Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Chocolate

Chocolate A Bitter Sweet Saga of Dark and Light
Comments -
1.In the end, a good chocolatier must think beyond borders. Preferences may vary from culture to culture, but taste is universal.
2.Godiva displays are by and large beautiful. At each outlet, bon-bons nestle against golden glitter, skillfully arranged to fire sences.
3.The problem is that so much of this tempting chocolate tasted to me as if someone dumped a lot of sugar into melted candle wax.
4.But Godiva has its enthusiastic fans; plenty of people say they love the stuff.
5.Godiva has siezed unoccupied high growth in an America eager for something more than Hershey and Mars.
Questions -
1. Why did the author seem so against the mass marketing approach companies like Godiva use?
2. Was Godiva the worst chocolate the author sampled?
3.IF Godiva tastes so bad why do so many people love it?
4.Is Godiva a threat to Hershey or Mars?
Vocabulary -
1.optimism- the belief that good ultimately predominates over evil in the world.
2.lurk - to lie or wait in concealment, as a person in ambush; remain in or around a place secretly or furtively.
3.accumulate - to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees; heap up: to accumulate wealth.
Literary Terms -
1 exposition -The author continues sampling and tries to discover the secrets of Godiva chocolates.
2.Setting - Belgium.
Outline - The author continues talking to Belgium chocolatiers and although he doesn't like Godiva, he still explores the company and how they do business.

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