I ate a bowl of cheesy grits, 4 sausage links, scrambled eggs, and drank 2 cups of powerade. Then at lunch time I consumed 928 calories. At lunch time I ate a cheeseburger with French fries and drank 2 cups of sweet tea. Then for dinner I consumed 2415 calories. At dinner time I ate a chicken quesadilla, 2 rice and bean burritos, and a soft taco, and drank sweet tea. For the end result, the empty calorie count I had was 1304 calories instead of…
three main meals: a small breakfast, a large dinner (around noontime), and a very light supper in the evening. Breakfast in Venezuela is a small meal that usually consists of a small pastry or toast served with coffee or fresh juice. Venezuela’s breakfast is all about salt, starch, meat, fruit, and cheese. The largest meal in Venezuela is lunch, which is also when most restaurants offer nice specials on traditional Venezuelan dishes. Like breakfast, dinner in Venezuela can be a lighter meal that…
uses entirely unappetizing imagery in her description of her mother’s home-cooked holiday meal. The dinner served to her crush’s family is highlighted by “slimy rock cod with bulging eyes that pleaded not to be thrown into a pan of hot oil” (Amy Tan 3). Although it is assumed that this is a traditional meal in her home Tan’s use of imagery reflects the disgust she now feels for her mother’s dinner as she describes its unappetizing texture and appearance. She continues the nauseating descriptions…
Nutrition is of vital importance to our bodies. It affects our emotional, physical, and mental state of being. Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin once said, “You are what you eat.” In order to maintain and live a healthy lifestyle it is essential to consume the proper foods that will give us nutrients. Nutrition isn’t just about eating right; it’s about learning what foods contain the right nutrients and amounts to benefit our bodies. The amount of food we consume depends on our lifestyle and…
Reagan's wardrobe consisted of dresses, gowns, and suits made by luxury designers, including those of James Galanos, Bill Blass and Oscar de la Renta. Her white, hand-beaded, one shoulder Galanos 1981 inaugural gown was estimated to cost $10,000, while the overall price of her inaugural wardrobe was said to have cost $25,000. She had expensive, but lovely taste. Her favorite color was also the color red, calling it "a picker-upper", and wore it accordingly. She wore read so often that the common…
so much more to life than just educational. Everyone around us also lived a busy life, we all had the same routine everyday. We would go to school, come back home, do homework, study, eat dinner, shower, and go to sleep, while our parents would go to work. On the weekend we consisted of going to family dinners and weddings. However, this all changed the summer of 2011, when I made a trip to Selma, California to meet some family and attend a meditation camp. The people here were so different,…
theory about the four kinds of suicide, Durkheims theory about the kinds of affects criminal behavior has on people at the scene of the crime. By this time, according to Lestrade a group of sociologists went out for a private dinner. They had a great discussion, but after dinner Emile Durkheim…
want to play along with him and his mom didn’t take him seriously. Before dinner he would suggest his family to dress up before sitting at the table to eat in which his brother and sister later replied that it was not a good idea. He also commented that he would like to eat dessert after dinner, but his mother laughed and told him to go play outside with his siblings. In life it does not matter how you dress at the dinner table, in fact, many families don’t eat together at the table, instead…
Aaron. Her son’s name is Steven and his thirteen years old. Michael’s case mimics my friend’s situation. One time we have dinner at their place. I notice Steven. He was captivated by his smartphones. I also observed he never left his phone away from is sight meanwhile having dinner. He is literally glued to his cell phone and never made contact nor conversation made during dinner. I think Michael’s fear is realistic, I’ve seen this is happening in real life. Teenagers are known as digital…
head. In addition to Christ being the focal point of the piece, he is also the center of psychology here. This scene originates from the Gospel accounts on the night prior to the execution, when Christ and the messengers are gathered in a room for dinner. To be more precise it is at the time where they recite, after the Christ stated that: one of them will betray Christ. While the messengers react to this statement, each according to his own perspective and personality, one of them named…