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Prompt: Hair can be a powerful way people express who they are and where they come from. Think about your own hair, your style, texture, or how you choose to wear it. How does your hair connect to your culture or your identity? Describe a moment when your hair made you feel proud, uncomfortable, or misunderstood, and explain why.

 Hair can be a very powerful expression to others it is a way for people to show they're identity and where they are coming from hair has always been a way for people to show others they're creativity from charms that go into it to the the way it is put up or down or even colors they show others the way that your culture is set up some people are bald and that the way they show a connection then they're are other people that have extraordinary hair long and thick and this shows the uniqueness of ones identity i love showing my identity by the vibrant colors or dark colors for when i was feeling a type of way cutting my hair is another way that shows removing unwanted past but in my culture  having vibrant colors is seen as trashy and dark colors were better it made me view past this but having dark straight colors is better and looks very classy my culture is very vibrant so the colors make you pop out in others point of views, the texture of my hair is what makes me define...
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Prompt: Write about a time when you realized that your perception of a particular food was based on a stereotype. Explain what the food was, what you originally believed about it, and where that belief came from. Then describe how your perspective changed after experiencing or learning more about the food. Be sure to include specific details about the moment your thinking shifted and what you learned from that experience.

 A day that i realized that a food that i was looking at in a bad way was actually going to be one of my favorites would have been butter chicken i had always seen it as interesting and was not appetizing to my looks i had never been a picky eater but i was always afraid of tasting other foods from other community i was afraid of trying something because in a very long while ago i had tried a food i had been looking forward too and i had not liked it so this made me afraid of trying it but one day in school my friend had offered me some butter chicken because of a food pot luck she was doing at school i agreed and said yes i would love some at this point i realized if i had opportunity to take it  i would maybe just because i did not like a food a while ago trying new things would not affect me but instead it would help me realize what i do and don´t like i decided to put my differences aside and try the food it was amazing and it had a very special spice to it i had not taste...
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Prompt: How does the New Orleans episode of Street Food: USA show that food represents more than just something people eat? Explain how at least one food from the episode reflects culture, identity, or community

 A food that well represents my community that i had seen in the New Orleans episode would have been the yacamein the soup reminded me of a birria soup it is made differently in all of the the community but it has similar ingredients and the look reminded me of how it had a reddish tint by its red ingredients the birria is a lamb broth based it is used to cure or to bring warmth which i think the yacamein brought to its community it helped it grow and to get one another get to know each other the yacamein lady reminds me of my grandparents they are so passionate about the food and to show others they're love of making food the way spreading it around will help others see where they come from and how to experience the old well made food today now a days the food does not taste the same as back then when it was made with hands that learned the recipe long ago side by side than a recipe online, This makes me realize the authenticity of the dishes and how unique to the community they w...
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Prompt: Today, we continued our discussion about culture and food. What is one dish from your culture that is a must-have as a representation of your culture? Identify the dish and explain what it is and why it is significant.

One dish that would represent my my culture would be a difficult choice for me to make. There are many dishes that represent each city depending its making and where its origin came from most of the recipes come from being passed down to each generation a dish that would describe my family would be tamales or pozole these dishes are made with such care and have very strict instruction they have to be done with so much patience and the ingredients have to be precise these dishes are made very differently  depending the liking of others they're is nothing more important than to grow and enjoy from one another recipes than too judge and not accept it this way another way to modify the dish is going to happen the dishes get better and are made with what is needed the dishes only get more exotic and tastier the dish that would best describe my culture would be each and every one of them they each all create the culture they each have roots to every country and city in my whole culture t...
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Prompt: Food is often tied to memory and emotion. Describe a meaningful memory connected to a meal or dish. Analyze how that experience shaped your understanding of family, culture, or belonging

 a memory that is connected to meaningful food would have been being surrounded by all my family and everybody being all together and connected on Christmas Eve not only is this food or dish or tradition in many cultures but a huge one in mind it is a type of food that you only eat once or twice a year and very very special occasions around this time things have occurred a lot surrounding my family and in my family but it became something that I had to endure and grow from it not only did it make me realize and understand the reality but it also came with the Bittersweet Memories that family could relate to this family dish is called tamales these dishes have always been one of my favorite foods the way it is made the way it is eaten is very unique there is a lot of many dishes that can have the same ingredients but will always stand out I've always loved this food since I was a little girl it made me feel warm and made me understand my culture it made me see beyond so when Christm...
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Prompt: How did the writing process (brainstorming, drafting, revising, proofreading, and finalizing) shape the strength of the final essay, and what was learned about your personal strengths and areas for growth as a writer?

 during this whole week of writing my essay I definitely put effort into understanding and taking in information that would help me later on the way that I think the writing process shaped my strengths for my final essay would have definitely been the revising and the drafting the drafting helped me be organized and put everything and it's right spot what type of paragraph have to go first the type of quotes that I had to pick out specifically for that paragraph how I wanted to word the information or my explanation to the certain type of quotes I feel like that was what helped me strengthen my essay another thing that I definitely think that helped would have been revising my paragraph As I was going through Reading back and backtracking if the information was right and if it was making sense if my essay was messed up and unable to be readable as I was revising my essay I realized I had a lot of mistakes and some of the things that I said I would fix later as I was coming to the e...
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Prompt: Why is drafting an essential step in the writing process rather than going straight to a final version? Use your own experience from this essay to explain how drafting improved (or revealed weaknesses in) your thinking.

 when writing an essay the drafting is one of the most important parts to me in my opinion the drafting helps you really understand how to write your essay what you want first what you want after and how to very well Express the quotes that you have written down while writing my essay I didn't get  far in writing my draft which is something that I'm really pointed about I realized that I messed up an opportunity that would have helped me I write my essay better the draft was something that I have always seen as important step when writing the draft helps you stay organized and adjusted it helps you understand what you need to write and talk about you get a clear understatement of something that would be a template for what you have to do the templates are always something that is pre-run to make sure that everything is well and fit together and stays put this is how I think about drafts they are like a construction paper where you lay out a format that you specifically want an...
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