Qianli He
Afternoon Class 2/3
Vincent Zompa
3/7/2017
3rd Draft
Good Friendship, Excellent Life
According to “What are Friends for”, by Tara Parker-Pope. Good friendship could promote brain health as we age, give a huge effect on health that will be better than a spouse or family member and make the problem easier to be solved. The researchers have done so many studies to show that two patients who have same cancer, one who has the good friendship can live longer than the one who has the worse friendship. The other reason is that the people who have the strong social ties also have the better way to get the nice health care, and they always have lower stress level. Friendship is an undervalued resource.
What is interested me in this article is that the good friendship could make a problem easier to be solved. The fact is so fun that people who have good friendship will feel less pressure when they are staying together. Researchers studied 34 University of Virginia students in 2008. The students were taken to a steep hill, then they were given backpacks which were high loaded to each one. As we all know, the students who had the better friendship did not feel less tired than the students who were lonely, and the better friendship they had, the less steep they felt. That is to say, a good friend will make us do everything more sanguine. People who are optimistic will have high-effectiveness. It can make us better.
I have read a book called Life of Pi. The most excellent part in that book must be how Pi survived from a sea accident that the ship he was taking called Tsimtsum sank. He got a lifeboat, but a tiger called Richard Parker also got in that boat. He gave up all hopes at the beginning. Nobody thought he would survive in that situation. Pi believed that God would save him, but he was wrong. The food on that boat was not enough for two passengers- a young man and a hungry tiger. After few had started changing. Pi had found the way to stay with the Richard Parker. He tried to tame Richard Parker. That was the key point. It made them become closer and closer. Pi often told Richard Parker what he was thinking. Richard Parker also got humanity. Pi shared the fish he had gotten from the ocean to Richard Parker. Richard Parker also told Pi the uninhabited island they had found was a dangerous place. In that extreme environment which would have storm, food crisis and fresh water lack. Pi and Richard Parker solved the problem together. They relied on each other. Finally, the survived successfully. At the end of the book, Pi was so sad because Richard Parker did not say goodbye to him and disappeared. Pi found Richard Parker had been his best friend in his life.
How could Pi survive without Richard Parker? He would reunite with his family in heaven because his mind would be full of grief about the death of his family. Pi was not afraid anymore, and he tried to survive with his best friend. Richard Parker gave him a lot of emotional support. Pi had learned a lot when he got along with Richard Parker. It feels like the steep of the hill story from the author`s article. Pi felt fewer pressures he had. Pi was not alone when he became the friend of Richard Parker.
So, the better friendship we have, the more powerful person we are. We should cherish our friends, keep contacting and always meet with them. Having a party is a good choice. Trying to listen to our friend can let us understand our friends more deeply. It will make us communicate with our friends easily. A good friendship is hard to keep. Do not try to tell a lie to our friends. Integrity is the most important characteristic when we contact with our friends. An enemy can be turned to a good friend too. Trying to make more friends and having the friends from all walks of life can make us deal with any kinds of problem easily. Finally, it will make our life better!
Afternoon Class 2/3
Vincent Zompa
3/7/2017
3rd Draft
Good Friendship, Excellent Life
According to “What are Friends for”, by Tara Parker-Pope. Good friendship could promote brain health as we age, give a huge effect on health that will be better than a spouse or family member and make the problem easier to be solved. The researchers have done so many studies to show that two patients who have same cancer, one who has the good friendship can live longer than the one who has the worse friendship. The other reason is that the people who have the strong social ties also have the better way to get the nice health care, and they always have lower stress level. Friendship is an undervalued resource.
What is interested me in this article is that the good friendship could make a problem easier to be solved. The fact is so fun that people who have good friendship will feel less pressure when they are staying together. Researchers studied 34 University of Virginia students in 2008. The students were taken to a steep hill, then they were given backpacks which were high loaded to each one. As we all know, the students who had the better friendship did not feel less tired than the students who were lonely, and the better friendship they had, the less steep they felt. That is to say, a good friend will make us do everything more sanguine. People who are optimistic will have high-effectiveness. It can make us better.
