Calamansi Nectar Procedure: 1. Select big‚ green calamansi fruits. 2. Cut slits in the lower ends of the fruits to remove seeds and juice. 3. Soak the peel in water overnight. 4. The next day‚ boil the peel with enough water. Remove from fire when the natural green color of the fruit has set. 5. Soak the peel again in water for three days‚ changing the water regularly. 6. Boil the peel in water three or four times. 7. Drain off the water. 8. Cook the peel in syrup (two parts sugar and one
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The Different Side of Family Barbara Kingsolver‚ in her novel The Bean Trees‚ utilizes figurative language to emphasize on daughters and families that exhibits the harsh truth behind being a person. Lou Ann ponders this when another character named Lee Sing states‚ “ ‘Feeding a girl is like feeding the neighbor’s New Year pig. All that work. In the end‚ it goes to some other family’ ” (43). This simile that compares girls to New Year pig stresses that the effort that parents put into their daughters
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“Dropping of Olympic wrestling shatters Dreams all around the world” Wrestling is one of the oldest sports known to man. Wrestling has been around for longer than just about any sport that has ever participated in the Olympics. Wrestling has been around since 708bc when it was a part of the first Olympics ever. On February 12th‚ 2013 the IOC decided to drop Olympic Wrestling from ever participating in the Olympics again. People all around the world were shocked by the decision of the IOC‚ and
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Save the Bees to Save Ourselves Bee’s are often seen as a nuisance‚ however‚ they are very important insects. They are responsible for pollinating about one-thirds of all of the world’s crops. Unfortunately over the last decade wild and managed bees have been dying off in great numbers. Bees are a vital part of their ecosystems and must be protected in order to protect our own food supply. Since the early 90’s wild bees have been dying off at an ever increasing rate‚ however‚ it was not until
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Sometimes we feel hopeless‚ unable to believe in ourselves‚ and we come close to quitting. It is then that we need a friend‚ someone that can be there for us in our times of need to support and keep pushing us to maximize our potential. In The Bean Trees‚ Taylor is faced with multiple adversities‚ and struggles to overcome them when she finds herself alone. Through her novel‚ Kingsolver illustrates with character development and dialogues how Taylor must form solid bonds with others in order to combat
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As the country gets bigger and more people make their residency here the demand for fuel increases‚ thus‚ causing higher prices for fuel. Gas prices have been increasing at alarming rates over the last five years. There has also been a significant increase in the use of fossil fuels. This year alone‚ gas increased to a whopping $3.21 average in the state of Alabama alone (www.gasbuddy.com). California had the biggest increase going above the $5.00 mark (www.gasbuddy.com). As long as our fossil
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Beloved‚ Toni Morrison uses trees to symbolize comfort‚ protection and peace. Morrison uses trees throughout Beloved to emphasize the serenity that the natural world offers. Many black characters‚ and some white and Native American characters‚ refer to trees as offering calm‚ healing and escape‚ thus conveying Morrison’s message that trees bring peace. Besides using the novel’s characters to convey her message‚ Morrison herself displays and shows the good and calmness that trees represent in the tree imagery
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Unit 2: The Planting of English America Vocabulary Dia Flint Sept.16‚ 2013 1st period John Rolfe: husband of Pocahontas. He was killed by Powhatans in a surprise raid in 1622. He devoted much of his new world life to perfecting a saleable form of tobacco. Disease: main destroyer of Indian people and cultures. Epidemics of measles and smallpox totally destroyed some Indian groups
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Environmental problems in the Philippines There are few signs today of the Philippines’ once sprawling rainforests. With a growing trend in human population‚ it is hoped that the country’s marine environment will not suffer the same fate. Overfishing and destructive fishing Fishers in the Philippines are increasingly coming home with pitiful catches. Of a number of factors which have led to this situation‚ one stands out: over-fishing in many areas. According to the Asian Development Bank
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Despite all the downsides‚ there is a small hint of people benefiting from being in poverty. Being in poverty can help people appreciate the little things in life; this is exactly the message that Barbara Kingsolver relays in her book The Bean Trees. The Bean Trees is a story set in 1970’s Kentucky and Arizona about Taylor‚ a young woman growing up and becoming independent who has been affected by poverty her entire life. As the story unfolds and Taylor’s character is developed it is shown
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