eaters themselves. The writer would expect to write to neutral/undecided audience with the intentions of swaying their minds to believe his ideas. Author: The author writes and develops a well presented debate/argument. It was written by Michael Pollan who has recently been recruited to become a part of the ‘food police’ himself so his views can come across as more biased. Constraints: The author is constrained by the beliefs that there has to be a change in how the fast food companies are marketing
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— no lowered risk for heart disease‚ stroke‚ colon cancer or breast cancer. At the same time all above mentioned doesn’t mean that we can consume enormous amounts of fat and stay fit and healthy as some researchers believe. For instance‚ Michael Pollan in his book “In Defense of Food” was so delighted by “French paradox”‚ the diet rich in saturated fat‚ while forgetting to mention the fact that 42% of France’s population is overweight (Sciolino). Eating too much trans fat and saturated fat‚ for
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php?option=com_k2&view=itemlist&task=category&id=764:golden-rice-at-irri&lang=en Krawinkel‚ M. B. (2007). What we know and don ’t know about golden rice. Nature Biotechnology‚ 25(6)‚ 623; doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nbt0607-623 Pollan‚ M. (2001‚ Mar 04). The great yellow hype. New York Times Magazine‚ 15. Stein‚ A. J.‚ H.P.S. Sachdev‚ & Qaim‚ M. (2006). Potential impact and cost-effectiveness of golden rice. Nature Biotechnology‚ 24(10)‚ 1200-1. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nbt1006-1200b
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humanesociety.org/issues/eating/. Mintz‚ Sidney W.‚ and Christine M Nierenberg‚ Danielle. "The Commercialization of Farming: Producing Meat for a Hungry World." USA Today (Periodical) 132 (2004): 22-4. Readers ’ Guide Abstracts. Web. 1 Dec. 2009. Pollan‚ Michael Roosevelt‚ Margot "The Lure of the 100-Mile Diet." Time 167.24 (2006): 78. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 4 Dec. 2009. Sayre‚ Laura Smith‚ Alisa‚ and J. B. Mackinnon. The 100-Mile Diet A Year of Local Eating. New York: Vintage Canada
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com/Weight-Chart-For-Kids.html Monsato (2013) Oxford dictionaries (2013). Starvation. Retrieved March 20‚ 2013 from Oxforddictionaries.com web site: http://oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/starvation?q=starvation PBS.org (2011) Pollan‚ M. (2006). Omnivore ’s Dilemma . The Penguin Press. Ruben‚ Ken (2012). What are the sources of water pollution? Retrieved on March 30‚ 2013 from University of Hawaii web site: http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/GG/ASK/waterpol3.html Sheng Jian JI‚ Feng LIU
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The main topic of interest in “Our National Eating Disorder” by Michael Pollan’s‚ is that the question “What are we having for dinner?”‚ has evolved with the world. The quality of food and the intake of food has changed immensely from many years ago. Back in the day‚ you could not go to get a pre-cooked chicken at your local supermarket‚ you would have to do the hunting on your own. Now we have evolved so drastically to have organic meat‚ now the new fad in right now is everything organic or gluten
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project‚ Farm to Table‚ took as practically a month to finish up. Even though we were doing these as altered groups‚ the project needed lots of research and deep understandings. Before we began our project‚ we were requested to read a book by Michael Pollan. The book is known as‚ The Secret behind What You Eat. The book discusses about the brutal truths behind industrial food production. The book also talks about how our food is being made with more and more sugar‚ and in ever larger servings. This book
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AP Language‚ period 5 16 October 2012 Supersizing: The American Way McDonald’s sells over 75 hamburgers every second‚ and who eats a hamburger without a drink. (Lubin). Who gets a drink without fries…I’m sure you see the problem. It’s a violent cycle‚ and it’s the buttocks and thighs that take the brunt of it‚ not to mention the heart. The term supersize has been coined by the McDonald’s franchise‚ it refers to enlarging the sides on a standard combo meal--what they fail to mention is
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by injecting viruses which copy specialized DNA into the cells. The end goal is that specific traits deemed beneficial become newly expressed in the GMO (genetically modified organism). The movie Food Inc.‚ narrated by well-known authors Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser (authors of The Omnivore’s Dilemma and Fast Food Nation‚ respectively)‚ dedicates a large portion of time to the modern use of genetically modified food—particularly soybeans—in American agriculture. The film hints at the various
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Birkenstein‚ and Russell Durst. 2nd ed. New York: Norton 2012. 222-242. Print. Olsson‚ Karen. “Up Agaisnt Wal-Mart” They Say/I say with readings. Ed. Gerald Graff‚ Cathy Birkenstein‚ and Russell Durst. 2nd ed. New York: Norton 2012. 606-619. Print. Pollan‚ Michael. “Escape from the Western Diet” They Say/I say with readings. Ed. Gerald Graff‚ Cathy Birkenstein‚ and Russell Durst. 2nd ed. New York: Norton 2012. 434-441. Print. ----------------------- Armstrong 2 Armstrong 3 Armstrong 4 Armstrong 5
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