Organization and Ideas
1. In paragraph 1, at first, the author uses the question to ask the readers what food do we crave. By doing so, we may be interested in this essay and started to think about this question. And then, she uses many short sentences to give the readers some quick images as the answer of the question. Because chocolate has so many use, that's why it is the food that we crave.
2. By giving the history of chocolate as the beginning of the essay, the readers can understand chocolate more. We can know who discovered chocolate, how important it was to the Aztecs, how the Europeans viewed chocolate, and so on. Ackerman gives the history of chocolate to let us not only know the use and the ingredients of chocolate, but also the profound culture behind it.
3. I am surprised that one of the ingredients in chocolate is marijuana. I have heard some people say that eating or drinking chocolate can make people be more stimulant, so I always think it is because chocolate has caffeine in it. But after reading this article, I understand that this effect is not all because of caffeine, but also marijuana.
4. Her thesis is that chocolate has so many chemical ingredients that makes people be stimulant and crave for it.
5. As to myself, I eat chocolate just because I want to enjoy its flavor instead of expelling my tiredness. As a result, when I eat chocolate, I would only focus on its silk, rich, and mild taste. Besides, I pretty agree with the writer that chocolate is very popular and I think it can be a good choice as a gift. Therefore, when I have to give presents to my friends, I always choose chocolate.
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