Reader Profile

What does my reader know about the subject already?

Preferably my reader would know next to nothing about this subject matter that way it feels more informative than it would to someone who knows a lot about the food cultures of the world, especially those of Mexico, Spain, and Germany. Although they may need a working knowledge of the basics of genetics, since by paper does lean heavily on the science of the idea.


What do I hope to teach my reader?

I hope to teach my reader the differences between the food cultures of Mexico, Spain, Germany, and America. I also hope to teach my reader about how those different food cultures are passed down just as much as skin color is, because historically diets were based off of what was available, therefore different nationalities have certain resistances or even weaknesses in some areas of nutrition. Furthermore, I hope they learn that although DNA does play a big part in shaping us, it can also be our choices and environment as well that shape us.


Why is my paper more important than other sources to my reader?

My paper is more important because it is a very personalized look into the food cultures of my particular ancestors, and generally it is more interesting to people when the writer has a personal stake in what they are writing about, writing about my heritage and their food cultures and how it effects and interacts with my food culture as an American gives me a personal stake in what I am saying.


How do I plan on reaching my reader and informing, entertaining, and enlightening them?

For entertaining them I will add personal anecdotes about the realities of my research that I’ve seen in my families cooking, like when I read that Mexican food culture involves a lot of corn based foods, like tortillas served with every meal, I said a hearty “Amen!” because it is so true, we love our tortillas! And I’m not sure about being enlightening but I’ll sure give it a try!


What will you consider a success with this assignment?

Honestly, I would consider finishing it to be a great success, as I am a horrible procrastinator. However for the sake of my grade I must add that I would really like an A, but if you don’t like my idea, I’ll be really sad and have to try to figure out how to write a 5 page paper on genetically modified food, which frankly I have no idea how to do. Furthermore, for the sake of the art of writing I would consider success on this paper would be learning more about the Spanish and German food culture and how that has affected me without my knowledge, as I’m not close with those sides of my family, and sharing these revelations with whichever unfortunate souls have to read my paper!