...TASTE OF A WATERMELON It’s about a person who recalls his inconsiderate doing as a sixteen year-old of stealing a watermelon. The boy had just moved to a new home with his parents and had stolen a watermelon from the fiery Mr. Wills, whom nobody dares to touch his crops.Mr. Wills had raised the biggest watermelon in the country and was guarding his patch with a gun. When the boys and his friends passed by Mr. Will’s patch one night, the boy successfully manages to steal the great seed melon and enjoy it with his friends. Mr. Wills soon discovers about his stolen watermelon and becomes desperate and angry; the boy is touched when he discovers that Mr. Wills wanted to give it to his sickly wife to make her feel better. He decides to collect the seeds and go confess to Mr. Wills with his father, expecting Mr. Wills to try to shoot him. Instead, Mr. Wills makes a deal with the boy that they’ll grow together next year instead of this one, which is ruined. I’ve found The Taste of Melon a very entertaining 16-page read.The end is very ironic and witty. This short story is worth reading. Actually the boys hadn't just passed by, they went swimming that night after the moon rose and Mr. Will's was actually keeping that that melon for his sickly wife to make her feel better by letting her share it with averybody in town not only so that it would make HER feel better. Also it wasn't only Mr. Will's who made the deal with the boy, they young boy presented the deal to Mr. Will's and Mr...
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...The taste of Watermelon is a story written by Borden Deal and it is narrated in first person by a 16 year old boy who has just moved from the town to the countryside and has a crush on Willadean Wills. He is described through indirect characterization by showing his actions, such as when he tries to steal the watermelon in a bright night knowing that Mr. Wills, Willadean’s father, is patrolling it, in order to fit in on the new group. By this we get to know that he is a brave and consistent boy who does whatever to get what he wants. Mr. Wills, was the best farmer, he transmitted fear and imposed respect. He raised excellent watermelons. He was possessive and protective, selfish and competitive, which is shown through his actions, by indirect characterization, such as when he stays with the watermelons seeds, without lending not even one to his neighbours, in order to save the best ones only for him. Or through description, direct characterization, such as shown in this statement: “Mr. Wills was a big man. He had bright, fierce eyes under heavy brows and when he looked down at you, you just withered”. The narrator wants to steal the best watermelon in order to challenge himself, for approval and integration, and to conquer Willadean, a slim and tall girl of which everyone is in love with. She is described in a direct and indirect way, by description and retelling. The story has a direct type of opening due to setting and situation details are described in the beginning. Setting...
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...Secrets by Bernard Maclaverty This essay is written on a short story by Bernard MacLaverty called “Secrets”. I will explore on the way the author conveyed loss and suffering as the main themes of the story. “Secrets” helped me to understand how easily life can change instantly : from possession to loss; happiness to suffering. The story “Secrets” is written in a form of a flashback and as it progresses, it introduces the reader to the story’s protagonists: Aunt Mary and ‘the boy’. At the beginning of the story, the author introduces the dying aunt Mary and her nephew she seems distant from. The author then creates a flashback that progressively explains the reason behind the boy’s and aunt’s cold relations. The reader also discovers how the central characters were not always on distant terms, but that they used to share a very close bond. After aunt Mary dies, the boy remembers moments of childhood he shared with aunt Mary, how he betrayed her trust and how aunt Mary never forgave him. Throughout the plot of the tale, the reader is brought in to the themes of loss and suffering. In the beginning of the story, Bernard MacLaverty introduces the reader to the death of aunt Mary. In this the author partially reveals a portion of aunt Mary’s character. “ She lost all the dignity he knew her to have“ This description is provided by aunt Mary’s nephew. ‘She lost’ symbolises loss and ‘dignity’ suggests aunt Mary’s dignified, natural grace she had before her death. This means that during...
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...NAME: COURSE: The Signalman He wished me good night, and held up his light. I walked by the side of the down Line of rails (with a very disagreable sensation of a train coming behind me) until I found the path. It was easier to mount than to descend, and I got back to my inn without any adventure. Punctual to my appointment, I placed my foot on the first notch of the zig zag next night, as the distant clocks were striking eleven. He was waiting for me at the bottom, with his white light on. ‘I have not called out,’ I said, when we came close together; ‘may I speak now?’ ‘By all means, sir.’ ‘Good night, then, and here’s my hand.’ ‘Good night, sir, and here’s mine.’ With that we walked side by side to his box, entered it, closed the door, and sat down by the fire. ‘I have made up my mind, sir,’ he began, bending forward as soon as we were seated, and speaking in a tone but a little above a whisper, ‘that you shall not have to ask me twice what troubles me. I took you for someone else yesterday evening. That troubles me.’ ‘That mistake?’ ‘No. That someone else.’ ‘Who is it?’ ‘I don’t know.’ ‘Like me?’ QUESTIONS 1. What did the signalman want to tell his visitor? 2. How many times did the writer visit the signalman before he died? 3. Was the spectre a good or a bad ghost? 1 4. How did the signalman die? 5. Find words in the text with similar meaning to: Way: Hotel: Far away: To climb: Of course: 6. Composition (80 words): According to the text, what kind...
