Momofuku+Ando

MOMOFUKU ANDO
**BACKGROUND** Momofuku Ando was born in March 5, 1910, Taiwan. After World War II, he became a Japanese Citizen. He founded a small coumpany that sold salt in 1948, called Nissin Food.

When the Japanese government tried to encourage people to eat bread made from America after the war, Momofuku Ando wanted to know why the goverment wasn't using noodles, which most people were more familar to at the time. But the government thought that noodle companies at that time were to small and unstable as a supplier for the country, so Momokufu Ando decided to solve the problem himself by creating his own noodle company. Also, when he was younger, he started his own textile company with 190,000 yen, because he was inspired by his grandparent's textile company.
 * WHAT INSPIRED HIM?**

After a lot of experiments, he created the first ever instant ramin, called Chikin Ramen (チキンラーメン, Chicken flavoured Ramen) on August 25th, 1958. He was 48 at that time. It was sold for ¥35 (Around 2.5 RMB now), and was considered very expensive, as it was more than 6 times the price of a bowl of normal noodles. As the prices of food began to increase, so did the popularity of instant ramen. Later, in 1964, Momofuku Ando created his most famous invention- Cup Noodles. This invention caused him to grow richer than ever before. Now the orginal Chikin Ramen is sold for ¥60 (around 4 RMB), which is about 1/3 of the price of the cheapest bowl of noodles.He was the boss of the Nissin company but became the chairman before he died. He died on the 5th of January 2007, aged 96 and ate at least one meal of instant ramen everyday. After he died, they built a bronze statue of him in front of the Instant Ramen Museum with a bag of Chikin Ramen in his hands. 90,000,000,000 packets of Chikin Ramen has been sold.His wife said :"The seed that Momofuku has planted has across the country and in to the world. He has finally sold over 90,000,000,000 packets of Chikin Ramen and has made world wide".
 * ACHEVIEMENTS AND WHY HE IS A GROUNDBREAKER**

The museum dedicated to instant noodles and Taiwanese-Japanese inventor and businessman Momofuku Ando who created them. The museum is located in Ikeda in Osaka, and and admission is free. The museum has an instant ramen workshop allowing visitors to make their own "fresh" instant noodles and there is also a noodle factory where you can assemble your own Cup Noodles from pre-made ingredients.
 * The Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum**

He was arrested for tax evasion in 1948, and spent 2 years in jail. He said that he was helping students pay their school fees, but that was a common excuse at that time. He also lost his company, and had to reopen it Osaka, Japan. He said that he lived to such an old age because he ate at least one packet of Chikin Ramin per day. There is no scientific proof that this actually works.
 * INTERESTING FACTS-**

What is success?** Success means that you have reached a goal, or even tried your best to reach it. Even though you may not have actually reached your goal, you've tried you're best, and that's what counts. I think that in order to succeed, you need to be determinated, and not give up. You also have to be focused and committed to achieving your goal. The dictionary definition of success is //"the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors."// I think success is being able to do what you want, while being supported by people that care about you. Success means that you're surrounded by people that you love, and love you. Also, being successful means that you have changed the world for the better, even if it's just a tiny little part, for instance, making someone smile, or just being a good friend. Success also means that you have acheived a goal in life, even though the goal might be small, when you acheive it, you have still succeeded. I think people fall short of their full potential because they might not be trying to acheive it. They might be too lazy, and can't be bothered, or just not determinated enough. They might not have a goal in life. Acheiving our full potential makes us more likely to succeed. I learnt that success can be quite difficult, as there are many obsticals that can stop you. Also, different people have different ideas of what success is.
 * REFLECTIONS
 * What personal qualities are needed for success?**
 * Find a dictionary definition of success**
 * Form your own definition of success**
 * Why do people fall short of achieving their potential?**
 * ​Why should we acheive our full potential?**
 * What did you enjoy/learn/discover during Ms Rogge's Workshop in Wednesday, 28th October?**

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 * CONTRIBUTIONS**

Wapedia- Wiki: Momofuku Ando- 7th, 21st October- [] Wikipedia- Momofuku Ando- 7th, 21st October- []
 * BIBIOGRAPHY**

Student (Self) Evaluation** - At the end of the project, students must assess their own work and post results in the DISCUSSION section. 25% = Part 1 = Information and bibliography = 25% 25% = Part 2 = Contributions and Comments = 22% 25% = Part 3 = Personal Reflections = 20% 25% = Layout, appearance and design = 23% OVERALL MARK = 90%
 * EVALUATION

25% = Part 1 = Information and bibliography = 25% = Part 2 = Contributions and Comments = 25% = Part 3 = Personal Reflections = 25% = Layout, appearance and design = OVERALL MARK =
 * Teacher Evaluation** - At the end of the project, Mr Watson will assess the student's work and results will be posted in the DISCUSSION section.

A* = Outstanding/ Excellent A = Very Good B = Good C = Satisfactory D = Needs attention E = Poor F = Very Poor
 * Grade Scale**