Take me to the fries! "Little fry‚ who made thee?" In the beginning was the potato. How it found its way from the South American highlands into those little sacks of McDonald’s fries is a long‚ adventurous tale‚ involving Conquistadors‚ Marie Antoinette‚ and Thomas Jefferson. Millionaires have been made and millions more have died from dependence on that simple‚ innocent potato. Here‚ then‚ is the story of the spud‚ which reached its crowning achievement only once it had been paired with oil
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Root beer is a dark colored sweet‚ soft drink that is famous all over the United States.That is usually made from the root or bark of a Sassafras albidum or a vine called Smilax ornata.These two products usually give the primary flavor to the drink. Root beer is made and can be made many different ways such as alcoholic or nonalcoholic‚ carbonated or uncarbonated and it can also be sweet or unsweetened.The most common way root beer is made‚ is sweet and carbonated. So how did this creamy‚ frosted
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Rodrigo Arango Prof. Ariana Bianchi Enc 1101 9:30 Tues/Thur 20 November 2012 You Want Fries With That? In the beginning was the potato. How it found its way from the South American highlands into those little sacks of McDonald’s fries is a long‚ adventurous tale that remains untold. With a history dating back to when humans first realized the importance of spice trading‚ the artificial flavor industry has gradually become a growing industry whose members consider their trade an art form
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French Fries and how they are made The core reading is Eric Schlosser’s “Fast Food Nation: Why the Fries Taste Good”. Eric Schlosser was born in Manhattan‚ New York‚ he spent his childhood there and in Los Angeles‚ CA. Schlosser studied American History at Princeton University and earned a graduate degree in British Imperial History from Oxford. Schlosser is known for his bestselling book‚ “Fast Food Nation”. Schlosser helped make his book into a film directed by Richard Linklater. I find this
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Mr. Maxwell is a 55-year-old Caucasian male who presented to the emergency department with a complaint of nausea and vomiting for the past 5 days. He reposts he has lost about 15-20lbs in the past 2 months without significant changes to his diet or exercise regimen. He also reports that he had been experiencing intermittent nausea and vomiting for the past 3 months‚ the episodes would usually last for a day or two then resolve on its own. He states that he has recently started spotting some blood
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Barq’s Root Beer has been an effective product on many generations of lives. The drink has made many people crave for its sparkly taste for many years. The founder‚ Edward Barq‚ has made Root Beer impact many people’s lives and their culture significantly. Barq’s Root Beer‚ originally created in Biloxi‚ has impacted many people’s lives and their culture by being used for events like Mardi Gras parades‚ football games‚ and in homes. Barq’s Root Beer has been a very effective and impacting product
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story actually says. In “Old Man Eating Alone in a Chinese Restaurant”‚ Billy Collins writes about reflection on the past and later understanding. Underlying is a theme of learning appreciation for the things that we may not comprehend. The poem is didactic in nature‚ teaching us that over time‚ we can come to realize the value of our environment. The poem begins with the speaker declaring appreciation that he did not write a poem about an elderly man he had observed eating alone in a restaurant.
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Subject 1:The 50 year-old man‚(HDL) cholesterol =30mg/dl‚ Which is an undesirable level of HDL is any level below 40 mg/dL (1.04 mmol/L). In this case‚ low HDL levels may help to contribute to heart disease. low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol = 160 mg/dL‚ LDL levels between 160 – 189 mg/dL (4.14 - 4.90 mmol/L) are considered high. triglycerides = 300 mg/dL‚ Levels between 200-499 mg/dL (2.26-5.63 mmol/L) are considered high. This 50 year-old man is at high risk for heart attack‚stroke
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Fragments of vase Kortney’s life was simple. She and her parents lived in a small town. They had an ordinary house with two bedrooms‚ a kitchen and a sitting room. She was ten years old. Kortney went to the fifth grade to the “Hilton School”. Her best friend was Carla. They had known each other since five years old. They were living next to each other. That day Carla’s parents were leaving for the fair and Kortney’s ones. So both girls stayed lane at home. In case adults allowed them to stay
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In King’s "The Man in the Black Suit" and Oates’s "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?"‚ fears related to family are exploited by antagonists in young and vulnerable protagonist. "The Man in the Black Suit" presents a young boy‚ who after the traumatic loss of his brother‚ has an encounter with the Devil. In this short story‚ the fear that the antagonist plays upon is the loss of the young boy’s mother. Oates’s "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚" also plays with the protagonist’s family
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