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Homework Response (DUE BY 7:30AM, 8/29) The authors defined an actor is a person who is standing in the world and feel it use other's position and identity. And the figured world is a social world which tells us meaning of life and outcomes. Literacy practice is a way to understand a person's linguistic habits. It has history, social and so on. Actors perform in the figured worlds when they are performing some meaningful acts and assigned to particular objects. Is everyone can be a actor in many different figured worlds? why the authors want to tell us about actor and figured world? How these articles help us doing in class?

2. Homework Response: 250 Word Summary Drafts (DUE BY 9/3) My figured world is Chinese restaurant. There are many different people. It is for any kind of people, they may be alone or someone with them, but they all share one common thing which is the food. As many others restaurant, people come here to find some delicious food and drink. Also there are some rules, for example, people should keep their voice down. Do not throw garbage everywhere. Put it to dish or put it on the table. Most important thing, make sure you have your wallet with you. I hope I can find the coordinate between different people. Such as the chef and apprentices, buyer and accountant, the front desk and waiters. How the boss running this restaurant. Some Businessmen may talk some business at here. Father may take his family here to celebrate his son's birthday and some people may be attracted to food smell. I think restaurant is a vivid world because everyone eats, so we will meet any kind of people. And in my culture, food is most important thing in our normal life. Just like an old Chinese proverb: bread comes first.

3. Homework Response: Workshop Preparation (DUE BY 7:30AM 9/10) My first workshop was ENGL 1101 because this way is not popular in China. It was kind of feeling nervous and feels helpless. It was my first semester; I cannot understand every word they said. However, things were getting better because they know it is hard for me, so they slow down and asked me about the thing they just talked about. I think workshop really working at some point. At least, it helped me to follow the instructions and fixed many problems in my article. I think editing is first modifying article when you completed. It more focus on grammar, symbols, etc. However, revision is more complicated. We may need to rewrite some sentences or even whole paragraph in order to make the article more sense. Is it Okay to be Short and Sweet? Not most of the time. This is most things I heard since I started writing something. People want details; it likes the frame of an article. Without details, we can get anything, it makes the article clear. How muck to Comment? Comment is what I am

looking for, because I know there will be so many problems in my article. And I am hoping people can give me some advice, so I can make it better. Let me know that you know my point and help me to complete it

4. Homework Response (DUE BY 7:30AM, 10/1) Food in Chinese Culture My topic of discussion will be The importance of food in Chinese culture. I will briefly talk about some adage and then talk about how food play a important role in the culture. Food in Chinese Culture by K.C. Chang (1 Lau, D.C., trans. Mencius (Harmondworth, Middlesex, England: Penguin Books. 1970), p, 161. 2 Jacques Gernet, Daily Life in China on the Eve of the Mongol Invasion 1250-76 (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1962), p. 135.) http://asiasociety.org/lifestyle/foodrecipes/food/meats/food-chinese-culture Kathy Lin, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle WA Reviewer(s): Nadine Chan, Editor, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Res Ctr, Seattle WA Date Authored: November 01, 2000 http://ethnomed.org/clinical/nutrition/chinese_food_cultural_profile

5. Homework Response (DUE BY 7:30AM, 10/3) 1 Lau, D.C., trans. Mencius (Harmondworth, Middlesex, England: Penguin Books. 1970), p, 161. 2 Jacques Gernet, Daily Life in China on the Eve of the Mongol Invasion 1250-76 (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1962), p. 135. Adapted from Food in Chinese Culture: Anthropological and Historical Perspectives by K.C. Chang (Yale University Press, 1977). Reprinted with permission from Yale University Press. http://asiasociety.org/lifestyle/food-recipes/food/meats/food-chinese-culture Food in Chinese Culture: Antropological and Historical Perspectives Paperback January 1, 1977 by K.C. Chang (Author) Nutritional diseases for residents in China on rise October 24 2005 by Peoples Daily Online http://english.people.com.cn/200510/24/eng20051024_216452.html China food culture 07/04/2012 by Sina.com

http://english.sina.com/life/2012/0704/483103.html Chinese Cuisine Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_cuisine#Chinese_cuisine_in_other_parts_of_the_world A Concise history of China, Roberts, J.A.G., Harvard Univ. Press, 1999 Microsoft Encarta 98 encyclopedia: yin and yang. Using Food to Teach about Chinese Culture By Kandice Hauf, Number 3 2011

6. Homework Response (DUE BY 7:30AM, 10/10) Adapted from Food in Chinese Culture: Anthropological and Historical Perspectives by K.C. Chang (Yale University Press, 1977). Reprinted with permission from Yale University Press, 2000. http://asiasociety.org/lifestyle/food-recipes/food/meats/food-chinese-culture\ The author briefly expounds China's staple food, cooking methods, and the concept of food. Since China's staple food is divided into many kinds and there are different staple food and cooking methods in different areas. It makes the Chinese diet culture full of variety Food in Chinese Culture: Antropological and Historical Perspectives Paperback January 1, 1977 by K.C. Chang (Author) K.C. Chang mainly discusses the diet culture of China. China has five thousand years of history. Whatever the regime change, Chinese people always keep our food culture. And in each of the different festivals, there are some special foods and those foods represent the different meaning. At the same time, different food and the role of preserve one's health. China food culture 07/04/2012 by Sina.com http://english.sina.com/life/2012/0704/483103.html The article mainly introduced the classification of Chinese food. It's a total of eight cuisines, represents a different region respectively. And there are four big cuisines particularly famous. This distinction is sichuan cuisine, guangdong cuisine, shandong cuisine, jiangsu cuisine. Each cuisine has their own unique cooking methods and flavors. Chinese Cuisine Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_cuisine#Chinese_cuisine_in_other_parts_of_the_world The article introduces the four major cuisine cooking methods, and in all areas of specialty food. At the same time, the article also mentioned China's drink. Tea was first discovered by the Chinese. And China has a history of tea drinking over 3000 years. In China, there are many different kinds of tea and drinking method. A Concise history of China, Roberts, J.A.G., Harvard Univ. Press, 1999

