Math Lessons For Locavores Rhetorical Analysis
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America’s Local Food Movement: Yes or No? Former editor of Us News and World Report and recipient of Guggenheim Award,Stephen Budiansky in his article, “Math Lessons For Locavores”,published in August 19,2012 addresses the topic of locally grown food and argues it as a more sustainable choice in terms of freshness and seasons.I agree with Budiansky for growing food locally,however; with three other reasons: we can reduce food waste,(which will benefit the environment), and obesity(which will help an individual mentally and physically), and improve our economy. The purpose is to illustrate why locally grown foods would be a finer option for an American lifestyle. Budiansky adopts an informative,persuasive,and insightful tone for his audience,readers …show more content…
In this essay, the author
- Opines that budiansky's article, "math lessons for locavores", addresses the topic of locally grown food and argues it as a more sustainable choice in terms of freshness and seasons.
- Explains that food waste is harmful on an individual's health, but also environmentally. if individuals were to buy food locally it would reduce the distance food travels in miles, cut down on fossil fuels, air pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions.
- Explains why our obesity rate has plummeted in the last decades. food inc, a documentary discussing the truth behind the food industry, states that knowing where food comes from can help us make wiser choices that will benefit our health
- Opines that buying locally will help the market, as it retains a greater portion of value-added costs captured by large firms.
- Opines that buying food locally will establish a better lifestyle for all americans. agriculture makes up 2 percent of our nation's energy usage, which is used for farming machinery and manufacturing fertilizer.
- Opines that if we choose locally grown food, we will be changing the way we live, eat, and all other physical and mental aspects for choosing them.
It is heart breaking to see an obese American on the street,because one instinctively knows that the obese American is not making the best food choices. We are constantly establishing new and innovative ways for improving society in terms of technological advances and transportation, although as stated from Budiansky we are also to be blamed for transportation and environmental consequences. “A single ten-mile round trip by car to the grocery store or the farmer’s market will easily eat up about 14,000 calories of fossil fuel energy.”(8) Growing food locally and consuming food locally will save a trip to the grocery store. Innovative technologies don’t always have to be the case. Agriculture only makes up 2 percent of our nation’s energy usage,which is used for running farm machinery and manufacturing fertilizer. Using these effectively will allow us to avoid processed foods and reduce the obesity rate. Individuals with food allergies are able to ask farmers about how the food was grown or ask chefs at a restaurant what ingredients were used in a specific dish. As most of us we desire social interaction. Going to a local food market, allows us to meet different individuals that may offer favorable advice for selecting food items. Our lifestyles all come down to ourselves,which means choosing foods that are advantageous toward our health. If we are aware of where the food comes from, it is easier to make those choices that will benefit
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- Explains how they learned to cope with overeating with exercise due to their cardiac disease. they decided to exercise more throughout the day whenever they get the opportunity.
- Explains that the united states is one of the most obese countries in the world and that many americans don't try to stop their bad habits until it's too late.
- Explains that in the united states, gluttony appears to be encouraged even with numerous campaigns against obesity. many families are destroyed by gluttonous acts, such as drugs, alcohol, and even the smallest perspectives to life.
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In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how pollan's "escape from the western diet" suggests that everything we eat has been processed to the point where most of could not tell what went into our food. maxfield argues that people simply ate in the wrong amounts.
- Analyzes how pollen and maxfield offer interesting perspectives on eating food and how it affects us. they both are right and wrong at once.
- Opines that pollen's argument that americans simply eat beyond their needs is agreeable, but mass consumption of the food only helps build it up in our system.
- Opines that most people would choose the homemade meal as healthier if the person making it knows what they are doing.
- Explains that when we overindulge in our eating, there is also the issue of not getting the proper amount of nutrients.
- Opines that the biggest problem is the dependency on preserved foods, which are drowned in preservatives that have a negative long-term effect on our bodies.
- Explains that our health issues don't stem from overeating and processed foods, it comes from a lack of attention. we eat without knowing what was truly in that burger and side of fries.
