Thanksgiving Assignment

There are a lot of New York City Thanksgiving traditions. For example, a lot of New Yorkers don't buy the frozen Thanksgiving turkey. They prefer to buy the bird live and then push it in front of a subway train. - David Letterman

Dignitas: You Gonna Eat That?

Reflection Paper

DUE Thursday, December 2

This assignment asks that you be an anthropologist at the Thanksgiving table. Consider what foods are present on the table. What do they represent? Mean? To whom? Generations? Genders? People who “married in?”

Where did they come from? What do they say about your family? Your culture?

What happens at the table? Who sits next to who? How long does the meal go on? What do people talk about?

As part of this assignment, do at least ONE of the following:

1.      Help shop for and/or prepare some of the food—DO IT!

2.      Interview older relatives about the dinner and/or the meanings of food in their past and current lives—DO IT!

3.      See your grandmother’s favorite cookbook and discuss it with her—DO IT!

As you write this essay, reflect on your reading, our class discussions and presentations and other experiences you’ve had this semester thus far. Seek connections!

Slow and Savoring

"Forget love, I'd rather fall in chocolate."  -Anonymous

The assignment for this week is to practice savoring (and write a blog entry about it).  Whether it be a favorite food, the outdoors, or your physics homework, the goal is to slow down and relish in the flavor or experience that it brings.  This can be a very positive addition to your student life as it is essentially an excuse to relax from the business of school and work.  Put your heart into this assignment and really tell a story of your savoring attempt.  I guarentee that if you incorporate this into your life on a regular basis, you will learn to appreciate the small things much more!

Have fun!

Project Research

"Welcome to the Church of the Holy Cabbage.  Lettuce pray."  ~Author Unknown


Attention all!  Whitney has asked me to post a few questions for YOU TO ANSWER in regards to her Food Rules project.  Please answer these before Friday.  I'm sorry we didn't have a blog question this week.  I'll be sure to come up with one for next week.

1. How long is your longest meal of the day?

2. When do you typically take longer than two hours to eat?

3. Do you care more about taste of food or the appearance of food?

See you tomorrow!  

PS- Let me know if you have problems registering tonight!