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Monday, 25 March 2013
Monday, 11 March 2013
Blog #11 (Description)
Keurig
1. A Keurig is a convenient, self powered, hot beverage dispenser. There are three different models, each priced differently due to their abilities. It is a silver and black elegant looking machine with a display on the top right side, indicating when the machine is ready. There is a main power button that is black with a white power symbol along with three small buttons, each labelled with a different cup size to indicate how large of a beverage you would like to have dispensed. At the top there is a handle that opens the top part of the machine and raises a holster where your "K-cup" of choice is inserted. When closed the needle at the bottom and top of the holster pierces the cup so the water can run through the solution and mix evenly into your cup. On the left of the machine is a detachable water holder that needs to be filled up after so many uses. There is a pump at the bottom of the water holder that feeds the water through the machine, through the solution and into your cup. At the bottom is a spill or drip tray with a star in the centre and tiny dots coming out from the star in a circle pattern. This is to catch any spills of coffee, tea and/or any other beverage.
2. A Keurig is a coffee and hot beverage dispenser. There are three types of models that each have a different price. The machine has buttons and a display at the top to indicate when your beverage is ready and which size to choose. The handle at the top can be lifted where the "K-cup" can be inserted. There is a water holder on the side that feeds the water through the machine and a drip tray at the bottom to catch the spills.
3. A Keurig is a convenient, self powered, hot beverage dispenser. It is purchased to be used in the convenience of your own home. It has a very simple approach to the machine and can be used with ease. After powering it up, the water is collected from the side water holder and heated up within the machine. When the machine says ready on the display, the handle can be lifted in the front and the "K-cup" can be inserted inside the holster. When the handle is closed the K-cup is pierced. There are three options for cup size and when chosen the machine dispenses the water through the cup solution producing a cup of heaven before your eyes.
1. A Keurig is a convenient, self powered, hot beverage dispenser. There are three different models, each priced differently due to their abilities. It is a silver and black elegant looking machine with a display on the top right side, indicating when the machine is ready. There is a main power button that is black with a white power symbol along with three small buttons, each labelled with a different cup size to indicate how large of a beverage you would like to have dispensed. At the top there is a handle that opens the top part of the machine and raises a holster where your "K-cup" of choice is inserted. When closed the needle at the bottom and top of the holster pierces the cup so the water can run through the solution and mix evenly into your cup. On the left of the machine is a detachable water holder that needs to be filled up after so many uses. There is a pump at the bottom of the water holder that feeds the water through the machine, through the solution and into your cup. At the bottom is a spill or drip tray with a star in the centre and tiny dots coming out from the star in a circle pattern. This is to catch any spills of coffee, tea and/or any other beverage.
2. A Keurig is a coffee and hot beverage dispenser. There are three types of models that each have a different price. The machine has buttons and a display at the top to indicate when your beverage is ready and which size to choose. The handle at the top can be lifted where the "K-cup" can be inserted. There is a water holder on the side that feeds the water through the machine and a drip tray at the bottom to catch the spills.
3. A Keurig is a convenient, self powered, hot beverage dispenser. It is purchased to be used in the convenience of your own home. It has a very simple approach to the machine and can be used with ease. After powering it up, the water is collected from the side water holder and heated up within the machine. When the machine says ready on the display, the handle can be lifted in the front and the "K-cup" can be inserted inside the holster. When the handle is closed the K-cup is pierced. There are three options for cup size and when chosen the machine dispenses the water through the cup solution producing a cup of heaven before your eyes.
Friday, 8 March 2013
Blog #10 - Part 2 (Theme)
2. Chinua Achebe's "Dead Men's Path" is a story about a man; Michael Obi and a Nigerian village and their struggle to meet personal compromise.
1. Michael Obi was appointed headmaster of Ndume School and decided to make it more
modernized, covering up an "old path" that ran through the school grounds.
1. Michael was a very dominant, controlling man that wanted to create a new way of
teaching for the children of Ndume school, brining in a more modern approach and
eliminate the traditions that once controlled the school. ("And what has that got to do
with the school?" (57).)
2. Michael knew full well what the path meant to the village however his arrogance
controlled his decision in covering the path with a bit of barbed wire, bushes and
flowers. ("Heavy sticks were planted closely across the path at the two places where it
entered and left the school premises" (64-65).)
2. The path running through the school was an old tradition of the village, that their dead would
take to their burial ground. The village demanded that it be uncovered, so it could still be
used.
1. The village's priest visited the headmaster to explain the importance of the path.
Stressing the beliefs the path has on the people of the village and that this tradition
was much more important than the "modernism" Michael was trying to promote.
2. "Our dead relatives depart by it and our ancestors visit us by it. But most important, it
is the path of children coming in to be born" (77-79).
