Pie

In 1971 Don McLean wrote “American Pie” to remember America as an idyllic country in the 1950’s. McLean wanted to give listeners a snapshot of what the 50’s and 60’s was like while touching on a few of the more memorable events of the era, from his perspective, it was a time of fantastic music and great musicians that McLean wanted to pay homage to. “American Pie” had a deep personal meaning to McLean, it was going to be the last album that his producers were authorizing him to record and he wanted to pay his respects to the classic rock age that gave him his initial inspiration to become a musician as well as to memorialize the wholesome values of the 50’s. During the cynicism of the 1970’s over the Vietnam war, McLean wanted to use his music…

From the moment Don McLean’s song “American Pie” entered the public’s collective consciousness, it became an instant classic. The complexity of the lyrics has been the subject of debate and discussion for more than four decades and remains an integral part of American history and culture. In “American Pie,” McLean’s continuous use of metaphor, change in time period after each chorus, and recurring symbol equating music to happiness create a song indicative of the societal and political conflicts…

The sweet pumpkin pie, the tart apple pie, and of course, the rich, chocolate ice-cream topped off the amazing meal. I glanced from face to face, privately thanking God for each family member. There were smiles everywhere, from my brother's mischievous grin, to my grandmother's heartwarming smile. I looked around the room at the decorations I had helped my mother put up. Pictures of pumpkins, still up from last Halloween, hung next to Christmas wreathes and holly. In the center of the…

I walked with stiff pie-encrusted legs. I was on my way to work from McKinley high school. The scene of the crime, where the miniature cherry pie took flight from Jessica Rabanne's lunch tray (and landed on my favorite jeans) to even further deepen my hatred for that lip-gloss-wearing beast. Now, I wouldn’t be so salty if she had apologized instead of complaining about the fact that her pie came into contact with my thigh. As tragic as it was, I didn’t have time to go home and change after…

“I'm so sorry, Margaret,” I said, extending my arms so the pie’s warmth and smell floated below her nose. “I know it’s not enough, but I hope it’s worth something.” I imagined Margaret thinking of all the hours I spent comforting her until she was strong enough to move on with her life. She had to forgive me, I thought, because friendship couldn’t expire from actions that weren’t even mine. She only blinked, as if I hadn't said a word. I felt like a fool. I looked at my shoes— brown Birkenstocks…

at least well enough to order pie in a way that will not have people passing judgment on their mental stability). The themes within and story behind the book from which the poem is taken, Sky Burial, offers further clues. The manic young woman may very be struggling to cope with loss. Her world has come crashing down around her and she feels between worlds. She is traumatised, possibly grieving, and her pure, concentrated emotions all run together at the surface of a…

and explain why this pastry is my favorite. While writing my body paragraphs I will go back and make sure my thesis statement is still connected with the body paragraphs I have provided. My thesis statement would be as follows: Pies are the best type of pastries because they come in all different flavors, sizes, and grandmothers are known to be chefs when it comes to making pies. In my first body paragraph I would talk about the different flavors pies come in. Pies can have very unique flavors…

There are many similarities between the Mud Pie, and the Apple Pie. There are pretty big differences, and small insignificant differences. The Apple Pie is different from the Mud Pie in many ways. One way that the Apple Pie is different from the Mud Pie is the Apple pie is meant to be eaten, however the Mud Pie can be eaten although it is not advised. Another difference between the two is, the Apple Pie also tastes good, and the Mud Pie doesn’t taste good, although it really depends on your…

The slice if the pie in is about the Hershey pies at Burger King. its purposes is to try and make you buy the pie from them. The you can take it home and have wonder like you have never had before. I can not believe I did not eat this sooner I did not know what I was missing out on. Although the product started a while a go with Reese’s and Butterfingers but out lasted them and they have now brought back Reese’s, but for how long will it be back. Now of days the pie is only one of the many…

To construct a pie chart, we first draw a circle to represent all the data. Then we use the relative frequencies to subdivide the circle into sectors, or parts, that correspond to the relative frequency for each class. for example, because a circle contains 360 degrees and Coca-Cola shows a relative frequency of .38, the sector of the pie chart labeled Coca-Cola consists of .38(360) 5 136.8 degrees. The sector of the pie chart labeled diet Coke consists of .16(360) 5 57.6 degrees. Similar…