Jennifer 8. Lee was on a quest to find out how authentic American Chinese food is. In her book, The Fortune Cookie Chronicles, she uses multiple themes to illustrate her findings and her research, such as diversity, food, race and history, but I think her book is mostly about the culture aspect of American-Chinese and Chinese people. I think the author’s purpose of writing was to inform people about the American-Chinese food and its origins. I also think she wanted to inform people about the differences between American-Chinese food and pure Chinese food.…
Sugar Rush It was a foggy Halloween night and I had just finished putting on my zombie costume. I was a zombie from The Walking Dead. The smell of rubber filled my nostrils as I put my mask on. A realistic scar stretched from my chin to my eye! I wore teared brown rags for my costume.…
In a soeciety where we heave almoest limitless informeation at our fingertips, we have grown to develop some very negative characteristics. Simultaneously, the lens through which we perceive the world has been skewed. Since we have such easy access to so many different things, information is retrieved almost as quickly it is desired. As a result, we have forgotten the importance of the journey. Inestead, we are eager to get to the light at the end of the tunnel as quickly as possible.…
On July 18, 2013 our lives changed forever. We were on a Cruise, heading towards the Bahamas, when we sat down for dinner. We Started off with a nice tender steak that was so tender that we could cut it with my spoon. Then our waiter brought out heaven on a plate. On this plate was a chocolate cake that was as moist as a damp rag.…
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that an individual child with a desire to gain one Snickers bar, must be prepared to trade no less than three Twix bars. In my household, every bag of fun sized confections was an opportunity for a ridiculous negotiation with a not so ridiculous lesson behind it. When my father loves Snickers just as much as I do, why should he take only one inferior Twix for one Snickers? Critically assessing how much my companion stands to lose versus how much I was willing to pay to get what I want is a skill I have been developing since middle school. Negotiation and debate, human interaction of all kinds have always piqued my interests both academically and recreationally.…
I swung my white lightsaber again and again, harder and harder, faster and faster. The battle simulator droids responded by pushing my limits further with more aggressive movements. I screamed in frustration and sliced off their heads, frying their circuits beyond repair. I frowned as I looked what I had accomplished. Three droids destroyed in one stroke.…
Decision is the word I chose to explain my experiences of how I became and who I am. I want to be different from my brother, uncles and the rest of the family. I want to be an example for my Dad and Mom, even if my decisions are hard to take, because I can remember the first conversation with my Mom about dropping out of school and explaining why I have to do that, how I was going to deal with that decision and asking her to support my decision so she can help me explain it to my Dad. Well, the conversation with my Mom was so easy always,never forget how Mom is so understandable she always help me alot…
I can feel the heaviness behind my eyes. I had woken up early for school today, and I was ready to nap as I pushed my way into my house, but I couldn’t today. Today is the Cocoa Bean! The highly anticipated football game between the two local rivals of Milton Hershey and Hershey High School. As I race down the stairs to my room my bed calls out to me in a tempting manner but I have important things to get to.…
A Jedi In the Making As I cautiously draw out my newly constructed lightsaber, harnessed by the “Force” and ignite it blue half way in midair, I keep my focus steady on my opponent, Darth Vader the Sith Master, as he assumes his own en garde stance for an epic lightsaber duel. In a flash, my combatant casts his dark cloak aside and clashes his red blade against mine. The yellow tint from the interlocked sabers, illuminates the deep mass of evil behind the mask.…
The better part of my time in high school was spent in a little coffee shop and bakery, called Dough Ray Me. The shop was a cute place, with twinkling fairy lights that draped from the ceiling like sails on an unearthly ship. Moving down from the ceiling were the walls, which were littered with either coffee, or Christian themed artwork. Below the walls were shelves that housed sizable jugs of an assortment of coffee beans. The glass cabinets, containing shortbreads, cupcakes, and cookies, met with the stainless steel counters around the barista’s workspace in a minimalistic fashion.…
When she spoke about how she gagged her way through cans of white flecked mush (180), she gives to the reader the same emotions so that they too are gagging along with her. She can make the reader thinks logically about the dog food, and to ask questions in their minds. What does the food taste likes to my dog? Does he even like it? Has it any taste at all?…
Oreo It was an unspoken rule. It didn't have to be written down or bulleted into a list, everyone just knew. There were things you should do and things you shouldn’t do. And I knew, knew that its was one of those things you shouldn’t do.…
It went black. The lights were off and I immediately heard the screams of tens of thousands of people. Seconds later the lights were back on and tall, covered in black, stood Twenty One Pilots on the stage. At that exact moment it was as if the deafening sound had grown.…
Gingerbread Man on the loose. It was Christmas eve and Grandma was making gingerbread man and houses for him to live in. All of us made gingerbread man and houses for all of the gingerbread people. When we got done cutting out the gingerbread people grandma stuck them in the oven to bake, we started on their houses out of giant gram crackers. I use so many sweets I couldn’t even count and mine was the best out of all my family of course.…
One of my favorite desserts is homemade chocolate brownies. From the delicious smelling kitchen to the gooey, hot brownies in the oven, making brownies is my absolute favorite thing to do. If there is milk in the fridge to go with this delicious dessert my family is ready for chocolate brownies anytime. Thinking back to when I was younger I always remember having brownie mix in our pantry. I’ve never really enjoyed chocolatey sweets, but there is something different about brownies that makes me love them.…