Month: September 2017

Foods 11 September Lab Reflection

1. The lab that I chose to reflect on was the Apple strüdel chose to reflect on this lab because before we made them I had always wanted to try and make some kind of strüdel but I could never find a recipe and always for got to. I also chose to reflect on this lab because
2. I enjoyed this lab because it was something different that I had never made before and had always wanted to. I also enjoyed this lab because the the flavours were really good. At first I was worried that it wouldn’t taste very good because the endless looked as if they were a tad bit burnt but in the inside it was perfect with the sweetness and there was a perfect amount if apples inside. Also the icing that we put in the top brought it up to the next level because it added a hint more sweetness which was just what it needed to be perfect.
3. I think that my groups product turned out the way we had hoped because when they first came out of the oven they looked gold-ish and they tasted even better then they looked so that was a nice surprise. The apple strüdel also had an amazing smell which made them even better. I think what helped my groups product turn out the way we had hoped was that we have three members in our group so it keeps it so there is a really good amount of people in the lab so we could get things done fast but efficiently.
4. I think that our group worked well together during the lab. We had a few bumps in the road because at first the person that was kneading the dough was doing it wrong so we had to show them how to do it properly, we also were having a bit of trouble with the pastry folding onto the top and making them stick at first but we slowed down and had to just add a bit more water to them.
5. If I were to do this lab again I think that what I would do differently would be making a bit more dough so it would be bigger because I felt like I wanted so much more because it tasted so good but we didn’t have anymore so that was a bit sad but it was okay. Another thing that I would do differently is maybe adding a bit more cinnamon and sugar to the apples because you couldn’t really taste it.

Multiculturalism

1. People maintain their culture after immigrating to Canada in many ways. One way is by continuing to do their cultures traditions such as dressing a certain way, having some sort of ritual before you eat or when you get up in the morning. Another way they maintain their culture is by passing on the stories or traditions on to their children and their children’s children. One last way is by having special celebrations for the special sprays in their culture. Such as having a parade for Chinese New Year or Hanukkah or St Patrick’s day. I chose this image to show the celebration of Chinese New Year because that is something that lots of people in Canada celebrate and that they have huge celebrations for.

link to images and information about Chinese New Year:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/chinese-new-year-2017-year-rooster-celebrate-whats-your-zodiac-animal/

2. After immigration some cultures might be discouraged because their places of worship are often vandalized. Such as the Mosque vandilization in Montreal in 2017, a Hindu temple vandalized in Seattle in 2015, and a family church vandalized in Vancouver in 2012. I chose these articles about each of the types of vandalism that happened in each of these places of worship because they show how exactly culture can be discouraged and how some people aren’t accepting of other cultures.

Mosque vandalism:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/khadijah-masjid-mosque-vandal-pointe-saint-charles-1.3964193

Hindu temple:

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-nn-washington-hindu-temple-20150228-story.html

Family church:

http://bc.ctvnews.ca/lucic-s-family-church-vandalized-with-canucks-graffiti-1.769968

3. Based on the information I found I think that Canada is mostly a multicultural because we have created so many different places of worship that people can go to depending on their religion and culture. I think that there are a few people that aren’t open to multiculturalism because it’s different from what they believe in so they try and stop it.

What it means to be Canadian

1. I think that part of being Canadian is everyone being treated right and fairly. I chose this resource because it is a link to the Canadian Human Rights Act which made it so that laws were created so people would all be treated fairly and equally. This reflects my perspective of Canadian identity because it was written and created as a law so that everyone could feel safer and everyone would have the same rights. What made me think that this resource was a good portrayal of being Canadian was the fact that a legal document was created for people to be treated right no matter their race, religion, gender, ethnic origin and even age. I think that if someone from the very early 1900s were to see this resource they might not entirely agree with what that means to be Canadian because back then the women were supposed to stay home and cook or look after the kids. They also might be surprised to see how many people could vote now. So I think that their view would differ from mine because of what it was like then compared to now.

