Rancid

Throughout time there have been numerous authors who have come and gone with little to no effect on society. Today, however, we remember an amazing poet named Seamus Heaney, who left a lasting impression on the hearts of many. While the presence of death and rebirth in nature has had a major influence on his work, it is also evident that typical Irish influences are present. In his poems: “Death of a Naturalist,” “Requiem for the Croppies,” “Mid-Term Break” and “Scaffolding” there is…

Trans fat is a byproduct of a process called hydrogenation. The process happens when healthy oils are converted into solids and they prevent the food from becoming rancid. The way this works is that when vegetable oil is heated in the presence of hydrogen and a heavy-metal catalyst such as palladium, hydrogen atoms are added to the carbon chain. When this happens, the oils are solidified and it basically makes healthy…

It’s not true. It can’t be. The door to the Borscht Bowl Club slammed shut behind the tail of Edgeworth’s rain-soaked coat. The air stuffed his airway, thick and lukewarm with the smell of bitter wholesale liquor and stale cigarette smoke. Edgeworth scanned the lazy hum of patrons, praying under his breath. Please. Tell me it’s not true. Then, a familiar voice drifted from the crowd. Please. “Miles?” “No. No. This can’t be happening.” Edgeworth said, recoiling from the sight of the…

Mother Teresa once said "If you judge people, you have no time to love them.” Judgment is something we as humans inherently fear yet, we dare to impose it upon others. However, when people are at their utmost vulnerable there is no force greater that human compassion. I believe that like Mother Teresa we should all strive to judge less rather, we should help to alleviate the suffering of others. I have spent many summers volunteering at a food pantry in inner city Fort Wayne. The food pantry is…

over the faces passing they were “muddy people moving in that marsh all naked, with their faces scarred by rage.” (Dante pg 132, Line 111) This just begins to describe how filthy the faces and souls who are in this place are, but does not cover how rancid the environment making these souls is. During the time Dante is traveling through Hell, “The cultural conditions for economic growth, at least in Western Europe, have a great deal to with religious transformations.” (Fulton, pg 4) After all…

forces her to go to an abandoned house for the summer because of her sickness and at first feels there is something wrong with the house, only for John to laugh it off. He takes her into their expansive room, and she is immediately disgusted by the rancid yellow color of the wallpaper. She keeps a journal without John’s knowledge, begins to log her experiences inside…

Hot, melting cheesy lava dripping down my chin and hanging in strings towards my hands where a slice of pizza laden with black olives, mushrooms and shrimp tempts me to ignore the molten burning and take a bite anyway. I have gone to a nearly extinct pizza parlor of days gone by. My friends and I used to frequent a cousin of this particular chain to sing Karaoke every Sunday, but ours has been closed for over a decade and we have had to trek far from home to find ourselves in the paradise of…

Society is much different today than it was back in the nineteenth century. Women did not have a say in anything. They could not vote or participate in the workforce. Women were not permitted to speak in public before an audience or give evidence in court. When a woman married, her husband owned everything she had, including her children. When a woman’s husband dies, she is entitled to only one third of his estate. Women have nowhere to exercise their personal freedom and feel belittled to the…

The Jungle, a book about the tragedies and hardships a newly immigrated Lithuanian family goes through during their time in America, has become an important part of our history and a must read for anyone interested in the history of our country. Written by Upton Sinclair, this novel does a wonderful job describing the life of immigrants in the early 1900s. It was a very controversial book during it's time, as it brought up social issues that concerned many people. An example of an issue brought…

Legend has it that deep in the jungle there was a being, this was no ordinary being this was the most worshiped creature of the rain forest. In most stories you would hear of the mother that took care of the children, the mother who saved the kinds who risked her life but this was not an ordinary story. This was a story of a male gorilla that went too far to save the young from. Deep in the jungle there were many animals, there were ones of many shapes sizes and colors to. There were ones that…