Monday, 9 May 2016

Five Worst Foods

There are a lot of disgusting foods in this world. Some are just disgusting to me, and some are unbearable to most people. A couple things that I think are extremely gross are lemon meringue pie, hamburger helper, chicken pot pie, eggs, and black licorice.

5. Lemon Meringue Pie
Pies are suppose to be sweet, light and simple. However, this pie has a very strong sour taste and the ingredients are disproportionate. This pie has more meringue topping on it than what is suppose to be the most important part of the pie, the lemon filling. Not only does it combine the wrong textures together, its tastes clash between the meringue topping and the lemon filling. Something so condense and something so fluffy and light should never be put together.

4. Hamburger Helper
This may seem like the best way to get in a quick meal but in reality, you will end up not eating anything because of the horrible taste that comes from this combination. You can’t really expect a lot from a boxed dinner but this really goes lower than your expectations. The mix that comes with this has a very weird and powdery taste and doesn’t mix well with all the other ingredients and also seems to give a bad after-taste. In my opinion, hamburger should never be mixed with pasta unless you are an expert chef that knows what you're doing.

3. Chicken Pot Pie
Chicken Pot Pie in my opinion, is one of the weirdest pies created, combined with ingredients you would never put together any other time. Some people love this pie, but when I decided to try it, I discovered a bone in it and it scarred me for life so now whenever I hear the word “chicken pot pie” it makes my stomach turn. I think the person that created this just tried to find a simple way to cook a chicken dinner and had some pie crust that was about to go bad and put it to use.

2. Eggs
An egg, if you think about it is not appealing in the least bit. This hard, oval shell filled with gooey insides came from inside a hen. There’s always the possibility of there being a baby chicken in it too but if you decide you want one, you’re going to be eating what could have been a cute, baby chicken. Other than all those gross factors, there’s also the post-cooking trauma where you end up with a horrible texture and taste that could never be eaten alone (not even ketchup could mask the taste).

1. Black Licorice
Red licorice tastes so good, I can’t possibly understand how they could concoct such an unbearable taste from something so similar. Not only is it hated by most people, but it puts your health at risk if you eat too much. The fluid retention from increased sodium retention raises your blood pressure and puts strain on your heart and lungs. Although most of the black licorice sold in the U.S is not made from the licorice root, it is still very bad for you. It also leaves a very bad after taste that remains in your mouth for a long time. Over all these horrible foods, black licorice rises to the top of the list. 

Monday, 2 May 2016

Three Grammar Writing Exercises

Exercise One
  1. The team won its game. Did you win yours, too?
  2. They left their books there.
  3. I hear you're about to graduate.
  4. It's nice that they're friendly.
  5. Although I get a lot of colds, I feel all right now.
  6. Who's prettier than you?
  7. Are you tired? I'm out of breath, too.
  8. Run back and forth from here to there.
  9. You're about to lose your book.
  10. Everyone will accept the prize except you.
  11. Do you know whether or not he will give me the prize?
  12. Many people choose to live in large cities.
  13. Is the doctor through with my exam?
  14. What affect does the school principal have on you?
  15. What did he advise you to do? Did you take his advise?
  16. There are a lot of your friends in the boat.
  17. I will buy a book by Ray Bradbury.
Exercise Two


Exercise Three



Time Capsule

Five items I would include in a time capsule are:
  1. A video of landscape
  2. Latest technology
  3. Ipod with latest music
  4. Newspaper
  5. Examples of our taste in fashion
If my community decided to store a time capsule the would be only opened a hundred years from now in the year 2116, one of the things I’d like to put in it would be a video of the landscape where it was buried and of the people that put their things in it. Having a video of the landscape would help show them how much the area around there has changed and what it used to be like. Also, They’d be able to see who the people were that put their belongings into this box and help create the history that is with the pieces.

Something else that I’d like to put into the time capsule is a phone or some type of our latest technology. This would show how much the technology has evolved and they would be able to try the device and compare it to what they have. It would also act as a piece of history that they could cherish and show to others. It would prove to them how much things have changed in time and how privileged they are to live in the latest technology.

A thing that I think would be a great object to put into the time capsule is an Ipod with a playlist of music on it. I think this would be a great idea because they would be able to have a taste of our history music wise. The lyrics in the songs would teach the people listening what we were feeling at the time and how things were in the world. They would be able to listen to the instruments we use and compare them to what they use and also, they might enjoy our music because a lot of people now listen to music that is around fifty years old.

Another thing that would be interesting to have in a time capsule is the latest newspaper. This shows the latest news and what is going on in our area. Also, it would show pictures of residents and landscapes, include the weather for the upcoming week, and discuss the issues we’re going through. I find it interesting just to go look at the newspapers from a couple years ago so I’d imagine they’d love going back into history and seeing what it was like. Compared to then, they would probably think the society we have today is very simple because they would have a lot of new issues but would have also solved a lot of the problems we would have today.

Fashion is a way we express ourselves. It shows what type of person we are and our personality. This would be a great item because fashion changes all the time and I think they’d enjoy seeing what we wore and how we wore it. Because it is a long time before they will open the box, the fashion might have returned back to style which would be very interesting. By then, they may have a lot softer fabrics or different ways to make their shirts and be mesmerized by the way we made them.


Dear people of the future,

My name is Emily and I was born in the month of September in 2000. I am writing you this letter on the day we put it in the ground which is April 27th 2016. My house is located past the Blackville school on the top of the hill. I have a mother and a father and three brothers. This size family is pretty typical for this area and time.

Today is like any day, we have a typical seven hour day at school with two breaks and five classes. We have a few extra curricular activities such as soccer, volleyball, basketball, drama, choir, badminton, and student council. Because most of our time here is with the snow, we don’t have a lot of summer sports that are played outside. Something in this community that has been happening for a couple years now is not being able to keep a salmon. Salmon are one of our only tourist attractions and one of the favorite things to do here and not being allowed to keep them arouses a lot of the residents. This particular fish was becoming harder to catch because of its low population so this is why they had to make keeping the fish against the law.

Time is changing fast so your hobbies and traditions are probably a lot different from mine. The temperature, scenery, and technology will all be so different from now (2016) and from my perspective, your world will probably be a lot more manageable than ours. Solve problems and make the world an even better place!