- USA - 1.25 billion: The number of chicken wings Americans will eat during the Super Bowl (Star-Ledger)
- NEW JERSEY - The Super Bowl: A UK perspective (Bleacher Report)
- USA - What not to say to your wedding florist (Huffington Post)
- USA - Do Americans love their cars just a little less these days? (Forbes)
- CALIFORNIA - San Francico/Oakland/San Jose land at #97 on the "100 Most, and Least, 'Bible-Minded' Cities in America" (PolicyMic)
- USA - Folk legend Bob Seeger dead at 94 (USA Today)
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
News From Around America 01.28.14
Monday, January 27, 2014
Reflection 01: Table for One—On Eating Alone
The Buddha is said to have proclaimed: “There is no joy in
eating alone.” Today, that seems to be a sentiment shared by many
Americans. Though attitudes (and situations) may be changing, Americans generally disdain solo dining. But why? Why does eating alone inspire so much dread in people? For this
reflection you must have one meal in public, alone. As you do so,
consider: Are you enjoying it? Are you uncomfortable? What, if
anything, do you do in addition to eating? Finally, why are Americans
are so averse to eating by themselves—and what makes eating alone okay in most
people's eyes?
Note: The meal you have alone needn't be anything extravagant. The point
is simply to eat by yourself, be it in a cafe, food court, restaurant, or
cafeteria. Also, remember that dinner is often thought by Americans be the most challenging meal to
have alone.
Include at least two of the following in your discussion:
- "Hate Dining Solo? Site Offers a Solution" (CNN)
- "Table For One, Please. A Solo Thanksgiving" (NPR)
- "What is it Like to Eat Alone at a Fancy Restaurant?" (Slate)
- "Americans Need to Stop Multitasking While Eating Alone, Argues French Sociologist Claude Fischler" (Grist)
- "Table for One: The Singular Joy of Dining Alone" (O, The Oprah Magazine)
- "Dartmouth Social Cups Try to Cure the Dread of Eating Alone" (Huffington Post)
Required:
- MLA Style
- Works cited
- Two full pages in length
Due: We 02.05
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Week 01: Mo 27/We 29
Saturday, January 25, 2014
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