Get the kids involved in the making of these Patriotic Strawberries that just screams red, white and blue goodness! I was not planning on posting any crafts or recipes as we usually do for the 4th of July this year. However, today Madison and I had a bit of running around to do and one of those stops including Home Goods, where I can never go in and leave empty handed. As you may or may not know, we're leaving for our annual summer vacation in a few days, and I needed to get everything together before we get on our way. The 4th of July will see us on the Fort Carson Army Base where we watch the fireworks and enjoy the food and entertainment that they have to offer. There will be bounce houses for the kids, rock climbing and obstacle courses for both the kids and adults, face painting and so much more. However, I'm going off track here. You came to see these spectacular patriotic strawberries that I promised you. …show more content…
As I was saying; we went to Home Good and of course I had to check out their decor for the 4th of July.
Their selection was a little limited but they had a cute platter that I just thought I needed to have. I'm not sure why my town is set up this way, but within walking distance of each other, there's Target, Home Goods, Pier 1 and World Market. It's a home decor lovers paradise. I made my way to Home Goods and then skipped across to Target where Madison wanted their organic cotton candy grapes and strawberries. By the way, if you haven't had cotton candy grapes, you're truly missing out. Once we were done shopping we headed home and Madison asked if we could do something together, either a craft or a recipe. With this being the 4th of July weekend, and with me being extremely lazy and not wanting to do anything, I decided to use what I had in the house and did these red, white and blue strawberries, which is something we've done in the past, we've just never photographed them for the
blog. As I mentioned, this is totally something that you can do together with the kids, as a matter of fact, let them do most of the work! Patriotic Strawberries Ingredients needed: Strawberries White Chocolate Blue Confectioners Sugar Directions: Step 1: Wash your strawberries and dry thoroughly Step 2: Melt your chocolate in the microwave according to the directions on the package. Step 3: Once melted, dip your strawberry into the melted chocolate about 2/3 of the way up. It doesn't have to be perfect and if the kids are doing it, just let them do it their way. Remember, you're not serving them to the Queen of England. Step 4: Place your strawberries on a cookie sheet and allow to dry. Step 5: Dip your strawberries once again in melted chocolate about 1/3 of the way up this time and then dip and twirl in your blue confectioners sugar. Step 6: Let dry once again then enjoy! This is definitely one of the easiest recipe I have ever done, but then again, when have I ever done anything that will take you hours to do? I'm all about simplicity and getting in and out of the kitchen as quickly as possible. Now let the kids and/or adults enjoy their patriotic treat while you relax the rest of the afternoon away. At least that's my plan!
In the sauce pan melt the butter over low heat. Add the marshmallows and keep stirring until they have all melted. Keep stirring and cooking for an extra minute. Remove from the heat and stir in the food coloring. Add the cereal and candy corn until they are covered completely. Place them in the pan, cover with wax paper and press out the mixture to be even in the pan. Allow to set up completely and then cut and share.
In the short story, “Fourth of July”, Audre Lord transmits the main message of how one should resist and retaliate when afflicted to prejudice. Lorde displays the message of prejudice early in the story when she describes the complications Phyllis had trying to get to Washington D.C. with her high school senior class, just because she is a different skin color as the others. Lorde writes “Phyllis’s high school senior class trip had been to Washington, but the nuns had given her back her deposit in private, explaining to her that the class, all of whom were white, except Phyllis, would be staying in a hotel where Phyllis ‘Would not be happy,’ meaning, Daddy explained to her, also in private, that they did not rent rooms to Negroes. ‘We will
In both “The Fourth of July” and “Black Men and Public Space” the narrators did one very important thing; they expressed how the encounter made the narrator feel. This is crucial because it almost allows the reader to share the feeling of helplessness that was felt. In “The Fourth of July”, Lorde explained how she truly did not understand why the family was treated differently. She tells of her parents’ fruitless effort to shield their children from the harsh realities of Jim Crow by planning out virtually the whole trip. The highlight of the story is when the narrator expresses both anger and confusion at the fact that her family was denied seated service at an ice cream parlor because they were black.
