Where Am I Eating
Where Am I Eating? “The Starbucks Experience” by Kelsey Timmerman
The author indicates a routine to begin their day: “On most mornings, I drink Starbucks Colombian roast.” (20)
Indication of how Starbucks markets its specific Colombian roast; (20)
The description of the coffee entices consumer to feel reassured about product (20)
Author wants to confirm the narrative of the Colombian location to follow up: “[…] I wanted to visit this magnificent land of sheer slopes and treasured cherries myself. I wanted to meet the people who grow my coffee (20)
A background of the Timmerman family and farm background is provided to show previous generation’s connection to importance of food (21)
Yet the author contrasts about his own personal connection to …show more content…
“Banana Worker for the Day” by Kelsey Timmerman
The average American eats an approximated 27 pounds of banana in 365 days (148)
Description of the technique of cutting down bananas (152)
Definition of Banana Republic (154)
Banana Republic: it is “any country that relies heavily on one export crop tjat the government and private institutions work to exploit.” (154)
$600,000 was the offer given by Guatemala for land that was valued at $16,000,000 by America; (155)
Guatemala became a U.S. blockade (155)
A banana worker wants a generational change: “[…] we’ll have to work in the fields because we didn’t study. I don’t want her to have a hard life like that.” (156)
Rhetorical question provided: “What is the goal of agriculture? Is it to produce food? Or is it to produce money?” (161)
1,200 different varieties of bananas in Belgium (164)
Biodiversity in plantation is discussed in depth (165)
Where Am I Eating? “Banana Worker for the Day” by Kelsey Timmerman
The first quote involving the banana plantation: “No photos…no problem,” (170)
Bananas require over 8 pounds of water per pound of banana (171)
Modern day banana worker wage: “The banana workers don’t have money like they used to.”
The author indicates a routine to begin their day: “On most mornings, I drink Starbucks Colombian roast.” (20)
Indication of how Starbucks markets its specific Colombian roast; (20)
The description of the coffee entices consumer to feel reassured about product (20)
Author wants to confirm the narrative of the Colombian location to follow up: “[…] I wanted to visit this magnificent land of sheer slopes and treasured cherries myself. I wanted to meet the people who grow my coffee (20)
A background of the Timmerman family and farm background is provided to show previous generation’s connection to importance of food (21)
Yet the author contrasts about his own personal connection to …show more content…
“Banana Worker for the Day” by Kelsey Timmerman
The average American eats an approximated 27 pounds of banana in 365 days (148)
Description of the technique of cutting down bananas (152)
Definition of Banana Republic (154)
Banana Republic: it is “any country that relies heavily on one export crop tjat the government and private institutions work to exploit.” (154)
$600,000 was the offer given by Guatemala for land that was valued at $16,000,000 by America; (155)
Guatemala became a U.S. blockade (155)
A banana worker wants a generational change: “[…] we’ll have to work in the fields because we didn’t study. I don’t want her to have a hard life like that.” (156)
Rhetorical question provided: “What is the goal of agriculture? Is it to produce food? Or is it to produce money?” (161)
1,200 different varieties of bananas in Belgium (164)
Biodiversity in plantation is discussed in depth (165)
Where Am I Eating? “Banana Worker for the Day” by Kelsey Timmerman
The first quote involving the banana plantation: “No photos…no problem,” (170)
Bananas require over 8 pounds of water per pound of banana (171)
Modern day banana worker wage: “The banana workers don’t have money like they used to.”