3. Compromise could not be decided upon by both the headmaster and the priest.
1. The headmaster said the path could not run through the school grounds, however they
could let it skirt their premisses and they would offer to help reconstruct it. The priest
disagreed said the path had to remain in the same spot and if the path remained
blocked a person of the village will perish.
2. A short time after a young woman died giving birth and Michael woke to his school and
premises ruined by the angry villagers.
1. Michael Obi was appointed headmaster of Ndume School and decided to make it more
modernized, covering up an "old path" that ran through the school grounds.
1. Michael was a very dominant, controlling man that wanted to create a new way of
teaching for the children of Ndume school, brining in a more modern approach and
eliminate the traditions that once controlled the school. ("And what has that got to do
with the school?" (57).)
2. Michael knew full well what the path meant to the village however his arrogance
controlled his decision in covering the path with a bit of barbed wire, bushes and
flowers. ("Heavy sticks were planted closely across the path at the two places where it
entered and left the school premises" (64-65).)
2. The path running through the school was an old tradition of the village, that their dead would
take to their burial ground. The village demanded that it be uncovered, so it could still be
used.
1. The village's priest visited the headmaster to explain the importance of the path.
Stressing the beliefs the path has on the people of the village and that this tradition
was much more important than the "modernism" Michael was trying to promote.
2. "Our dead relatives depart by it and our ancestors visit us by it. But most important, it
is the path of children coming in to be born" (77-79).
3. Compromise could not be decided upon by both the headmaster and the priest.
1. The headmaster said the path could not run through the school grounds, however they
could let it skirt their premisses and they would offer to help reconstruct it. The priest
disagreed said the path had to remain in the same spot and if the path remained
blocked a person of the village will perish.
2. A short time after a young woman died giving birth and Michael woke to his school and
premises ruined by the angry villagers.
Thursday, 7 March 2013
Blog #10 (Theme)
1. Alice Munro's "Boy's and Girls" is a story about a girl entering into womanhood while growing up on a fox farm.
1. The young girl learns to grow up as a fox farmer and perform the everyday typical farm tasks of a
male.
1. "I filled the water drum at the pump and trundled it down through the barnyard to the pens"
(91-92)
2. The girl loved to follow her father around on the farm and help out. Her brother was younger
and weaker so she could skip regular woman tasks.
2. The mother wanted her daughter to take on the typical role of a farm girl and help with cooking,
cleaning, preparing food, etc.
1. "Wait till Laird gets a little bigger, then you'll have a real help" (162).
2. However, the girl didn't want that and after doing what her mother asked would quickly
escape form the kitchen back out to the barn. The mother could see this and started plotting
how she would keep her inside.
3. The girl starts to realize that she has no choice but to fill the woman role on a farm and become her
mother, that was the path she was forced by her family to realize.
1. "Girls don't slam doors like that. Girls keep their knees together when they sit down" (228-
229).
2. "She's only a girl." "I didn't protest that, even in my heart. Maybe it was true" (451-453)
1. The young girl learns to grow up as a fox farmer and perform the everyday typical farm tasks of a
male.
1. "I filled the water drum at the pump and trundled it down through the barnyard to the pens"
(91-92)
2. The girl loved to follow her father around on the farm and help out. Her brother was younger
and weaker so she could skip regular woman tasks.
2. The mother wanted her daughter to take on the typical role of a farm girl and help with cooking,
cleaning, preparing food, etc.
1. "Wait till Laird gets a little bigger, then you'll have a real help" (162).
2. However, the girl didn't want that and after doing what her mother asked would quickly
escape form the kitchen back out to the barn. The mother could see this and started plotting
how she would keep her inside.
3. The girl starts to realize that she has no choice but to fill the woman role on a farm and become her
mother, that was the path she was forced by her family to realize.
1. "Girls don't slam doors like that. Girls keep their knees together when they sit down" (228-
229).
2. "She's only a girl." "I didn't protest that, even in my heart. Maybe it was true" (451-453)
Monday, 25 February 2013
Blog #9 (India Gate Review)
Very recently I was exposed and treated to food from a certain culture that I have never experienced before. That food was Indian food. I never thought I would picture myself having a traditional Indian meal in the heart of St. John's. (If that's not globalization, then I don't know what is.) The restaurant of choice was called "India Gate", located on Duckworth Street down town. I am not a picky eater and I was eager to try the new style of food. The atmosphere and setting was extremely Indian and really set the mood of the dining experience that was to be expected. The menu could not get any bigger and had a large variety of so many different things to try. The service was immaculate, our server was very knowledgeable of the menu and presented himself in an outstanding formal manner. Even the owners took the time to come to our table to introduce themselves and their restaurant. To make sure everything was nothing but perfect. When the common person thinks of Indian food they immediately associate it with the overbearingness of curry. This is true in some cases, however, the menu had so many different meal choices that did not use curry. The meals that did have curry incorporated in them had the option of it being spicy, with their variety of "hotness" levels, or not spicy at all. I would highly recommend this place to everyone, those looking for something different and even those looking to broaden their food-eating horizon. When it comes to food, I recommend the Tandoori Platter, consisting of a variety of meats and veggies dressed in spices and cooked in the traditional Indian "Tandoori" clay oven. To top it all off, upon finishing the meal they even give you a "cherry on top", that being a steamed refreshing towel. It is completely understandable why they are voted as one of the top dining destinations in St. John's.
