Old:
-Obedient to Nathan
-"I remained his wife because it was the one thing I was able to do each day. My daughters would say; You see, Mother, you had no life of your own," (8)
-Didn't speak for herself
-"I would be no different from the nest one, if I hadn't paid my own little part in blood. I trod on Africa without a thought, straight from our family's divinely inspired beginning to out terrible end," (9)
New:
-Strong
-"These heavy things she dragged by herself, even though I know for a fact that two months ago she couldn't have moved them," (371)
-Has her own beliefs
-"I had to keep moving. I didn't set out to leave my husband. Anyone can see I should have, long before, but I never did know how," (383)
-"Nathan was something that happened to us, as devastating in its way as the burning roof that fell on the family Mwanza; with our fate scarred by hell and brimstone we still had to track our course. And it happened finally by the grace of hell and brimstone that I had to keep moving. I moved, and he stood still," (384)
-Takes control
-"if I only hadn't let the children out of my sight that morning," (324)\
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Friday, March 19, 2010
cast of characters in congo: leah
The character that I choose from the Poisonwood Bible is Rachel. Here are some characteristics of her:
Rachel:
-Self-centered
-Oldest, most knowledgeable sister
-Not concerned with the soul/Bible
-Materialistic
Monique in the movie, She's The Man resembles Rachel in the Poisonwood Bible. In these collection of clips, Monique, as her usual self-centered and materialistic personality, goes through her life, after breaking up with her boyfriend, Sebastian, who is actually his sister Viola.
Rachel:
-Self-centered
-Oldest, most knowledgeable sister
-Not concerned with the soul/Bible
-Materialistic
Monique in the movie, She's The Man resembles Rachel in the Poisonwood Bible. In these collection of clips, Monique, as her usual self-centered and materialistic personality, goes through her life, after breaking up with her boyfriend, Sebastian, who is actually his sister Viola.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
green tea: the miracle
Recently, I have been drinking green tea as a way to wake me up in the morning and through the day, sometimes in place of water. I have been wondering about the benefits and the Japanese history of green tea.
History Of Green Tea:
In Japan, green tea, Ryokucha, is everywhere, making it commonly known as just "tea". The earliest references of green tea in Japan has been traced back to written text by a Buddhist monk in the 9th century. When Japanese priests and envoys were sent to China to learn about its culture, they brought along tea. Tea became a drink of the religious class.
Modern Green Tea:
"In 1740, Soen Nagatani developed Japanese sencha, which is an unfermented from of green tea. Tea leaves are first steam-pressed, then rolled and dried into loose tea. The dried leaves are brewed with hot water to yield the final drink. Sencha is now one of Japan's mainstay teas." (Wikipedia)
Green Tea For Weight Loss:
In order to loose one pound of fat, a person must maintain a calorie deficit of 3500 below their normal "set point", whichi is the amount of calories consumed in one's daily diet. Japanese researchers suggest that if the average person were to drink five cups of green tea a day, the would burn an extra 70 to 80 calories through an effect called thermogenesis, a process of heat production in organisms. The caffeine derived from green tea is responsible for this thermogenesis effect. Although 70 to 80 calories per day is not sufficient enough for drastic weight loss,it can still be used as an aid to weight loss. Research states that if a person added five cups of green tea to their daily diet, then over a 43 day course, one could expect to lose a pound. Then over a one year period, one could expect to lose eight pounds. Green tea is not only a weight loss aid, but a health benefit as well. Green tea protects against cancer and diseases, promotes healthy skin, prevents wrinkles, fights aging, enhances mental focus, boosts the immune system, promotes oral health and many other benefits like lowering stress.
History Of Green Tea:
In Japan, green tea, Ryokucha, is everywhere, making it commonly known as just "tea". The earliest references of green tea in Japan has been traced back to written text by a Buddhist monk in the 9th century. When Japanese priests and envoys were sent to China to learn about its culture, they brought along tea. Tea became a drink of the religious class.
