Cinnamon

house with the still sky open above. Joaquin and Paul came out to help me sometimes on weekends, and as we sat resting from our dig, they would tell me all kinds of things about that place down by the river where the pit house was going: where the cinnamon bear left a steaming mass that fall, where the flood had changed the bend in the river ten years before or just pointing to a flicker and singing along mockingly with a song…

differences cause at school. "The smell was hypnotic and mitigated the melancholy I carried home with my lessons to do that night" (3). She tells that on Wednesday her mother cooks several delicious Arabic specialities such as "triangles of spinach pies, cinnamon rolls, and fruit pies" (2). Furthermore, when the relatives gather at their house, her mother cooks a festive meal for everyone. Relatives from towns around Pennsylvania and Ohio filled our living room and dining…

In the early 19th century, the waves of the Asian immigrants to America mostly found a job as day laborers. They fluently worked on cross-country railway, transportation system by rail, and in the mining industry. According to the data gathered by the Census Bureau in “Total Asian alone ...” the estimated number of U.S. residents on July, 2013 who were Vietnamese is approximately more than 1.6 million. America is a nation established by immigrants. Therefore, the immigrants’ culture also…

I sat down with my doughnut, cinnamon roll, and orange juice in the middle of the cafeteria. “Really? That’s what you’re eating?” my brother said with a grin and chuckle. “Yep.” I said back while devouring my food. About 45 min to an hour later I wrestled my Semi-final match, I won…

It was an early day for me, waking up at 6:30 on a saturday morning just to walk out into my living room and lay on the couch facing the tv with my blanket over me and my pillow under my head. I grabbed the remote and turned on the tv, just to find out that my favorite show was not on tv. My favorite tv show at that time was called Suite Life on Deck. After a watching it for a little bit i became very tired again and before you know it, I was asleep. Right there on the couch wrapped tightly in…

Title According to Michelle Obama, “Being healthy isn’t about inches, pounds, or how kids looks. It’s about how they feel and making sure they feel good about themselves. So rather than focusing on appearance, it’s important to emphasize to kids that when we eat healthy food and stay active, we feel better, and we can perform better in everything we do, from athletics to academics” (“AZ Quotes”). This quote reveals that some athletes do not know that what they eat can affect what their…

The incorporation of culture in novels serves as a powerful tool for authors to craft compelling narratives that resonate with readers on a profound level. Phillip Carol Morgan’s Anompolichi: The Wordmaster and John Phillip Santos’s Places Left Unfinished at the Time of Creation utilize different aspects of Native American and Mexican American culture, respectively, as integral drivers of their stories. Morgan and Santos actively feature their culture via description of the setting, language…

According to the National Alliance for Nutrition and Activity, one out of every three children is overweight. (“Stronger Food Will Improve Health.”) With this rate on the rise healthy school lunches and nutrition are becoming critically important. School lunch has had drastic improvements in recent years with the creation of The Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan released a statement saying “The Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act is the most significant…

great on low. By grinding your own beans, there you get the fresh taste of the coffeehouses. Do not blend long enough to overheat the beans and burn them. • The blender is also a good spice grinder. It works best on the low setting and is perfect for cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, black pepper or other spices. Remember that the flavor of these spices will be more intense than the pre-ground spices. • The blender can also chop nuts. For a course grind pulse a few times and the more times you pulse,…

While traveling my entire childhood, I experienced a mixture of cultural settings here and there. I went from being born up in North Dakota to moving around in south Texas. I never stayed in one city longer than a year when I was younger, so I got the chance to pick up a few things about my family heritage in every city I stayed in. While in San Antonio I learned from my mom the customs her mom taught her. While in Austin I got the chance to actually live with my grandparents from my mother’s…