve mercy that the act provides. I believe that harsher punishments may be necessary, or else the youth will never learn. The people's concerns that the youth get off too easy can be true in many situations. There are young people who vandalize and steal, who get off easy, then just repeat. Most people have gotten sick of this. The youth can just get away with a slap on...
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...Oink! Oink! I rotated my four year old head. Searching the mexican crowd for signs of the source. As I rested my hand on the rough red bricks. I noticed a tall man torturing a pig. A whip making a crack every couple seconds. His pants and short sleeve shirt shaking off dust during his follow through. Another short and skinny man held a firm grip on a brown leash. The pig hoofs brought up clouds of dust making it hard to see. Sometimes missing the ground and falling on its face. A split second later the man small man shortens the leash, as the whip misses only to bring up dust. The tall man retreats to the wooden shack. Coming back with an axe. The man goes to a stump and takes a few practice swings. The small guy with the leash hauling the pig over. The...
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...The songs help contribute by putting a detailed picture in the reader's mind. They can tell us a lot about the creatures. First, The song sung by the dwarfs has good imagery. This Imagery helps us image what they would look and sound like. For example, when the dwarfs sung the line “Far over the misty mountains grim To the dungeons deep and caverns dim. We must away, ere break of day, To win our harps and gold from him!” This shows us that the dwarves are somewhat determined and brave. I feel the author does this to help put in our heads the dwarfs personality, and their goal/objective of this adventure. Secondly,The song that the elves sung helps put in our head what they sound like, and also what their personalities are like. For example,...
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...04_07_WH_CASEYROACH “Slave Driver” - Bob Marley 1. What emotions do you feel while listening to this song? The song made me feel sad that people had to put up with this. But, it also made me glad that slavery was done away with. 2. What other experiences or events does this song make you think about? It makes me think about the slaves that were used back in 1800’s in this country. Slavery was an issue for a long time in many countries until the late 1800’s. 3. What story do the lyrics tell? The lyrics tell the a brief story of the slaves that were transported by ship and the cruelty they had to put up with. Also refers to how black people, although not slaves, are still trapped in a not good world due to being poor and uneducated. 4. What is the message that the artist is trying to convey in this song? I think Bob Marley was trying to point out the wrong things that were done in the past and present. And that the world would be better if everyone enjoyed peace and equal rights. 5. Are there any lyrics in the song that you did not understand or know what they meant? Which? Yes, I did not know what the line, “It’s only a machine that makes money” meant. I was not sure if this meant that only machinery makes money or if the running of slavery was the moneymaker. 6. Why is the message of this song still valid today? Even though slavery doesn’t exist today, it still kind of does. There are many people, black and white, that are...
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...Hassan. Character Trait Note #5: The character trait of Insane can be seen in Assef. Assef is insane because of how he claims to have an epiphany because of when he spent some time in a jail at Poleh-Charkhi and an officer kept kicking him. He thought he was about to die but the officer let him go and his kidney stone passed as a result of him being kicked by the officer. Assef felt thankful fior him and he felt that the officer wanted him to live for a reason. That is the reason why he joined the Taliban, which seems very strange and odd because of how he felt relief and even started laughing when the officer was kicking him. Object: A Bloody whip represents Assef because it shows how Assef tortures others and loves to kill/torture them. The blood represents how he has killed so many people while he was in the Taliban. The whip depicts Assef’s love for torturing others. This quote shows how he receives pleasure from killing others because of how he kills the man, without showing any remorse. Color: The color Dark-red depicts Assef because the color red represents aggression, ruthless, angry, being rebellious, violent and brutal. All of these words can describe Assef because of how violent he is and how domineering he is. Dark-red can also show darkness and war because of how horrible and wrong war is. Assef loves killing others as shown in this quote because he sees them as inferior and wishes to torture them because of how brutal and violent he is. Song: The song Lullaby...
