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Write about a time when you realized that your perception of a particular food was based on a stereotype. Explain what the food was, what you originally believed about it, and where that belief came from. Then describe how your perspective changed after experiencing or learning more about the food. Be sure to include specific details about the moment your thinking shifted and what you learned from that experience.

 As it might sounds crazy to some people, my stereotypical perception of a food came from collard greens. I know in most African American cultures collard greens are an essential, but when I was younger I always viewed them in an odd way. The stereotype came from the fact that I was a young child, and most young child’s across America start out with a weird relationship with any type of vegetables. It was until 2017, when my family hosted a birthday party for my grandmother. I always avoided collard greens when choosing the meals on my plate, but this specific day I decided to choose them. After making my plate, I went to the table with my cousins and sat down. I would usually target the Mac and cheese or cornbread first, but I decided to go for the collard greens first. I bit into a fork-full of greens, and immediately that’s where my mind was reprogrammed. After that day, I started eating more collard greens every time we went to a family reunion.
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Today, we started our discussion about culture and food. What is one dish from your culture that is a must-have as a representation of your culture? Identify the dish and explain what it is and why it is significant.

A must have dish in my culture is macaroni and cheese, or any type of pasta. Macaroni and cheese is a dish where macaroni pasta is baked with cheese sauce, typically cheddar and served as a dish. It’s significant because most of my family reunions we always bake mac and cheese. Most families in the African American culture mostly bake Mac and cheese also. Whether it’s thanksgiving, Christmas, family reunion, birthday, etc, my family must always have a pan of Mac and cheese or some sort of pasta
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Different cultures have different customs surrounding food and eating. Describe a food-related custom you grew up with or have experienced. How does this custom reflect your family's values or cultural background?

 Every time I’m having dinner with my family there was one thing that was always a red flag. We could not use our phones when having family dinner. In my family it’s seen as a necessity to talk to the people around you as you’re eating. No one ever got in trouble for this it’s just my family doesn’t find this the most ideal way to have dinner. 
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Troy’s complaint about the unfair job system shows his frustration with racial discrimination. How did this conversation make you think about fairness and opportunity in society today? If you were in Troy’s position, what would you do?

 I think the fairness and opportunity has just changed a little bit over the years. Back then in Troy’s time, opportunity was heavily altered by a person’s race and status. We can see the same in some areas of today, but a little more different. Today, there will be some discrimination out there, but the people today have more opportunity to get jobs and maintain those jobs. Even thought the world revolved around racial suppression at this time, if I was in Troy’s feet, I would keep fighting. I wouldn’t let the fact that people who view me a certain way that’s different from the person I am stop me from getting a job and taking care of me and my family. With the strength and perseverance God has bless me with, I would keep on moving with the most confidence, knowing that no matter what people think of me, I’m going to do my job and do it properly. 
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Now that we have finished reading Fences and you are completing your final project, reflect on your overall understanding of the play. Which character, conflict, or theme has stood out to you the most, and why? Explain how your project represents what you learned about the play.

 The character that stood out the most for me in fences is Jim bono(the same person I did a project on). Bono is someone who just enjoys being around people, creating bonds with them, loving them, and just being a great friend. I like the way he lives his life and understand how his ways of life works. My project represents this by just the character bono is. Listing 10 items that would be on his trash can, really allowed me to fully learn more thongs about the character as I go through the plays.
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At the end of Fences, forgiveness becomes an important part of the characters moving forward. Do you think forgiving someone means you also have to forget what they did? Why or why not? Connect your response to your own experiences or observations.

 No, you do not necessarily have to forget what a person did to forgive them. My whole entire life, every time I forgive someone for what they did, I left it as that but I did not forget it. For example, one time in 2nd grade, one of my friends threw a pencil at my eye causing an injury to it. In that moment I was hurt and could not forgot what they have done, but because of my job as a follower of Christ, I forgave them and contained to love them
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Before watching the movie clips, you probably formed your own picture of the characters, their personalities, and how certain scenes would look. Choose one character or scene that appeared differently in the movie than you imagined while reading. What was different, and did the movie change how you understood that character or scene?

 The character that appeared differently for me in the movie is bono. When reading the book, I expected bono to be someone with more brown skin, wears a hat, and is the most calm and sincere in the movie. When watching Denzel Washington’s film, bono was more the person who enjoyed being around Troy and his family. Reading the book, I did know that bono like to make jokes, but I just thought he was someone who would crack those jokes randomly.
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