Stephanie&Ricky

= Stephanie & Ricky = .

. Thanks for all the comments from teacher and all the classmates. We're so glad that you enjoyed all the stories behind food. For the improvements, we think that eye contact is indeed a problem that we need to fucus more for the following presentations. And for the ppt templates, maybe some of our ppt contents are overlapped by the background, so we will pay more attention to this problem next time.
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1. Excellent presentation. 2. Well-organized. 3. They introduce very clearly and fluently. The stories behind food are interesting and well-stated. 4. Try to improve eye contacts. 5. The background is too colorful.

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Proposal of the informative speech
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**Definition of Culture **
====Culture derives from the interaction between nature and humans and the result of this stimulation has gradually evolved to a characteristic, comprising the culture itself; thus, “food” is the gift that symbolizes the achievement of both humans and nature. ====

**Rationales **
====The intermixture of immigrants in the United States facilitates the combination of food style in various ways. For example, though we usually consider some food as typical American cuisine, they are actually originated from other countries. Moreover, mingling with those “immigrated” value and food style, the American cuisine displays itself with some brand new features. In brief, since we regard “culture” as the interaction between people and the environment, we would like to introduce how this phenomenon reflects on the food culture in the United States. ====

**Previews **
====We will give some examples about our stereotype of American food, which are actually originated from other countries. And we would like to introduce some new characteristics in the American food that blends with other food styles. ====

**Significance **
====The United States has a very diverse population—thirty-one ancestry groups have more than one million members; that is, the Americans consist largely of German, Irish and English immigrants, few of which are African, Asian, Hispanic, Italian and other origins. With this various population, colorful food cultures appeared, yet the original immigrant food cultures have transformed into different styles which suit the environment of regions in the United States, especially three major immigrant food cultures—Italian, Mexican and Chinese. ====

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">According to the National Restaurant Association of the United States, it stated:
====<span style="display: block; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-char-indent-count: 1.0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 12pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">"Italian, Mexican and Chinese (Cantonese) cuisines have indeed joined the mainstream. These three cuisines have become so ingrained in the American culture that they are no longer foreign to the American palate. According to the study, more than nine out of 10 consumers are familiar with and have tried these foods, and about half report eating them frequently. The research also indicates that Italian, Mexican and Chinese (Cantonese) have become so adapted to such an extent that "authenticity" is no longer a concern to customers." // ==== ====<span style="display: block; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-char-indent-count: 1.0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 12pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Surveys have shown that an overall trend towards the inclusion of so-called "alternate-source ingredients," as well as the "incorporation of ethnic cuisines, flavors and ingredients into restaurant menus" is now very commonplace; moreover, they have also proved the flexibility of immigrant cultures, which is an essential key toward a harmonious multicultural country. So, food is absolutely the most obvious way to connect people from different cultures. ====