Coffee Culture And Conversation Paper

Coffee, Culture and Conversation The masked men who threw all of our tea in the Boston Harbor are responsible for making coffee so popular in America. The shortage of tea encouraged Americans to find another beverage. In doing so, coffee became a sign of freedom (Zuraw 2013). Coffee houses became popular when Americans were no longer boiling coffee in their own homes. They preferred to gather in shops where coffee was roasted. Today you can sniff the Starbucks’ aroma at every corner. This roasted potion is a stimulant to conversation that connects us to real flesh, instead of cold metal gadgets. Coffee houses are a fashionable popular culture, not solely for their flavorful beverages, but because of the melodic ambiance, the forecast of

Here businessmen discussed the new railroads and property rights. Darwin’s “Origin of the Species’ was heavily debated. There was a lot of dialogue about Tom Edison’s light bulb. Authors, such as, Ernest Hemingway found the background noise to be the perfect stimulus for his work (Sage 2003). It wasn’t unusual to see a farmer and a shop keeper socializing together. It was a place where men of all social classes could speak and be heard.

This mixture of people relied on word of mouth to stay informed of politics and other happenings. Letters from other countries were read aloud in these shops. Newspaper clippings were nailed to beams supporting these establishments. The patrons would gather around the beams to read the articles (Barksdale 2013). This spiked discussion and hot debates between them. The serious discussions bonded the coffee house patrons, as they jointly enjoyed their roasted

On a Friday afternoon I met an alumnus from Chapman University. He hadn’t seen Chapman since he graduated in 1985. The only landmark that he recognized was the fountains. I was surprised that Chapman had been so small. Recently I met some students who had returned from Honduras where they had volunteered in the Global Medical Brigades. My plan for next summer was to work and not travel. Their excitement was contagious; I have already sent in my application for this project. One unforgettable conversation was when I chatted with a navy paratrooper. He talked about his exhilarating experience when he first jumped out of a plane. I am not planning to jump anytime soon, but I do read his posts on