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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Resturant Evaluation


When I think of my favorite food from a restaurant, Red Lobster biscuits come in mind. My teacher assigned a project to the class that would involve evaluating a restaurant, a type of food, or an album. Of course my partners chose to go to a restaurant. After discussing for about fifteen minutes on what restaurant we were going to evaluate we decided to go to Red Lobsters. I was excited to go to Red Lobsters not only to do the project but to eat the bread as well.
  • My partners and my self decided no to evaluate just the food that the restaurant serve but the restaurant as a whole such as :
  • -Service
  • -Food
  • -Cleanliness



To began with, let’s talk about the service of the restaurant. Well, when I walked into the restaurant, I was seated by a young lady who screamed, "How many are there," from behind the bar that was in the back of the restaurant. After telling her there would be a table of five, I was seated. Shortly after being seated, I was not assisted by a waitress for about fifteen minutes. Normally at any restaurant, there is a waitress that would ask you if they could start you off with a drink. Well, nope. Not this day. I had to raise my hand and ask if I could get a glass of water and do she mind bring out some bread. We all know that when you go to Red Lobsters, you waitress brings out several baskets of bread before your meal is served. Well, not this day. The waitress didn't bring bread unless you asked. I think overall, this was one of the worst experiences I have ever had at Red Lobsters. I think it’s because of the crowd I was with because when I would go with my family, the service normally are good to where we would leave a nice tip for the waitress. I can say that after this experience, I would give the service of the restaurant a thumbs down because of them not making me feel welcomed.
On the other hand, the food was better than I expected. I say this because what I ordered the day of the project was something I don't normally order from Red Lobsters. I ordered an appetizer which came with mozzarella cheese sticks and chicken tenders. The price for the appetizer was $9.79 which seemed to be a little expensive but I mean everything at Red Lobsters is expensive. That's my opinion. I can honestly say I enjoyed my meal. My chicken tenders were cooked well done and crispy. My meat wasn't discolored or soggy. The mozzarella sticks weren't burnt. Everything was cooked well done. Also the cheeses were stringy and hot. Over all, I would give my meal a thumbs up because when my meal was served to me, it was fresh out the oven, cooked just the way I liked it and wasn't salty or over cooked.
Now lets get to the cleanliness of the restaurant. In my opinion I think Red Lobster's are always clean. Every time I go to Red Lobster either with family, my table are always cleaned before I was seated. This time around, my tables were also clean. When I went to use the bathroom, they were also clean. I hate using public bathrooms but I will use Red Lobster's because I know how clean the restaurant is. When I my food was served, I checked my plates, cups, and silver ware for any food or spot and there were none. Everything seemed to be clean which was a good thing. I would have to give this restaurant a thumbs up for always being clean and being very sanitary.
I think over all, my experience was not good. I think the service was not as good as if I would have been with an adult or my family. I think that since I was with my friends, our waitress tend to treat use differently. This experience seemed to be out the norm from any other time I've went. I would have to give this restaurant a thumbs down overall for not providing good service.


 

Thursday, January 16, 2014

Link Card



Believe it or not, there are more than "several people" in the world who believes in Lassiez Faire. People who believe in Lassiez Faire believes that the government should have hands off meaning they shouldn't be able to make decisions for people and to help people when needed.

After taking American Government and United Sated History, I realized that I dont agree with those who believe in Lassiez Faire. I strongly believe that the government should be able to have hands on and be able to help others in time of need. For instance, if someone need shelter, food, or clothing, I think that the government should be able to help them by providing the material to match their needs.

I searched the web "the criteria for the link card". While reading and analyzing different websites, I realized that the government tries to help everyone they can and as many people possible. For instance, on the website it states that the government helps people with or without a job but they also states that they rather people have a job then to not have a job. On the website it also mentions that in order to receive help from the government you would have to meet certain criterias. One criteria that was listed was to meet a monthly gross income. Another criteria for applying for a link card is a test that is provided for the person applying. In addition, another criteria that was listed was that the person applying would have to match a certain number based on the amount of people in their house-hold or children they're taking care. The number of people in you house and the number of people that the person is taking care of determines how much money they will be able to receive. If the person applying meet these criterias, their name are written on a list that will determine how much money they will be able to receive.
After researching and asking different people about the process of getting a link card, I agree with the criteria that is given. I think that the government does an excellent job at providing for family who needs it. For example, my mother has never had a link card but I have other family members who have such my aunt who have three children and who's unemployed. By her raising three children and being unemployed that puts her name on a list which is then looked at to see how much money she will receive on the link card. My aunt gets $300 a month to supply food for her and her children. Also, I have a family friend who is a single mother of five toddlers who receives a link card. Her name is also on the list and she receives $500 in link to feed her family.

Monday, January 13, 2014

I Abosolutly Hate Dogs


As a child, I didn't grow up around any animals and for some odd reason I'm afraid of dog and I learned that I absolutely hate them with a passion.
I can remember as a child my parents picking me up from school telling me that they have a surprise at home for me. After hearing the new, I got very excited and anxious to see what the surprise was.
As I walked into the house I heard barking which led my heart to begin to beat very fast. After taking off my shoes, I felt something scratching my leg. When I looked behind me, it was a toy poodle. I instantly began to scream. I wasn't born around animals so all animals seemed to scare me. As time went on I began to gain a relationship with my dog.
About a year after the surprise with the dog, my family found out that my dog was diagnosed with a disease that would lead to life or death. In 2009, shortly after I was told about the disease my dog was found dead in his cage. My heart was broken because I began to have a bond with my dog as if it was my best friend.
 I found myself loving dog until I 2013 when my cousin who is 10 years old was attacked by three pit bulls in Chicago. He was rushed immediately to have surgery. After hearing the new, my heart sank and I lost all respect for dogs all over again. I realized that toy poodles and pit bulls are two totally different dogs but I still think all dogs think and act the same so therefore until this day, I will always dislike dogs.