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    The average breakfast of all social classes was eaten at seven; that meal usually comprised of bean or pea porridge, cold meat, cheese, eggs, and salt fish (Crouch 1). Many had to wake up, get dressed, and eat in a hurry in order to not be late for work (Ros 1). Those who lived an extremely expedient lifestyle ate and drank only ale and bread because these were…

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    problems one of which is to increase lactation for your new born. Oatmeal: Oatmeal is rich in fibre, iron and calcium. And these specific nutrients are beneficial and recommended to increase breast milk. Oats are usually consumed in breakfasts as porridge but it can also…

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    Goldilocks Vs Hood

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    Goldilocks and Red Riding Hood,both fictional characters from our youth,had to make many decisions,but why are these decisions so important? The decisions that each character made formed the adventures ahead for them. Both characters learned life-long lessons in the end because of the decisions they made. Each choice they made changed them and the people around them. However,what makes their choices similar,yet different at the same time? One thing very similar about both of their decisions…

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    English textile factories could kill people. They are not good at all and a lot of people got injured working in them including children and adults. How could people work in an environment where it is hard to breathe or where people were losing body parts like hands and fingers? Many of the workers got diseases and become ill however then they got others sick. The people who worked at the factories would completely disagree with what the people outside the factory said but the factories were bad…

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    eaten daily by the average Lower Class Elizabethan or commoner would include ½ lb. of bread, 1 pint of beer (since the water in that time had been exceptionally polluted, the population would have to resort to beer as a drinking source), 1 pint of porridge, and 1/4 lb of meat. Moreover, at the theatre the Lower Class Elizabethan would only buy Furthermore, the lower class did not disperse much of their money towards the high class, much more elegant food, instead, they would buy foods such as…

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    from many of my friends when they are sick and it is different from how my family's home-made remedy. In our culture, we always like to use herbs or plant-based ingredients to help cure sickness by blending it with tea, but many of my friends make porridge, using Epsom salt bath, and some that I find it hilarious is by drizzling honey onto the lemon slices and sucking it the…

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    The different major castes are frequently referred to in the ancient Indian texts. The four classes were the Brahmins, the Kshatriyas, the Vaishyas, and the Shudras. Mesopotamian civilization was much more stratified than the Egyptian, but there was no religious element as in the caste system of India, and kings were not considered Gods. Social status was apparently determined by wealth. At the top of the social scale were kings and noblemen. At the bottom were slaves, normally prisoners of war,…

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    Kikuyu Tribe Essay

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    foods include githeri (maize and beans) and mukimo (pounded green peas and potatoes, plus vegetables). Matoke (bananas and potatoes) is also a common food. You will also come across broil goat, meat, chicken and cooked green vegetables. Fermented porridge is a kikuyu traditional drink that is, until today, common in Kikuyu marriage ceremonies. It is also common in other ceremonies like dowry paying ceremonies and traditional…

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    the man who killed others as a ‘sport’. I got a type of pleasure seeing that man die in pain. I went to sleep in that giant bed with a feeling of satisfaction towards myself. That following morning, as I was eating a wonderful breakfast of eggs and porridge, I heard a low, muffled sound of some sort. As curious as I am, I walked down the steps and the noise became louder, and louder. The voice rang, “Help us! Help!” I opened the old, wooden, smelly door and saw rows and rows of people lying on…

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    Cpr Railroad Experience

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    was that how come his whole family was crammed inside of that tiny house. They had three children and one more infant that had to be carried around by her mother. The children had no space to run around. I visited them around supper time, they had porridge that had no meat and vegetables in site, but it was at least very filling. Mrs. Leith did not have any, I suppose it was because I had her serving. WE sat down after supper and I requested him to tell us what it was like being part of the CPR…

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