Chapter 16 in the Omnivore’s Dilemma is an expansion of Pollan’s idea of our problem with choosing what to eat. As omnivore’s we have such a wide variety of foods we choose today mostly from expert opinions or advertisements. He goes into detail about how our bodies are designed to be omnivorous, and a sort of overview of how our bodies work. I agree with Pollan that cooking is one of our biggest tools we have, but now the big food industry is slowly taking away our skills for cooking, by giving us pre cooked food that we just need to heat up. I think that cooking is a very important skill that you need to have to be healthy, so you aren’t constricted to the industrialized foods, so you can do some home cookin.
In chapter 17 titled “The Ethics of Eating Animals”, Pollan expresses his thoughts about humane ways for raising and slaughtering animals. He also talks about some animal rights organizations like PETA. I find it interesting how most of the domesticated animals today wouldn’t be able to survive in the wild (310). Most of this chapter is devoted to describing many cases of animal suffering like castration. For example how the animals recover so fast and reverting to their normal ways of life. I couldn’t imagine that happening to me and I would be changed forever.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Monday, February 15, 2010
blog about omnivores 8,10,11 they say 6 and 7 and writers resource.
I read the Omnivore’s Dilemma chapters 8, 10 and 11. Chapter 8 is the beginning of the big organic section of this book. It starts off introducing how Pollan observes and lends a hand to the organic Polyface Farm in Virginia. He goes on to explain how the farm works by rotating pastures with different animals which makes them have a healthier environment. This farm puts out “25000 lbs of beef, 50,000 lbs of pork, 12,000 broilers, 800 turkeys, 500 rabbits, and 30,000 dozen eggs.” Chapter 10 goes deeper into the rotation of the Polyface farm livestock’s grazing. Although we survive off all the meat, eggs, milk and what not that is produced from animals, without grass we wouldn’t have any of those which makes grass the keystone species. They explain how there needs to be a balance in the time the cows graze it and the time they allow the pasture to regrow back to its original length. Chapter 11 talks about the techniques used to raise animals, some producers practice “stacking” which is to produce more than one animal at a time in a given space. This method can reduce the amount of disease among the community thus creating less of a need for antibiotics.
They Say I Say help you learn how to strengthen your argument without being too closed minded. One way to open your mind is to explain the other side of the argument and use those to convince the readers with your credibility.
I plan on using MLA citation formatting in my writing this semester, because i am already fairly familiar with it, and want to perfect it.
They Say I Say help you learn how to strengthen your argument without being too closed minded. One way to open your mind is to explain the other side of the argument and use those to convince the readers with your credibility.
I plan on using MLA citation formatting in my writing this semester, because i am already fairly familiar with it, and want to perfect it.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Chapter 9 Response
While reading the Beginning chapter 9 in the organic section of Pollan’s book in the Omnivore’s Dilemma I have come to realize how Pollan takes so long to describe every little thing. This poses a big problem to me for I am a very slow reader and have a very busy schedule. This chapter is 50 pages long and I’m sure if he decided to not take so long to explain everything it would be significantly shorter and would’ve taken way less time out of my life to read (oh well). Anyways I’m sure there are many people who agree/disagree with me on this subject.
This chapter was very informative about the organic food industry and how it works. He explains how the organic farm industry has transformed into very large scale and that chicken that is “free range” isn’t too far from the industrial chicken pumped up with hormones and antibiotics. The difference is how it is raised, and what it is fed. Many of organic foods lure its consumers by its packaging by using words that people connect with the local farm, but it may not necessarily be local. Contributing to your local organic grocery store may be healthier, but it still hasn’t hit mainstream America, maybe if the prices weren’t so economically unfriendly it would gain more popularity, and help solve America’s health crisis.
This chapter was very informative about the organic food industry and how it works. He explains how the organic farm industry has transformed into very large scale and that chicken that is “free range” isn’t too far from the industrial chicken pumped up with hormones and antibiotics. The difference is how it is raised, and what it is fed. Many of organic foods lure its consumers by its packaging by using words that people connect with the local farm, but it may not necessarily be local. Contributing to your local organic grocery store may be healthier, but it still hasn’t hit mainstream America, maybe if the prices weren’t so economically unfriendly it would gain more popularity, and help solve America’s health crisis.
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