Blog entry #1

I found it interesting that in chapter two of the Omnivore’s Dilemma a sense of irony is pointed out about farmers. They can feed numerous amounts of people with the crops they grow but are barely able to feed their own families with the profits from farming. This is a classic example of how the modern age is leaving behind old ways of life. While these products are crucial for many of the latest inventions, the hard workers are seemingly being exploited. Another point from the O.D. reading I would bring up is about the “human gluttony” David Wallerstein spoke about. I think it is odd how people would try to cover up their want to buy a lot of food by just buying LARGE single packaged items instead of a few smaller ones.

The main focus in the TSIS reading this week was on quoting other’s work. I could relate to a lot of the points brought up in this chapter. One of my biggest problems in writing is not being able to effectively quote what I want and how it represents what I want to say in my own writing.