The meal I am going to analyze took place last weekend. My children and I met up with 3 other parents and 4 other children adopted from Ethiopia that have kept in touch over the last 7 years that we have been in the same area. In the past we had gotten together quite regularly to talk and let all the kids play with their Ethiopian friends. Jennifer and I still make it a point to meet up fairly regularly, however, Lisa and her partner Erica moved to the Bay Area with their kids a few years ago and have not had a chance to get together with us since then. They happened to be in town for a wedding so we all met at our favorite Ethiopian restaurant to catch up and let the kids all reconnect. Our meal took place at Queen Sheba restaurant in Sacramento. My daughters and I have been going there for about 7 years now. When I first moved to back to California after adopting my daughters I found a group of fellow parents who adopted from Ethiopia and in an effort to help my children hold on to what ever bit of culture they could attended my first meet up which happened to be at the restaurant. The owner, waitstaff, and cooks are all Ethiopian and have watched my children grow up over the last 7 years. While not an elaborate setup, this place offers a bit of home to my children. Through the process …show more content…
Because of this, our meals come on large over sized metal trays. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church sticks to fairly strict periods of fasting including Wednesdays, Fridays, and the entire season of Lent. Because of this, Ethiopian cuisine contains many dishes that are vegan. Our meal consisted on of two types of lentils known as Misr Wat and Kik Wat, a cabbage dish and greens dish similar to collards greens called Kik Alicha and Gomen respectively and while several in our party are vegetarian, my daughters and I aren't so we ordered sides of Lamb Tibbs, a spicy lamb dish with bell peppers and
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Northwestern University is the 12th best school in the country. It is located in Evanston, Illinois very close to the city of Chicago. There are many requirements to get into Northwestern University. The required ACT score for Northwestern is between a 33 and a 35 composite score. Also for the ACT you have the take the writing portion of the ACT. The University also requires that all applicants have to write an essay. And the GPA requirement is at least a 4.0. Northwestern University is a very competitive school , only about 13% of applicants get in. Northwestern offers a great pre-med program and is known for their school of medicine. And the school’s atmosphere is challenging, scholarly, and very intense. Northwestern University is a
... I had never even seen most of the food displayed, I eagerly and respectfully tried each dish. After everyone in the room sat down at the massive table, the Rabbi picked up a glass of wine and made a prayer over it. Then, Rabbi Kanelsky passed around pieces of Challah bread to the entire table. This lunch festival was yet another ceremony dedicated to one of the member’s deceased relative. At the conclusion, the Rabbi said another prayer out loud for the deceased and the relative expressed his gratitude to everyone.
The warming atmosphere is one of a kind. Behind the counter are the caring faces of not just a worker, but a friend. Regular guests are called by name, sharing stories of families and the past week with the welcoming employees. Sitting all around in tables and booths are patrons from every category. Beside the window on a high table to the left is a lawyer, to the right is a mother and her two kids. In a booth in the back is a construction worker still covered slightly in concrete from a road job he had been working on back on 19th Street. All of these, enjoying a delicious meal of their special combination.
During Native American Heritage Week I participated in “Decolonize your Diet”. This event was located in the Cesar Chavez Center at the Terrace level in Richard Oakes Multicultural Center (ROMC). The event was held on September 24th and started at 2:00 PM and went an hour long. But some participants stayed longer to talk to each other and eat. The purpose of the event was both community outreach and cultural education. Admission price was free and everybody that attended the event including me was expecting a lecture. Turns out, this event was interactive. We started out by introducing ourselves and stated what we were majoring in. Going around the table everybody was shy and timid. Everyone was in their shell at first, but gradually warmed
Learning the history of where things come from and how they came to be in crucial for almost everything in life. When we know the purpose for a program or in this case a profession, it allows us to keep that view within our frame of mind. We can make sure that we continue to work towards what the original goal was for the program as we do our work. The past allows us to see the mistakes that have been made and what was done to fix them. Knowing what mistakes have been made and that fact that there were mistakes, allows us to grow the vision. Mistakes show us that the idea or program is resilient and that while maybe some things did not work out, other ideas might. As long as we keep the meaning and vision of the project in mind the room for growth within the profession has no end.
The actual first stage of the family life cycle is the family of origin experiences. During this phase the main task are building of a solid foundation, and maintaining relationships with parents, siblings, and peers. The family of origin is basically the family you grew up in, which is the center of what shapes who we are. A healthy family of origin exhibits a strong foundation that will be the center piece of that family unit. If effective the family will have a strong sense of togetherness, communication, separateness, and connectedness. This all helps the family to establish healthy boundaries between parents and their children, as well as resolve conflicts in a healthier and productive way. It is stated that when parents exhibit emotions like warmth and caring connections, it tends to promote individuality and
For the location of my naturalistic observational study I chose a public park with a splash pad which I frequently visit with my daughter. Since this site is quite popular with locals at any given time of the day there are at least over a dozen people present. As the park is designed for the entertainment of children the age group of the people varies. There are young children accompanied by their parents and grandparents as well as teenagers in groups. Therefore the above discussed park proved to be the greatest preference for me to observe the behavior of people in a natural setting.
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Thinking about normal social interactions and normal social behaviors, I think of comfortable. When I sit down with a friend, a usual routine is followed, “Hey, how are you, what’s new?” (e.g. My turn, your turn). These questions between my friend and I include eye contact, attention, and facial expression. Usually, I feel that I give my friend my undivided attention. Other normal characteristics include: remembering what the person has just said so a comment can be made, as well as each comment is appropriate and in relation to the current topic. Moreover, the duration between each question or comment is short.
Life Through Locations will explore the use of location services and the positive and negative impacts that they have on our lives since many aspects of our everyday lives revolve around these services. Many people use location services on social media, such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat. These services allow for people to connect with other users around the world and to find new and interesting locations. While people do enjoy sharing their location, many do not realize how much they are sharing with others. On Facebook, people can share their location by "checking in" or by sending t2000px-facebook_messenger_logo-svgheir locations through the messenger app.
My family and I are at the Penta Career Center for the Outstanding Alumni banquet, where my father is being honored with an award. Here we are served a dinner by Penta’s Culinary Arts students, which is held
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Narrative is an integral aspect of an effective historical composition. An effective narrative can provide important sensory details that analysis may omit. David Hackett Fischer conveys, “To reconstruct a series of happenings, the best and only instrument is narrative.” Even so, many historians still struggle with the agency of narrative in scholarly works. Similar sentiments are paid to the genre of biography in a historical context. Biography is equally controversial, as many historians have dissenting opinions regarding its usage as well as its formal definition.
Babyhood is the time from when you are born till you 're 18 months old. Like everybody else, I don 't remember anything at all from this time. Whatever I do know is from my parents, siblings and other family members. My mother told me I wanted to appear into this world earlier than I should have. If not for the medications that let me arrive at the proper time, I may not have been here today writing this very sentence. I was born on 19th December, 1999 in Gujarat, India. My parents tell me I was a very quite baby and never troubled them much at all. I would never start crying in the middle of the night, arousing the entire neighborhood. My older brother would often look at me, and state how huge my eyes looked. As a baby, I was very fair, and often was referred to a white egg. Everyone loved to play and touch my cheeks when I was a baby.