Read “Can Diet Help Stop Depression and Violence?” and answer the following questions. Then “submit” your work.
1. Evaluation Kamp sites research conducted in Britain and the Netherlands, but none conducted in the United States. He also includes studies that were conducted on very specific segments of the population. How might broadening his research strengthen the essay?
2. Connotation What is the connotation of the term magic bullet (para. 4)?
3. Fact or Opinion In paragraph 5, researcher Bernard Gesch is quoted as stating that if a change in diet “works in prisons, it should work in the community and the society at large.” Is Gesch’s statement fact or opinion? How do you know?
4. Purpose What does Kamp hope to accomplish by writing this essay?