The Market

It Tastes Like Chicken

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September 19th 2009
So, on my first day of classes I ended up going to the market with my friend and classmate, Paula, before going over to her apartment to do our homework and study. Well, she wanted to make chicken curry for dinner and needed to buy some chicken. The market we went to was a huge semi-outdoor one with at least 50 different vendors selling everything from carrots to cow tongue to cashew nuts. The ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more