Japanese tea history is expansive and exciting. Tea originally was strictly a medication but then grew into a beverage over time. Teaism is not a fake ideology. It is a real way of thinking. Teaism is all about accepting the imperfect things in life and the beauty of life as a whole. Tea in Japanese… Continue reading Japanese Tea History
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The economic impact of tea in colonial times and presently
Tea has and still has to a degree a significant impact on politics and economics. Tea has caused many wars and prolonged wars. The Dutch East India Company made a fortune off tea and helped build the British empire into one of the most extraordinary powers in the world at that time. The Dutch East… Continue reading The economic impact of tea in colonial times and presently
The Garden
The Garden has taught me that humans and plants are alike. We come in different shapes and sizes, and colors. We grow and change throughout our lives. We both need water to live and continue growing. Both humans and plants are made up of cells and have functioning reproductive systems. Both humans and plants come… Continue reading The Garden
Tasting of tea
The tea tasting Thursday opened my mind to a whole new world of tea. Before Thursday, I also had drunk tea with a lot of honey. On Thursday, we drank tea without any sweetener, just the tea itself. Drinking pure tea was such a different experience. It was not as sweet, but it was natural… Continue reading Tasting of tea
Reflection
The course materials have been very engaging and exciting. The readings I have particularly enjoyed as they are not typical readings which makes them less dull. This has been my most different class. Most of my classes are just doing the same thing over and over again, I.E., reading similar readings and then answering the… Continue reading Reflection
The Method
The poem after eating has a constant theme of darkness and sleep. The poem is a beautiful one that describes a tea lover that does not have worries and instead enjoys life for what it is. Both the poems “after eating” and “thanking director Li Six for sending new tea from Shu” have a theme… Continue reading The Method
Wilkinson and Towler text
The sentence I chose for Wilkinsons text is “Tea drinking is one of the great Chinese contributions to worldfood culture, but contrary to popular belief, it is not an ancientChinese beverage”. The sentence I chose for Towler’s text is “Shen Nong, whose name can be translated as the divine farmer, lived around 5,000 years ago.… Continue reading Wilkinson and Towler text
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Response to George Orwell’s a nice cup of tea.
Orwell writes an essay on how to prepare a perfect cup of tea. He goes into detail on the perfect cup and the shape of the cup, the temperature to heat the tea, how much cream and milk to add and what order to add it, what tea is the most desirable, and how real… Continue reading Response to George Orwell’s a nice cup of tea.