Modern Green Tea:
"In 1740, Soen Nagatani developed Japanese sencha, which is an unfermented from of green tea. Tea leaves are first steam-pressed, then rolled and dried into loose tea. The dried leaves are brewed with hot water to yield the final drink. Sencha is now one of Japan's mainstay teas." (Wikipedia)
Green Tea For Weight Loss:
In order to loose one pound of fat, a person must maintain a calorie deficit of 3500 below their normal "set point", whichi is the amount of calories consumed in one's daily diet. Japanese researchers suggest that if the average person were to drink five cups of green tea a day, the would burn an extra 70 to 80 calories through an effect called thermogenesis, a process of heat production in organisms. The caffeine derived from green tea is responsible for this thermogenesis effect. Although 70 to 80 calories per day is not sufficient enough for drastic weight loss,it can still be used as an aid to weight loss. Research states that if a person added five cups of green tea to their daily diet, then over a 43 day course, one could expect to lose a pound. Then over a one year period, one could expect to lose eight pounds. Green tea is not only a weight loss aid, but a health benefit as well. Green tea protects against cancer and diseases, promotes healthy skin, prevents wrinkles, fights aging, enhances mental focus, boosts the immune system, promotes oral health and many other benefits like lowering stress.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
PWB: grammie's no-crust apple pie
A Poisonwood Bible with no boundaries, made with sisters, perspectives, patience and a handful of knowledge.
Ingredients:
6 Characters (Leah, Adah, Ruth May, Rachel, Orleanna, Nathan) - 6 cups apples - peeled, cored and sliced
1 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Christian Background - 1 cup white sugar
Congolese Background - 1/2 cup buttermilk baking mix
3/4 cup milk
2 eggs
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1 death - cup buttermilk baking mix
Famine & Sickness - 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/3 selfishness of Nathan - cup dark brown sugar
3 broken hearts - tablespoons margarine, chilled
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C.)
2. In a large bowl, combine apples, cinnamon, nutmeg, white sugar and 1/2 cup baking mix. Stir together the milk and eggs and mix into apple mixture. Pour filling into pie plate and dot with butter.
3. To make the Topping: In a large bowl, combine 1 cup baking mix, walnuts, brown sugar and margarine. Mix until crumbly and sprinkle over top of apples.
4. Bake in the preheated oven for 60 minutes, or until apples are cooked and topping is golden brown.
5. Place a toothpick in center of pie. If toothpick comes out clean, carefully remove pie from oven.
PWB Recipe:
1. Preheat Ruth May's age to about 5 years old.
2. In a small house, combine Ruth May's sickness and Nathan's selfish disregard for his family's safety. Stir together all the drama between Orleanna and Nathan and mix into the girl's problems, especially Ruth May's. Pour into their lives and dot with famine and hunger.
3. Bake in the preheated oven for 6 months, or until an event sparks a change.
4. Place Ruth May's loss in the center of the Price family's attention. If Nathan has no grief, Orleanna will step up and take control.
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Grammies-No-Crust-Apple-Pie/Detail.aspx
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
20% time work
"Picture a twenty-two inch, seven-pound doll with white porcelain skin and fiery red pigtails. Picture stiff toy limbs and a sweet little grin. Picture the clothes of a newborn draping over the doll's arms and legs. Picture pea-sized eyes and toes the size of tic-tacs. Imagine squeaky words and peeping hums. This is Charlotte.
But, Charlotte is not a doll. She was featured on "The Tiniest Girl in the World" on TLC, and she just may be that. When I was born, I was six pounds and seven ounces; Charlotte is just a half a pound heavier than me at two years old."
"This topic is so interesting. I love how you describe a doll as an introduction then expand into the life of Charlotte and the history and facts of primordial dwarfism."
"***A sudden fall… Darkness enclosing around her. Smothering her; stifling the air. She stumbled and fell to her hands. She felt rocks gauging out her soft skin. Rushing to her feet she turned in circles, desperately searching. She found no light. Breathing hard, she began to panic. She started sprinting. Heart racing, blood pumping; she tore away from the place where she was dropped into this strange world."
"AHH, so intense...I love the description of every action, feeling and place. The introduction reminded me of the movie, "Alice in Wonderland," when Alice falls down the rabbit hole. I can just imagine what is happening by the choice of words and the sentence length."
"Fun: "An enjoyment, amusement or lighthearted pleasure."(New Oxford Dictionary). Some people say that fun is a waste of time, it doesn't get the bills payed, unnecessary, etc and etc. I feel that fun is a necessity to our very own survival. A life without fun isn't a life at all. It is the reason for us humans to live for another day, it is a cure for the stress that we encounter everyday and it is an element that motivates people to do things."
"I love the topic, I can relate to it so much. I like how you did research to relate the topic to the readers."
