-I'm missing the three artifacts but other than that i think i have everything.
-I don't see a huge difference in my writing, but i think it's improved a little bit since i started this class.
-i see improvement from blog 8 to blog 16.
- I could try to stay on subject. I have a really bad habit of connecting two ideas that don't really have anything to do with each other. Like in blog 11, i talked about why fast food is more convenient istead of talking about how unhealthy it was.
-I think blogging has helped me improve my writing because i can always look back at my earlier work and see all of my little improvements over time.
Friday, November 19, 2010
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Blog 16~response
The primary goal of industrial farms is to maximize profits, even if it threatens the well-being of the workers. Big businesses only have one thing in mind, Money. These types of businesses will do anything to maximize profits even if it means an unsafe working environment for their employees. They hire illegal immigrants so that they can pay them minimum wage, and they fire good employees before their benefits kick in so they can save some money.
The primary goal of industrial farms is to maximize profits, even if it threatens the well-being of the workers. Meat packing plants make all of their money by paying their employees the bare minimum. Working in one of these factories is dangerous and strenuous,but the pay is about the same as someone who works in a McDonalds. The turnover rate in meat packing plants is about 80 percent a year. This means that 80 percent of the people working there will either quit or be fired within their first year.
The primary goal of industrial farms is to maximize profits, even if it threatens the well-being of the workers. Meat packing plants make all of their money by paying their employees the bare minimum. Working in one of these factories is dangerous and strenuous,but the pay is about the same as someone who works in a McDonalds. The turnover rate in meat packing plants is about 80 percent a year. This means that 80 percent of the people working there will either quit or be fired within their first year.
Blog 16
The New Industrial Migrants (part 1 & 2)
Summary for part 1
In modern day meat packing plants, there is a turnover rate of up to 80 percent a year. This means that 80 percent of the people working there will either quit or be fired within the first year. There are two main reasons why people are fired so often at these meat packing plants. They are either not doing a good job, or their boss fires them before their life insurance kicks in so that he can save some money.
Summary for part 2
This article talks about the amount of illegal immigrants working in meat packing plants. One quarter of all meatpacking workers are illegal immigrants. This is because the company sends recruiting teams to poor communities throughout the united states to find people who would work for the lowest wages. The companies do this becuase they say immigrants would be more reluctant to join unions.
Summary for part 1
In modern day meat packing plants, there is a turnover rate of up to 80 percent a year. This means that 80 percent of the people working there will either quit or be fired within the first year. There are two main reasons why people are fired so often at these meat packing plants. They are either not doing a good job, or their boss fires them before their life insurance kicks in so that he can save some money.
Summary for part 2
This article talks about the amount of illegal immigrants working in meat packing plants. One quarter of all meatpacking workers are illegal immigrants. This is because the company sends recruiting teams to poor communities throughout the united states to find people who would work for the lowest wages. The companies do this becuase they say immigrants would be more reluctant to join unions.
Friday, November 12, 2010
Blog 15
I like that GrowNYC is a non-profit or organization. This means that all of their effort goes into helping the community and not making a profit. They provide access to healthy, fresh, local food for all New Yorkers. They also have a program where they help New Yorkers learn how to recycle more and reduce waste. GrowNYC is one of the few companies that still care about the well being of the environment.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
CATW 5
"A tremendous amount of evidece shows that the brain does better when it's performing tasks in sequence rather than all at once". This quote comes from Nancy Jones' article, "how to do one thing at a time". The article explains the benefits of single-tasking and the downsides of multitasking. Nancy implies that multitasking is a bad idea most of the time.
The brain does better when it's performing tasks in sequence rather than all at once. I find this to be true, because, when performing multiple tasks at once less care goes into each task and mistakes are made. For example driving while talking on a cell phone extremely dangerous. Driving an talking on the phone are two fairly simple tasks if you do them in sequence. When you combine two tasks they are harder to do. Therefore, multitasking usually does more harm than good.
