Just Wright and Brown Sugar, these films suggest a larger connection, appreciation and respect for black communities and love interests by the expression of music. Both of the film’s tell a story about a particular love interest and have soundtracks that express the love shown on screen. Also, they both feature sings that express who a black community can survive under attack. There are songs in the films along with the scenes in the movie that suggest healthy black love. Connections and love interests are made in these films through music. A larger love of blackness is shown in these movies through their storylines. In the film Just Wright music tends to suggest healthy black love; for example, the scene where Leslie joins Scott on the piano shows how two people can connect solely based off of their love for music, even though they aren 't romantically together yet they still made a connection by singing and playing the piano keys together. The movie Just Wright has music in it’s soundtrack that emphasizes how a black community can survive under attack. The song in the movie called “dreaming” by Nikki Leonti and Rich Skillz has lyrics that talk about an angel losing her wings, falling from the sky and having her dreams forced to be hidden away; but then the angel saw above all the hate, kept dreaming and eventually rises again because despite falling she got back up again and rose above the pain. This song is an example of how a community…
Brown Sugar is a movie about the relationship between lifelong friends from New York, Sidney and Dre. They discovered Hip Hop on the streets when they were children. The growth and love of Hip Hop music and the growth and love of these friends to each other influence their entire lives. Brown Sugar is a film about love for Hip Hop, and it uses the music as a metaphor to display the romantic interest between its two main characters. Rather than life imitating art, the “art” is imitating life. Hip…
When I was growing up, it seemed these cupcakes were always in the freezer, just waiting to be snitched one at a time! —Carla Hodenfield, Ray, North Dakota Ingredients • 2 cups water 1 cup water • 1 cup raisins • 1/2 cup shortening • 1 cup sugar • 1 egg • 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder • 1/2 teaspoon salt • 1/2 teaspoon each ground allspice, cinnamon and nutmeg • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves • 1/4 cup chopped walnuts Directions 1. In…
Hip-hop has long been a controversial point within academic groups, with disputes occurring over the influence and effect that hip-hop has on young African Americans. Some academics say it has a negative influence, and others positive. I believe that the movies Just Wright and Brown Sugar effectively display that hip-hop and the surrounding culture can have a positive impact not just on African-American youth, but the greater African American population in general. The movies use themes of…
She took the opportunity to create something larger than what every other gallery wants her signature “cut-out silhouette pieces”. The old Domino’s Sugar Factory is encrusted with Brown Sugar and Molasses all over the floor. Sugar-refining process creates this left over residue Molasses brown and sticky. Which is also associated with black and brown people. She was influenced by many different images like: slaves harvesting sugar, depiction of African American woman labeled as brown sugar, the…
Next, line your baking sheets with parchment paper, so the cookie’s won’t stick to the baking sheet. Set the baking sheet aside and start combining the ingredients in the bowl of the stand mixer. Add 1 cup unsalted butter, and 1-1/2 cups light brown sugar into the bowl of the mixer and mix on medium-slow speed until very fluffy, this step will take 3 to 4 minutes. Now add in the 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, followed by 2 eggs, one at a time. Reduce mixer speed to lowest speed, and leave running.…
Look for the cane in the grocery store. Look for raw sugar cane in many grocery stores. Find the raw stalks in the produce section. Check Latin grocery stores, farmers markets, or any other place that sells fresh produce.[1] Find sugar cane more commonly in areas known to grow it, which are typically temperate in climate. In the United States, this includes Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, and Texas.[2] 2 Identify the sugar cane. Look for the long stalks of raw sugar cane. The product that appears…
unknowns contained simple sugars. In the sugar, is a ketone or an aldehyde which will reduce copper (II) ions to copper (I) ions (Areda, 2017). This must be done by heating the food sample and Benedict’s solution. The copper will be oxidized resulting in a brown-orange color (Areda, 2017). Thus, if a sample is positive for simple sugars the color will change from a light blue to colors of green, yellow, orange, brown or red depending on the amount of simple sugar. Glucose was used as the…
sweetener Splenda started in 1976 when British researchers were looking for a way to blend laboratory chemicals with sucrose (sugar). They found a different compound made from sugar called sucralose. They found it to be really sweet and it was also low calorie. Splenda was put on shelves in 1992 and has sold over 100 million packets. The ingredients include Dextrose, Maltodextrin, and Sucralose (Splenda). Sucralose which is the huge ingredient in Splenda is a zero-calorie artificial sweetener.…
"Our sense of taste has evolved to covet the molecules vital to life like salt, fat and sugar. When we eat food, the simple sugar glucose is absorbed from the intestines into the bloodstream and distributed to all cells of the body. Glucose is particularly important to the brain as it provides a major source of fuel to the billions of neuronal nerve cells."(Why) The author of this article explained it best. In a way sugar is needed for survival, but those that do a major binge on sugar suffer…