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Chocolate dossier
We all love chocolate, don't we? Well, perhaps not exactly everybody, and perhaps not exactly all types of chocolate, but the taste of chocolate is one of the most positive human experiences. This page...
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Horrible food Free
The Theme of 'Experiences' - Everyone will have some experience of having to eat horrible food. However, we should also think about what 'experience' really means. An 'experience' is not just something...
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Meeting Cantonese cooking
Travel provides fascinating experiences - but how well can we write down those experiences in order to preserve them? Colin Thubron is a novelist, and a travelwriter who is particularly fascinated with...
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Eating insects
What's the most disgusting food you can imagine? Some of you may say insects. However, there is a lot of research that says they are a good source of protein. This page contains an article about the...
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An American's Defence of British Food
What is one of the best things about England? Would anyone say the food? Well, Jeffrey Lewis does in his anti folk song, What I love most about England is the food. Listen to the song on this page and...
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Gap years, experienced
The gap-year experience ... not all students will actually take a real gap year, but what happens during a gap-year is emblematic of all new experiences and adventures. This page contains a reading from...
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2.4 Rites of Passage
How do different cultures and individuals mark key life transitions? Contents...
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Being pregnant
. Sylvia Plath's poem You're written in 1960 uses imagery, metaphors, and similes to describe the wonder and awe she feels for her unborn child. This page contains the poem and questions to develop critical...
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Desiderata
This is a well-known text that has been floating around for many years, even before the internet made it quite freely available. It is often recommended as wisdom for a calm and thoughtful view of life....
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Blind date
The experience of meeting new people starts with a first impression, and that is particularly true of first dates. The text that forms the basis of this page comes from a newspaper series that asks two...