During the 20% time class, I realized that the introductions of people's posts was the most important component to someone's writing. After reading the introduction, I either chose to keep reading or to go on to the next person's paper. This made me think about how to make an introduction interesting, hooking the reader. Max gave me a good idea by putting the definition in the beginning or using short and sweet sentences which captures my attention.
But, Charlotte is not a doll. She was featured on "The Tiniest Girl in the World" on TLC, and she just may be that. When I was born, I was six pounds and seven ounces; Charlotte is just a half a pound heavier than me at two years old."
"This topic is so interesting. I love how you describe a doll as an introduction then expand into the life of Charlotte and the history and facts of primordial dwarfism."
"***A sudden fall… Darkness enclosing around her. Smothering her; stifling the air. She stumbled and fell to her hands. She felt rocks gauging out her soft skin. Rushing to her feet she turned in circles, desperately searching. She found no light. Breathing hard, she began to panic. She started sprinting. Heart racing, blood pumping; she tore away from the place where she was dropped into this strange world."
"AHH, so intense...I love the description of every action, feeling and place. The introduction reminded me of the movie, "Alice in Wonderland," when Alice falls down the rabbit hole. I can just imagine what is happening by the choice of words and the sentence length."
"Fun: "An enjoyment, amusement or lighthearted pleasure."(New Oxford Dictionary). Some people say that fun is a waste of time, it doesn't get the bills payed, unnecessary, etc and etc. I feel that fun is a necessity to our very own survival. A life without fun isn't a life at all. It is the reason for us humans to live for another day, it is a cure for the stress that we encounter everyday and it is an element that motivates people to do things."
"I love the topic, I can relate to it so much. I like how you did research to relate the topic to the readers."
During the 20% time class, I realized that the introductions of people's posts was the most important component to someone's writing. After reading the introduction, I either chose to keep reading or to go on to the next person's paper. This made me think about how to make an introduction interesting, hooking the reader. Max gave me a good idea by putting the definition in the beginning or using short and sweet sentences which captures my attention.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
cycle paper #4: those six minutes
For some, this is all they've been waiting for, but for others, its six minutes of embarrassment and torture. As the green and red men secure their ankle straps, they each step on their respective line as they enter a whole new world. The two glare at each other eye-to-eye as they shake each other's hand. The whistle beeps; the two are unleashed. The hand to hand, head to head and overall body contact is inevitable. Fighting for a takedown, worth two points, the green man hauls the red man up in the air. Luckily the padded mat is there to cushion their fall. Immediately, the red man squirms to his feet while the green man keeps him down. With thirty seconds left in the first period, the red man manages to escape, closing the gap. The score is 2-1.
The black and white man casts the green and red coin into the air, whirling back down to the mat. The fire truck red side notifies the red man to make a choice: top, bottom, neutral or differ. "Differ, sir," the red man declares to the referee as he motions his arms, forearms parallel, his right arm a few inches from his left. The green man glances at his coaches who motion the down position. The green man mimics the same gesture to the referee, as he bends down to rest his ragged kneepads right in front of the faded line on the mat. Shaking his arms, from his shoulder to his fingertips, he flops his hands down in front. The referee takes two steps backward, hunching over, ensuring that the green man is set in the proper position.
"Set?" the referee assumes. The green man nods his head, as the referee motions for the red man to cover, "elbow last." Immediately after the red man's hand completely covers the green man's elbow, the whistle beeps, initiating the second period. 2:00, 1:59, 1:58, 1:57… The green man pops up to his feet as the red man struggles to keep control. The score: 3-1. Before the green man gets situated into his comfortable stance, the red man makes a tie-breaking move. The green man clumsily falls to his stomach. A quarter of a second later, the red man drives his shoulder into the green man. It's easy to differ which one is in better shape. The green man lies on the mat, without enough energy to get to his feet. The red man accumulates 3 more points for turning the green man to his back for 5 seconds. This happens once again, the green man is gasping for air.
*Beep!* "Out of bounds!" the referee shouts as his arms to his left. The red man rolls to his butt as he plants his feet on the ground in front of him. The green man pushes himself up. The green man gets set on the bottom position once again before the red man covers. *Beep!* The green man doesn't have any motivation as he just waits for something to happen. His lungs are about to give up. All he hears is a jumble of voice, which he cannot make out. The red man manages to get him to his back in just a few seconds with a simple, power half. The referee flops to the mat, searching for the green man's shoulders. Both hit. *Beep!* *Boom!* The referee slaps the mat. The match is over with just 22 seconds left in the entire match.
