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Differences Between Black and White Christianity/Church Martin Luther King Jr. was once quoted to say, â€Å"Sunday is the most segregated day in America†. When I was thinking about this statement , I was disturbed to discover a truth that is very real. I will not pretend to know a lot about the religions of other cultures. All that I know comes from the text readings that we’ve had is class. My experiences in a formal church setting come only from services I’ve regularly attended at an ELCA Lutheran church and a Presbyterian church. Both congregations are made entirely of white families. In fact, I only saw one black person enter the doors of the Lutheran church (to witness a friend’s baptism) in 10 years of attendance, and never at the Presbyterian church. So when I talk about the white church, I have only those experiences to draw from. I’ve been to one â€Å"black church† in my life. During a Sunday School class in high school we organized a trip to a Baptist church a couple blocks away. When we got there, the pastor of the church greeted us warmly as we had called ahead of time to let him know we were going to be joining them. He lead us to some seats close to the front of the church, giving us a good view of the things we didn’t get to experience in our rigid, elderly, white congregation. Music was played almost constantly, the sermon was lively, and the people were acting happy to be there. By the way, the four members of my class were the only white faces in the crowd. An easy thing to do is to draw a stereotype about a certain culture. Everytime we watch TV or a movie, there is some sort of stereoype occuring.. Currently on the radio, I would hazard to guess that half the songs are in hip-hop style. The lyrics of these few songs often lead to negative stereotypes of blacks. (â€Å"It’s getting hot in here...so take of all your clothes.†- Nelly, a black male.) I also would... Church Free Essays on Differences Betweeand Black and White Christianity/Church Differences Between Black and White Christianity/Church Martin Luther King Jr. was once quoted to say, â€Å"Sunday is the most segregated day in America†. When I was thinking about this statement , I was disturbed to discover a truth that is very real. I will not pretend to know a lot about the religions of other cultures. All that I know comes from the text readings that we’ve had is class. My experiences in a formal church setting come only from services I’ve regularly attended at an ELCA Lutheran church and a Presbyterian church. Both congregations are made entirely of white families. In fact, I only saw one black person enter the doors of the Lutheran church (to witness a friend’s baptism) in 10 years of attendance, and never at the Presbyterian church. So when I talk about the white church, I have only those experiences to draw from. I’ve been to one â€Å"black church† in my life. During a Sunday School class in high school we organized a trip to a Baptist church a couple blocks away. When we got there, the pastor of the church greeted us warmly as we had called ahead of time to let him know we were going to be joining them. He lead us to some seats close to the front of the church, giving us a good view of the things we didn’t get to experience in our rigid, elderly, white congregation. Music was played almost constantly, the sermon was lively, and the people were acting happy to be there. By the way, the four members of my class were the only white faces in the crowd. An easy thing to do is to draw a stereotype about a certain culture. Everytime we watch TV or a movie, there is some sort of stereoype occuring.. Currently on the radio, I would hazard to guess that half the songs are in hip-hop style. The lyrics of these few songs often lead to negative stereotypes of blacks. (â€Å"It’s getting hot in here...so take of all your clothes.†- Nelly, a black male.) I also would...

First Electric Toaster, Pop-Up Toast, and Sliced Bread

First Electric Toaster, Pop-Up Toast, and Sliced Bread Toasting began as a method of prolonging the life of bread. It  was initially toasted over open fires with tools to hold it in place until it was properly browned. Toasting  was a very common activity in Roman times; tostum is the Latin word for scorching or burning. As the Romans traveled throughout Europe vanquishing their foes in early times, it’s said that they took their toasted bread right along with them. The British developed a fondness for the Romans toast and introduced it in the Americas when they crossed the ocean. The First Electric Toasters The first electric toaster was invented in 1893 by Alan MacMasters in Scotland. He called the device the â€Å"Eclipse Toaster,† and it was manufactured and marketed by the Crompton Company. This early toaster was reinvented in 1909 in the U.S. when Frank Shailor patented his idea for the â€Å"D-12† toaster. General Electric ran with the idea and introduced it for use in the home. Unfortunately, it only toasted one side of the bread at a time and it required that someone stand by to manually turn it off when the toast looked done. Westinghouse followed with its own version of a toaster in 1914, and the Copeman Electric Stove Company added an â€Å"automatic bread turner† to its toaster in 1915. Charles Strite invented the modern timed pop-up toaster in 1919. Today, the toaster is the most common household appliance although it’s only  been in existence in the U.S. a little over 100 years. An unusual online museum is dedicated to the toaster, with lots of photos and historical information. Otto Frederick Rohwedder and Sliced Bread Otto Frederick Rohwedder invented the bread slicer. He first began working on it in 1912 when he came up with the idea of a device that would hold the slices together with hat pins. This was not a resounding success. In 1928, he went on to design a machine that sliced and wrapped the bread to prevent it from going stale. The Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri started selling Kleen Maid Sliced Bread on July 7, 1928, possibly the first sliced bread sold commercially. Pre-sliced bread was further popularized by Wonder Bread in 1930, helping to spread the toasters popularity even further. The Sandwich Long before Rohwedder figured out how to efficiently slice bread and before Shailor patented the first American toaster, John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich, originated the name â€Å"sandwich† in the 18th century. Montagu was a British politician who served as secretary of state and first lord of the Admiralty. He presided at the Admiralty during the British defeats of the American Revolution, and he was notoriously unpopular for his charges of obscenity against John Wilkes.  He loved to eat beef between slices of bread. His  sandwich allowed the Earl to leave one hand free for card playing.  Hawaiis Sandwich Islands are rumored to have been named after him by Captain James Cook in 1778.