Honeycrisp Essays

It’s the day before Thanksgiving. Your mother is rushing around the kitchen trying to get it all done. As she puts the turkey in the fridge to thaw she looks at you and asks if you will make the pie. You smile and say, "Yes, I will". First you have to get the recipe from your mom's recipe box. The recipe has been in your family since your mom's great, great grandparents came over to America from Holland. Next grab the ingredients on the list, and run over to the store if you don’t have something

The article, “Why Are Honeycrisp Apples So Damn Expensive?” discusses the science behind the taste and texture of the Honeycrisp Apple. Author, Elizabeth Gunnison Dunn, details the success of the Honeycrisp apple developed by David Bedford, Jim Luby, and their team, as part of the University of Minnesota Horticultural Research Center apple-breeding program in 1960. Furthermore, she identifies the two main reasons for the extravagant price of the Honeycrisp apple as being the degree of difficulty

The article I read was called, “Why Are Honeycrisp Apples So Damn Expensive?” by Elizabeth Gunnison Dunn. In this article, Ms. Dunn starts out by talking about how she comes from a long line of apple growers, but being shocked at the price of the Honeycrisp apple. She goes on to talk about how it came into existence and why people love this particular apple so much. Even describing the apple as having a “…sweet taste and distinct juiciness and snap” (Dunn, 2013) Ms. Dunn, also talks about how even

“Don 't be afraid of change. You might lose something, but you’ll gain something better.” This quote perfectly relates to “Remember the Titans” directed by Boaz Yakin and “Warriors Don’t Cry” by Melba Pattillo Beals. Both of these portray the struggles of integration and the Civil Rights Movements. “Warriors Don 't Cry” this story portrays the story of a brave group of African American individuals who take on the challenge of integrating into an all white high school. The story explains what is was

Once upon a time, in a refrigerator in San Diego, there was an apple named Red. Red was a Honeycrisp apple with bright red skin and a short stem. He lived in the refrigerator with many of his fruit friends. His best friend was named Nara. She was a beautiful, round orange. They became friends the first day they were purchased at the grocery store. Red and Nara spend their time talking and playing games with the other fruit. They particularly enjoy playing hide-and-seek with the octuplets, eight of