Writing Assignment 2 (Final Version)

Homemade Cookies

     Homemade food usually reminds people of their hometown, childhood, beloved family and some special festivals. To me, my favorite homemade food is the cookies baked by my mother. Every time I think of those cookies, my mind is full of sweet and happy memories. The memories of my childhood, my birthdays and some pleasant afternoon spent with my mom in the kitchen are the most unforgettable moment in my life.

     My mother is quite good at cooking, but I love her homemade cookies more than any dishes she cooks. When she is baking, our house is always filled with the aroma of cookies. The smell always tantalizes me to eat the cookies before them are moved to a plate. I feel that the sweetness of those cookies is kind of my mother’s warmness as well as her love. Also, I think my mom is just like a magician who can turn the simple cookie ingredients into the everlasting happiness.

     I still remember that when I was in the first grade of elementary school, the teacher held an activity that asked all the parents to prepare a homemade dish and bring it to school to share with the whole class. On that day, my mother prepared a lot of homemade cookies and all my classmates loved them. So did their parents as well as my teacher. Some of my classmates even told me that they wish their mother could bake such delicious cookies. This really made me feel very happy and proud of my mom.

     Since I was a little child, my favorite day in the whole year was my birthday. On that special day, my parents would give me a birthday present, take my brother and me to have a big meal in the restaurant and buy me an ice cream cake. What’s more, my mom would bake some of my favorite chocolate-chip cookies as my breakfast. From the morning to night, I was like a princess who had everything she wanted and lived in a wonderful life. Therefore, I think my mom’s cookies played a very important part of my birthday memories.

     My mother often bakes cookies in the afternoon on weekends. Baking cookies at home is not difficult at all. As long as we have some eggs, sugar and flour, then we can bake “freestyle” cookies in the kitchen. I like to help my mom when she is baking cookies, adding some chocolate chips, walnuts, oatmeal, raisin and dried fruit to the dough at my will. It is very interesting. When the cookies are out of the oven, my family and I would have an afternoon tea time together and watch movies on TV. I think it is the most relaxing moment of the week. Spending time with family is truly a big enjoyment in the ordinary life.

     My mother’s homemade cookies are not only my favorite snacks but also mean a lot to me. Those homemade cookies remind me of my mom’s love and the time I spend with my beloved family. 

Short Takes - The Handicap of Definition

1. Paragraph 1-4: The major assertion in paragraph 1-4 is a tragically limited definition of blackness, and it isn't only white people who buy it.

Paragraph 5-7: The major assertion is that the harm that comes from too narrow a definition of what is black.

Paragraph 8-11: The major assertion is what I am talking about is the importance of developing positive ethnic traditions.

2. In paragraph 12, Raspberry points out the achievement of economic are almost reached by the white, not the black. The preceding paragraphs are about the prejudice that the black only good at singing and sports.

3. Raspberry’s thesis is that the young generation can be able to do whatever they put their mind to and make it in the American mainstream, not just in a black subculture.

4. I don't think there is any evidence to support the view that Raspberry is trying to make blacks "better" by making them white. Raspberry is just trying to change the existing stereotypes of the black and make them more positive. 

5. I don't think there is any evidence or point that a feminist could argue it is sexist in this essay.

Writing Assignment 2 (2nd Version)

  

Homemade Cookies

     Homemade food usually reminds people of their hometown, childhood, beloved family and some special festivals. To me, my favorite homemade food is the cookies baked by my mother. Every time I think of those cookies, my mind is full of sweet and happy memories. The memories of my childhood, my birthdays and some pleasant afternoon spent with my mom in the kitchen are the most unforgettable moment in my life.

     My mother is quite good at cooking, but I love her homemade cookies more than any dishes she cooks. When she is baking, our house is always filled with the aroma of cookies. The smell always tantalizes me to eat the cookies before them are moved on a plate. I feel that the sweetness of those cookies is kind of my mother’s warmness as well as her love. Also, I think my mom is just like a magician who can turn the simple cookie ingredients into the everlasting happiness.

     I still remember that when I was in the first grade of elementary school, the teacher held an activity that asked all the parents to prepare a homemade dish and bring to school to share with the whole class. On that day, my mother prepared a lot of homemade cookies and all my classmates loved it. So did their parents as well as my teacher. Some of my classmates even told me that they wish their mother could bake such delicious cookies. This really made me feel very happy and proud of my mom.

     Since I was a little child, my favorite day in the whole year was my birthday. On that special day, my parents would give me a birthday present, take my brother and me to have a big meal in the restaurant and buy me an ice cream cake. What’s more, my mom would bake some of my favorite chocolate-chip cookies as my breakfast. From the morning to night, I was like a princess who had everything she wanted and lived in a wonderful life. Therefore, I think my mom’s cookies played a very important part of my birthday memories.

     My mother often bakes cookies in the afternoon on weekends. Baking cookies at home is not difficult at all. As long as we have some eggs, sugar and flour, then we can bake “freestyle” cookies in the kitchen. I like to help my mom when she is baking cookies, adding some chocolate chips, walnuts, oatmeal, raisin and dried fruit to the dough at my will. It is very interesting. When the cookies are out of the oven, my family and I would have afternoon tea together and watch movies on TV. I think it is the most relaxing moment of the week. Spending time with family is truly a big enjoyment in the ordinary life.

     My mother’s homemade cookies are not only my favorite snacks but also mean a lot to me. Those homemade cookies remind me of my mom’s love and the time I spend with my beloved family. 

Writing Assignment 2 (1st Version)

Homemade Cookies

     Homemade food usually reminds people of their hometown, childhood, beloved family and some special festivals. To me, my favorite homemade food is the cookies baked by my mother. Every time I think of those cookies, my mind is full of sweet and happy memories. The memories of my childhood, my birthdays and some pleasant afternoon spent with my mom in the kitchen are the most unforgettable moment in my life.

     My mother is quite good at cooking, but I love her homemade cookies more than any dishes she cooks. When she is baking, our house is always filled the aroma of cookies. I feel that the sweetness of those cookies is kind of my mother’s warmness as well as love. Also, I think my mom is just like a magician who can turn the simple and humble cookie ingredients into the everlasting happiness.

     I still remember that when I was in the first grade of elementary school, the teacher held an activity that asked all the parents to prepare a homemade dish and bring to school to share with the whole class. On that day, my mother prepared a lot of homemade cookies and all my classmates loved it, and so did their parents as well as my teacher. Some classmates even told me that they wish their mother could bake such delicious cookies. This really made me feel very happy and proud of my mom.

     Since I was a little child, my favorite day in the whole year is my birthday. On that special day, my parents would give me a birthday present, take my brother and me to have a big meal in the restaurant and buy me an ice cream cake. What’s more, my mom would bake some of my favorite chocolate-chip cookies as my breakfast. From the morning to night, I was like a princess who has everything she wants and lives in a wonderful life. Therefore, I think my mom’s cookies is a very important part of my birthday memories.

     My mother often bakes cookies in the afternoon on weekends. Baking cookies at home is not difficult at all. As long as we have some eggs, sugar and flour, then we can bake “freestyle” cookies in the kitchen. I like to help my mom when she is baking cookies, adding some chocolate chips, walnuts, oatmeal, raisin and dried fruit to the dough at my will. It is very interesting. When the cookies are out of the oven, my family and I would have afternoon tea and watch movies on TV. I think it is the most relaxing moment of the week. Spending time with family is truly a big enjoyment in the ordinary life.

     My mother’s homemade cookies are my favorite snack and those cookies also mean a lot to me. They remind me of my mom’s love and those time I spend with my beloved family.