Locavore Movement Outline

a. Thesis:

i. The locavore movement is associated with the issues of nutrition, conservation, and economics

II. Reason 1: the locally grown produce’s nutritional value is overall better than unfamiliar produce shipped from foreign countries

a. Locally grown produce is fresher (Source A)

i. Picked within 24 hours of purchase

b. It not only tastes better, but are closer to a maximum of nutrition than store-bought produce (Source D)

c. Store-bought produce still may provide nutrition, local food is better overall

i. Always go for the better quality and worth

III. Reason 2: the locavore movement is saving the world with its conservation of the environment

a. Transportation causes pollution and wastes energy

i. Buying local preserves fossil fuels

ii.

One argument is that locavores threaten the livelihood of small farmers, specifically in Kenya (Source C)

1. However, all local economies could improve if everyone bought local food

2. Kenya is in a malnourished area, so the farmers should sell their produce more locally for better improvements

Question 2

I. Introduction

a. In Florence Kelley’s 1905 speech to the Philadelphia convention of the National American Women Suffrage Association, she accentuates the obligatory need to reform the working conditions for young children.

b. Thesis:

i. Within her powerful and enticing argument, Kelley is repetitive over main concepts, introduces several examples of the horrible conditions and state policies, and praises the virtues of laws restricting the workday.

II. Body

a. Main concepts

i. impels sympathy for those who are victims to the labor policies

1. Example: the dramatic number of “two million children under the age of sixteen years who are earning their bread” to immediately captivate the audience into caring ii. Kelley significantly differentiates from the laws

b. Language and literary devices

i. “pitiful privilege” an oxymoron

1. Scoffing at New Jersey’s laws which make boys and girls work all night