Porridge

sleeping outside in the cold. After that I quickly learned what to do and what not to do. At times I would steal the chocolates from the bowls in the kitchen and I knew they would eventually find out, but I persisted on chocolate, and disgusting porridge. One day I was taking some chocolate from a bowl and didn’t notice Bernie the Cook standing there watching me. “What do you think you’re doing?” asked Bernie. “Eating chocolate” I said frightened that Bernie would tell the…

Daylight savings: How to avoid 'jet lag' when the clocks go forward Love it or hate it, Daylight Savings Time is right around the corner in the UK. With the clocks set to go forward on Sunday, March 25, people will lose one hour of sleep, often feeling ‘jet lag’ and sometimes leading to health issues and increased accidents as a result. However, there are several steps to take in order to reduce this feeling and stay alert and healthy. According to Maryanne Taylor of The Sleep Works, a few…

Answer: Add the mattress in a plastic bag. Set a bowl of 24% acetic acid and tie on. Let stand overnight and air mattress. 9. The son threw up on the wallpaper. Can wallpaper be cleaned in any way? Answer: Soak the potato flour to make a thick porridge and dab at the stains. Let dry and then brush with a dry cloth. 10. I have genuine Chinese silk sheets - how should I wash them? Answer: Wash with gentle detergent in the machine at 30…

for fishing. The Badarians were people of agriculture. In the passage one of the authors describes the as pastoral people. From reading I gained insight on how family oriented the Badarians were. They would gather outside as a family for stew or porridge. I like most that the people this civilization were resourceful and fixed things instead of getting rid of it. They kept up their own crafts. They were not fancy living people. Everything was simply made. From the pottery with plant like…

a symbol for the blood of Jesus Christ or after a long day of extra work the boss invites his workers to a cold beer in the nearest bar. Even at the times of the Pharaohs the workers, who build the pyramids, got as their daily salary a fermented porridge, which contains alcohol. Nonetheless, alcohol is spread through people and history there has always been this controversy, when someone should be allowed to drink alcohol and if alcohol should be allowed at all. These two questions have to be…

"If you look at satellite photographs of the Far East by night, you'll see a large splotch curiously lacking in light” (p. 3). Nothing to envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea, by Barbara Demick is a unique heartrending book based on the experiences of six North Koreans or defectors over the course of fifteen years. Over the course of this time, the defectors she chose to interview experienced the death of Kim II-Sung, the rise of his son Kim Jong-II to power, and a demoralizing scarcity that…

During the Victorian Era, there were many issues concerning society and its religious constraints. Evangelicalism, a significant Protestant movement during this Era, strictly focused on the belief that salvation can be achieved through adherence to the word of God as delivered through the Bible (Schumacher, 1). This movement was a major issue to Charlotte Bronte because though the belief system “encompassed both a soul and a body,” it “repudiated both a pietism that denied the importance of the…

be killed, given food and even offered a smoke which was a compliment. Rowlandson is seeing a new light, a new hope that she can survive her captivity and make it out alive. In “seventeenth remove” she also is given food; horse’s feet, broth and porridge; not a skimpy portion but enough to satisfy her hunger. After this meal she feels her spirit come alive. As Rowlandson is receiving good deeds form the natives she doesn’t give them any recognition for their compassion towards her. A devout…

Food consumed during the Viking Age was mainly food that was easy and convenient to acquire; however, we will see more uncommon foods being served at special occasions such as feasts where the purpose of that food was to impress the highly-ranked guests. When researching the topic of Viking Food, there are many different traditions that are brought up that deal heavily with food. However, in most sources there is a common theme that is repeated, which is the importance of certain foods and the…

Throughout To Live by Yu Hua, there is a metaphor between the disease of Jiazhen and communism’s suppressive force. The author also creates a contradiction. This contradiction occurs because Yu Hua creates instances where the communist government is helpful to the lives of the people, but also creates instances where the communist government is not helpful and damages the lives of its people, like when Chunsheng is brutally beaten by servants of the government. Both of these literary techniques…