Wine is an alcoholic beverage whose flavor has been enjoyed all throughout the world for centuries. The official definition, provided by the European Union states wine as “The product obtained from the total or partial alcoholic fermentation of fresh grapes, whether or not crushed, or of grape must”("What Is Wine?"). But, generally speaking, wine is made by fermenting different kinds of fruits and berries. The official definition differentiates between ‘proper’ wine and wine made from kits or by
us try daily to accomplish or live a “good life” despite the obstacles that may occur. Doing regular day-to-day routines may seem a little dull, but to someone else it may be a vision to someone who is less likely to succeed. Taken from an online essay, “The Good Life" is simply success though stability, accomplished goals and dreams, and a balanced lifestyle. Peace comes with contentment. Harmony is achieved through balance. Stability revolves around rationalization. The "good life" without either
sufficiently comparable to Li Po’s poetry” (Qing). Undeniably, during his 42 years of life, Li Yu has pushed the aesthetic value of Chinese Ci poems to an unprecedented level, his few remaining works having been popular for over a thousand years. In this essay, I shall discuss this poet in two separate sections: the influence of Li Yu’s experience on his poetry themes, as well as the categories of his poems and his specific writing techniques. The Life of a Tragic Ruler
clearly stated by Achebe that “Among the Ibo the art of conversation is regarded very highly and proverbs are the palm oil with which words are eaten” (pg.7). Palm oil is used to make palm wine, a wine that the Igbo drink quite heavily. Palm wine, like any wine, can be drunk with food or without food. When palm wine is drunk with food, it helps wash down and digest the food, just as proverbs are said to help make absorbing words easier. In this metaphor and in the entire novel, the Igbo are portrayed
excellent performance to study when writing about issues such as gender, race, class and sexuality. Although there has been many versions such as the Broadway musical, Frank Urson’s 1927 film and, of course, the original text by Maurine Watkins, for this essay, I am going to be focusing on Rob Marshall’s 2002 film adaptation. It is important to know that this version is based on Bob Fosse’s 1975 Broadway adaptation. Fosse himself struggled with the temptation of pills, alcohol and women, which may have influenced