Tuesday, 9 April 2013

I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream, For Frozen Desserts!

Anecdote:

Frozen desserts have been a big part of my life due to being a picky eater and being allergic to many things. While everyone was eating peanut brittle, I was diving into a bowl of ice cream. At six years old, I discovered my adoration for frozen dessert. I saw a girl at the beach walking around with a strange brown and white swirled substance in a cup. “Mommy, what’s that?” I asked. She replied, “Ice cream, would you like some?” I said, “Yes please.” We walked down the boardwalk to the ice cream truck and my mom ordered vanilla ice cream in a small cup. I scarfed some down and said “Ouch! My head hurts!” She laughed and said “that means your brain is telling you to eat slower.” Ice cream led to frozen yogurt, frozen yogurt led to sherbet, and my love for frozen dessert grew and grew.



Classification:

The frozen dessert category contains different types. These include sorbets, ice cream, frozen yogurt, and sherbet. Due to the many forms, you also get more variety. 


 
Cause and Effect:

Although frozen desserts are clearly the best desserts ever, there are some downsides. Like on a hot summer day when all you want is some frozen yogurt to cool you down. You go to Menchie's and order a big bowl of strawberry frozen yogurt, you step outside, get too excited and eat to fast and end up with a huge brain freeze. Because of the pain in your head you drop to the ground, bringing the frozen yogurt with you. Then, an ant army comes at you due to the feast you have clearly just served them. So next time when you get too excited about frozen yogurt, be careful of eating too fast.

Contrast:

Sherbet and sorbet are too types of frozen desserts that often get mixed up. While one contains  a lot of milk, one contains more fruit. One is heavier, one is lighter. One is creamier, one is a icier, yet has a smooth texture. One has more fat, one is more nutritious, and so on. Sherbet falls into the creamier, less nutritious, and heavier category. Due to the large content of milk fats, sherbet isn't as nutritious as sorbet. The fruity, lighter, and nutritious side is sorbet. Sorbet is more fruit based and the healthier choice of the two.


 
Definition:

The definition of frozen dessert is any various desserts by freezing. That puts many different desserts into that category although some aren't classified as such. For example snow cones, ice cream cake, gelato, and frozen custards are all classified as frozen desserts.









Division:

Ice Cream is mainly made up of stabilizers, milk, fats, sugar, milk proteins, and ice. Having the added fats are factors of ice cream that make it not as healthy. A healthier choice of frozen desserts would be sorbet because it is more fruit based and doesn't have any added fats, its more natural. 


Wednesday, 6 March 2013

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http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/live+for+something. Tumblr. "If You Don't Live For Something, You'll Die For Nothing." Web March, 6, 2013.

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http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/do+more+than+just+exist. " Do More Than Just Exist".Tumblr. Web March, 6, 2013.

To This Day

This was an interesting, informational, and inspiring video that was introduced to me in Careers class.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltun92DfnPY. Shane Koyczan. "To This Day". Youtube. February, 19, 2013. Web March, 6, 2013.

Tuesday, 5 March 2013

What Does The Hunger Games and The Lottery Have In Common?


The lottery is a game of chance where the odds aren't always in your favour. When a tradition is between life and death and you don’t have a choice, but are only based on the odds you can’t just give in to an inevitable conclusion. This is demonstrated by the traditions in The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, and The Lottery by Shirley Jackson. An event that is perceived today as joyous and suspenseful is perceived as a dreadful tradition for these two stories. Both stories show that sometimes, conclusions are inevitable. In The Hunger Games, when Primrose Everdeen is chosen to participate in the Hunger Games, Katniss thinks of her 12 year old sister in an arena fighting for survival. She decides to go instead which puts her in the inevitable position of their tradition, to battle to the death. In The Lottery, when Bill Hutchinson chooses the card with the black dot, there is a redraw between the family members and Tessie Hutchinson gets picked. She is devastated and faced with the inevitable of their tradition, to die from stones being thrown at her. Both characters have the fate that they didn't get to choose, but is only based on odds. Both stories also show that when you are faced with this conclusion, you shouldn't just give up and accept what’s going to happen. In The Hunger Games, Katniss went to fight in the Hunger Games and uses her knowledge on survival and battle skills to remain alive. In The Lottery, Tessie tried to get out of being killed by her community by begging for them to stop and try to convince them it wasn't fair. They both displayed that regardless of what their fate is, they weren't going to give up. Finally, both stories have traditions that are sacrificial but both were trials of willpower. In The Hunger Games, the reason behind their tradition is due to a rebellion that occurred against the Capital. The Capital came up with the Hunger Games for their entertainment and as a punishment to the districts for their rebellion centuries ago. In The Lottery, the reason is based on the superstition that their crops will grow plentifully at the cost of a person’s life each year. Both have a tradition at a cost of lives that has a deeper meaning that one can want to allow, but is understood. Both of these stories demonstrate fighting for something, the dedication and meaning to tradition, and the inevitable conclusions that come out of these traditions.


Sunday, 3 March 2013

Hi! I'm Alexsia and this is my English blog. The best way for students to understand what is learned in English class is to connect it with our everyday lives. With that connection to the real world we can easily relate to the things taught, learn from it, then share it with the people around us. Being an avid reader, English is one of my favourite subjects that I excel in (besides Phys.Ed. of course but I don't think that counts). I love my English class. It's filled with people with different kinds of imagination and thoughts that also helps with my understanding of the content taught. Well here's my English blog, hope you enjoy it!