The Curse Of The Poisoned Pretzel Analysis

For example, Lorraine's mother always tells her “you’re not a pretty girl Lorraine.”, she also always calls Lorraine fat and ugly. Lorraine’s mother does not set a good example for Lorraine because she bullies her. Another example is John’s father likes to lie which rubbed off on John, one time John’s father went around bragging how he phonied up a car insurance claim to get a hundred dollars to replace a piece of aluminum on their new car, which he had really replaced himself. John’s father taught John that lying was not bad without even knowing. John’s family also had other issues because John’s father was an alcoholic and did not care if John drank beer. John was not old enough to drink beer but his father did not care because he was an alcoholic. Both families show that they have bad family values because they are mean and

Family, a foundation to build an empire of a story from yet the easiest to tear down from guilt or the portrayal of guilt.The story depicts two very different siblings, one brother Manchester who is rich, successful, brawny, and has a knack for snacks. Widely different from Manchester is Skidmore due to the fact he is a sad, and creepy individual. Also he does not have a knack for snacks or sweets. Two divergent individuals, yet one unable to function without the help of the other. Now the story would not be complete without one brother becoming completely jealous and despising the other. Commonly this leads to several things such as arguing, fighting, or to better put it, leads to betrayal. Betrayal, a common theme among siblings, say one

Is family always the cause of issues? Does the audience know how much our family reflects on our opinions? Everything that anyone does reflects on us, depending on our gender, age group, family, or ethnic background. If you think that families are hard on each other then think of Romeo and Juliet’s families, including Capulet, Lady Capulet, Tybalt, Nurse, Montague, and Lady Montague, and how they played the ultimate role in Romeo and Juliet's deaths.

Hurst utilizes foreshadowing to demonstrate how the brother’s selfishness and pride leads to the death of Doodle. Not long after Doodle was born, the mother explains to the brother that Doodle might be mentally handicapped as well as physically handicapped. The brother could not accept the fact that his brother is different, so he “began to make plans to kill him [Doodle] by smothering him in his sleep” (Hurst 1). From the very beginning, Doodle’s brother is unable to except the fact that his brother is not normal and never will be. His selfishness and pride leads him to want to kill

In addition, the juxtaposition of colours in Tilly’s clothes compared to the townspeople symbolise Tilly’s status as a lowly ‘outsider’, someone seen as guilty of a ruthless murder. The consistently dreary colour palette of the schoolteacher’s clothing despite the designer masterpieces surrounding her allure to her fabricated witness report, symbolising her selfish desire to remain unexposed in fear of Tilly’s mission for revenge.

Skittles are a hard shelled, fruit flavored candy loved by many today. Skittles first came into existence in Britain in 1974. They were introduced to the United States in 1979 but weren’t actually produced until 1982 where they are now a product of Wrigley. The Skittles catchphrase, “Taste the Rainbow” was came about in 1994. The Skittles Company has a variety of flavors from Sour Skittles, released in 2000; Bubble Gum Skittles, released in 2004; and Smoothie Fruit Mix, released in 2005. The Original Skittles consist of a strawberry flavor, an orange flavor, a lemon flavor, a green apple flavor, and a grape flavor. According to Wrigley, Skittles colors/flavors are all evenly distributed in each of their packs. So our question in hand was, is this claim actually true and if so, is the ratio of flavors in the regular sized (2.17 oz.) Skittles packs the same as the Fun Sized packs of Skittles? We chose do experiment with this because collectively as a group, we all love Skittles and from our understanding we initially assumed prior to conducting the experiment that Skittles had an equal number of flavors in each pack. There are five flavors in a pack, so that means that each pack should have 20% of each flavor. We decided that our null hypothesis would be H0:

By using imagery, Hurst is able to give the reader a clear picture of what Doodle’s deformities appear like. The reader also gets to learn clear and cruel thoughts Doodle’s brother has in relation to Doodle, which is saddening.

During the period of American Gothic literature, authors, such as Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allan Poe, incorporated the sinister perspective of the human nature in their writings. Both Hawthorne’s symbolic short story, “The Minister’s Black Veil”, and Poe’s violent fiction, “The Tell-Tale Heart”, demonstrate separation and symbolism throughout the course of each story. In Hawthorne’s story, the protagonist, Minister Hooper, decides to wear a black veil over his face and vows to never remove it. This vow continues to the point of his death. Mr. Hooper’s decision to wear the black veil consequently separates him from society. Hawthorne uses the veil to symbolize the human psyche and efforts to hide sins. In Poe’s story, the narrator is the caretaker of an old man with a blind eye. He describes his internal discomfort when he sees the eye, and later devises a plan to murder the old man. His separation from humanity due to the uneasy feeling of the old man’s pale, blind eye are shown through his efforts to commit murder.