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...Taste of Watermelon is written by Borden Deal. Taste of Watermelon is written in the year of 1979. It is a short story. He is an American author who is dead! He has been dead 25 years. The Taste of Watermelon is set in the country side where a bunch of farmers live. It is set in the states because of the language used. For example ‘golly’ and ‘gosh’. It is set in around the 1970s, the time it was written in. There are 4 main characters I would say. There is Mr. Will who is an old man who is a farmer and every night he guards his huge watermelon with a gun. Then there is a boy who steals the watermelon and eats it up with his friends. He then after he steals it feels really bad and collects the seeds from the floor and gives them to Mr. Wills The story is basically about a boy who steals the watermelon from Mr. Wills and together with his friends; Freddy, Gary, and J.D., they eat as much as they can of the watermelon and destroy whatever is left. The boy goes home and watches Mr. Wills as he realizes that his watermelon has been stolen. He freaks out and starts destroying all the other watermelons and the boy after a night of not sleeping together with his dad collects all the seeds he could find and gives them to Mr. Wills to plant a field of watermelons for the following year. Mr. wills accepts his apology and is pleased to hear that the boy would love to help Mr. Wills in planting all these seeds. Mr. Wills is happy . The author uses 1st person. I personally prefer...
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...‘Secrets’ and ‘The Taste of Watermelon’ are two short stories that are worth comparing. The two stories have many things that are similar when seen from faraway but have points that differ from each other when looked closely. One main thing they both have in common are that they are both stories which an incident completely changes the relationships with an elder. The different things are that how the main character reacts to the action he does and how he thinks of it at the end. Between the two stories, the relationship with the elder is something that differs from each other. In ‘Secrets’ the main character is very close and familiar to the elder, in this story it is referred as ‘Great Aunt Mary’. There is one scene that significantly shows this; Her grandmother had given it to her as a brooch and she had had a ring made from it. He would try to count back to see how old it was. Had her grandmother got it from HER grandmother? And if so what had she turned it into? This shows the main character’s interest towards the aunt and a want to know even know about his mysterious aunt. After breaking promises with the aunt and reading the letter though, the main character and the elder’s relationship breaks and is never made up, or nobody tried to make it up. The main character regrets of his action, it is shown by him not saying anything to the insults the elder tells him, for example telling him that ‘you are dirt’. However, even though the elder ‘struck him across the side...
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...more watermelons than we knew what to do with. There were too many for us to eat without having to throw some out. We tried calling our friends and family, but no one wanted them, even though they were free. So, I found a recipe for watermelon jelly. I wrinkled up my nose with the thought of how that would taste, but I was out of ideas on what to do with all that watermelon, so I printed out the recipe and got started. First, you will need to gather all the ingredients and equipment that you will use throughout this process. You will need four cups of chopped watermelon (without the seeds or rind), three and a half cups of sugar, three tablespoons of lemon juice( fresh or store bought), one package of dry no sugar needed pectin, jar grabber (to pick up the hot jars), jar funnel, one five quart or larger pot, one two quart pot, one large spoon, one ladle, one water bath canner (huge pot with a lifting rack to sanitize the jars of watermelon jelly after filling), eight 8 ounce jelly jars with lids and bands, one food processor or blender, one small bowl. I went out to the garden to pick out a nice ripe watermelon. If you don’t have a garden of your own, you can find a watermelon at your local farmers market or grocery store. Wash the outside of your watermelon with cold water. Before you cut your watermelon in half, fill the water bath canner up about three fourths of the way full with water and put it on the stove over high heat. Now you can cut the watermelon open and...
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...It’s about a person who recalls his inconsiderate doing as a sixteen year-old of stealing a watermelon. The boy had just moved to a new home with his parents and had stolen a watermelon from the fiery Mr. Wills, whom nobody dares to touch his crops.Mr. Wills had raised the biggest watermelon in the country and was guarding his patch with a gun. When the boys and his friends passed by Mr. Will’s patch one night, the boy successfully manages to steal the great seed melon and enjoy it with his friends. Mr. Wills soon discovers about his stolen watermelon and becomes desperate and angry; the boy is touched when he discovers that Mr. Wills wanted to give it to his sickly wife to make her feel better. He decides to collect the seeds and go confess to Mr. Wills with his father, expecting Mr. Wills to try to shoot him. Instead, Mr. Wills makes a deal with the boy that they’ll grow together next year instead of this one, which is ruined. I’ve found The Taste of Melon a very entertaining 16-page read.The end is very ironic and witty. This short story is worth reading. Actually the boys hadn't just passed by, they went swimming that night after the moon rose and Mr. Will's was actually keeping that that melon for his sickly wife to make her feel better by letting her share it with averybody in town not only so that it would make HER feel better. Also it wasn't only Mr. Will's who made the deal with the boy, they young boy presented the deal to Mr. Will's and Mr. Will's...
