ENG 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Michael Pollan, Food Chain, Eating Disorder
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How to write summary paper by articulating the authors ideas: start by summarizing- foundational skill, review critically and analyze the data, compare other author"s and contrast their styles, synthesize a new thesis. What to eat and what we are eating . Look at above question from a naturalist (ecological) perspective. Darwinian perspective- humans lie all creatures are in the food chain- this determines what kind of creatures we are. We have changed our food chain- many other animals have been affected- and we have changed who we are as humans by changing the chain. Start from the beginning at the farm. Behind these farms are specific government policies and practices that shape the way farmers grow food have specific environmental and diet implications. 2002- carb craze- people stop eating something because media says not to. Rely on media for information and marketing. Other counties (france) food is based mostly on tradition not based on media or governmental policies- french paradox.
