The Cook

had not changed for over 50,000 years. During 1770, Captain James Cook, a British Lieutenant, landed his ship Endeavour at Botany Bay in New South Wales. The Aboriginal clan that was located in that area were unhappy and tried to stop Cook and his crew from coming ashore. Cook's crew were greater in number and were able to overpower them. They raised the British flag, which represented the taking of land for the King of England. Cook explored further along the coast of Australia before…

Gideon is a cook for a wealthy white family in Zimbabwe. When Mrs. Farquar (his boss), gives birth to a beautiful baby boy named Teddy. Gideon takes wonderful care of him, making the two of them best friends. With his bright blonde hair, Gideon gives the child the name Little Yellow Head. One day, Teddy is attacked by a snake, and Gideon saves him with a special herb he found in the forest. The Farquars are very thankful to Gideon for saving their child, but later propose the idea that Gideon…

sexist jokes mean no harm and typically the speakers do not hate women, yet somehow these jokes have become popular. Sexist jokes are based off of truth and originated from a time in history when women had no rights, when they were only allowed to cook, clean, and raise children, when they could only live with a man in their lives, and when subservience was inevitable. Throughout history, women have constantly been assumed inferior and expected to submit to men. The Color Purple by Alice Walker…

On October 8th and 9th there will be the 6th Annual Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival on the Beacon Field in Greenfield,MA. Christy Moore, the director of the recreation department for 6 years said it was started by “a group who watch the Kansas City BBQ competition on a cooking channel and thought it would be cool to bring it to Greenfield.” “2,000 people had come through out the weekend and through the gates.” These people are coming from Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire,…

Fat America Two-thirds of the United States are overweight; one-third of the nation is obese. Obesity has become a rising problem that is caused by many things and has many effects on the people who have it. Poor food choice is a major cause of obesity, which has the effect of many health risks. First off, there are many contributions to obesity, but poor food choice is a primary one. Due to more people working in the past few years, there is less time to eat at home. It is more convenient to…

other family bills, which was one of the main reasons she began working. She began work as a dishwasher at age fourteen as she had experience in the kitchen, helping her mom cook. Janice said she didn’t want to be a cook and rather become a medical secretary. As she continued through high school, she continued working as a cook. However she quit night school because work as well as night school was too strenuous. Janice’s parents didn’t play a big role, however her mother supported her…

policy. (Platez, Owen, and Cook, 2012.) Policy adoption formulates a response to that specific problem, similar to putting a band aid on a gunshot wound. If the root of the issue is not addressed directly it will cause a much larger problem, with no solution for the future. The next step, “policy implementation” that maintain the “development” to certain “standards and procedures” to achieve the goals of each “policy” that has passed policy adoption. (Platez, Owen, and Cook, 2012.) Policy…

I Think the Character Hope Yancy Could be my friend. Hope’s personality is hopefulness. While Hope was working as a waitress at a diner in Brooklyn, New York and Addie was the head cook. The owner had something secretive planned up his sleeve. The owner, Gleason Beal ran away with all the diners money and stole Charlene a night waitress from her husband. Later on in the book Hope describes Gleason Beal as a, “Robber. Stealer. Purloiner (I like that one). larcenist. pilferer. poacher.…

Provence along the calendar year, it is located in Southeastern France, bordered by Italy and the Mediterranean sea. The author explored a whole year in Provence as a month by month journal, taking us through the sensation of tastes, smell and moments. He moved from England to France with his wife to face a new lifestyle and culture. Throughout the book the author shows how shopping for ingredients, preparing food, and drinking wine together helped them to build up relations and friendships.…

When comparing religion and suicide, it seems that there is a great effect that religion has on suicide. Lizardi & Gearing (2010) state that “greater religiosity is associated with decreased risk of suicidal behavior” (p. 119). Cook (2014) found that religion helps people better cope with stress, reduces occurrence of depression, reduces substance abuse, improves social support, and provides a source of hope. There are many regions in which suicide is frowned upon. In the Hebrew scripture…