My table consists of Sally Chen, Caroline Barnes, Ryan Gaines, and me. Both Sally and Caroline’s topics discussed words that were deeply ingrained into their city cultures. Caroline discusses her hometown suburb in St. Louis, MO, how the vast amount of high schools in the city leads to common questionings of where one went to high school, and the personal importance of the question at hand. As a St. Louis native myself I find it interesting that she brought this piece of community culture up because before I first heard it in class and in Caroline’s essay, that question had never crossed my mind as no one had ever brought it up before. Sally’s paper discusses the term “Portillos” and its significance to the people of Chicago, Sally’s hometown. She describes how eating at “Portillos” is a rite of passage as a Chicagoan and how “Portillos” had created a subcommunity in and of itself, comprised of various other suburbs and communities that share the same love for the restaurant. Like Sally’s community, there seems to be an aura of elitism however slight similar to my Church. Ryan discusses the term “nature” in context of community and geography. Ryan describes nature as wildlife and habitats surrounding his community of Kirkwood as well something that represents generational gaps and the aura and depth of a subject. Ryan goes into detail in describing his community and its changes over time, as well as nature’s relevance in his communities, both Kirkwood and SLU. All of my table’s members except me discuss a community term or phrase that holds geographic significance. Ryan’s description of his term is interesting because he approaches it both a literal sense regarding flora and fauna and a more abstract, metaphorical sense. Ryan’s paper also holds an element of Christianity and faith, as does mine, although he doesn’t tackle the subject like I do.
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