Multitasking does have it's downsides but if done correctly it will make you more productive. For example, when i wake up i like to make coffee and get ready at the same time on the stove then brushing my teeth until the water boils. Then i pour my coffee and take a shower while i wait for it to cool off. I think this is a good way of multitasking.
Overall, multitasking is something that you should try to avoid. As you can see there are a few ways to multitask to save time but most of the time it does more harm than good. Each task should be given individual attention and hendled carefully.
The brain does better when it's performing tasks in sequence rather than all at once. I find this to be true, because, when performing multiple tasks at once less care goes into each task and mistakes are made. For example driving while talking on a cell phone extremely dangerous. Driving an talking on the phone are two fairly simple tasks if you do them in sequence. When you combine two tasks they are harder to do. Therefore, multitasking usually does more harm than good.
Multitasking does have it's downsides but if done correctly it will make you more productive. For example, when i wake up i like to make coffee and get ready at the same time on the stove then brushing my teeth until the water boils. Then i pour my coffee and take a shower while i wait for it to cool off. I think this is a good way of multitasking.
Overall, multitasking is something that you should try to avoid. As you can see there are a few ways to multitask to save time but most of the time it does more harm than good. Each task should be given individual attention and hendled carefully.
Friday, November 5, 2010
Blog 12
In the article "In Defense Of Food", Michael Pollan explains how much the food industry has changed. He points out that most companies increase the quantity of their food, while sacrificing quality, and sell it for a cheaper price so consumers think they are getting a bargain. I agree with Michael's saying, Don't eat anything your great grandmother wouldn't recognize as food because it means that the food nowadays is so artificial, if you showed it to one of your ancestors, they wouldn't know what it is.
Don't eat anything your great grandmother wouldn't recognize as food. Michael Pollan explains that modern food nowadays are so processed and artificially made, that they would be unrecognizable as food to someone who has never seen them. For example, fruits have been the most popular foods for a long time because of the fact that they tasted good and they were good for you. Now fruits can now be chemically combined with other fruits. Scientists have combined fruits like mangos and tangerines to create "tangelos". I find this disturbing because fruit is supposed to be healthy and natural, if fruit isn't healthy anymore than you can imagine how unhealty other foods are.
Pay more and eat less. Pollan explains that the cheaper a food item is, the worse it is for you. For example, candy bars were never a healthy choice but they were a reasonable enough size to not be a threat. Now candy such as Hershey Bars comes in a king size that can serve up to three people, but are the same price as the smaller Hershey bars. Americans use to spend upt to twenty four percent of their income on food, now they spend less than ten percent. This proves that people like to buy larger, unhealthier quantities of food for less money instead of paying more for less.
They say that New Yorkers have a rock hard stomach. They say this because we are so used to eating unhealthy foods that our body can intake them without any harsh consequences. If someone from Europe were to eat a hot dog from a hot dog cart in manhattan, they would get really sick because they aren't used to eating such unhealthy food. Food has taken a turn for the worst, pesticides and artificial flavoring has polluted even our healthiest food bad for you. That is why you shouldn't eat anything not recognizable as food by your great- great grandmother.
Don't eat anything your great grandmother wouldn't recognize as food. Michael Pollan explains that modern food nowadays are so processed and artificially made, that they would be unrecognizable as food to someone who has never seen them. For example, fruits have been the most popular foods for a long time because of the fact that they tasted good and they were good for you. Now fruits can now be chemically combined with other fruits. Scientists have combined fruits like mangos and tangerines to create "tangelos". I find this disturbing because fruit is supposed to be healthy and natural, if fruit isn't healthy anymore than you can imagine how unhealty other foods are.