(http://www.49st.com/venue/india-gate-restaurant#info)
Friday, 22 February 2013
Blog #8 (Fan Fiction)
I currently watch the TV show; "The Walking Dead", developed by Frank Darabont. Last week's episode was about the ongoing rivalry between Rick's group of people living in the prison and the Governor and his people of the neighbouring town. Meanwhile, Rick is still battling the death of his wife emotionally and others at camp are trying to fill his role as leader and making stupid scattered decisions on their own. The Governor shows up and open fires on the prison with his men, where both parties are trading shots back and forth. The Governor then unleashes a truck full of "Walkers" inside the gate of the prison and takes off. I feel this ending was good, however, somewhat unrealistic. Members of the prison group just so happened to arrive at the right time to help fight off the "Walkers". An alternate way I think the episode could have finished in is:
Rick is still outside the prison's fence, telling Hershel the emotions and confusions he still has about his wife's death. Gunshots begin from the woods as the Governor and a few of his men try to ambush the prison. (One non-important character from the prison gets caught in the cross fire). To the Governor's surprise, members that belong to the group from the prison Daryl and Merle arrive from the woods as well and flank their surprise attack. The Governor and his men are outnumbered and flee, some of his men getting caught by bullets and their truck of 'Walkers" becomes abandoned. The "Walkers" are flooding out of the truck's door, left open by the Governor's man. The men of the prison take off back within the prison's gates, however cannot get the hole in the gate tied off fast enough. "Walkers" start to flood into the first gated area. (Episode comes to an end).
I feel this would have given a more realistic ending, then the one watched on TV. With that many bullets being fired at each other and minimal barriers, there should have been a lot more dead people then there was. Also, the prison group outnumbers the Governor and his men, therefore instead of him casually leaving, it should have been a fleeing situation for him.
Rick is still outside the prison's fence, telling Hershel the emotions and confusions he still has about his wife's death. Gunshots begin from the woods as the Governor and a few of his men try to ambush the prison. (One non-important character from the prison gets caught in the cross fire). To the Governor's surprise, members that belong to the group from the prison Daryl and Merle arrive from the woods as well and flank their surprise attack. The Governor and his men are outnumbered and flee, some of his men getting caught by bullets and their truck of 'Walkers" becomes abandoned. The "Walkers" are flooding out of the truck's door, left open by the Governor's man. The men of the prison take off back within the prison's gates, however cannot get the hole in the gate tied off fast enough. "Walkers" start to flood into the first gated area. (Episode comes to an end).
I feel this would have given a more realistic ending, then the one watched on TV. With that many bullets being fired at each other and minimal barriers, there should have been a lot more dead people then there was. Also, the prison group outnumbers the Governor and his men, therefore instead of him casually leaving, it should have been a fleeing situation for him.
Tuesday, 12 February 2013
Blog #7 (Plunderverse)
My Papa's Waltz by Theodore Roethke
The whiskey on your breath
Could make a small boy dizzy;
But I hung on like death:
Such waltzing was not easy.
We romped until the pans
Slid from the kitchen shelf;
My mother's countenance
Could not unfrown itself.
The hand that held my wrist
Was battered on one knuckle;
At every step you missed
My right ear scraped a buckle.
You beat time on my head
With a palm caked hard by dirt,
Then waltzed me off to bed
Still clinging to your shirt.
Could make a small boy dizzy;
But I hung on like death:
Such waltzing was not easy.
We romped until the pans
Slid from the kitchen shelf;
My mother's countenance
Could not unfrown itself.
The hand that held my wrist
Was battered on one knuckle;
At every step you missed
My right ear scraped a buckle.
You beat time on my head
With a palm caked hard by dirt,
Then waltzed me off to bed
Still clinging to your shirt.
whiskey
make s a boy
hung
easy
romp the pans
the kitchen
mother's count
no frown s
hand held
t one
beat my
palm hard
waltz to bed
make s a boy
hung
easy
romp the pans
the kitchen
mother's count
no frown s
hand held
t one
beat my
palm hard
waltz to bed
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