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In this essay, the author
- Opines that obesity is a public epidemic because it is rising by the day. some people blame the fast food industry like mcdonalds, burger king, and other firms.
- Explains why fast food firms sell unhealthy products in a high demand in the food market. most firms have started putting food labels on their menus.
- Argues that society should take full responsibility for the rise of obesity than blame the government.
- Opines that obesity usually starts at home. heaney reports that poor diet and physical inactivity, rather than obesity, may be the causes of their health problems.
- Opines that we need to be more aware of the susceptible health problem of obesity and take immediate action to prevent it.
- Opines that fast food firms are misleading us to believe that the foods we are eating are healthy when they are not.
- Quotes david zinczenco's essay, "don't blame the eater," which sympathizes with a group of children who are suing mcdonald’s for making them fat.
- Argues that america is an individualistic society so why would we blame our self or fast food industry for the national increase of obesity?
- Opines that fast food companies and individual faults should not be targeted as the main epidemic of obesity in the united states is increasing tremendously. oliver's admonition to stop worrying so much about our weight is premature, although his advice to start caring more about diet and exercise is sensible.
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In this essay, the author
- Explains that 2.1 billion people today are either obese or overweight because they ate unhealthy food and didn't exercise. they have learned about all the opportunities right here in rochester that have to do with eating more local food.
- Opines that we should eat more local food because it is healthier than the industrial food we buy.
- Opines that we should eat local because it is better for the environment. joel doesn't have to treat his cattle with toxic chemicals to get rid of parasites.
- Explains that good stewards of the land grow cover crops to prevent soil erosion and replace nutrients used by their crops and capture carbon emissions and control global warming.
- Argues that local doesn't always mean organic because some farmers have no other way of keeping bugs and parasites away from their crops and cattle.
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969 wordsRead More - The Obesity Epidemic in Americaargumentative essayIn conclusion, we can make out several distinct causes to the obesity explosion we are currently in: easy access to food, preservation techniques, and new food technology to name a few. Another import aspect, however, is our food culture and the public zeitgeist surrounding dieting. As a society, we are partly responsible for the eating habits of the overweight and obese and the associated costs in health care and life expectancy that it entails. We can draw several possible solutions from other nations such as France that emphasize healthy eating and turn eating into a skill worth developing. But whatever the reason for our obesity may be, we need to start looking for ways to return ourselves to the healthy lifestyles of our past nation.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that obesity is now categorized according to individual’s body mass index (bmi), which is calculated by the weight of the individual divided by his or her height.
- Explains that america has more overweight and obese people than the ten next most obese countries combined.
- Explains that being obese or overweight can result in an array of health complications and, in many cases, can be terminal.
- Explains why the human race has become unhealthy in the face of recognizable consequences. from a biological point of view, weight gain was previously an almost critical adaptation.
- Explains that fast food has been on the rise for fifty years, targeting those facing economic challenges. fast food intrigues our adaptation and fools us into eating more.
- Explains that americans are eating out twice as much as they did in 1970, which leads to obesity, clogged arteries, heart attacks, and high blood pressure.
- Explains that obesity is becoming more of a problem associated with childhood. the prevalence of obesity in children has increased threefold or more during the last three decades.
- Analyzes how technological advances in the fast food industry are taking a grip on society.
- Explains that obesity is taking a toll on the health of americans; it is becoming an accepted way of life.
- Explains that ancient diets consisted of large amounts of fruits, vegetables, grain, and small portions of meat without any artificial additives. the caloric content of these foodstuffs was smaller than that of present foods.
- Explains that our dietary habits have shifted drastically within the past two centuries from those of ancient civilizations. we no longer eat as many fruits and vegetables and consume far more fat and added sugars, often in the form of cakes or icing.
- Explains that while many countries have access to the same foods and food technologies, some nations are fatter than others. the more interesting explanation may be based on culture and mentality.
