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Here is a sample entry written as a “FREEWRITING”

“Title of the Article”  by Author’s Name

This essay’s thesis seems to be that food is a crucial part of every culture’s character-- As evidence, the author gives examples of our American food culture by examining the fast food industry, particularly McDonald’s and Taco Bell—From  that big picture perspective, he then moves on to the more intimate family food traditions and character—he divides family traditions according to region:  southern cooking; west/southwest cooking; eastern shore cooking and Midwest cooking--for each region he identifies the food culture:  Southern cooking includes fried chicken and biscuits, greens, sweet potato pie; West/Southwest foods include tacos, enchiladas, burritos, flan; Eastern shore foods are dominated by seafood, especially shellfish and particularly lobster; Midwest foods include chilies, meatloaf, casseroles and stews.

 

His audience seems to be Americans-- I can relate to this essay because I am from the Midwest and I grew up loving all kinds of stews and casseroles, but my family’s favorite weeknight dinner was by far meatloaf with mac and cheese—classic comfort food.  And now that I’m grown up and have my own family, our family meals are very special, and we often get together with extended family members and food is the center of the occasion-- My own family loves our homemade pizza; our chicken nuggets; our roast lamb and my chocolate beet cake—oh and my potato salad, also--everyone always asks me to bring it to family gatherings.  This essay raises lots of interesting questions about food and what it means to a family and to a culture beyond the practical necessity of eating on a daily basis—for example, do we often use food to alter our mood and is that a good thing?  or how do our family food traditions reflect our emotional needs?