Homework #10 Due Thursday 10/9MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu 21W.730-4 Writing on Contemporary Issues: Food for Thought:Writing and Reading about the Cultures of FoodFall 2008For information about citing these materials or our Terms of Use, visit: http://ocw.mit.edu/terms.21W.730: FOOD for THOUGHT Fall 2008/Boiko Homework #10 Due Thursday 10/9 READ the 2nd third of Michael Pollan’s In Defense of Food. As you read, notice especially: • The contexts for Pollan’s discussion • The way he handles language • The way he handles the science of nutrition As you read, also keep in mind the purpose he states at the outset: “My aim in this book: to help us reclaim our health and happiness as eaters (7).” FOR CLASS DISCUSSION: What do you think are Pollan’s strongest arguments and evidence thus far? Note some places where you observe the way he uses language—rhetoric—to be persuasive: his tone, parenthetical comments, images, etc. What do you think is most interesting about part 2 of this book? We will begin class with a short Quiz on this
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