Banana

Are you a banana? Am I a banana? Can anyone be a banana? I wouldn’t consider myself to be a true banana, but I can still connect with other bananas. Eric Liu explains his personal opinion of what being a “banana” (Liu 101) means to him in his memoir, “Notes of a Native Speaker”. Liu’s thesis, in my opinion, was written as a revised quote previously foresaid by William Shakespeare. It read, “Some are born white, others achieve whiteness, still others have whiteness thrust upon them” (Liu 101).…

tends to turn into hypocrisy in the future. Beckett uses the movements of Krapp to describe the tiredness and resentment that he has for himself, yet they are broken promises he commits. He writes, “ Have just eaten I regret to say three bananas and only with difficulty refrained from a fourth.” By Krapp listening to that from himself from when he was younger, he realizes that he still sticks to the same old habits now with his present…

“Very good,” Tom’s mother said. “If you’re extra good I might even bake you some banana bread later tonight. I know it’s your favorite.” Page Two Tom waved good-bye to his mother and watched as she left for work. After she was gone, Tom looked around the house and wondered what kind of mischief he could get into. Page Three The first thing Tom decided to do was swing from the ceiling fan. He climbed and…

Observation Why do shadows form? Why does light change directions when it hits a mirror? Why can't you see sun rays in the atmosphere? Why does a sun ray turn into a rainbow when going through a prism? Why do mirages happen? Why does an object's appearance (color) change when in different color light? How do a bunch of tiny colored lights in a television make up just one color? Why in water, does it look like a straw is bent but it really isn't? What happens to a piece…

In "Where Am I Eating?" Kelsey Timmerman meets a scientist named Luis Pocasangre while chasing after bananas in Costa Rica. He meets Luis in a garden, while the latter is harvesting rice for breeding. Kelsey writes "A student from Ecuador leaned on a shovel and chatted with a student from Panama as Mario introduced us to a man standing in a rice garden with 24 types of rice that to me looked like 24 types of weeds." (-"Where Am I eating?" page 147) This greatly affects the atmosphere of the…

uses the term “Special Occasion” to describe himself. Wayson Choy’s essay, “I’m a Banana and Proud of It”, is about being one of many “bananas”, assimilated Chinese immigrants. Taylor and Choy are two Canadian authors who faced racial prejudices throughout their lives and documented their experiences in their respective essays. While “Special Occasion” and “banana” are clever terms, Choy’s use of the word “banana” stands out in terms of simplicity, how often the word is used and his opinion on…

sweetness of fruits using the extra health benefits you receive from eating leafy greens. Green smoothies are extremely popular in the raw foods movement. How can you make a green smoothie? Its pretty uncomplicated. I personally start by means of one banana and then I add some berries for their beautiful color, wonderful flavor, as well as the spectrum of anti-oxidants they include. I acquire my berries inside frozen fruits part of the supermarket. My current favorites are wild blueberries, red…

home one night. I was 11 or 12 years old and my parents had left to go see a movie. My brother was upstairs watching television, so I was left to my own devices. I got a strange craving for banana bread, almost like a pregnant lady craves an odd combination of foods. I decided that I was going to make banana bread before my parents got home and told me to go…

proximal development as the acquire knowledge of mathematics is that of “Helping a slice bananas for snack” (Geist, 2009,p.41) in where the teacher may use a plastic knife and do hand-over-hand with the toddler to cut the banana and as they slice they can count how many slices they made, then they can use other fruit, for example, apples, where they describe the two fruits as “These apples are hard and crunchy. The bananas are soft and mushy” (Geist, 2009, p.41)…

My portfolio can be seen as a bowl of fresh fruit sitting on the kitchen counter. Each piece of my portfolio has different characteristics, just as each piece fruit has different features. Choose your favorite to read—no matter what piece you choose, it will nourish you with knowledge and entertainment. My portfolio contains five separate writings, each with a unique flavor. Open up my portfolio, and treat yourself to a healthy does of reading. The first paper I wrote, the autobiographical, can…