At one time or another in our lives we will all host some sort of informal dinner party. While for many people, spur of the moment entertaining may be fine, others find it easier to plan the details of a party well in advance. It is actually quite simple to ... Read More
The Marx Brothers were three American brothers who became famous for their zany antics in motion pictures. Trained as musicians, they began their careers in vaudeville with their mother and aunt as the Six Musical Mascots. Leonard Marx (Chico) Born 3221887- 10111961- Specialized in distorted logic and Italian dialect routines. ... Read More
The Only Thing Left Is FamilyMy parents had it all well not only my parents, I did too and so did my brother. There was the mansion, the luxury cars and the successful business. In the end none of those objects will mean anything the only thing that will matter ... Read More
Weve heard the origin story of Princess Shining Star but we seem to be missing someone else. Ah Its the Orange Caped Knight. Questions arise like who is the Orange Caped Knight. How did he get the name? Where did he get the cape? and Who was he before? All ... Read More
Back home, I work at a retirement home called the Commons on Marice as awaitress in the dining room.The elderly never get old... figuratively at least. Once they've movedpast talking about their glaucoma, arthritis, and the weather about twoor three times, they will always have a new story to tell ... Read More
Whether pet peeves cause me to leave the room or simply make me feel uncomfortable, I will continue to endure these occurrences for the rest of my life. A pet peeve is something that a particular person finds especially annoying. Minor irritations that bother one person but not another can ... Read More
My phone rings, and from the way my dad sounds on the other end of the phone, I know something must be wrong. I immediately stop putting on my Cracker Barrel apron and begin to listen. My dad, nearly yelling, begins to tell me that my mom was in an ... Read More
The Decline of Food in SchoolsOne would think that since students need ample amounts of energy and nutrition to be successful not only academically, but socially as well that the food they were being provided with in school would provide them with the sustenance they need. However, this is not ... Read More
The Secret Life of BeesThe Secret Life of Bees, written by Sue Monk Kidd in 2001, is a young adult novel set during the Civil Rights Movement Era in 1964. In the book, the main character Lily recounts the summer she turned 14, and how her life had drastically changed ... Read More
Why do I eat what I eat? is a question not easily answered in only a few words. It requires lots of contemplation, along with consideration of multiple factors such as, family, culture, environment, personal chemistry, budget, health, and other things. Why does the man stranded in the middle of ... Read More
Little Billy is three years old. He is at the playground and finds an opens a box of cracker balls. He puts the content of the cracker balls into his mouth and the cracker balls soon explode, leaving Billy with horrible injuries in his mouth. Billys parents decide they want ... Read More
Chocolate or Cheddar?Youre flipping through a magazine, looking for something interesting to read or look at. Oh,finally, what is that? What caught your eye? Was it the color? Is the design simple or complex? Is it an advertisement trying to sell something? Does the product initially pertain to you or ... Read More
Who is Responsible for Obesity? There is a constant ongoing battle on whether the responsibility for child obesity is the parents or the fast food corporations. For example, Daniel Weintraubs article in the Sacramento Bee, The Battle Against Fast Food Begins in the Home Daniel claims that it is the ... Read More
Camping has always been an adventure activity for years. It involves getting out of a normal house and staying in a tent overnight. There is a process around picking the right campground. It goes from finding the right area to finding one next to a waterfall. When I pick out ... Read More
Gluten became a component of our diets when we switched from hunting to farming. We have been eating gluten for thousands of years but recently, a major change has occurred. Gluten free diets have been used to either solve dietary issues or lose weight, and this has led to a ... Read More
Has anyone you know ever been forced into an issue where they had to chose whether to follow what they believe or what society thinks is right? In John Updike's short story "AP" he introduces a debate of social acceptance versus personal choices in which he puts the main character, ... Read More
Throughout the existence of the web, cybersecurity has been a practice encouraged for all computer users. Even during the free software movement, where the goal was to liberate cyberspace, cybersecurity was still important to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology programmers. In the 1960s and 1970s, these harmless M.I.T. hackers, as ... Read More
Throughout the first three chapters of Ecology of a Cracker Childhood Janisse Ray describes her love-hate relationship of her childhood and her upbringing. Growing up in the south, there is always a battle with who you are and where you come from many of us try to loose our accents ... Read More
The BattleI walk through the door after school, into my never ending battle ground I call home, darkness engulfs my eyes. Shes sleeping again. Better than being awake I guess. I scavenge for food in the kitchen, I find a few crackers and some peanut butter, a month past its ... Read More
The clubhouse Clubhouses have always been something that kids would be in and playwith until they grow too old for it. Yes you can recall the times when youwere able to climb up the tree and stash your hidden goods away from theworld. I could recall having a tree that ... Read More
Broke and Hungry The Unforgiving Cost of College Textbooks As I log on to check my bank account online, my heart sinks and my hands shake. After paying for three classes at 313 apiece and my rent, I know it is probably a very sad day for my waning checking ... Read More
Prostitution and Pimping is often seen as an unconventional, unattractive means to earn income. People who choose to live the lifestyle of the pimp are often misunderstood. By using criminology theories, one can come to understand and justify their means of living and be more accepting of the lifestyle of ... Read More
Hundreds of years ago, a faint whirring in the sky would have been interpreted as an omen from the gods. Decades ago, it would have meant the presence of a helicopter or passenger jet. Today, one can never be too sure. A plane perhaps, or a drone? With technology rapidly ... Read More
Soldiers carry many things with them when they are in the battle zone. These things range from rifles to ammunition, to basic survival kits, to their personal belongings and their emotions. The things they carry are not only tangible, physical objects but also intangible emotions and memories. These things weigh ... Read More
Clarks nutcrackers (Nucifraga columbiana) are 130-140g corvids that inhabit alpine environments in montane regions of the western United States and Canada. These corvids are extremely active during autumn, when plants are producing seeds in preparation for winter, and during this period they can catch an estimated 22,000-33,000 pine seeds in ... Read More
Why So Unhealthy?When it comes to being healthy, it can be kind of hard these days especially on a college campus. Everywhere you look there are dining halls and restaurants that are all so easily accessible. However, despite what they may advertise, it seems to all boil down to them ... Read More
"I saw the freeway crumble like bricks. It just went down...just like crackers." Ted Ross, Bay Area resident and witness to 1989 earthquake Introduction On October 17, 1989, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit the San FranciscoBay Area.1 The earthquake caused extensive damage all around the Bayarea, and took the lives ... Read More
You may be wondering What!? It was new year a month ago. Of course, you may be the culturally informed individual to know that the Chinese Lunar New Year was the equivalent of January 31st on the western Gregorian calendar. As an Asian American, I can celebrate two new years, ... Read More
The purpose of this lab was for our Biotech class to determine whether or not various foods contained genetically modified products. We decided to test Pepperidge Farms Goldfish, a Safeway croissant and heart-shaped cookie, Chiquita yogurt dip, a Trags chocolate cookie, Trags noodles, Golden Fuji Vegetable Crackers, and Golden Fuji ... Read More
Boys to Men A Review of Paul Fussells The Boys CrusadeIn Paul Fussell's book The Boys Crusade, Fussell provides a chronological account of the efforts of the American infantry in northwestern Europe, applying both his own experience as a teenager fighting in the war, as well as expanding on various ... Read More