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The Good Food Revolution
Daniel Pinto
Mr. Gagnon
English Composition 1
12/14/16

Reflective Essay I am at my most focused and creative when I am alone with very little noise, which lets me run my imagination freely without any interruptions or distractions. In my third paper, I was able to think more meaningfully about the projects going on around the world to improve agriculture. I was in my room typing, almost silent, when I thought about what I had eaten today, and it was nothing. There are not many good options for food here. I came to the conclusion that this food can be improved in the ways I described in my paper. Deliberate Practice is for those who are more determined than others. Solitude can play a key role in this as well, helping you to
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Academics place a high value on accuracy, precision, and carefulness. Also, careful writing(avoiding grammatical errors and misspellings) is more important. Academics care more about details than other audiences do. Make sure your own writing is thorough and deals with all pertinent detail.
The Good Food Revolution is significantly more than just a book about food. It is additionally a book about African American history, American agriculture, resilience, and the difficulties confronting inward city groups. The book is loaded with connecting human stories, and it can incite helpful exchanges about race, class, opportunity, wellbeing, and the eventual fate of our food system. I feel that the authors devoted so much time to telling the stories of
Karen, Deshell, and DeShawn Parker asa way to get a glimpse of Will allen’s personal life. I also feel that the challenges Mr. Allen faced in entering an interracial marriage are comparable to
DeShawn’s challenges in accepting his sexual identity. Alle states, “One lesson I take from my grandmother Rosa Bell’s life is the virtue of making do. She didn’t have the money to buy irrigation systems or greenhouses or chemical fertilizer. She was a conservationist by

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