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...Week Eight: Day One Introduction to Custards, Creams, Mousses, and Sauces November 21st, 2011 Daily Objectives: * Introduction to Gelatin Tools Needed: Parchment Paper, Mixer, Measuring Spoons, Heat resisitant Spatula, Plastic Scraper, Chef’s Brush… Recipes: Crème Caramel: Ingredients: Yield: 10 Ramekins, 6 oz. (180 ml) each | | Method: Baked custard | Granulated sugar | 1 lb. 4 oz. | Water | 8 fl. oz. | Milk | 24 fl. oz. | Heavy cream | 24 fl. oz. | Cinnamon sticks | 2 | Vanilla bean, split | 1 | Eggs | 13 oz. (8 eggs) | Egg yolks | 2.4 oz. (4 yolks) | Brown sugar | 6 oz. | Molasses | 0.75 oz. | Amaretto liqueur | 1 fl. oz. | Fresh fruit (optional) | as needed | Caramelized almonds (optional) | as needed | Procedures: * Combine the granulated sugar with the water in a small heavy saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook until the sugar reaches a deep golden brown. Immediately pour approximately 2 tablespoons (30 milliliters) of the sugar into each of the ramekins. Tilt each ramekin to spread the caramel evenly along the bottom. Arrange the ramekins in a 2-inch-deep hotel pan and set aside. * Combine the milk, cream, cinnamon sticks and vanilla bean in a large saucepan. Bring just to a boil, cover and remove from heat. Allow this mixture to steep approximately 30 minutes. * Whisk the eggs, egg yolks, brown sugar, molasses and amaretto together in a large bowl. * Uncover the milk mixture and return it to the stove...
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...Best Cheesecake Ever Because this creamy cheesecake doesn't require baking, it will consistently turn out delicious and beautiful, with no cracks. This recipe makes 10 servings ------------------------------------------------- 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...
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...Throughout the entire book, Dana's identity is explored through finding her purpose. We have already discovered that Dana is continuously sent back in time to save her great great ancestor, Rufus Weylin. Along this journey Dana, time and time again, seems to save Rufus's life, further helping her figure out her identity/purpose. Even though she doesn't always know who she is, she stays strong, rolls with the punches, and continues her journey through the antebellum south. Threats to Dana's autonomy also played a huge factor in her travels. Not having any control over when she was to travel back in time, Dana saw it as a threat to her freedom, “I was afraid the dizziness might come back while I was in the shower, afraid that I would fall and crack my skull against the tile or that I would go back to the river, wherever it was, and find myself standing naked amongst strangers. Or would I appear somewhere else naked and vulnerable?”(Butler 18). Seeing this quote so early on in the novel shows Dana's agency has been threatened since the start. But it's not just the act of traveling back in time, her agency is also limited through the antebellum south, seeing that she is a black woman, on a plantation, in the 18th century. These harsh realities of Dana's time travel show the challenges and hardships...
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...best time to do it” scott responds.” Lio sighs, drops his shoulders and closes his and counts to ten. He then pulls out one of his combs from his pocket, one of the guards gives him a look when he pulls it out but quickly goes back to facing forward after he sees it's just a comb. Lio combs his pompadour once again, and while putting it away pulls out a pair of sunglasses and puts them on. They make it to the main room, there are all sorts of people around them, mobsters, gorgeous women, guards, friends of the DeStefano family, and other people, like Scott hoping to whip away their debt with the don, but most of them leaving with a little more than debt, and ending up black and blue. But Scott was smart, he was not going to just ask the don to whip away his debt, he was going to sucker up first. As Lio and Scott made it to the center of the room, they split up. Their objectives being different, Scott hoping to whip away his debt, and Lio hoping to do a little more than meet someone nice. Lio, after departing from Scott went to the only place he know where knew some ladies would be sitting, the bridesmaids table, and like a hound dog on a trail, always finds his target. He counted 7 of them. Lio thought they all look great in their matching dresses. After eyeing the table for some time. He realizes that there were actually 8 bridesmaids, one of them standing away from the table. Lio knew this was going to be his one and only chance. As Lio walked up to her he imaged a school...
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...A Fable Ralph Waldo Emerson The mountain and the squirrel Had a quarrel And the former called the latter “Little Prig” Bun replied “You are doubtless very big; But all sorts of things and weather Must be taken in together To make a year, And a spear, And I think it no disgrace To occupy my place. If I’m not so large as you, You are not so small as I And not half so spry; I’ll not deny you make A very pretty squirrel track. Talents differ; all is well and wisely put; If I cannot carry forests on my back, Neither can you crack a nut.” The Prologue Geoffrey Chaucer When April with its showers sweet, The drought of March has pierced to the root, And bathed every vein in such liquor, Of whose magic engendered is the flower; And the wind with its sweet breath Has touched in every nook and corner The tender crops, and the young sun, Has half of his course run; The small birds make melody, So people long to go on pilgrimages. And especially from every shire Of England to Canterbury they go. The Knight Geoffrey Chaucer A knight there was and that a worthy man, That from the time that he first began To ride out, he loved chivalry, Truth and honor, freedom and courtesy. Full worthy was he in his Lord’s wars And even honored for his worthiness. Full many time at head of board he sat. And even more he earned his sovereign praise. And though he was worthy, he was modest And his bearing as meek as a maid. He never yet no villainy has said. He...
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