Dear Future English 110 students,

I would like to start this letter off by saying that this entire thing is going to be coming from the opinion of a person who never really enojoyed writing, nor was I ever really good at it either. With that said, English is not something to worry too much about as long as you keep up with class. There is plenty of help from your instructor and even your friends who are better writers if you need it.

One thing i strongly encourage is to not go into the class being discouraged. When I first started the class, I dreaded the fact that I would be writing papers and thought I was going to do terrible on just about all of them. For many of them I feared i wouldn't even know where to start. Once I got going in the class, though, this was not the case at all. I began to realize what it takes to write a good paper and even think I made much improvement from high school.

On thing i highly recommend to you all is to not procrastinate. I know it is easy for someone to say not to, but English is much easier and much less stressful when you aren't trying to produce a paper at the last minute. It also can make it more enjoyable as well.

Best of luck,

Collin Krebs

Off-Campus Food

I felt this collage was necessary because every one of us can relate to it. These are the foods that the typical OSU student finds themselves eating. If it is not during the week, most of us are at least eating these on the weekends. These are the foods that remind me of school and I am pretty sure they are also the foods that will forever remind me of college and the college lifestyle.

Chicken Paprikash

In my hometown, chicken paprikash is a meal that is commonly found, whether you are at a sporting event, restaurant, friends house, or even some type of celebration. Chicken paprikash is a dish that is enjoyed by just about everyone at home and just about everyone's family has there own recipe for it. I think a big reason why chicken paprikash is such a common dish is because it symbolizes a very family style, hearty meal. In my hometown of Avon, Ohio, family is an important concept and everyone pretty much knows everyone. I think that, in a way, chicken paprikash represents this aspect of Avon by providing a homely meal for friends and family during gatherings of any sort.

Primary Source Analysis

I think that this little clip of one of my personal favorites, South Park, could definitely fit our theme of food in this class and be used for my analysis. If I choose this one I would only want to analyze the parts of the episode that involve Cartman fining for KFC. The scenes of Cartman really demonstrate just how dependent Americans have become on fast food and its role in our society. I think it also does a good job of inferring negative effects of fast food on the younger people in the U.S. as well.



This is my second primary source that I just happened to come across while looking for a different clip. It’s a little bit strange, but I think it does a very good job of demonstrating the negative effects fast food has had on society. It also shows the very negative effects of fast food on the body as well as the semi-addictive qualities it can have on people much like in the above South Park clip.

The Thurminator

Food has always been one of my favorite things in life, whether it was being used as a way to try and gain weight for football in the fall to just providing some sort of excitement for friends and myself when we were together. Food has always been a way for me to relate to new people and to bond with old friends because it can tell so much about ones personality. Part of my personality is that i am competitive and surprisingly, food has provided me with a great way to compete with friends in a very fun, easygoing manner.

I have always enjoyed watching food shows and the food network. One of my favorite shows of all time is “Man vs. Food”. My friends and I use to watch the show all the time and be amazed by all of different crazy food creations. While watching, somebody normally brought it upon themselves to start the smack talking and saying who could and could not finish the meals being shown on this show. Since this was a regular occurrence, everyone knew that one day it would have to come down to everyone actually trying to finish one of these meals and see once and for all who could handle these crazy food creations.

Prior to coming to school here in Columbus, an episode of “Man vs. Food’ came out with a restaurant named the Thurmon Café as the host. The restaurant, known for burgers, has a two pound cheeseburger loaded with ham, two massive beef patties, tons of vegetables, and a signature sauce all weighing in total two pounds. This finally provided a few friends and me with the opportunity to solve the food eating competition we had always talked about.

When the burger arrived in front of me, I was in immediate disbelief at the size. In my mind, there was no way I was going to finish the burger. The first couple bites of the burger were delicious. Half way through, the burger was disgusting. When it came down to finally only being a few bites until the end, which I still cannot believe I got to, I was the only one who still had a chance to finish the burger. I was ready to throw in the towel, but I had little option of that when my friends got involved and forced me to attempt to finish. I hung in and finished the burger and was victorious amongst my friends.

Ok, so it may be a little bit dramatic, but it was still pretty cool to be able to eat the same meal the host of one of my favorite shows enjoyed as well. It really just shows the relationships I have with my friends and just how much we all have in common. So much can be related to us through our eating habits and even fun can come from it as well. The fact that we were sitting at a restaurant competing to see who can eat more is an example of each of our competitive personalities. It also, in a way, shows how we can be supportive of one another as well. It may only be something as simple as finishing a cheeseburger, but in the end encouragement was needed to actually finish the entire sandwich. In all, it was a cool experience and I definitely plan on returning the Thurmon Café another time.