I have read a book called Life of Pi. The most excellent part in that book must be how Pi survived from a sea accident that the ship he was taking called Tsimtsum sank. He got a lifeboat, but a tiger called Richard Parker also got in that boat. He gave up all hopes at the beginning. Nobody thought he would survive in that situation. Pi believed that God would save him, but he was wrong. The food on that boat was not enough for two passengers- a young man and a hungry tiger. After few had started changing. Pi had found the way to stay with the Richard Parker. He tried to tame Richard Parker. That was the key point. It made them become closer and closer. Pi often told Richard Parker what he was thinking. Richard Parker also got humanity. Pi shared the fish he had gotten from the ocean to Richard Parker. Richard Parker also told Pi the uninhabited island they had found was a dangerous place. In that extreme environment which would have storm, food crisis and fresh water lack. Pi and Richard Parker solved the problem together. They relied on each other. Finally, the survived successfully. At the end of the book, Pi was so sad because Richard Parker did not say goodbye to him and disappeared. Pi found Richard Parker had been his best friend in his life.
How could Pi survive without Richard Parker? He would reunite with his family in heaven because his mind would be full of grief about the death of his family. Pi was not afraid anymore, and he tried to survive with his best friend. Richard Parker gave him a lot of emotional support. Pi had learned a lot when he got along with Richard Parker. It feels like the steep of the hill story from the author`s article. Pi felt fewer pressures he had. Pi was not alone when he became the friend of Richard Parker.
So, the better friendship we have, the more powerful person we are. We should cherish our friends, keep contacting and always meet with them. Having a party is a good choice. Trying to listen to our friend can let us understand our friends more deeply. It will make us communicate with our friends easily. A good friendship is hard to keep. Do not try to tell a lie to our friends. Integrity is the most important characteristic when we contact with our friends. An enemy can be turned to a good friend too. Trying to make more friends and having the friends from all walks of life can make us deal with any kinds of problem easily. Finally, it will make our life better!
Restaurant Review- Bareburger
To be honest, coke is always not in my concept about organic. When the waiter handed it to me, I could not wait to taste it. Well, that tasted as same as regular coke. This was a good information to me that organic coke can taste like the original coke. This was just a little part of which Bareburger surprise me. My first time to eat in another burger restaurant where is not in Mc Donalds and Burger King is in Bareburger. There was a quiet restaurant when I got in here on 3:30 PM with our class. They used a lot of wood for decor. It looked like a chalet. Brown is the theme color of the whole restaurant. A television was hanging on the right top of Bareburger, and it was showing the cartoon. I thought that kids will like this restaurant. Looking at the menu, I thought that the menu was a little bit simple. This menu cannot make me have an approximate image about what this burger looked like or what the size it was. Fortunately, they had some words to show me what was included in at least.
Ok, let's start talking about how the burger tasted like. The burger which I ordered is Buckaroo Burger. Beef, aged cheddar, brisket, wild mushrooms and smoke sauce were caught by two brioche bun. The aged cheddar tastes sweet but it was a good combination with beef. It made my tongue feels really nice. The sauce scent was fused by the mushrooms, and the mushrooms were so soft that I could chew it comfortably. The bun they used to the burger were tasted crisp. The soft, the crisp, the dry, the wet, the sweet and the salty created a new and wonderful taste experience, also they were neutralized just right. I highly recommended everyone to order one.
The dining experience for me was very satisfied. Eating with friends in here was a nice choice. Organic foods ensured your health, and it also was cooked very nice. High, yet organic food meant high prices. The menu with no picture was another area which should be improved. Overall, BareBurger was great and different from any burger store.
Ok, let's start talking about how the burger tasted like. The burger which I ordered is Buckaroo Burger. Beef, aged cheddar, brisket, wild mushrooms and smoke sauce were caught by two brioche bun. The aged cheddar tastes sweet but it was a good combination with beef. It made my tongue feels really nice. The sauce scent was fused by the mushrooms, and the mushrooms were so soft that I could chew it comfortably. The bun they used to the burger were tasted crisp. The soft, the crisp, the dry, the wet, the sweet and the salty created a new and wonderful taste experience, also they were neutralized just right. I highly recommended everyone to order one.
