Eng.150 Psalm, For the Wayside Response

Please include the following: 
-2-3 quotes you underlined or highlighted 
1."seems a likely stopping-place for someone who's been driving, hard, away from failure."
         I really like the hard, away from failure because it makes the allusion of a long skinny road that never ends. I know i've had moments where I have just wanted to get in my car and drive till all my frustration is out.
2." If i'm not over you by the time I get to Georgia, I'll be Alabama-bound."
     I really liked this quote because one it was italicized to show some significance  and it shows the kind of scene that the writer is writing about. Obviously they are in a smaller town in the local diner.
3."asks if the road's been good to them"
       This really stood out to me because the "road" is being personified in a way that it could treat someone bad...but in reality this question is just really asking how was the drive. 
4. "for how prepared I am, just now, to love this?"
      I really liked how she ended with the question and how the poem was never in my opinion going in this direction.


-Sensory details that stood out to you as a reader.
         The sensory detail Anne Caston uses when describing the waitress at the diner kinda shows what kind of town she is in. By saying " a nice enough voice for a women who looks like hell has pitched its tent, a time or two in her face." In this particular sentence Anne Caston is saying that her voice was actually good considering she was a "rough" looking lady. 
In another situation Caston describes the atmosphere of the diner by saying " It's warm in here; comfortable and strange to sit, road-weary, raw, among the regulars who know each other's names, and hers and I am strangely comforted for having come." She uses the word warm for another meaning beside the temperature. She's really saying how friendly and welcoming every one is and how the atmosphere in the diner is very up bringing. She uses "road-weary" to tell the reader how tired she really is and raw as in she's tired of sitting. Where as in most cases writers who use "raw" mostly mean that something is bad or uncooked. She has many parts in her story that have a lot of sensory detail.


-Observations about the writer's style, with examples from the text 
        Anne Caston is a very descriptive writer who writes more about the surroundings then what is actually taking place.  She starts off not saying where she's going, but instead she talks about the place by saying " where sown seed won't take root among weeds and wild thorns, ground where a righteous man might be set upon by thieves. Another time she talks about her surroundings in a very descriptive way is when she is observing her surroundings in the diner. She says " everything [is] in order, wiped and gleaming; this chipped formica table top, white paper napkins wrapped around mismatched silverware, two brown cups, upside down, the handles point east......and Tabasco." She writes about the little things like they really matter and have a significant meaning but in reality they are just apart of the setting of the diner and don't really mean anything.

-A thoughtful personal response to the content of the piece 
      I think Anne Caston is a very strong reader who knows how to point out of the little things that people don't notice. Not only did she point out the little things she also was very descriptive about them and made them have a meaning even though there was nothing really about them significant. I also really liked the beginning when she was saying she was driving away, hard, from failure. It really touched me because I always used to do that when I was home. I would get upset about something and always just take off. Driving around can really help you focus on whats really wrong and how to solve it.

-Any questions the piece raised for you as a reader 
   What was Anne Caston real purpose for this poem. I think there was something that she has experienced that led her to write about this. I really wonder what that exactly is.

In Class Food Interview

In Class Interview

1.What has been the biggest difference in your choices for food here on campus?    

 -I cannot eat pasta foods, and bread because I have Gulten Intolerance, So I am more picky on what I eat. I had more options to eat at home because my mom would buy food that was Gulten Free. Here on campus it is hard for me to buy food for myself because I do not have alot of time.They do have Gulten Free Pizza at Seasons...but it's kind of a hassle because you have to call ahead and I dont typically choose what I want until I get there.

2. What is your favorite meal ?Why?Have you been able to have it here on Campus? 

 -Favorite Meal would have to be African food, but my friend is not here to make it. I really like African Food because it is very unique and has a very aquire taste that I find very delicious. I cannot wait to go back home so my I can go over to my friend and eat African Like food.

3. Is there any family tradition that stands out to you and your family?

-Very non tradition family but for my birthday I would always get cookie cake. The cookie cake was unique that my family would get me because it was a layer of cookie cake at the bottom and then the middle layer was nothing but icing! The top layer again was cookie cake. The Cookie Cake is one of the most important things, I look forward to every year.

Journal over Reading Farmer Jane Pages:13-20

-What quotes did you underline or highlight?

            1.The “ aha” moment for Nancy that would influence her goal to become a famer happened wile she was working at a farm that had adopted a CSA model” I highlighted this because of how she included “aha” in her sentence. I thought it added more personality to her sentence.

         2. “ She had read Helen and Scott Nearing’s The Good life and was intrigued by the path of homesteading, something she dabbled in while visiting the Nearing’s’ homestead in Main” I underlined this sentence because of the word “dabbled.” I oddly have never heard that word before and better yet never seen it in a sentence.

       3. “ How do you live in a world that’s hopeful, direct, and authentic given the fact that so many things seem so negative? How do you engage in he world in a way that makes sense? This is what started me in the direction of farming and food system change”  I highlighted this because it showed Nancy’s reasoning for the extensive drive she had for the food system to change.

-What did you find interesting about this woman's story?

             I found it very interesting that the ranch was called “ Pie Ranch” because when I first glanced over it I first thought it was going to have to do with pie. I like how she had a very descriptive story but I found it interesting that she added a lot of quotes throughout her paper. Even such as the word “aha” I think questioning that gave her the courage to find a change was very inspiring and I feel like her journey there taught her a lot about life.

-What kinds of writing techniques is Costa using? You could touch on style, organization, substance, or something else you notice in her work, using examples from the text.

            I found her style to be very descriptive. She starts off with using a sentence such as, “ The road, a piece of black licorice with the Pacific’s salty waves licking the shore, gets your mind drifting on the promise of warm fruit-filled pastries.” She compares the road as black licorice and talks about how the waves are licking the shore. The word licorice brings the reader back to the food idea and the word “licking” reminded be of licking a sucker. Another sentence that backs up her descriptive style is when she’s talking about the new cow on the farm… “ The farm’s newest family member, a personable and photogenic young jersey cow name Adelaide, will teach countless youth from the city that milk doesn’t originate at the supermarket, but from a warm-blooded lactating mammal that should be treated with love.” The writer made sure that the cow got some kind of credit and talking about how pretty she is and she shows through her descriptive writing that she really likes animals and they should be treated with respect. Lastly, “ were excited to steward this slice of pie and help foster a coastal corridor from San Francisco to Santa Cruz that provides organic sustainable food to the communities. And engage the youth in learning where the food comes from.” This sentence is also very detail orientated and adds to my reasoning on why I think she has a very descriptive/ wordy writing style.

-What was your personal response to this profile?

             I really liked this profile and how she was very descriptive on how the farm was and how the cow could be considered a loveable creature because most people over look them. Also I like how she wanted to make a change and get the youth involved by feeding them knowledge. I really enjoyed this piece about Pie Ranch and Nancy fulfilling her goals.