Indian Food
The writer was able to explain the essay concretely and specifically with the use of specific information regarding Indian food, like giving its name and origin. For me, it provides authenticity and trueness in what he is saying. At the same time, he also gave detailed and solid description of how it is prepared as well as how it actually looks and tastes like using various adjectives that would make the reader concretize his imagination and feel as if he can really see and taste it. On the other hand, he did not generalize Indian Food, but gave in depth knowledge. He was able to express knowledge not only of the “Indian Food” as a whole, but of the various types of Indian food cooked in various places in India, specifically the north, west, east and south. To add to that, he specifically mentioned the name of the cuisine, its history, how it is prepared, its ingredients and taste. By giving out specific information about the cuisines and expressing through concrete and detailed descriptions, the reader is able to fully imagine how Indian food looks and taste like, only then would they appreciate its beauty and essence.
Calories in Filipino Food
The writer was able to explain the essay concretely and specifically, first, through contextualizing the audience into the current situation, wherein the holidays are upon us once again and that it would be a time wherein we eat more than we can chew. Having this in mind, he then opens up to the topic of his essay, which is the calories in Filipino food, in order for the reader to easily concretize what he is about to say. It would also allow the reader to have a feel of the situation and think of his eating habits as well. The writer also uses specific descriptions of terms; say for example, he describes what a calorie is. This would be beneficial to readers who may not know what it actually means, considering that, it comprises the meat of his essay. Moreover, he also introduces specific formulas to compute one’s total calorie requirement, in order for the readers to understand and get a feel of the situation. Majority of the content of the essay was his enumeration of the specific number of calories found in the different foods; this shows his specificity and technicality in terms of letting the readers know to depth the calories in food. This would allow the writer to inform the reader of the calories that they may be taking every day so that they would know the right food to eat, considering that they already calculated their total calorie requirement that was introduced at the beginning of the essay. Explaining the essay through a very concrete and specific approach is very effective than just merely saying that too much calories are bad for the health. The essay provides detailed information and proof that would make readers believe on what the writer is saying. It results to well aware and conscious individuals, which is the purpose of the essay. I believe it seeks to change the minds of the readers to be wise eaters and live a healthy life.
