The first source I choose is a vedio about how to produce chocolate. Because I keep diet now, so I do not eat a lot of chocolate, but it can not reduce any of my love to chocolate. I knew only a little thing about how to make chocolate before watched this vedio. At first I was really attracted by the different kinds of shapes of chocolate, such as heart, rabbit and bear. Then I was surprised at the machine make it so fluent to produce chocolate. Usually people pay their attention to the taste of the food, I want to focus on the manner of cooking them by using this kind of source.
Salad is Incompatible with Life
Yes, my waist is fifty inches -
Big for me because I'm short.
And yes, I like my cheddar cheeses
When partnered with a vintage port.
Okay, okay, that double cream
Is always served with pud,
And cake and biscuits with my tea
Are just no bloody good
For my poor hardened arteries.
But see my point of view,
Please dear wifey if you please -
A Salad makes me spew!
I'd rather eat a bowl of air
Than crunch away on greens;
Drink water from the toilet bowl
Or nibble on my jeans!
But salad! Are you there?
You know it makes me snappy -
So let me fill my face with grub,
Stay fat, and die young happy!
The second source I selected is a poem about the food. Just similar to the poem we learnt in class. The theory of this poem is also quite unique. It is just talk about a fat man who just want to continue his style eating his favorite food like cream but not some healthy food like salad. Even they may be dangerous to his life. Many food has its implication. So I decide to choose the food poem to do some research on it.
Of your two sources, I prefer the second one. It's not impossible to do an analysis of a fact-based documentary, but it is really hard. It doesn't give you much room to think about details and their implications. On the other hand, the poem is fun, it addresses an important issue in today's society, and it'll give you material to analyse. Do you think it's meant to be satirical? That is, do you think it's poking fun at how people tend to view salad? Do you think there's a gendered dimension to it, in that it's a man talking and a lot of adverts aimed to men focus on how awesome meat is and how salad sucks?
ReplyDeleteI think the second one would fit better in this assignment although both of your sources are very interesting. I feel the poem is more easier to analyze and write about. This poem explores a very real issues, it is always hard for people to control themselves well even when they notice the dangerous.
ReplyDeleteI really like the poem! Its filled with humor and a health issue that people are facing. I think you would be able to create a good two page analysis with it. The first one is interesting but I don't think you could spend 7-8 weeks with it.
ReplyDeleteI think the video was a great idea! It is very interesting and not too long! I think you can pick a lot of good details out of it! great idea! plus i love chocolate. The poem is very good too! Both the sources are a reasonable size and interesting.
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