- Analyzes how the time magazine picture essay "what the world eats" shows that many of the cuisine stereotypes we assign to countries are at least partially true.
- Explains that america is a country that is millennia younger than many other nations.
- Explains that french cuisine has matured and adapted to the modern world, but many parts of its heritage date back to its first millennium.
- Explains that sushi originated in china, but it was introduced to the island nation in the 8th century.
- Explains that those that came to dominate the new world were not natives to the land. they had not had the opportunity to develop hundreds or thousands of years of food culture based on the agriculture of the area.
- Explains that some european and asian cuisine dates back before the time of extremely unhealthy foods and these products are slower to catch on in such civilizations.
- Explains that obesity rates began their steep climb to present levels sometime in the 1960s. this time period in particular caused an increase in food consumption.
- Explains that america had seen the introduction of the king kullen supermarket, the first such self-service shopping store of its kind.
- Explains that other grocery chains had no option but to conform in the face of the great depression. without adoption of this new sales-by-volume tactic, grocers would have gone out of business in competition with the ultra-cheap prices of stores such as king kullen.
- Explains that even though supermarkets became the new standard of grocery consumption, their effect was limited by the great depression — there simply wasn't enough money to over-indulge on food.
- Explains how the second world war affected america's food culture. rationing controlled the resources, and encouraged americans to self-ration to support their troops overseas.
- Explains that america's conservation culture extended for at least another decade before eventually loosening itself to indulgent practices thanks to the booming economies of the 1950s and 60s.
- Opines that the 1960s were the first time when all the conditions were just right for obesity to begin its climb: booming economy, widespread chain of supermarkets selling huge quantities of goods for low prices, and a populace that could afford to indulge
- Explains that the american weight loss industry is worth approximately $61 billion, though its growth seems to have plateaued in recent years. however, there is an ineffective hype side to the industry.
- Explains that the simplest way to lose weight is simply to burn more calories than one takes in. although different exercises or eating habits may have slightly different results, burning more and consuming less will result in a net weight loss.
- Explains that americans are still not dissuaded from spending almost $1.6 billion per year on weight-loss supplements that are often found to be ineffective.
- Explains that fad diets have become another staple in the realm of pseudo-scientific weight loss techniques. they have a very simple core idea that asks for very few changes to daily consumption.
- Explains that 50 million people begin diets every year, but only five percent are able to keep off the weight they lose. these products are heavily promoted, spread through word-of-mouth, and claim that one has to make little to no change in their daily lifestyle.
- Opines that the best way to stem our obesity problem is to start with the next generation of children.
- Recommends that toddlers and preschool children should be provided light to vigorous exercise for every fifteen minutes per hour of supervised care.
- Explains that our opinions of food begin in early childhood and change drastically as we grow older. using this idea, we can positively influence the eating habits of young children and promote health into older ages.
- Explains that children in france are expected to stay at their schools for the entire day. this gives them enough time to learn about french cuisine and experience it on their lunch break.
- Explains that karen le billon, a canadian immigrant to france, states that her children were expected to eat adult foods such as radish salads, mussels and guinea fowl. she devised rules to help parents of picky eaters.
- Compares the french and american schools, which are known for their lack of palate and unoriginality. they emphasize bold flavors introduced early to children, while american dishes regurgitate the same agreeable ingredients.
- Concludes that obesity is due to easy access to food, preservation techniques, and new food technology, but also to our food culture and public zeitgeist surrounding dieting.
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In this essay, the author
- Opines that america was the exact opposite 50 years ago because of the evolution that has occurred in america's food industry. the majority of americans misunderstand food chemistry and misinterpret food labels.
- Explains that america misunderstands food chemistry by stating that 68 percent of adults are overweight or obese, and many health doctors don't realize that healthier food options are harmful.
- Explains that there are several types of milks, including whole milk, semi-skimmed, skimmed and vitamins-enriched, with isoflavones and other dairy products with fat content substituted.