http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/H-6/page-1.html 

2. I think that another thing of being Canadian is being free. I chose this resource because it is an actual image of the Canadian charter of rights and freedom. This reflects my perspective of being Canadian because it made it so everyone could have their own belief system, freedom of thought, opinion and expression, and also that every Canadian has a right to come and go as they please. I think that if someone from around 1810 were to see that this was created they might not agree because most people back then were Christian and it wasn’t right if you didn’t believe in god. I also think that their view would differ from mine because back then there were very few different religions and origins that they believed in compared to how it is now.

Headlines from 1982 proclamation of the Charter

Life Is About Experiences

(This project is based on a life experience in a written paragraph that I eventually turned into a Sway present)

As the lights on the stage disappeared people started screaming from excitement like they had just won the lottery. All of a sudden there was a flash of a bright white light so bright you had to look away. My friend and I glanced at each other in excitement because we knew that the time that we had been waiting for had finally arrived. Then they showed up on stage standing in front of a humongous O and W symbolizing the band name, Oh Wonder. There was the smell of hotdogs and hamburgers in the air wafting all around Malkin bowl. Then they started playing and the background lit up the blue of the ocean with fog as if the stage was on fire. I could taste the dust and dirt off the ground as people stood up to get a better view and move closer to the stage. I felt the rough but soft texture of the beach towel my friend and I had been sitting on leave my hands as I stood so I could take in all of the sights. I looked over to my friend and saw her smiling as bright as the sun on a summer day. I then looked around the crowd to see everyone dancing and waving their arms as if no one was watching. There was so much excitement that you could even feel it in the air. There was so much excitement it was as if it were a contagious disease that was spreading to everyone at the concert. It was like waiting for your favourite ride at a carnival or fair when you’re a little kid because you can hardly wait for it to start and when it ends you’re so happy but so sad. Gradually as it got later and later into the night the sun disappeared and the stage lit up even brighter. The O and W had changed colour so often and so fast it had started becoming a rainbow. I could taste the tanginess of Mrs. Vickies salt and vinegar chips that I had eaten just a little while before the concert. There was cheering and laughter that was as clear as the blue sky on a bright and warm summer day. It got later into the night and the colours got even more vibrant and the music got even louder. They then played a song that they had never played anywhere else in the world and brought out one of the singers brothers to play the saxophone for it. The band played song after song like they couldn’t stop because if they did it would mean that they could never return to Vancouver. It started getting down to the last few songs but people only got more and more excited. I once again looked around and could see everyone singing the words to the songs as if they had been the ones to create it so they knew the words from heart. One of the strongest things I could smell at that time was sweat because everyone had been dancing and singing. They played my favourite song then which is a song called technicolor beat. The lights were fading and coming back on to the beat of the song. The O and W changed from the silver of a ring to the deep purple of a flower to the blue of the sky then to the orange of the burning sun. They left the stage and people started cheering even louder as if they were at a football game so they would get them to come back on. They came back on for the encore and played a song called ultralife because that’s what tour they were doing. The background of the stage started changing colours and even became a huge splash of every colour you could imagine. It looked as if the colours were dancing because they went from side to side and up and down. They then played drive which was the final song of the night. It was the wildest one because it was as if everyone knew that it would be the last song that they would play that night. It felt as if it were the loudest song that night. It ended almost the opposite way that it had started, with a huge final flash of colour and light and then darkness. My friend and I cheered and screamed along with everyone else to say thank you to Oh Wonder. We started to walk out of Malkin bowl to find My friends mom to drive us home. We could hear everyone talking about how amazing and fun it was. As we made the way back to Poco from Stanley park we talked about how brilliant the colours, the songs, and music was. It felt as if we were young and talking about our favourite things. Her mom then dropped me off at my house and I went inside and all of a sudden the night was over.