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    public throughout his entire career. Escoffier stands out because most chef’s in this time period were privately employed, but Escoffier never was in a private employ and spent most of his time in his Nice, France working alongside his uncle. What was most appealing about Escoffier was that his talent mainly focused on his service of cooking and his customers, he was all about the people and giving them what they wanted. In essence, he worked for all different types of people including; kings, heads of state, and many stars of the London and Paris Opera. Moreover, Auguste Escoffier’s popularity arose from being the director of the kitchens at the Savoy Hotel from 1890 to 1899. While working there he created the peach Melba in honour of the famous singer Nellie Melba. It became a huge hit and everyone loved it, which aided him in growing his reputation. It’s made out of peaches, raspberry sauce, and vanilla ice cream, still being a huge hit now. His career continued to progress when in 1899 he moved to Carlton Hotel. He spent the next 23 years of his life building an incredible reputation for haute cuisine. Hate cuisine refers to “high levels” of establishments, government restaurants and luxury hotels. In other words, we can be thankful and grateful to Escoffier for all of this. Throughout the years, his popularity immensely grew and he was a evidently famous chef. Furthermore, Escoffier was definitely rewarded for all his scrupulous work and acknowledged for his…

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    Abstract Advertisers are always advertising there popcorn by flavor. They never really seem to be publicising the amount of popcorn or kernels that each bag or pack you would say it contains. The average amount of kernels that pop in a bag would be about 85% from the entire bag. So, the other 15% of kernels stay unpopped through the whole process of the popping. The different variety of brands that were tested were ACI II, Orville, and Pop-Secret. Our group decided to choose these brands…

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    Have you ever had maple syrup in the morning, with your either pancakes or waffles? Well if you have had maple syrup on anything, have you ever thought where it comes from? It comes from sap and that's what I am writing about. I picked this subject because I have always wondered where maple syrup came from. I will be writing about: what is sap, what are its uses, and why do trees produce sap. Sap is the fluid that gets carried through the xylem cells of a tree. Another name for sap,…

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    My color is inconvenient right now, but it won’t always be like this.’ I’d said what I felt, despite the fear that it would be considered talking back to an adult.” ( Page 105) 9) Melba Patillo- “This is going to work. It will take a lot more patience and more strength from me, But it’s going to work. It takes more time than I thought. But we’re going to have integration in Little Rock.” (Page 117) 10) Melba Patillo- “I look back on my Little Rock integration experience as…

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    In the memoir "Warriors Don't Cry", Melba Pattillo Beals has many upsetting obstacles throughout her life that are hard to deal with. As a young teen, Melba and 9 others were integrated to Little Rock Central High. Most all of the students there were racist and would mentally bully Melba. She was yelled at with harsh words, would get lethal threats, and she was physically abused by her classmates. It took a lot for Melba to be able to stay strong and continue at Little Rock. Whenever she was in…

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    Melba Pattillo Beals is one of the Little Rock Nine Kids who had written a story about what happened during integration. She had to find her strengths when she was chosen to integrate into Central High School. She had found out how to find her strengths from different sources, such as her family, her religion, her friends and other African-American leaders. She had many times in her life at Central High School to find a strength on her own. Such as when the white girls in the girls bathroom…

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    How do turning points impact people’s lives and countries? A turning point can be described as a significant event that changes people’s lives in positive or negative ways. In the autobiography, “I Never Had it Made” by Jackie Robinson, the memoir, “Warriors Don’t Cry” by Melba Patillo Beals, and the article, “The Father of Chinese Aviation”, by Rebecca Maksel, each of the individuals faced turning points. Jackie Robinson, Melba Patillo Beals, and Feng Ru faced life-changing experiences that…

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    A warrior is a hero, a role-model, fearless, loyal, persevering, brave - there are few that are able to fulfill these standards. Yet Melba Beals, a fifteen year old girl, not only claims this illusive role, but cannot escape it. Through the journey into integration Melba acts as a dynamic juxtaposition, moving from a scared little girl to a fierce soldier, yet never truly satisfied with her position. This conflict arises from her personal, family, and religious values, the impact of integration…

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    referenced for this essay are, I Never Had It Made By Jackie Robinson, Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Beals, Guts:The True Stories Behind Hatchet, and The Brian Books Made By Gary Paulsen. Some people who have had life-changing experiences are Jackie Robinson, Melba Beals, and Gary Paulsen. Jackie Robinson was the first african-american to be accepted onto a major league baseball team. Jackie Robinson’s turning point was that he was the eye of a significant breakthrough, but he felt uneasy because…

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    Perseverance is doing something despite difficulty or delay in success. One great example of perseverance is Derek Redmond. Derek was a herd working Olympic sprinter, but in the 1992 Summer games something was different. About ¾ way through the race Derek was in the clear and it looked like a sure victory. When the final stretch came Derek pulled his hamstring and dropped faster than a sack of rocks, but despite the pain Derek pushed through and finished the race. Although Derek got last…

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