Synthesis is an important tool that can be used to support an argument.  Some disagree with this idea, as seen in a personal interview conducted with Spiderman, in which he states “…I just don’t see the point in synthesis.  Really it’s a big waste of time.”  Hello Kitty, in her book Essay Writing 101, opposes […]

So far the readings for class have enlightened me on a lot of topics regarding food in our society.  The more I learn about the local food movement, the more important this movement becomes to me.  I’ve always had plans to live a more “green” lifestyle following college (because let’s face it, changing your lifestyle […]

I enjoyed reading both “Explore with a Localvore” by Shannon Shea and “Working Toward a Just, Equitable, and Local Food System: The Social Impact of Community-Based Agriculture” by Thomas Macias.  Both articles were interesting and helped shed light on some possible ideas for my upcoming research paper.  Shea’s “Explore with a Localvore” is an interesting […]

I really enjoyed the presentation on locally available food that our class visited last Wednesday.  I’ve seen a few minutes of Food, Inc. and I had heard about the huge corporations that own patents on nearly every type of hybrid seed used today.  It’s a scary idea to think how our food industry has become […]

In my first essay, I chose to critique Michael Pollan’s article “Out of the Kitchen, Onto the Couch.”  I argue in my essay that Pollan’s article should not be included in the academic journal Smart Food.  My main points for my argument are that Pollan’s essay was poorly organized and lacked cohesion, that the article […]

I really enjoyed having Lucy Long speak to our class, especially since we had just read her article “Green Bean Casserole and Midwestern Identity: A Regional Foodways Aesthetic and Ethos.”  I agree with many of the topics Lucy brought up in her conversation with us.  I had never really considered how different foods speak for […]

“Green Bean Casserole and Midwestern Identity: A Regional Foodways Aesthetic and Ethos” By Lucy Long             Long’s article focuses on the common Midwestern dish, green bean casserole, and what this dish implicates about Midwestern foodways and society.  Foodways are the fundamental values of a culture, depicted through the foods consumed in a society.  Green bean […]

Assignment: read two articles, “Out of the Kitchen, Onto the couch” by Michael Pollan and “Food, Place and Authenticity: Local food and the Sustainable Tourism Experience” by Rebecca Sims, then write a blog depicting my reaction to these articles.  I would like to begin by stating that the ideas represented by each of these articles […]

I have several expectations for this course.  First, I expect to be pushed to excel.  In the previous semester I had to take GSW 1110.  I did not feel pressure to excel or to improve my writing in 1110, in fact I felt like the class was a burden and a waste of time.  I […]