The dining experience for me was very satisfied. Eating with friends in here was a nice choice. Organic foods ensured your health, and it also was cooked very nice. High, yet organic food meant high prices. The menu with no picture was another area which should be improved. Overall, BareBurger was great and different from any burger store.
Union Square Greenmarket Scavenger Hunt
First, Tamarack Hollow Farm focus on producing organic vegetables.Then, this farm comes from Plainfiled N.J.
They drive a long time to the NYC to sell their vegetables.
This honey comes from New York City.
This honey can help us reduce the risk of heart disease.
Honey can prevent cancer.
We can get fresh garlic, fava beans and ramp bulbs. The fresh garlic has green and white color and seems long. A fava bean is all green and looks 4 times bigger than the a grain of corn. Ramp bulbs have green leaves on the top and radish shape in pink on the bottom.
Compost Drop is a way to work out the waste of soil. They have a compost drop because they want to take advantage of all the organic material. They use microorganisms from the soil to eat the organic waste and decompose it into small particles.
The meat we can find at the market contains lamb beef, pork, and chicken. The livestock are fed in organic way not corn fed or using hormone.
Shannon Brook Farm comes from 2566 Jennings Road, Watkins Glen, N.Y. They only sell organic foods such as free-range broiler chickens, Pekin duck, chicken and duck eggs, grass-fed lamb and pastured pork. They drive 230 miles to travel to bring their food to sell.
The Education Station will guide the people who want know about this market. We can get a lot of useful farm detail from there.
The Radish is surprised me a lot because the shape they have are much smaller than I think.
Brussels sprouts from kernan farms. It looks like miniature cabbages but smaller.
It can be eaten raw, and it also is a good seasoning for eating with other things.
Pickles in a small glass container with some strange transparent liquid.
This is good for breakfast eating with porridge.
Lavender By the Bay sells sacheet and outdoor lavender. A purple long planet in a package smelss well. It is hard for me to describe how a flower smells like.
Only buffalo they use for their products at Riverine Ranch.
Only buffalo they use for their products at Riverine Ranch.
Cook it!
Chinese beef noodle is one of my favorite food. Visible ingredients to the naked eye contain only the romaine lettuce, beef, egg, and noodles, but the soup is the most important part for noodle. Healthy nutritious and delicious are the trademark of Chinese beef noodle. Not only the Chinese regard Chinese beef noodle as one of the favorite foods but also there are a large number of Chinese beef noodle lovers all over the world. This time, I choose the Hi-tea Chinese beef noodle to be the main character of my introduction which shows what happens when I try to copy this noodle.
I go Costco with my mom to buy the ingredients. This is the most important step. As the saying goes, "work is good for its work, and you must sharpen your tools." So the tools are the ingredients. Then I try to find similar materials that bowl of beef noodles. I mean the ingredients of soup. First, I need to diced carrot and slice the ginger, and this needs to be put into the cold water. Then I need to put the oil into the pot. the beef, star anise, cinnamon, cargo should be cooked with water. This step takes me a long time because I am a rookie of cooking. Too many time was paid by me to understand what this step. Fortunately, my mom helps me to do that.Next, the beef needs to be simmered in the hot water in the big fire until the beef is weak. Finally, I filter the soup base. putting some lettuce and Chinese noodles into the soup, the Chinese beef noodles are finished. I use the oil as less as I can so that I can keep this noodle healthy. The taste is totally different from the restaurant, but it is acceptable. I think my soup is too salty. I think that the noodle does not have any taste. The flavor can be neutralized. This should be my fault. Then, the noodle is more rigid than that in the restaurant. Maybe, I need to cook it longer time. I have learned some cooking skills as a rookie chief. I am so amazed about I have no talent for cooking. At least, My cooking pose is perfect I think that. No matter how poor it tastes, I'll eat it. It is cooked by me, I know all the ingredients. It made me eat my noodle more assured. Anyway, as a art student, my noodle looks more delicious than that in restaurant. I am so proud of that. In the other hand, I know to cook a meal is not easy but it harder than I think. For me, I prefer to go to Hi- tea to eat noodles. After I cooked it myself, I admired the chef there more. |