Combining And Making Sentences

1.       Samuel L. Clemins, or better known as Mark Twain, who is the author of the American classic novel Huckleberry Finn has lived in Hartford for several years

2.       Mark Twain’s elaborate and elegant house was in an area called Nook Farm in Farmington Avenue and among his neighbours is Harriet Beecher Stowe who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin.

3.       Twain’s home has windows and a balcony that overlook a large side porch which people say that remind them of a steamboat and during his youth, Twain piloted steamboats in Mississippi.

4.       Mark Twain was one of the first three people in Hartford to own a telephone, which was first used commercially in nearby Haven, but he never really liked this new-fangled gadget because there was practically no one to talk to.

 

5.       Mark Twain loved industrial inventions and invented the elaborate Paige typesetter, but unfortunately for him this machine was developed at the same time as the simpler and less expensive Linotype, and he lost a fortune investing in them.

6.       Mark Twain soon left his Hartford home after his beloved daughter Susy died due to spinal meningitis and returned only once for the funeral of his friend, Charles Dudley Warner.

ABSTRACT AND CONCRETE

Dr. Chua makes counting calories something that’s easy and essential to do in one’s routine. I’ve never been one to count my daily calorie intake since I have a considerably fast metabolism that allows me to eat twice than the usual serving of food and not gain a single pound. I’m not also a very healthy eater either but Dr. Chua subconsciously implies it to be a necessity. The article is very handy not only to foodies but also to a typical and regular Filipino. There is also a guide where one is able to calculate one’s total calorie requirement (TCR). Each sentence contains relevant and valuable information that a minute of one’s time won’t go to waste. There is clear and organized presentation of data and facts that readers won’t be placed into confusion. The details are also very specific especially in the serving number of food and the classification of certain nutriment. Lastly, motivation to live and eat healthy is very much present that after reading, you’ll see food in a very different light.

The article “Indian Food” is a different story. In my opinion, the intention of the writer (which is probably to showcase Indian food) is very well accomplished. For the first time, I was drawn into and dazzled about Indian food. The writer divides the essay into four parts, which corresponds to the different regions of India. Each division displays a vivid and colourful description about the different ingredients used per region. The author also takes time to present the different delicacies per province and gives a very gaudy sketch into the readers’ mind. The article could also be used as a reference and a deeper look into the culture of India in general.

Connotation and Denotation

NOSTALGIA FOR KERALA (AND ITS FOOD) by Peter Cherches

1. There are beautiful beaches and backwaters, places of great historical interest, reflecting the region's varied colonial past, and an overall sense of contentment and well-being among the people.


2. The dancers have perfect control of all face and body muscles, and the makeup is striking and elaborate.


3. That night I took a sunset cruise on the Arabian Sea, followed by dinner at my hotel, the Sealord. As Cochin is a coastal city, seafood is bountiful, and the Sealord does it up well.


4. The sauce for the kingfish curry had a nice, tangy bite, and the beef fry had an aromatic dry masala that reminded me a bit of an Indonesian rendang.


5. I took the LIRR out on a beautiful late summer day for lunch, and the walk was rather pleasant.


TURN OUT THE LITE by Anderson Digby

1. The mildest thing one would want to say about this horrid pink innovation, which sweated under the grill and fell to bits under the knife, was that it was less than a sausage.


2. Which is precisely what has been happening to food and much else on a grand or rather a pathetic scale.


3. Lite is insipid, weak, denatured, flat, diluted, and easy: food for the coward and children.


4. So booming Lite business gives us a picture of the American and British consumer of food. He is ignorant, timid, squeamish, and childish.


5. Our morality is Lite, childish and diluted. Our religion is insipid and undemanding. The schools make things easy for their pupils. The entertainment industry is fluffy and filmsy.