- Explains that companies put natural substances through many different processes to produce different flavors, to lengthen its expiration date, or to create a weight-loss food.
- Analyzes how the nutrition labeling and education act of 1990 by the fda introduced the nutrition label to inform consumers of food product’s ingredients and nutritional information.
- Explains that the walls of plant cells in stems and leaves of some species are much tougher than those in other species. the weaker or more degraded the cell walls in plant material, the more calories we get from it.
- Analyzes how dunn clarifies that we do not extract all of the calories in denser foods based on how much the temperature of water is increased when the specific food is combusted.
- Argues that americans must learn to become healthier and not just lose weight. diet programs do not work, but healthy eating and regular exercise do.
- Explains that popular weight loss programs distinguish themselves by claiming that their dieting system works. the journal of the american medical association performed a study on these diets by randomly selecting overweight participants.
- Explains that the diets do not work as effectively as a healthy diet coupled with exercise.
- Explains that america's obesity rates have substantially increased over the past few decades due in part to the food industry’s progression to fully processed foods and the diet changes americans have had to go through.
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In this essay, the author
- Explains that good food habits can contribute to a healthier heart, good bone and joint health, and healthier mind.
- Explains that a rich diet with dairy products that contain calcium will help strengthen bones and joints.
- Explains that omega-3 fatty acids promote a better brain function and can be obtained through food. vitamins can reduce the effects of alzheimer's and reduce homocysteine levels in the blood.
- Explains that a proper diet and eating habits can help with positive weight control. type-2 diabetes, obesity, and anorexia are common diseases in america.
- Opines that a good diet and eating habits will improve people's overall mood and confidence. obesity and anorexia are similar, but in opposite terms.
- Opines that food plays an enormous role in everyone's life, and that it is important to know how food works in order to create good health, weight control and affect your mood and confidence.
- Explains that the study on how to properly consume food has been an ongoing study for many years. the benefits of living in the 21st century are far more precedent.
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In this essay, the author
- Opines that we must change the way food is distributed worldwide, support local farmers and switch to a healthier diet in order to stop global warming.
- Argues that global food supply would be sufficient to feed the entire population, but its uneven distribution leaves a notable proportion of population food insecure while others live in abundance.
- Opines that we should stop using products from foreign countries and begin to consume local products. the organic methods used by local farmers are beneficial to the earth in comparison to multinational companies.
- Opines that changing from consuming fast food to healthier food is a transition every individual should make since they cannot continue supporting the companies that literally destroy our world and our body with their money.
- Concludes that in order to stop damaging our planet, we must stop exporting and importing food and distribute the food better so everyone in the world has food regardless of their location.
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- Analyzes the 20th century trend of convenience food, stating that it must be tasty and high quality, while meeting consumer expectations in terms of ease of use, safety, variety, packaging, nutritional value and product appeal.
- Opines that affordability is a big part of our food choices, and that we should change the way we eat.
- Analyzes how america's food habits are changing, with the food industry taking over the markets. the 21st century has a new obsession which is body image.
- Analyzes how the food industry has a huge influence on our culture. the article by peter jaret "reading the ingredient label: what to look for" shows us how misleading food labels can be.
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In this essay, the author
- Analyzes barbara kingsolver's argument for adopting a local food culture in animal, vegetable, miracle: a year in food life.
- Analyzes kingsolver's claim that the majority of americans are ignorant of the process of food production, and that ignorance hinders their ability to understand the natural systems of earth.
- Analyzes how kingsolver argues that ignorance of food processes extends to the impact that food has on the nation's economy.
- Analyzes kingsolver's view that a food culture is an affinity between people and the land that feeds them.
- Argues that establishing a legitimate food culture would assist in educating the public about the origins and production costs of the foods that they eat.
- Analyzes how kingsolver's arguments are relevant to today’s society and specifically to the college student audience. college students are the next generation of food consumers just starting to purchase and prepare their own food.
- Summarizes the text from which they extracted all quotes and summarized in their paper.
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