Porridge

“The name is Sherlock Holmes and the address is 221B Baker Street.” (Moffat) This is where we start our story, with a name and an address. If you ask random people “Who is Sherlock Holmes?” most will tell you that he is the greatest detective to ever live. While this statement is taken for fact all around the world, unfortunately the great Mister Holmes has always been fiction. It is like calling the lion who lives in savannas the king of the jungle. The actuality in these labels maybe lacking,…

worst, and even then the women had it even badder. Women had little or no role to play within the country no matter where they were in society. Food for the poor Peasants generally lived of the land, the main foods in their diet were vegetables, porridge, bread and little meat. Lower classes would eat their food from wooden dishes. The crops were mainly corn, wheat and beans. If peasants had the money they would own…

The Mayan life was interesting. Farmers use simple stone tools and their hands. Corn is the most common thing that the Mayan ate. They also use corn to make other foods. For example, they made tortillas, porridge, and drinks from corn. Obviously, they ate other crops such as beans, squash, and chilies. The Mayan ate meat such as fish, deer, ducks, and turkey. Mayan introduced chocolate from the cacao tree to the world. Commoners live in huts outside the city close to their farms. The…

salads, sweet meats and fruits.”Dinner table guests were able to choose between roast beef, powdered beef, veal and a leg of mutton with a galadine sauce(Crouch et al).The midday meal in an upper classmen home contained food like sausage, cabbage and porridge for children. People in middle and lower classes ate potages, stews, fish and vegetables. Potages were primarily made from cereals and large weeds (Crouch et…

they start growing their baby teeth. This is believed to hasten their maturity and transition to puberty, hence this practice is viewed as a way of preparation for the female for marriage. This they do by feeding them with large amounts of milk and porridge. Among the Azawagh Arabs, excessive fatness or having rolls of fat is viewed as great beauty and acts as a veil that ensures modesty as this leads to limited mobility hence the women spend most part…

In Latin, onion was translated to large pearl. Ancient Egyptians worshipped onions.They buried them and and presented baskets full of them at funerals. The popsicle was actually created on accident by an 11 year old in 1905. His name was Frank Epperson. An Ethiopian legend thought that the power from caffeine was found when he witnessed a goat's energetic behavior after eating berries of the coffee plant. He went to the extent of trying them himself and felt the same buzzing feeling. Food is…

As for school experiences, there were similarities between education in the United States but there were also a lot of differences I noticed. The first big difference is what they call each level of schooling. Here we call them grades but in Malawi, they call them standards. Standard one through eight make up primary school, the equivalent of elementary and middle school here. They refer to, what we call pre-school, as necessary school and Pempho explained that when families don’t have money to…

How are you? Have you had your breakfast today? Okay, before getting started I would like to read an interesting story to you which is a hint on what I am going to talk about. So, here we go, “When you wake up in the morning, Pooh,” Said Piglet, “what’s the first thing you say to yourself?” “What’s for breakfast?” said Pooh. Why do you think Pooh said that breakfast is the first thing in the mind? I would say that’s because breakfast is the most important meal of the day! As you grew older you…

In Charlotte Brönte’s Jane Eyre, morality is tied to Jane’s understanding of religion and spirituality. Morality is presented to Jane through Christianity and Jane’s spirituality. Throughout the novel, characters such as Brocklehurst and St John present Jane with their interpretations of Christian moral guidelines: Brocklehurst presents the rejection of physical nourishment, while St John presents ideals such as the rejection of emotional fulfillment in order to carry out God’s will on Earth.…

Slavery has been a part of history since the beginning of time. In Africa slavery existed, but as a form of a judicial system. Those who were “slaves” were prisoners of war or those captured during warfare between African territories were used for their skill or trade such as farming and still allowed to marry have children and even own property, debtors or those who could not pay off loans would work until their loans were paid off or offered one of their children as collateral who would…