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    rehearsal two days ago had gone pretty well, but today... Stress. Best to just call it a day. You can envision the scene Saturday evening at the University concert hall: Four of us finalists backstage in formalwear, scared shitless, trying to act like we played concertos all the time in front of people; Miss B and all the faculty out there, students, friends and families; Joey, fifth row-left of center with his mom and dad; everybody a little…

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    Tea Auction Essay

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    1.1 Introduction Tea, the most ancient beverage mankind has been enjoying, is still the most popular drink in the world. In India, it is grown in an area of 5.10 Lakh hectare. Since the first auction of Assam Tea made from indigenous plants held in London in 1839, tea plantation in India has been contributing immensely towards the socio economic development of the people of the tea growing regions of the country. Tea industry contributes substantially towards the national…

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    of 1.2 million pounds of British tea annually. When Britain realized the tea was a big part of America’s diet they realized that they could tax it and make more money. This caused the Boston Tea Party to take place in December of 1773. The Boston Tea Party sought out to receive representation before being taxed, hence the famous line, “No taxation without representation.” The Tea Party was a terrorist attack because there were weapons involved, the disposal of tea that was not theirs took…

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    Green Tea Essay

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    green tea. Instead, bring water to a boil then let it sit for 2-3 minutes. Water temp should be around 60-80 C. The optimum brewing temperature for Gyokuro is 50 -60 C and Sencha is 70-90 C. For Bancha, Genmaicha and Houjicha is 100 C. The second step is put roughly 2 teaspoonfuls of tea leaves into a teapot. The best quality for Gyokuro is about 10g, Sencha is 8g. For Bancha, Genmaicha and Houjicha is 9g. After that, pour the hot water from the teacups into the teapot and let the tea…

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    Company tea were sent to Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Charleston. Americans learned the details of the Tea Act while the ships were on the route to these colonies and people began to get furious at the details. The Sons of Liberty began a movement to raise cognizance and to convince or compel the consignees to resign. The movement that climaxed with the Boston Tea Party was not a disagreement about high taxes. In fact, the price of legally transported tea was actually reduced by the Tea…

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    the Chinese tea that was imported from Great Britain and heaved the tea off the Boston harbor. This historical event in history is now known as the Boston Tea Party. There were over 100 people who participated, but the main leaders were the Sons of Liberty. However, there is one question: Why did the patriots reject the tea? Many factors caused the Boston Tea Party, including “no taxation without representation”, the 1767 Townshend Revenue Act, and the 1773 Tea Act. On the day of the tea…

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    Seven Year's War Dbq

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    France and won the war. The Parliament passed several laws to help decrease the debt. The Stamp Act, Sugar Act, and the Tea Act were all established to lower it, but it changed and affected many lives negatively, along the way. After the Seven Year’s War, the Parliament needed to find ways to solve the problem with the war debt. The prime minister, George Grenville helped by revising the Molasses Act.. Grenville immediately observed the customs service that were regulating the trading system…

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    Oolong Tea Essay

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    OOLONG: Oolong is a tea which is manufactured through a process which is unique. The process includes withering the plant under sun that is strong. This is a traditional tea from China. It also includes the oxidation which is before curling and twisting. The oolong tea which is of fine quality involves the cultivars of plants which is unique. These are used exclusively for a particular activity. The oxidation degree varies from 8 to 85% which depends on the style of production and variety. It is…

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    in their actions of dumping the crates of tea into the Boston Harbor. The East India Company, one day, decided that they were going to charge American colonists less money for tea. However, the tea started to become taxed, once the British government got involved. American colonists tried to get their point across with words, but weren't able to get them to listen. As well as this, they later had to pay an outrageous amount of taxes because of the Stamp Act. Ultimately, they were just trying to…

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    Boston Tea Party Do you really know what had happened during the Boston Tea Party? Boston Tea Party is an important event of the America’s history. In 1773, the United States did not exist yet. Britain was in control of the thirteen colonies which it is the United States later on. People had come to the colonies for a new life, but instead they were stuck in the British rule. People were getting tired of the rule, and they were starting to rebel. Boston Tea Party was one of the events of the…

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