crock pot. I’ve been reading a lot of crock pot cooking forums lately and there seems to be a common thread; many people are discouraged from cooking with their new slow cookers. Why is this? What has come to pass to make newer crock pots more frustrating to cook with than older ones? I saw so many posts claiming that people had returned their new slow cooker and dug out the one from their grandmother‚ or went rummaging around to thrift shops and garage sales to find a "good old crock pot" for $5
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They say that America is the melting pot of the world. Certainly‚ many different people from many different countries‚ and with very different worldviews came to America and made it their home. But perhaps some of those people‚ and indeed‚ some of their cultures‚ melted easier than others. Almost all immigrants struggled with assimilation‚ but the promises of a new life‚ and the cruel reality of their old one‚ made immigration worth it for many. America offered practically free land in the Louisiana
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Today‚ pot is only legalized in four states including Alaska‚ Colorado‚ Oregon‚ and Washington‚ but why does it face so much resistance? While the drug has faced opposition in our country for decades‚ today it has a lot of medical and recreational support in which it serves as an effective medicine and has other positive potential. In this article I will explain how legalizing pot could better the economy and result in a lot of constructive influence. Drug arrests would decrease and prisons would
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Crucible and Cambodia. “… and I will come to you I the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you.” There‚ she inflicts fear on the girls and gains the power to control the through that fear. In Cambodia Pol Pot inflicted fear among the people of Cambodia which allowed him to overthrow the government and gain power.” You will confess yourself or you will hang… I say you will hang if you do not open with me!”Again when afflicted with fear the people are like
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The United States is often referred to as the “melting pot” to describe how different cultures have combined to influence American culture. 1 The population of the United States is comprised of immigrates from other countries causing it to become one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world. The different cultures have contributed to the languages‚ religions‚ style‚ cuisine‚ arts‚ sports and‚ holidays that are seen throughout American history and present day. If all of these areas are
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One nation being universalistic‚ the other particularistic. Lipset’s facts regarding total melting pot versus mosaic has gotten very mixed in todays’ societies. The concept of the American Dream is one that many‚ including non-Americans are familiar with‚ as it is seen in movies‚ magazines and other media outlets. The idea that success and prosperity
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After the Khmer Rouge takes over the city of Phnom Penh in 1975‚ the Ung family struggles to stay together. Days go by without food and rest‚ making it hard to stay strong while traveling. Over the course of several years‚ the family becomes separated and several members die‚ leaving Loung Ung to question the concept of her family. From Loung’s perspective in her memoir‚ “First They Killed My Father”‚ her family is vital although they are forced to separate and start new lives. However‚ after all
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United States has become a melting pot of cultures and‚ thus‚ languages spanning the world. This blend of world cultures began as far back as the American Revolution. In that time‚ the culture of Native Americans and that of the Europeans melded together. Through this newfound combination‚ traditions like Thanksgiving and storytelling became staples of the American existence. Furthermore‚ with the passage of time came more cultures to contribute to the American melting pot - bringing in hosts of other
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America is often called a melting pot. A land born from immigration. However‚ in today’s society there is often a divide between “Americans” and immigrants. There are even political cries to prevent immigrants from coming to the United States. Why is this? Two non-American authors who have spent time in America examine this divide between the Americans and immigrants. In their novels‚ The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid and Lucy by Jamaica Kincaid‚ both Hamid and Kincaid utilize American
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First used by Israel Zangwill in a 1908 play‚ the term “Melting Pot” considers the American Dream‚ the incorporation and Americanization of immigrants in the American society. The melting pot derives from a process called assimilation‚ which consists of adoption of a host country’s cultures. This may imply sometimes the abandoning of some aspects of the ethnic culture of an individual (Zanca). The melting pot is an idea of “individuals of all nations melted into a new race of men‚” as J. Hector St
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