Symbolism-Mary Francis
How To Guide of Waffles-Jordan Ramsey
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Monday, November 28, 2016
Symbolism
It was her first Christmas away from her family and she knew it would be difficult. She hated it but she also knew this was what she had signed up for when she decided to study abroad. With flights being so expensive and classes so often she knew going back to Louisiana for the holidays just wouldn't work out. She saw no hope for this Christmas and figured she would stay at home and watch Hallmark movies for the few days she had off but her plans changed when she was getting coffee one morning.
She saw a family drive by with windows open, Christmas tunes blaring and a tree strapped to the car and knew that that was the least she could do for herself. Every year she was the most enthusiastic about the holidays in her whole family and she loved nothing more than a Christmas tree. So that afternoon she finished her classes and headed to the local nursery to find the perfect tree for her lonely flat. As soon as she got home she decorated that tree with vigor and knew this Christmas would turn around. By Christmas Eve her flat had Christmas lights, the perfect tree and Christmas music playing just as it would be at home and she felt comfortable despite missing her family. However, when she woke the next morning she received a call from her mother with her father and all the pets and they spent the day on the phone and doing their normal Christmas things and she thought that maybe this Christmas wasn't as gloomy as she expected.
The Christmas tree symbolizes the family aspect and joy of the holidays at home.
She saw a family drive by with windows open, Christmas tunes blaring and a tree strapped to the car and knew that that was the least she could do for herself. Every year she was the most enthusiastic about the holidays in her whole family and she loved nothing more than a Christmas tree. So that afternoon she finished her classes and headed to the local nursery to find the perfect tree for her lonely flat. As soon as she got home she decorated that tree with vigor and knew this Christmas would turn around. By Christmas Eve her flat had Christmas lights, the perfect tree and Christmas music playing just as it would be at home and she felt comfortable despite missing her family. However, when she woke the next morning she received a call from her mother with her father and all the pets and they spent the day on the phone and doing their normal Christmas things and she thought that maybe this Christmas wasn't as gloomy as she expected.
The Christmas tree symbolizes the family aspect and joy of the holidays at home.
How to Make My Thanksgiving Cake
The recipe starts off with a Betty Crocker Chocolate Fudge Cake mix. Though the box calls for 1 1/4 cups of water, 1/2 cup of oil, and 3 eggs, you should reduce the water to just a tad more than 2/3 cup and 2/3 cup of oil while keeping the number of eggs the same. You will also add in two small boxes of chocolate pudding to keep the cake moist and then you mix. Mix the batter until there are no lumps and then let the cake sit for about ten minutes. Letting the cake batter sit does not seem like it would make much of a difference in the texture of the cake but for some reason, it seems to do the trick in keeping it moist.
While the batter is sitting, you should take out your two round cake pans and trace the outline of them onto parchment paper and then cut the shapes out. You will then spray your pans with oil, mainly on the sides and then place the parchment rounds on the bottom to keep the cake from sticking. Then pour the batter into the pans and spread it evenly and place them in the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Let the cakes bake until you can stick a toothpick in and it comes out clean and then take them out and let them cool. After the cakes are cool you can put the first layer on your cake plate and ice it with buttercream icing and sprinkle it with milk chocolate chips. Then place your second cake on top and ice the whole cake with cream cheese icing. After you have done all that you need to sprinkle more chocolate chips on the cake and you're done.
While the batter is sitting, you should take out your two round cake pans and trace the outline of them onto parchment paper and then cut the shapes out. You will then spray your pans with oil, mainly on the sides and then place the parchment rounds on the bottom to keep the cake from sticking. Then pour the batter into the pans and spread it evenly and place them in the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Let the cakes bake until you can stick a toothpick in and it comes out clean and then take them out and let them cool. After the cakes are cool you can put the first layer on your cake plate and ice it with buttercream icing and sprinkle it with milk chocolate chips. Then place your second cake on top and ice the whole cake with cream cheese icing. After you have done all that you need to sprinkle more chocolate chips on the cake and you're done.
