While I wasn’t able to do much to help the garden and I wasn’t able to be there in class, I still wanted to write about my experience and what it made me think about. As a kid, me and my grandfather spent a lot of time outside and in the garden. My family is …
Unessay Project In this Canva presentation, I will be talking about The introduction of tea in China The reality of England and China’s trade relations How that reality lead to the Opium Wars The pattern that follws teas introdution to societies Why that pattern is significant Ivory Cups Tea Party Card by simone dutton History …
This lecture really was one that I think touched the audience in a different way from others given the personal nature and outlook of Dr. Simran Jeet Singh on the events he mentioned. The focus of this lecture was Dr. Singh’s reflection on Sikhism and how it affected him personally and made him learn certain …
The documentary by Curtis Chin that was presented at this event, discusses the murder of an Asian American named Vincent Chin. However, what sets this documentary apart from an average murder documentary though, is the reason for its name of the film itself. The reason the documentary was given that interesting name, was to note …
For those who don’t know, Mikado is an opera about Japan, its people, and culture, and is traditionally performed in yellowface. This issue discussed in this event was the fact that in 2010, this opera was performed at Muhlenberg during the summer semester, and issues of racism and crude comments were made. To reflect on …
Over the past week, my knowledge of tea in Japan has definitely grown and has provided me with a much greater understanding of the history of tea in general. Before, this week all I knew about tea in Japan was that Japan had a tea ceremony that they take very seriously, and that matcha is …
These past few weeks’ readings have definitely changed my view on tea and its introduction to the west. Honestly, I never used to know anything about how tea got to England, or the Opium Wars, and much of everything in between either. However, through reading and specifically watching the video for Tuesday’s class I think …
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In comparison to everyone else, I had a very different experience with helping the Garden Club but nonetheless, I found it to be very rewarding. Since I was very little I have always been interested in art and I always enjoy using my skill and passion to make posters. However, making one digitally was a …
While I may not have been able to be present in the garden with everyone, I really still feel like the experience and discussion about plants and just how hard it is to grow them was something I really thought about outside of class. In mainland America I feel like most of us take for …
Sentence One – Born to this earth are three kinds of creatures. ‘ Some are winged and fly. Some are furred and run. Still others stretch their mouths and talk. All of them must eat and drink to survive Pp.115 Sentence Two- Now tea, used as a drink, was first discovered by the Emperor Shen …
