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I. Introduction

A. Attention getter: Every time I step into the briefing room at work, the first question we always ask each other is, “What should we eat during break?” Even outside of work, when my friends and I plan to hang out, the first question is, “Are we meeting for lunch or for dinner?”

B. Revealed object: I’m pretty sure you all have that one friend that won’t let anyone touch or start on their food until they have taken their pictures or videos or Boomerang of the meal of the day. I was that friend. This camera was used on most of my hangouts to photograph for my food blog.

C. Speaker credibility: I’ve been running a food blog on Instagram, reviewing food and restaurants, ever since August of 2015.

D. Thesis: Due to the increasing number of people that rely on social media to gather new information about the world around them, cameras have been playing a very big role in being able to translate these information through visuals and the foodie culture has been growing, thanks to social media and cameras, in this generation of advancing technology.

E. Preview of main points: I’m going to tell you about the foodie culture and about how much I enjoy being a part of it.

II. Body

A. Culture object represents:

1. The term “foodie” is used to describe people with a particular interest in food. Food was originally a necessity. It was needed for survival. However, food became more than what people just ate in order to survive, it began to give pleasure to certain people. These people, called “foodies” will eat, not to satisfy their hunger, but as an interest or a hobby, like how one would read or play games.

2. Cameras are a great representation of the foodie culture because of how it is able to photograph the food. A big part of this culture is sharing these photos and/or videos online on social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, etc. When deciding where to eat, which is a big deal for foodies, although pictures of menus and reviews on Yelp may be helpful, the deciding factor for the meal of the day would be the pictures and videos. While the descriptions and reviews of the menu items can create a mental picture, seeing the actual food itself before you order them can trigger your appetite and make you want to try it out.

B. Why I identify with this culture:

1. I’ve been updating my daily meals on my food account on Instagram for four years now. They have been consisting of food from different countries, different restaurants, desserts, drinks, and even home cooked meals. As much as I want it to be, my feed doesn’t always consist of food from restaurants people have never been to before. A lot of my pictures were also taken where other food bloggers have dined. Although my influence may not be as big as the more well-known “foodies”, it is true that these photos do reach out to a certain number of people.

2. I love keeping photos to look back on the memories. Cameras allow me to capture those moments to look back upon in the future. As a part of the foodie culture, most of my photos are of the food, the interior of the restaurant, and the menu. Although they are simply pictures of what I’ve been eating for the past 4 years, the experience I had and the conversations with whoever I was with are also part of these pictures. My camera contains pictures of the food that simply get shared on social media but also the memories with special people in my life.

III. Conclusion

A. Review thesis: The pleasure derived from food is the main idea of the growing foodie culture and cameras can be used to share and let more restaurants known to other members of this culture.

B. Review main points: Although food is a necessity for survival, to relieve hunger, it has become a big part in creating pleasure and happiness for people. Cameras like this or even phone cameras are used to capture and share the happiness “foodies” feel.

C. Memorable closer: I hope you guys don’t hate on your friends that take forever trying to take good pictures of their food. They might be trying to get a good picture to look back upon, to remember that day they spent with you.