Monthly Archives: September 2012

Cells of Citizens

Take a microscope and observe the tiny particle that is the root to all life: the cell. Now zoom in even further and see how elegant each organelle facilitates its job, how everything in this amazingly tiny snippet of life … Continue reading

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Beginnings of the Rhetorical Analysis

The main goal of any advertisement is to sell a product. In this case, we are presented the perfume Midnight Poison by Dior, and tempted to purchase it. Purpose: To sell the perfume Midnight Poison by Dior to customers, to … Continue reading

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The Sichuan Series: Shui Zhu Yu ( 水煮魚)

  Shui means water. Zhu means boil. Yu means fish. Water boiled fish…sounds bland…but BOOM. Here comes the spicy stew that will melt your tongue off…literally. This dish is perhaps one of the most famous dishes from the Sichuan province, … Continue reading

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The Right Musical Blend

Music is a magnet. We are all attracted.  No one is exempt. This doesn’t mean that people want to be exempt. Music has many sides to it: the sophisticated classical side, the mellow, hip alternative folky size, the jazzy side, … Continue reading

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Civic Artifact Speech Reflection

I’ve always had a problem of speaking too fast in front of an audience. Maybe it helps me on my ultimate goal of becoming the first ever Asian woman rapper in the world, but it sure doesn’t help my clearly … Continue reading

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The Sichuan Series: Chengdu Liang Fen

If you’ve gone to any Chinese restaurants of upper average quality recently, you’ve probably peered over or maybe even ordered a dish of the Szechuan style. The Szechuan or Sichuan* province as we say in China, is where my tastebuds … Continue reading

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Analysis of Civic Engagement Artifact

Definition of civic engagement: According to Schudson, “people are citizens insofar as they do not seek their own comfort, insofar as they serve the nation, and insofar as they hold beliefs beyond themselves”. We also engage in civic actions by … Continue reading

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我想吃!

你好朋友!Or as they say in English, HELLO FRIENDS, and be prepared for your taste buds to explode in overflowing thirst of China. I am Chinese. I eat Chinese food. I know what is good and what isn’t good Chinese food. After … Continue reading

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“Do The Right Thing” Response

This blog shall be broken up into two different parts, one on my opinion and reaction to it, the second on the rhetorical aspect of the film. Art, through voice or silence, speaks with a purpose. Art can be controversial, … Continue reading

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