Talking These Ideas Out

- What has struck you?

I thought it was very interesting that in Food, Inc. they showed how food was related to many different aspects of life. Corn is related to almost all food. Even meat. And the food industry has to do with illegal immigration, people on welfare, and the school system. This was shown in My Ishmael as well. My Mom also agreed.

- Do you agree or disagree with the concepts? Why?

I agree with some because I really think it brings to life things that we live with everyday, but it seems so natural that it hangs in the background and we don't really realize it. But also, like some things in Ishmael, the things that are said seem kind of conspiracy-ey. Overall I love what has been said in both My Ishmael and Food, Inc.

- How can you apply them to the real world?

Well my Mom was definitely interested in starting a garden at our house, joining a CSA, and cooking only things in season. With inspiration and drive we can change this world :)

School Daze- Dialetical Journals

Quote:
"'You see, it's not only important to keep these fourteen-to-eighteen-year-olds off the job market, it's also essentials to keep them at home as non-wage-earning consumers.'" Page 60 (on Charlotte's pdf)

Response:
I think this is totally true. This quote really made sense to me because I am one of those consumers. I didn't think about myself in this way, as a non-wag-earning consumer, but it makes sense. Teens are estimated to spend two hundred billion dollars a year. And this being a majority of our parents' money. I thought it was also interesting how it tied into how schools are just to basically hang out until you're old enough to go into the workforce, but our standards. Made me think.....