Cooking as a Hobby Essay

have done. Typically, children follow the examples and lifestyle of those they are around most. This most often means that family decisions and hobbies influence the children in a way more powerful than simple suggestion. Families in the higher class (also called upper class) are usually involved in communities that support physical sports and hobbies. There are nicer parks available to the children of wealthy families. There are recreational centers…

The Great Depression in the 1930’s was a wearisome time for Americans, mostly due to the stock market crash on October 29th, 1929. While people struggled financially during 1930s, there were social aspects that corresponded with the obstruction of American lives. As men were without jobs, women were often forced to conform into more than “homemaker” to keep with family demands. In the United States, women felt the social bearing of misfortunes between 1929 and 1939 through discrimination upon…

Anxiety. A term coined for the “fight or flight” state of the mind which has affected humans since prehistoric times. We see this term amongst medical dictionaries, our favorite celebrities’ fan pages and our best friends’ social media accounts. A prevalent state that has become common for most in their day-to-day life as we are pressured by work, finance, family and the impending fear of an unknown future tragedy. Many are affected by anxiety. Fortunately, with the rise of interest in natural…

upbringing whether that be from your biological parents, adoptive parents or legal guardians. Your home life and social life go hand-in-hand regarding the morals and ideals we construct for ourselves. Some examples of this include our ethnic background, hobbies, interests and religious views. When we compare the complexity of our own personal experiences this creates a greater understanding of who we are as an individual and more specifically what certain aspects have directly influenced our…

Television has revolutionized since its existence. Though it was crafted after the radio, it emerged by the 1950’s, becoming an iconic source of entertainment in American homes. The variety of genres presented such as news, situation comedy, and sports appealed to massive audiences. The incorporation of kinescope, color, and VCR’s all changed the ways in which television was consumed and made viewing more convenient. Since its existence to the present day, television has served various purposes…

Once, women were looked down upon. Not only were their rights neglected, but so were their lifestyles. For many years, it was nearly impossible for a women to have any self-confidence whatsoever without being judged by the opposite sex, or even the government. There were times when even the most ignorant men were given more rights than the most intelligent women. Women were not only forced to be uneducated, but to practically “wear the pants” in the relationship by doing nothing short of the…

their time in the home and supervising activities there. Peasants in this time period had hard lives. Their time was spent on labor, including plowing and haymaking. They typically lived in huts. Household chores were done by peasants, including cooking and cleaning. The life of a Knight…

For this interview, I spoke with my dad’s mom, Julie Johnson, about her high school life. She was a student from 1971-1975. I thought it would be fun to see what it was like to be someone my age over 40 years ago. And it was very interesting! I liked getting to learn more about a different time period from someone who lived through it. We will be discussing your high school life. Where did you go to school, and what was your school like? I went to school at Central Lyon in Rock Rapids. The…

The choice of having to give up one of our five senses is a difficult one. Some individuals lose a sense of theirs all the time, whether they have lost it from an accident, from old age, or a plethora of other reasons a person may have lost one of their senses. Over the course of this assignment, I thought about it very carefully and all the senses seem to relate in some way; therefore giving up one sense is like giving up another. No matter which sense you choose to lose, the world as you know…

Future Plans One might consider graduating high school an ending to a part of their life, but I would consider it the beginning. This will be the first time most high school graduates will be able to make their own life changing decisions. There are things that I know I want to accomplish to achieve my future career goals; most likely not doing all these things right after high school but sometime in my lifetime. Attending culinary school, and college is what I am thinking of doing right after…