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...the widespread general appeal of Alcohol, our team has selected to break into the adult beverage market and compete with major brewing and distilling companies such as Suntory and Beam Inc. Mainly we want to focus on alcoholic beverages that appeal to the female clientele such as flavored Margaritas. These drinks are sweeter in taste, colorful to the eye and less expensive than “top shelf” alcohol drinks. Below you will find the results of our findings. Suntory Holding is a brewing and distillery company that was originally formed in 1899 in Osaka Japan. Originally Suntory only sold alcoholic beverages such as Japanese whisky but has expanded into everything from sandwiches to soft drinks. In January, 2014, Suntory made an agreement with American producers Jim Beam Inc. to buy their company for $13.6 billion dollars. Suntory’s total annual revenue is $4.3 billion dollars and once this acquisition goes through, it will make Suntory the world’s third largest maker of spirits. The alcohol market is an enormous market. In the following two paragraphs Team C will provide an overview of the market for our product, “Sauza Sparkling Margarita Watermelon”, include an analysis of its competitors, and define our product’s potential customers. The best definition found for defining a market is “A market is the set of all actual and potential buyers of a product or service,” according to ("Tutor 2 U", 2014). Team C will define our products market as the “Alcoholic Beverage Market”...
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...Detox Drink -1-2 liters’ of water, depending on how strong you want it to taste -Part of 1 watermelon or 1 cucumber -1 lemon or lime -A handful of fresh mint leaves (approximately 10-13) -Ice cubes Directions Slice up a good amount of watermelon into cubes, rind and all, and put them into a jug or pitcher. Cut 1 juicy lime into wedges and toss in with the watermelon. Add a handful of fresh, fragrant, mint leaves and pour in 2 liters of cool water, filling the jug all the way to the top. Let this sit overnight in the fridge and let all the yummy flavors steep and infuse the water. When you want to drink it, put in a generous helping of ice cubes, pour, and enjoy daily. Flavor Tips • Try substituting a lemon for the lime, cucumber for the watermelon, or a combination of all of them. • Pour water in first and then add the ingredients. I feel like there’s more of a burst of flavor when the water gets poured in and everything swirls around, but there’s something to be said for letting it gently infuse itself as well (the water tends to stay a bit clearer as well.) • Don’t add ice to the entire jug, and leave it on a cup-by-cup basis. If you plan on drinking it over time, this can help prevent it from getting diluted as the ice melts. • Start with 2 liters’ of water steeping overnight, and then experiment with longer/shorter times and more or less water. • Squeeze in the juice of 1 lime and/or lemon and then slice up another and add that to give it a little extra citrus...
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...Contents Fruits: 1 Apple 1 Banana 3 Guava 4 Mango 5 Grapes 6 Peaches 7 Orange /Citrus/ kinnu 8 Water Melon 9 Sweet melon 11 Strawberry 12 Pear 13 Apricot 14 Pomegranate 16 Lychee 17 Pineapple 18 Cherry 19 Black Plum (Jamun) 20 Raspberry 21 Papaya: 23 Fruits: Apple Delicious and crunchy apple fruit is one of the most popular fruit favored by health conscious, fitness freaks who believe in “health is wealth.”Scientific name: Malus domestica Apples are low in calories; 100 g of fresh fruit slices provide only 50 calories. Nutrients: Apples contain antioxidant and fiber and Apples however, contain no saturated fats or cholesterol Apple also contains small amount of minerals like potassium, phosphorus, and calcium. In addition, apple fruit is a good source of B-complex vitamins such as riboflavin, thiamin, and pyridoxine (vitamin B-6) Nutritional value: Preparation | Serving Size | Carbs | Fiber(g) | Fat(g) | Energy(kj) | Apple (peeled) | 1 medium sized 100g | 12 | 1 | 0 | 205 | Apple (unpeeled) | 1 medium sized 100g | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | 250 | Disease-fighting factor: Apple Fiber helps to prevent absorption of dietary LDL cholesterol in the gut. The dietary fibers also help protect the mucous membrane of the colon from exposure to toxic substances by binding to cancer causing chemicals in the colon. Apples contain antioxidants which may help lower the chance of developing diabetes and asthma. Apples are also...