Michael Moss a investigative reporter for New York Times also the author. The Extraordinary Science of Junk Food was first appeared in the New York Times Magazine on February 24, 2013. On April 8, 1999, C.E.O from Nestle, Kraft and Nabisco, General Mills, Procter and Gamble, Coca-Cola, and Mars gathered to talk on the obesity epidemic. The vice president of kraft named Michael Mudd. Mudd gave a presentation about obesity, he told them to cut the use of sugar, salt, and fats. Also to change the manner they advertise their products. After the presentation was over the C.E.O of General Mills rose and said that people chose freely that if they wanted a healthy product then there it was.

In reality the veil represents the secrets everyone is hiding within themselves. The unifying theme is the conflict between the dark, hidden side of man and the standards imposed by his puritanical heritage. Hawthorne brings evil and unauthorized desire into the way of puritan life, and in so doing suggests a insightful truth that is disturbing in its implication, that is to say that we can never hope to know each other's true selves. The themes in the story are suggested by the veil-symbol, the tension between the minister and the community. Every person has something to hide from the world. The veil is symbolic for the cover up of peoples secrets. Although most people would not wear a veil, the minister is proving a point. By wearing a simple black veil Mr. Hooper is making all the villagers evaluate their everyday actions in life. The symbolic value of the black veil lies in the physical and mental dilemma that it creates between the minister and his environment, and the guilt it conveys. Many people believe that the face provides information about a person's primary characteristics, therefore, predicting a persons possible behavior. As a result, by

First here is one way the author is telling you that Skidmore was guilty. It was well known that Skidmore wore hats that were slightly too big for him, so his eyes were hidden in shadow. The author is showing that wearing a big hat that covers his eyes makes him more suspicious because eyes are very telling of feelings and intentions. It also shows that if he did kill him he didn’t want his brother to look at him and realize what was coming.

These seemingly mundane details Mr. Hooper handles them with a tinge of darkness and others take notice. The spectators of the clergyman’s sermon noticed a “gentle gloom” (Hawthorne 187) in his words that day. He spoke of “sad mysteries which we hide from our nearest and dearest” (Hawthorne 187), the reader may apply this to Mr. Hooper and the reasoning he wears the veil. His very own “secret sin” diverges him from the rest of society because he chooses to wear in a physical form as a veil. Later that day as Mr. Hooper attended to a funeral it is claimed that “the corpse had slightly shuddered” (Hawthorne 190) due to the minister leaning over the body, disclosing his face only to the dead. This eerie occurrence only builds to the fire the towns people fuel with their own fantasized thinking. That evening Mr. Hooper carries out a wedding ceremony. Already eerie due to his veil, during the toast the preacher “[catches] a glimpse of his figure in the looking glass” (Hawthorne 191) so frightened by his own appearance, the preacher disappears in the night. This happening is significant because the townspeople already view the clergyman as an anomaly, but even he is shaken by his own appearance. This debilitated way of living rises the question of the preacher’s morality. Mr. Hooper lost his good graces with the towns people the moment he decided to veil himself from the rest of the world. However, one person stood by his

Everyone is this world knows acouple werid people that they have to deal with in their lives. IN the case of Manchest E. Boodleworks the wierd peron he has to deal with is is brother. Manchester is rather a plump individual that has an aquired taste for buble gum. Quite frankely his aquired taste for buble gum has gained im impressive wealth and even left him to found a popoular baseball team the Sluggers, who in their first year won the champion ship. HIs brother Skidmore, a rather weird fellow did not appricate his brother one bit. Many say that he was a very approachable individual. One day Skidmore went to his older brother and presented him with a new invention that was a snack that was called the "Pretzel". His brother knew that the Pretzel

Every person reaches a point in their lives when they must define themselves in relation to their parents. We all come through this experience differently, depending on our parents and the situation that we are in. For some people the experience comes very early in their lives, and can be a significant life changing experience. In William Faulkner’s “Barn Burning” Colonel Sartoris Snopes must decide either to stand with his father and compromise his integrity, or embrace honesty and morality and condemn his family. This is a difficult decision to make, especially for a ten year old boy that has nothing outside of what his father provides. Sarty’s decision to ultimately betray his father is dependent on his observation of Abner’s character

The people involved in the incident with Sherburn and Boggs have a romanticized view of their self-worth. Boggs, who gets drunk and rides around town once a month, verbally accosts the men of the town, not thinking past the act of becoming inebriated. He is mocked by the townspeople because for all of his boasting he "never hurt nobody, drunk nor sober." Despite his inaction, Boggs does think that he can handle anyone in town. The lynch mob is another example of self delusion in the town. Not one of them has the courage to confront Sherburn, even the man who organized the lynching, and hold him responsible for his actions. Sherburn easily dissuades them and "[break] apart." Sherburn himself is not the "man" that he thinks he is. He thinks that he has much more courage than the other men, but it does not take courage to shoot an unarmed drunk for a "cussing." His supercilious nature is unfounded because he is as much in the "Southern fashion" as the members of the mob.