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Sunday, November 13, 2016
Winter
I probably started my fall post saying that it is my favorite season. That's debatable. Winter is likely my real favorite. I'm not sure if Thanksgiving falls in winter, but if it does, then winter is absolutely the best season. After Halloween, time flies from Thanksgiving until my birthday and Christmas. I love to decorate for the holidays and be festive so of course I love Christmas. However, this year I'm ready to get jolly even sooner than normal.
I ususally contain my Christmas spirit until the day after Thanksgiving and then my whole house comes alive. From midnight on Thanksgiving night until December 26, the Christmas music never stops blaring. On the day after Thanksgiving, my parents and I go and get our Christmas tree and decorate it that night. We love the holidays and my mom and I are total suckers for Christmas decorations. We have sets of Christmas tree decorations. There are different color schemes to choose from every year, and the same goes for my small tree in my bedroom. But out of all the Christmas things we have, the best are the Santas. My mom has always loved Santa statues and ornaments and so it's basically her thing now. She loves antique and foreign Santas and so now they're just a part of the holidays for us. I guess what I really love about winter and the holidays is that it brings all of the family together and you can also see how other families celebrate which is always interesting.
I ususally contain my Christmas spirit until the day after Thanksgiving and then my whole house comes alive. From midnight on Thanksgiving night until December 26, the Christmas music never stops blaring. On the day after Thanksgiving, my parents and I go and get our Christmas tree and decorate it that night. We love the holidays and my mom and I are total suckers for Christmas decorations. We have sets of Christmas tree decorations. There are different color schemes to choose from every year, and the same goes for my small tree in my bedroom. But out of all the Christmas things we have, the best are the Santas. My mom has always loved Santa statues and ornaments and so it's basically her thing now. She loves antique and foreign Santas and so now they're just a part of the holidays for us. I guess what I really love about winter and the holidays is that it brings all of the family together and you can also see how other families celebrate which is always interesting.
LOTF Critical Scene
A scene that I thought was very important in the Lord of the Flies was pages 176-182 because it is Jack and Ralph's last hoorah. Ralph goes to Castle Rock to confront Jack about stealing Piggy's specs and to tell him that they still need to keep a fire if they hope to be rescued. In these pages you can see the parallels between the two boys and also some key traits in Piggy and Roger. This scene is important to understand because it prefaces Piggy's death and it contributes to why Ralph cries at the end. It is a building block for the rest of the story and sets up the end. This scene is also telling of Roger's character. We knew he was messed up but this scene seals the deal. The whole time Ralph and Jack were fighting, Roger was getting closer and closer to hurting someone. As it says, "'Zup!' Someone was throwing stones: Roger was dropping them, his one hand still on the lever. Below him Ralph was a shock of hair and Piggy a bag of fat." This tells us that Roger is ready to hurt if not kill someone and is one push away from dropping the boulder on someone.
In the scheme of the whole book, this scene is important for similar reasons. In the end when Ralph breaks down, it is likely a result of not only seeing his friends die but also because he was in total survival mode after this scene at Castle Rock. Also, it shows Piggy's character as the sense of reason in the group, like when he said "Ralph- remember what we came for. The fire. My specs." He always tries to reign the group in and keep them in line, even when they're fighting all around him. Overall, this scene to me, signalled the beginning of the end and was the basically the straw that broke the camel's back. The tribes could no longer work together or coexist. This was when it became war.
In the scheme of the whole book, this scene is important for similar reasons. In the end when Ralph breaks down, it is likely a result of not only seeing his friends die but also because he was in total survival mode after this scene at Castle Rock. Also, it shows Piggy's character as the sense of reason in the group, like when he said "Ralph- remember what we came for. The fire. My specs." He always tries to reign the group in and keep them in line, even when they're fighting all around him. Overall, this scene to me, signalled the beginning of the end and was the basically the straw that broke the camel's back. The tribes could no longer work together or coexist. This was when it became war.
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Sunday, November 6, 2016
Have You Ever Had a Pet That Affected Your Life In a Significant Way?
