Food Matters: A Bedford Spotlight Reader
Book by Holly Bauer
Chapter 4 Questions
If you had to draw conclusions about the future of food based on Foley’s essay, what would you conclude? Is he convincing? Are you optimistic that a plan like his could or will work? If so, why? If not, why not?
Why, According to Borunda, is the relationship between plastic packaging and food waste so complicated?
Why, according to Gustin, don’t “one-size-fits-all” recommendations work when we attempt to lessen the impacts of climate change on food choices?
In Jacobsen’s article, why did Patrick O. Brown set out to create an animal-free burger?
What is Walker’s implicit argument? Why do you think she chose to make it this way?
How does American agriculture negatively affect fish supplies? Describe how Greenberg uses the Mississippi River to answer this question.
How and why does Smith use humor to connect to his audience? Find two to three uses of humor to analyze and discuss what makes them funny and why.
Why, According to Beck, is it important that we all care about how the climate crisis is affecting the Swinomish tribe — their food, health, culture, and identity?
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