Using Food to Teach about Chinese Culture By Kandice Hauf, Number 3 2011 http://www.asian-studies.org/eaa/Hauf_16-3.pdf Kandice Hauf is in Chinese and East Asian history to business majors and he found a good way to learn Chinese culture which is food. He mainly discusses how the food play an important role in Chinese life. And how to learn the food culture simply. Such as go to Chinatown or watch some film. A bite of China is a series of food documentaries produced by CCTV. Ep2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o0ffCxiJ7I The Story of Staple food Staple food is the main food on the table, are the main source of energy you need. From ancient times on the natural grain of until now even the people on the table the abundance of food, let a person lick one's chaps, a colorful and varied the staple food of the world to present in front of you. This episode focuses on depicting different regions, different nationalities, different style of the story about the staple food, reveals the appearance of the staple food, the pursuit of taste, the wisdom of the staple food handling and processing, as well as the Chinese staple food deep emotion.

A bite of China is a series of food documentaries produced by CCTV. Ep3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxQ3j7ls1J0 The Inspiration of Transformation Fermented bean curd, lobster sauce, rice wine, pickles, have one thing in common, they all have a kind of special flavor fragrant. The taste is the result of people hand in hand with microbial contribution. And this technique is called the "fermentation". The ancestor of the Chinese, with a few POTS and pans, plus keen intuition, creates a new realm of food. To let the food into the state of food, this one to overcome obstacles, to create conditions, to grasp the chance to experience frustration, which "eat" inspire the greatest wisdom.

7. Homework Post (DUE BY 7:30AM. 11/12) For my third assignment, I'm going to make a short film to tell the Chinese diet culture. In short, I will tell you some Chinese food features and benefits. At the same time, I will share with you some stories about food. I will mainly through images and explanation in the form of a video. I will be a lot of use pictures or video to show you a few seconds some delicious food. My second assignment is introduced China's food culture. After finished the second assignment, I learned many new knowledge. I think the knowledge and the story is very interesting, I hope I can make video to share with everyone. At the same time, in our discussion, I found other people interested in these little stories also. So, I will try to find more stories to increase my video.

8. Get Your S*** Together (Reading One) The student's standpoint. There are great professors and many of them are a waste of time and can turn a great class into a horrible one. In order to find out which ones are the good/great professors you have to be in class. I can definitely understand why this student did this where he/she is hedging his/her bets. To maximize his/her experience to get the most out of his/her education. Because well NYU is a very expensive school and this student would be throwing away hard/good money if the professor sucks. The professor's standpoint. I do agree with the professor towards this student's dispectrul approach. Plus a disrepect for other students in the class. The student should not go class hopping interrupting everyone. Also a when a student walks off from a class like the way he/she is doing, it is like giving everyone the middle finger. Possible solutions. 1- Student should find out which classes he/she is planning to take so he/she can schedule a meeting with these professors to get a feel which professors he/she is comfortable of taking. 2 - Instead of class hopping so quickly, just sit in the class for a session and just bear it. If you like the class then great and if not no love lost. Just don't show up and take this professor's classes anymore. Also there are websites that rate professors. I wish I had these when I was in college! Well there was the internet but it was still in its infancy (1994). 3- Schools put many of their classes online. Hopefully the professors the student planning to take have their classes online. The student will get a good preview of what is in store for him/her. The student had a great purpose but a horrible execution. He/she would definitely make a good trader one day. Cut your losses quick. Easy to understand but very hard to execute. And the professor doesn't really understand how the business works sometimes. There are many meetings where people just walk out on each other with a bad taste in everyone's mouths. One student walking out of your class and then the student actually gave an explanation/reason is being pretty diplomatic. What the professor should worry about is more students walking out and not coming back. 9. For my third assignment, I'm going to make a short film to tell the Chinese diet culture. In short, I will tell you some Chinese food features and benefits. At the same time, I will share with you some stories about food. I will mainly through images and explanation in the form of a video. I will be a lot of use pictures or video to show you a few seconds some delicious food. My second assignment is introduced China's food culture. After finished the second assignment, I learned many new knowledge. I think the knowledge and the story is very interesting, I hope I can make video to share with everyone. At the same time, in our discussion, I found other people interested in these little stories also. So, I will try to find more stories to increase my video.

In this semester, the professor gave us some homework and that homework helped us to finish the major assignments. Frist, we understand the actor and figured world by doing homework such like reading article and writing summery which is very important. And then, we had a better start by completing other homework. I think homework is an important part of complete three major assignments.
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