In my opinion my most recent paper on our favorite meal essays, and Michael Pollans essay best showcased my skills at using evidence from my sources given to me to help strengthen my essay. I Liked this paper especially because we were able to use any of the archived essays as well as two from any student in our class as a source for my paper. A lot of people wrote stuff about their family members which happened to relate a lot to what I was trying to write in my paper. I felt like I was effective at bringing in evidence from the Pollan essay. One quote in particular that was effective for me was Pollan’s about moms entering the work force in the 20th century. This was a great quote because my paper was mostly about my mom, and it was relevant to my argument of how she has a 9-5 job and still finds time to prepare a meal for my brother and I. Another thing I did was I used Barclays’ formula format for one of my paragraphs. I brought out what Jack Hamil said about his mom, and analyzed the quote of what I thought the meaning and significance of it was. We both talked about how the food was a symbolism of home. I compared our similar thought process about the subject and I looked to compare what we said to help strengthen my claim. Someone else’s paper that I puled a quote from Jillian Dineen’s paper. She also talked about something similar to me, about how her grandmother was a single mom who had to provide for her family but also was able to cook and provide a meal to her family members. I then pulled evidence from my favorite meal essay and discussed how people sacrificing there time to prepare a meal for their loved ones is one of the greatest ways to show that you care for somebody.