Making Connections

  1. How might the supermarket described by Michael Pollan be different if we followed the three rules suggested by Nicolette Hahn Niman?

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    Chapter 12 - Making Connections: How might the supermarket described by Michael Pollan be different if we followed the three rules suggested by Nicolette Hahn Niman?
  2. How might Jonathan Safran Foer’s “global table” be affected by in-vitro meat production as Michael Specter describes it?

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    Chapter 12 - Making Connections: How might Jonathan Safran Foer’s “global table” be affected by in-vitro meat production as Michael Specter describes it?
  3. Compare Hahn Niman’s perspective on factory farms with that of Safran Foer. Then compare her position on the eating of meat with that of Safran Foer and James McWilliams. How would Safran Foer respond to Hahn Niman? How would Hahn Niman respond to McWilliams? Refer to their texts in your answers.

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    Chapter 12 - Making Connections: Compare Hahn Niman’s perspective on factory farms with that of Safran Foer. Then compare her position on the eating of meat with that of Safran Foer and James McWilliams. How would Safran Foer respond to Hahn Niman? How would Hahn Niman respond to McWilliams? Refer to their texts in your answers.
  4. Several of the writers in the Conversation support the locavore movement. How effectively does McWilliams refute their positions? Support your response with examples.

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    Chapter 12 - Making Connections: Several of the writers in the Conversation support the locavore movement. How effectively does McWilliams refute their positions? Support your response with examples.
  5. Which writer develops the most persuasive argument regarding factory farms? Safran Foer? Hahn Niman? Specter? Will Allen? Choose two or three, and compare them with one another.

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    Chapter 12 - Making Connections: Which writer develops the most persuasive argument regarding factory farms? Safran Foer? Hahn Niman? Specter? Will Allen? Choose two or three, and compare them with one another.
  6. Do you think that Safran Foer’s position on eating meat would change if we were to grow in-vitro meat successfully? Why or why not?

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    Chapter 12 - Making Connections: Do you think that Safran Foer’s position on eating meat would change if we were to grow in-vitro meat successfully? Why or why not?
  7. In “A Good Food Manifesto for America,” Will Allen writes, “For years I have argued that our food system is broken . . .” (para. 3). Which two writers in the Conversation present the most convincing arguments concerning how to “fix” the system Allen discusses? Explain with reference to their texts.

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    Chapter 12 - Making Connections: In “A Good Food Manifesto for America,” Will Allen writes, “For years I have argued that our food system is broken . . .” (para. 3). Which two writers in the Conversation present the most convincing arguments concerning how to “fix” the system Allen discusses? Explain with reference to their texts.
  8. Which of the writers in the Conversation would most likely find “Farm to Table” funny? Which of them might find Jacobs’s piece offensive? Explain your answers.

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    Chapter 12 - Making Connections: Which of the writers in the Conversation would most likely find “Farm to Table” funny? Which of them might find Jacobs’s piece offensive? Explain your answers.
  9. Which of the arguments presented in the Conversation are supported by the visual and textual information in the photo essay by Peter Menzel?

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    Chapter 12 - Making Connections: Which of the arguments presented in the Conversation are supported by the visual and textual information in the photo essay by Peter Menzel?