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...Anti-Aging Foods I am a firm believer that the first and foremost of any anti-aging regiment should be working from the insides out. Eating a healthy die that contains anti-aging foods will slow down the aging process. What you eat has a tremendous impact not only on your health but also on your life span. Anti-aging foods are known to give you better endurance, prolong your lifespan, obtain a better quality of sleep, feel vital and energetic, and they can promote a sense of calmness and wellbeing. Anti-aging foods can reduce the effects of aging and even reverse the damage to your body caused by an unhealthy lifestyle. Some of the most notable anti-aging foods are avocados, berries, nuts, garlic, soya, watermelon and ginger. Avocado is a fruit which is usually eaten as a vegetable and is a good source of healthy monosaturated fat that can help reduce levels of a bad type of cholesterol in the body. Avocados are a good source of Vitamin E and can help maintain healthy skin and prevent skin aging. They are rich in potassium which helps prevent fluid retention and high blood pressure. Avocados provide nearly 20 percent of essential nutrients including fiber, potassium, vitamin e, b vitamins and folic acid. They also act as a nutrient booster by enabling the body to absorb more fat-soluble nutrients such as alpha, beta carotene and lutein. Avocados are rich, creamy and full of healthy essential fatty acids. Technically a fruit, avocados are...
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...nerves. Snow peas can dampness, spleen. Black beans is able to spleen and kidney. In addition, lotus leaf, called " traditional Chinese medicine." Plum Most suitable for people who love sweating. Plum is very representative of the summer seasonal fruit. It is a large sale in July and August each year, when full shape, sweet taste, eat fragrant lips and teeth. Peaches Most often for lower limb edema person. During the summer, peaches market in large quantities. Because of its bright color, nutrient-rich, it has been seen by the Chinese people live longer, the symbol of blessing, the election to choose the surface of peach fluff. After eating peaches bought as much as possible within three days. White Gourd White gourd is a summer seasonal vegetables. It is sweet and light, slightly cold, favorable water Phlegm, detoxification effect, is pure heart and fire, diarrhea stomach fire ingredients. White gourd is particularly suitable for people taking high cholesterol. Watermelon Hypertensive patients most suitable for human consumption. Speaking of summer fruits and vegetables, first appeared in people's minds, and in all likelihood is watermelon. It is sweet and cold, can...
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...pollination and fading has started. May 9, 2012 – new buds spotted! The flowers are in another blooming period with new buds spotted on May 13, 2012. Cucumber Seeds planted April 26. On May 6 sprouts were 2” tall. May 9, 2012 – sprouts are 4” tall. Separated some of the plants on May 12, 2012. On May 13, 2012 – invasion of the pill bugs! I sprayed the plants with garlic cayenne water today. Majority of the plants are still standing tall and strong. I will recheck in a week. Crook neck yellow squash seeds planted on April 26. On May 6 sprouts were more than 2” tall. May 9, 2012 – sprouts are @ 4” tall. The plants are a good 6” tall and were separated out on May 12, 2012. Watermelon and Cantaloupe seeds planted on April 26. On May 6 sprouts were more than 3” tall and signs of new growth. What we think are the watermelon seeds are now a good 6” tall as of May 9, 2012. Cantaloupe sprouts are slightly shorter. Plants are still looking good, growing good, full leaves and new flower buds as of May 13, 2012. Garlic bulbs planted on April 26. 2” sprouts by May 6. Sprouts are 3-4” in height as of May 9, 2012, and new leaves are appearing. Plants are at least 7” tall as of May 13, 2012. Signs of new growth! Artichoke and Cauliflower plants transferred on April 28. We see signs of...
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...2012 Sunday, December 2, 2012 This paper will talk about why some kinds of fruits are sweet and others sour or have no particular taste. Also, how does their ripening process and humans affect the dispersal of their seeds, and how fructose is used for metabolism in fruits. There are many types of fruits some considered tropical for the environments they grow into and others temperate for growing in cooler environments. Fruits have different tastes depending on their chemistry and according to the level of fructose or starch they possess. Fruits that are high in fructose like watermelon, grapes, mangoes, and apples tend to be on the sweeter side while starchy fruits like pineapples, oranges, lemon, and some raw fruits are more acidic and go towards the sour side. There are some others that just have no particular taste; this is due to them having similar levels of both fructose and starch giving them a more neutral taste than others. A particular fruit like oranges may also be sweet; the same goes with some apples which are more on the tart side. In regards to their evolution process, almost all fruits have seeds and their dispersal is essential for the production of more fruits, this dispersal may be affected by their ripening process. When fruits ripen it goes through a series of changes that alter their appearance and taste, their starches convert into sugars and they end up being sweeter and softer. Ripening of fruits can however cause premature levels of seed...
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