Pay more and eat less. Pollan explains that the cheaper a food item is, the worse it is for you. For example, candy bars were never a healthy choice but they were a reasonable enough size to not be a threat. Now candy such as Hershey Bars comes in a king size that can serve up to three people, but are the same price as the smaller Hershey bars. Americans use to spend upt to twenty four percent of their income on food, now they spend less than ten percent. This proves that people like to buy larger, unhealthier quantities of food for less money instead of paying more for less.
They say that New Yorkers have a rock hard stomach. They say this because we are so used to eating unhealthy foods that our body can intake them without any harsh consequences. If someone from Europe were to eat a hot dog from a hot dog cart in manhattan, they would get really sick because they aren't used to eating such unhealthy food. Food has taken a turn for the worst, pesticides and artificial flavoring has polluted even our healthiest food bad for you. That is why you shouldn't eat anything not recognizable as food by your great- great grandmother.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Blog 11
In "Let Them Eat Fat" , Critser argues that fast food chains, such as McDonalds, serve food that is mostly made up of fat. Most people know how unhealthy fast food is but they keep eating it because of how cheap and easy it is to get. To eat in a restaurant, you would wait about thirty minutes for your food to be prepared. Critser implies that because the food is cheap, people will never stop eating fast food.
The most interesting idea in this article is that fast food chains, such as McDonalds, have grown more aggressive in their targeting of poor inner-city communities. McDonalds reastaurants are everywhere, especially in poorer neighborhoods. What keeps people coming back to McDonalds are the cheap prices and large quantities of food. Fast food is just that, fast. It is so much quicker to get your food at McDonalds than at a diner or a restaurant. Greg Critser's article is all about shedding light on how unhealthy fast food is for you.
McDonalds makes most of it's money from people who either can't afford to eat anywhere else, or people who don't like to wait long for their food. Fast food restaurants serve such large quantities of food for low price, that is what keeps people coming back. For example, would you rather pay ten dollars for a burger and french fries at a diner, or get a burger and fries at McDonalds for about two dollars and change?
The idea of having your food served to you about thirty seconds after you order it is what makes fast food so appealing. For example, last friday I took my mom out to lunch and then took her shopping. The restaurant we went to had us waiting for almost an hour for our food and her favorite store close because we were late. If we had went to a fast food restaurant, we would have gotten our food in a few minutes. This is why fast food is so popular, because of how fast it's served.
In sum, should try to avoid the temptation of fast food. Just because it is easier to eat fast food doesn't mean it is the best thing to do. We shouldn't ignore the fact that fast food is extremely unhealthy. Greg Critser took his time to write an article about the disadvantages of fatty food, th least we can do is try to limit our fast food intake.
The most interesting idea in this article is that fast food chains, such as McDonalds, have grown more aggressive in their targeting of poor inner-city communities. McDonalds reastaurants are everywhere, especially in poorer neighborhoods. What keeps people coming back to McDonalds are the cheap prices and large quantities of food. Fast food is just that, fast. It is so much quicker to get your food at McDonalds than at a diner or a restaurant. Greg Critser's article is all about shedding light on how unhealthy fast food is for you.
McDonalds makes most of it's money from people who either can't afford to eat anywhere else, or people who don't like to wait long for their food. Fast food restaurants serve such large quantities of food for low price, that is what keeps people coming back. For example, would you rather pay ten dollars for a burger and french fries at a diner, or get a burger and fries at McDonalds for about two dollars and change?
The idea of having your food served to you about thirty seconds after you order it is what makes fast food so appealing. For example, last friday I took my mom out to lunch and then took her shopping. The restaurant we went to had us waiting for almost an hour for our food and her favorite store close because we were late. If we had went to a fast food restaurant, we would have gotten our food in a few minutes. This is why fast food is so popular, because of how fast it's served.
In sum, should try to avoid the temptation of fast food. Just because it is easier to eat fast food doesn't mean it is the best thing to do. We shouldn't ignore the fact that fast food is extremely unhealthy. Greg Critser took his time to write an article about the disadvantages of fatty food, th least we can do is try to limit our fast food intake.
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