Future Student

Dear Future English 110 Student,

Coming into this class I was really nervous. I hadn’t taken a English course in about 2 years, so my writing skills were not that great. During this course I realized that I was a decent writer, I just had to fix my procrastination problem. I learned a lot in this class though. I really enjoyed writing the blogs and commonplace paper. I think I enjoyed those because they were informal, that’s my favorite style of writing besides free writing.

Some advice that I think will be useful for your success in this class is do your assignments on time, if you can do them a few days before they are do that’s even better. Also don’t be afraid to ask for help or ask questions! It’s better to ask questions than it is to just sit there and be confused or assume something, always clarifying questions. One thing that worked for me was asking for help if I didn’t understand something the instructor was more than happy to help. If I could do anything different I would have turned my work in on time.

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Summer of Fruit

I love the summer time!! I edited a picture of my mom's mother's day gift because we both love fruit and this was something everyone in my family got to share together. Even though I eat fruit year round, I think its best in the summer time. I like to eat my fruit cold no matter what season it is, I guess in the summer time cold fruit cools me off.

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Soul Food!!

Soul Food is definitely a cultural meal that African-Americans eat. I'll start by giving a little history of this meal and why its still important today. Soul food started during slavery and has since then progressed. Slaves would make meals with the left overs their masters gave them, if any. Young girls would learn how to prepare meals and recipes were shared verbally. Soul food is now an important meal that my family and I share. Fried chicken is cooked at least 2 or 3 times a week! Sometimes I get tired of having fried chicken but as soon as I smell the aroma of fried chicken coming from the kitchen I have to have some. Mac and cheese, greens, yams and cornbread are the perfect sides for the meals' main course. When my family has a BBQ, celebration dinner or just a normal weekend meal this is usually what it consists of. No one leaves hungry and everyone leaves with an extra plate or two if their is some left.

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Primary Source Analysis

Hello! So for my primary source analysis, I wanted to do something interesting of course but I also wanted to do something different, something most people wouldn't think of. My first choice is about food as aphrodisiacs, meaning all the foods that increase sexual desire. I find it interesting that foods have the ability to arouse people and increase fertility. I think that I will be able to work with this for several weeks the only thing I have to do is find a long enough article about it instead of pieces here and there. But here are two articles about the subject. http://www.articlesbase.com/advertising-articles/food-aphrodisiacs-sexy-food-to-get-you-in-the-mood-2075897.html....http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/Articles/Nutrition-Health-Food-Labeling-646/aphrodisiac-foods.aspx

For my second primary source analysis I thought about doing a part of the documentary King Corn. This documentary was filmed in 2007 and I think this would be interesting because corn has become very popular over the last few years. I want to find out why corn is the so-called king, where it will be in the future, why is it used in almost everything we eat, and the effects that it has on our bodies. Here are two youtube clips introducing the documentary. Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiCRwMMh9k8...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4JfDrbytoM

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Food Memory

Ni hao! Wo jiao He Jina, that is Hello! My name is Regina. This blog will explain why I am speaking Chinese on my first blog entry. I am new to blogging but I learn fast, so I hope you enjoy it!

This past summer I went out of the country for the first time, I studied in China for three weeks. While I was there I was exposed to unfamiliar food and there were times when I was hesitant to try the food, but I kept an open mind most of the time. I tried pecking duck, which is a popular food in China. It was my first time trying duck meat, it was kind of chewy and reminded me of rubber. It wasn't my favorite meal there but it wasn't that bad either. My favorite thing to eat in China was the delicious fried steamed buns, known as Manto, with its sweet sauce-like icing. This experience was significant to me because it was my first time being exposed to a different culture. The dinner table is a place of respect, and I really admire them for that. We ate on a Round Sally table every evening and the eldest person at the table would be served first. This is something that I wasn't used to but it was really interesting, because in my household the children eat first. I really enjoyed the food and I hope to return one day.

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