Angelica WRIT340

For the past three days, I have been doing nothing but braiding my hair. It is quite the intricate process. This time specifically, I am trying to do a hairstyle called "box braids," and it definitely has been time consuming. The process is as follows: I wash my hair, making sure to shampoo and condition it well. Soon after, I'll add a protein treatment as well as a deep conditioner on my hair to make sure it is strong and moisturized. After washing those out, I'll safely blow dry my hair straight to make it easier to braid with. Finally, I can actually start the braiding process by adding additional hair to my real hair. For professional braiders, this is something that can be achieved in 8 hours max. However, for a newbie like myself, this has taken nearly half a week. This is not only due to my own laziness, but the process is just very long in itself. However, for people with coily hair like mine, hairstyles like this can be very protective for our hair. Curly/coi...

All the Young Men  - Final Thoughts Book's Plot I'll try not to give too much away, but  All the Young Men  is a true story that is focused on Ruth Coker Burks, the author herself. A mother living in Arkansas during the 1980's, Ruth became a beacon of light through her actions and kindness towards gay men whom were dying from AIDS. At the time, other people (even nurses) were too scared to help these men because they thought they would get infected with AIDS themselves. However, as a Christian, Ruth put all of her fears aside to care for them. Eventually, she becomes well-known in the area as the person that will aid these men until they pass. Aside from that, she helps drag queens, searches through funeral homes for their bodies, and even chats with her friend Bill Clinton. Overall, this book takes us on a journey through what Ruth went through as a young adult. Key Takeaways For me, I think the biggest key takeaways were not only realizing how important just basic human...

Cooking Up Some Greens A step-by-step cooking guide that'll teach you how to roll the perfect joint. Reading time: 4 minutes, 20 seconds. Ingredients: 1 Rolling paper 1 Grinder 1 Filter tip 0.32 Grams of weed Ah yes, lé joint. A spliff. A doobie if you will. Just the taste of its greenery can transcend your tastebuds and nerves into a realm of ultimate relaxation. However, such a small and delicate dish is not so easy to make. Many have tried, but only a few have succeeded in perfecting such a delicacy. And now, you will be part of the latter.  Through reading this comprehensive recipe guide, your joint rolling skills will go from this: To this: Picking Papers The process of rolling joints begins in the dispensary–or as I like to call it– a fancy supermarket for kush. Just like picking the perfect artisan bread to hold your sandwich, you must pick the perfect rolling paper to hold your weed. There are numerous sizes to choose from, as well as a variety of different materials. This ...

  All the Young Men - First Impressions When I was looking at the list and choosing which book to pick, only a couple really stood out to me. For my first choice, I ended up picking What it Feels Like for a Girl because the summary seemed really interesting. I liked how the plot was focused on someone's teenage years and LGBTQ+ themes. However, when I actually tried reading the novel, I couldn't get past the first page because the author wrote in some sort of English accent with a lot of apostrophes. This made me eventually choose my second choice-- All the Young Men. Once again, I really liked the summary and how the plot focuses on a nurse in the 1960's helping gay men with Aids. From the summary, she seemed like such a trailblazer and she wanted to help people no matter what the cost was, so I knew I had to keep reading because I love heroines like that. When it comes to actually reading the book, I genuinely like it so far. The first page gets you because it puts you r...