PSA

Possible Primary Source #1:

I chose the movie Mary & Max as a possible primary source because this is a great example of how food can affect the relationship between people. This is a simple story about a unique friendship of two eccentric ugly people who accidentally find each other through the mail and subsequently learn to love, feel, want, hurt, and dream. They write letters and send each other’s favorite foods in the next 20 years. The first thing I noticed and appreciated is the childish frankness used to explore the very real issues in Mary & Max. As we're left to examine not just the relationships we have in our lives, but the ones we have with ourselves as well. Regardless of the gloomy themes, Mary & Max is a heart-warming tale overall because it tells a tale of two lonely souls becoming best friends, despite being continents and generations apart.

Possible Primary Source #2:

I chose these posters as a possible primary source because they show the brilliant originality of human. These posters are made by several middle school students during art class. The vivid sculpt greatly intrigue my interests in eating the tantalizing fruits. My point to this source is always keeping our mind open to look for something that really attract you and be enthusiastic toward it. We may face some dilemmas during accomplish the goals, but persistence is the best choice.

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Welcome

First of all, I would like to introduce myself to everyone. My name is Xuechen Zhang, a freshman from Beijing, China. Whenever mention about China, you might think of time-honored culture, the Great Wall, manufacturing, tons of people, etc. However, the first thing come to my mind is the cate of China. Yep! China is not only famous for its long history, but also for its multifarious and goluptious food. There are eight distinct cuisines in China, each of them have special cooking skills and flavors. My favorite one is Sichuan Cuisine which has always been thought as being hot, sour, sweet, and salty; using fish sauce; or having a strange taste.

Because of the sweet childhood memory, hot pot is the best of all the Cuisines for me. When I was little, my father worked in another city far away from home and came back nearly twice a month. We sometimes had hot pot after dad coming back home especially in winter. Then the families huddled over a big pot boiled with flavorful and nutritious soup base. After boiling the thin sliced raw variety meat or various bean curd products or diverse kinds of vegetables in the soup base, we dip them in a little bowl of special sauce. I can barely remember the things we had talked about at table; however, I do clearly remember the delight I had by seeing dad at that time. Hot pot is a special memory for me. It symbolizes the harmonious dependence between folks.