When I was little, we had a basset hound who we called Doodie. I'm not sure why we called her Doodie, but she was old and contrary and I never really had much of a bond with her. However, when I was approaching my third birthday, my parents thought it would be a good time to get me a dog and so they decided on a poodle. Poodles are hypoallergenic, smart, pretty, and fun for a little girl to have and so I was ecstatic. We got my poodle from a breeder in New Orleans and my parents and I ended up choosing the smallest girl in the mix. She was a black standard poodle puppy who we named Roxie.
Roxie has been one of my best friends, if not my best, since my third birthday. She sat with me on the hour long ride home and drooled all over me because she is terrified of car rides. She is also terrified of thunderstorms and so I have always laid with and comforted her during those two things. She does the same for me. Though a lot of things have changed in my life since then, Roxie has been a constant. We now have three other pets and I love all of them too, but not in the constant way that I love Roxie. We grew up together and played together, and she has been an incredibly significant part of my life.
Roxie has been one of my best friends, if not my best, since my third birthday. She sat with me on the hour long ride home and drooled all over me because she is terrified of car rides. She is also terrified of thunderstorms and so I have always laid with and comforted her during those two things. She does the same for me. Though a lot of things have changed in my life since then, Roxie has been a constant. We now have three other pets and I love all of them too, but not in the constant way that I love Roxie. We grew up together and played together, and she has been an incredibly significant part of my life.
LOTF Response
The world, that understandable and lawful world, was slipping away. Once there was this and that; and now--and the ship had gone. [... Jack refusing to give Piggy the floor when he has the conch...]
"The rules!" shouted Ralph. "You're breaking the rules!"
"Who cares?"
Ralph summoned his wits.
"Because the rules are the only thing we've got!"
But Jack was shouting against him.
"Bollocks to the rules! We're strong--we hunt! If there's a beast, we'll hunt it down! We'll close in and beat and beat and beat--!" (91)
It seems as if the boys are losing their order and civility very quickly after the ship passed. They started this whole event with regard and need for rules and order but it doesn't seem that way anymore. Piggy and Ralph are trying to hold the group together but Jack doesn't seem to care about the group in the least. All Jack wants to do is hunt and run around in the woods while Ralph, Piggy, and Simon are trying to get off this island. Jack shows this in his ignorance about the beast and how he believes it's just some animal that he can kill with his mediocre skills.
This passage is important because it really showcases the state of the boys' lives on the island right now. With everything going on around them, like their belief in the beast, the upkeep of the fire, and building shelters, the boys are struggling. They are split in their beliefs on how to run things. Half of them want to just have fun and hunt pigs and take down the beast, while the rest are thinking logically and trying to stay civil until they are rescued. Overall, this passage shows the major differences in the main characters and the ongoing conflict between Jack and Ralph.
"The rules!" shouted Ralph. "You're breaking the rules!"
"Who cares?"
Ralph summoned his wits.
"Because the rules are the only thing we've got!"
But Jack was shouting against him.
"Bollocks to the rules! We're strong--we hunt! If there's a beast, we'll hunt it down! We'll close in and beat and beat and beat--!" (91)
It seems as if the boys are losing their order and civility very quickly after the ship passed. They started this whole event with regard and need for rules and order but it doesn't seem that way anymore. Piggy and Ralph are trying to hold the group together but Jack doesn't seem to care about the group in the least. All Jack wants to do is hunt and run around in the woods while Ralph, Piggy, and Simon are trying to get off this island. Jack shows this in his ignorance about the beast and how he believes it's just some animal that he can kill with his mediocre skills.
This passage is important because it really showcases the state of the boys' lives on the island right now. With everything going on around them, like their belief in the beast, the upkeep of the fire, and building shelters, the boys are struggling. They are split in their beliefs on how to run things. Half of them want to just have fun and hunt pigs and take down the beast, while the rest are thinking logically and trying to stay civil until they are rescued. Overall, this passage shows the major differences in the main characters and the ongoing conflict between Jack and Ralph.
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