Pickling is the process of preserving food by anaerobic fermentation in brine or vinegar. The resulting food is called a pickle. This procedure gives the food a salty or sour taste. In South Asia‚ edible oils are used as the pickling medium with vinegar.[1] Another distinguishing characteristic is a pH less than 4.6‚[2] which is sufficient to kill most bacteria. Pickling can preserve perishable foods for months. Antimicrobial herbs and spices‚ such as mustard seed‚ garlic‚ cinnamon or cloves‚ are
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“Sure Thing” response essay In David Ives’ play "Sure Thing‚" the key and only characters are Bill and Betty. The two characters meet‚ by happenstance in a restaurant and the play unfolds from there with the punch line always being‚ “Sure thing”. The comedy is centered on a bell that one of the two characters ring when the exchange takes an unwanted twist; the bell signifies that the question asked or conversation being held begins anew with a different outcome. With the bell ringing‚ it is almost
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English 101 Mr. Young 13 October 2012 Is Justice Really Blind? The United States of America bases its whole judicial system around “blind justice” but is justice always blind? Since day one‚ justice has been portrayed as impartial. Ronald Nikkel says the U.S judicial system is represented by an elegant lady holding a set of scales in one hand and a sword in her other‚ while wearing a blindfold. She carries the balances symbolizing fairness and the sword symbolizing power and authority
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Justina Kedzierski September 24‚ 2013 Dr. Dolgin Tuesday Night English 101 We are not free- Really “Freedom is what you do with what’s been done to you‚” said French philosopher‚ Jean-Paul Sartre. This is how majority of people live day to day without realization that they are. According to Webster’s dictionary freedom is defined as‚ “the power or right to act‚ speak‚ or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. “ We the people believe that we are “free” when‚ in fact‚ we are not
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Is a Hero Really Nothing but a Sandwich? In the article titled “Is a Hero Really Nothing but a Sandwich?” by Ted Tollefson‚ he states what makes a person a hero. One interesting idea he mentions is a hero has ability to boost change of community‚ and another important factor he raises is all heroes around the world are instructive and inspirational. While these are not the only factors that make up a hero‚ I believe they are the two most essential evidences to support the topic. The first point
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person to feel comfortable with themselves because they are able to gain a sense of independence‚ confidence‚ and individuality. In the play M. Butterfly‚ by David Henry Hwang‚ constructing an identity is made through the character Song. By looking at Song’s appearance in M. Butterfly‚ we can see that clothing and disguise constructs an identity. The play‚ M. Butterfly uses the character Song to show the audience how cross-dressing is common‚ and can make one’s personality. Song cross-dresses from
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thanks The Stoning of Soraya M Carolina Jimenez‚ RN Miami Dade College Culture in Nursing Practice Dr. Deborah Robinson Abstract The Stoning of Soraya is an American film from 2008 based on the adaptation from French Iranian journalist Freidoune Sahebjam ’s 1990 book‚ which is based on a true story. The story is about a woman named Soraya; she is falsely accused of being unfaithful by her own husband‚ who has been trying to divorce her in order to marry a 14-year-old
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the issue they have before them. In this short passage‚ beaded curtains are mentioned constantly and seem to represent separation‚ freedom‚ and beauty. The bead curtains were the most symbolic detail in the story. From the very start of the passage‚ we are introduced to it while the setting of the location is being described. It states that: “Close against the side of the station there was the warm shadow of the building and a curtain‚ made of strings of bamboo beads‚ hung across the open door into
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I am genuinely sorry that things ended the way they did. I’m sorry that I took out all of my unhappiness and stress on you this semester. It was wrong and you didn’t deserve it. I’m sorry that I wasn’t myself. I am leaving school and I am getting mental help at home. I never wanted to lose you like I did and I see now that my clingy actions were ultimately what pushed you away. It was just hard for me to see you and our friendship change. I don’t judge you for what you did at midnight theatre. I
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IS INDIA REALLY SECULAR? SOCIOLOGY TUTORIAL II SHRUTHEE SRINIVASAN 210056 INTRODUCTION How did laws actually originate? If one thinks in the Indian perspective‚ we come to the conclusion that religion provided the base for the formulation of all the traditional laws in our country. According to Robert D. Baird1‚ the sacred Hindu texts; Manusmriti‚ derived through spiritual insight‚ provided the basic platform for the formation of
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