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“When governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny.” -Thomas Jefferson
The Declaration of Independence is the voice of the people who lived in the 13 Colonies that wanted to leave the British Crown. The Founding Fathers sat together and created this document that stated the Rights and the Liberties of the people and what was wrong in the Colonies. The Declaration of Independence spoke to King George III and said that the Colonies wanted Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness and that as "Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, Conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce and to do all other Acts..."
Freedom riders were civil rights activities who interstate buses into the segregated southern United States in 1961 and following years to challenge the non enforcement of the United states supreme court decisions Iren Morgan v. Commonwealth of Virginia 1946 and Boynton v. Virginia 1960 which ruled that segregated public buses were unconstitutional. however this rule didn't stop us from the segregation of an equal right.
Back in history, many people demanded change. They wanted equal rights and most importantly freedom. In order to gain that, the people has struggled and faced many difficult challenges. The following resources demonstrate some of the difficult events that occurred and the way people were treated. They also show how the struggle for the change made a difference in history.
Americans, the notoriously claimed ignorant people of society. The process of becoming a default American of today’s culture involves simple steps. Firstly being, one must purely neglect the notion of an independence day and replace it with a widely known date, the Fourth of July. This is the date people are required to set out and spend half of their monthly check on explosives compounded with fire of various colors to impress everyone for a mere thirty seconds. Along with this must come the obligatory invitation of family’s families sided with lawn chairs sprawled out across the bug infested lawn. However, if the person following these steps is anything but white, they must disregard the entirety of these points. For this day of independence was not fought all beings in America, but just the selfish whites living in the colonies who mindlessly used slaves to do their dirty work. Is this what being an American was and is nowadays? The concept of being an American is so extensively butchered into the idea of freedom, equality, and diversity however the countless ideas
Movement and expansion has been an integral part of the American identity, so what happens when a group of people are denied equal access to transportation and can’t move freely on public trains and buses? Through the first half of the 20th century, the practice of racial segregation, backed by the legal justification of the “separate but equal” doctrine was prevalent throughout the South. In Virginia a woman named Irene Morgan resisted arrest after refusing to give up her seat to two white people while riding the bus. Her case made it all the way to the Supreme Court in 1946 where the court ruled that segregation was illegal in interstate public transportation. This breakthrough for civil rights was met with apprehension about the actual enforcement of this
Let us remember we are all part of one American family, where true equality means holding everyone accountable in the same way, regardless of race, gender, faith, ethnicity or political ideology. Thomas Jefferson and the founding fathers created three important historical documents. These historical documents were: The Declaration of independence, the Bill of Rights, and the Preamble were made to preserve and provide a long lasting union. No doubt, that due to this we have a strong union.
On July 4, 1776, 56 wealthy, White men asserted, “All men are created equal” as they signed The Declaration of Independence. Thirteen years later, George Washington, became the first president of the United States of America, a nation where only six percent of the population could vote (Huskerson). This drastic departure from the principles of the Declaration of Independence represents the beginning of the endless cycle of political deception.
Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence in 1776, which was approved by The Continental Congress in July of that same year. Representatives of each colony signed it in agreement that it blanketed all the issues that needed to be addressed. He was commissioned to compose a document justifying the independence of the North American colonies. It was sent to King George III and the British Parliament after being unanimously agreed upon by representatives from each of the thirteen original colonies. Proclamations and acts created by the British government lead to the colonists claim for independence.
What do you believe the most important part in the declaration of independence is? Well there are many ideals in the declaration of independence such as equality, natural rights, consent of the governed and the right to alter or abolish government. In my opinion the right to alter or abolish government is the best ideal in the declaration of independence. Without this right we would still be apart of britain. Also without this right people could not change the government. We change the government all the time, like voting we vote to change laws about guns, school board and politicians. We also abolished the government once in the past, the revolutionary war was a war against the 13 colonies and the british. We abolish the government and made
... create their own wish list to Santa Claus. They begin to see the value of how what I set up for them to learn will be beneficial for them.