The red and green men rip off their ankle straps. They shake hands until next time. The red man's hand is raised. The green man strolls off the mat, only wondering what kind of lecture he will receive from his coaches. The red man knows that he can look his teammates and coaches in the eye, knowing he did his best.
The black and white man casts the green and red coin into the air, whirling back down to the mat. The fire truck red side notifies the red man to make a choice: top, bottom, neutral or differ. "Differ, sir," the red man declares to the referee as he motions his arms, forearms parallel, his right arm a few inches from his left. The green man glances at his coaches who motion the down position. The green man mimics the same gesture to the referee, as he bends down to rest his ragged kneepads right in front of the faded line on the mat. Shaking his arms, from his shoulder to his fingertips, he flops his hands down in front. The referee takes two steps backward, hunching over, ensuring that the green man is set in the proper position.
"Set?" the referee assumes. The green man nods his head, as the referee motions for the red man to cover, "elbow last." Immediately after the red man's hand completely covers the green man's elbow, the whistle beeps, initiating the second period. 2:00, 1:59, 1:58, 1:57… The green man pops up to his feet as the red man struggles to keep control. The score: 3-1. Before the green man gets situated into his comfortable stance, the red man makes a tie-breaking move. The green man clumsily falls to his stomach. A quarter of a second later, the red man drives his shoulder into the green man. It's easy to differ which one is in better shape. The green man lies on the mat, without enough energy to get to his feet. The red man accumulates 3 more points for turning the green man to his back for 5 seconds. This happens once again, the green man is gasping for air.
*Beep!* "Out of bounds!" the referee shouts as his arms to his left. The red man rolls to his butt as he plants his feet on the ground in front of him. The green man pushes himself up. The green man gets set on the bottom position once again before the red man covers. *Beep!* The green man doesn't have any motivation as he just waits for something to happen. His lungs are about to give up. All he hears is a jumble of voice, which he cannot make out. The red man manages to get him to his back in just a few seconds with a simple, power half. The referee flops to the mat, searching for the green man's shoulders. Both hit. *Beep!* *Boom!* The referee slaps the mat. The match is over with just 22 seconds left in the entire match.
The red and green men rip off their ankle straps. They shake hands until next time. The red man's hand is raised. The green man strolls off the mat, only wondering what kind of lecture he will receive from his coaches. The red man knows that he can look his teammates and coaches in the eye, knowing he did his best.
Monday, March 1, 2010
pairings
1. "Rushing out of their caves like a dark wind to greet you; of the vast nocturnal cities of lightning bugs floating down from Mina Gerais; of the coral snakes; of the crimson birds..." (Strand)
"Every space is filled with life: delicate, poisonous frogs war-painted like skeletons, clutched in copulation secreting their precious eggs..." (Kingsolver 5)
2. "I want the tree that stands in the earth for the first time with the sun already going down and the water touching it roots..." (Merwin)
"If some of the branches have been broken off...made to share the richness of the olive's root, you must not look down upon the branches. Remember that you do no support the root; the root supports you." (Kingsolver 252)
3. "This could be the supermarket of your dreams, the shelves slick and showy with fruits, wide-mouth mason jars of herring, rice grains longer than your fingernail." (Aguilar-Carniño)
"They might have green bananas, pink bananas, mounds of rice and other whitish things piled on paper, oinions or carrots or even peanuts if it's our lucky day..." (Kingsolver 108)
"Every space is filled with life: delicate, poisonous frogs war-painted like skeletons, clutched in copulation secreting their precious eggs..." (Kingsolver 5)
2. "I want the tree that stands in the earth for the first time with the sun already going down and the water touching it roots..." (Merwin)
"If some of the branches have been broken off...made to share the richness of the olive's root, you must not look down upon the branches. Remember that you do no support the root; the root supports you." (Kingsolver 252)
3. "This could be the supermarket of your dreams, the shelves slick and showy with fruits, wide-mouth mason jars of herring, rice grains longer than your fingernail." (Aguilar-Carniño)
"They might have green bananas, pink bananas, mounds of rice and other whitish things piled on paper, oinions or carrots or even peanuts if it's our lucky day..." (Kingsolver 108)
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