Hwk 12

Thesis:
Many of the dominant social practices in our society - practices that define a "normal" life - on further investigation turn out to involve nightmares and industrial atrocities.

Major Claim:
The American food industry decides to conceal the acerbic truth about the food they produce from their consumers in order to keep them coming back for more.

Supporting Claim 1:
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations are unhealthy for the animals and the environment.
Evidence 1.1: The waste from the animals increases potential impact to the air, water and land quality.
Evidence 1.2: The digestive systems of cows are not built to digest corn which they are forced to feed on.
Evidence 1.3: Bacteria become resistant to antibiotics.

Supporting Claim 2:
Consumers are brainwashed into thinking they are consuming "organic" food, when in reality the producer has made a false claim.
Evidence 2.1: Food claiming to be organic has the same amount of nutrients as non-organic foods.
Evidence 2.2: After investigating the leading organic farms in our society, we find that they are not always completely truthful, or more beneficial.
Evidence 2.3: Whole Foods is not always honest to their customers about the products shelved in their markets.

Citations:
1.1: "Region 7 Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs)."http://www.epa.gov. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 30 Jul 2010. Web. 31 Oct 2010. .

1.2: "Sustainable Table: serving up healthy food choices."http://www.sustainabletable.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Oct 2010. .

1.3: Ebner, Paul. "CAFOs and Public Health: The Issue of Antibiotic Resistance."http://www.extension.purdue.edu. Purdue University, n.d. Web. 31 Oct 2010. .
2.1: Daly, Jessica. "Study: Organic food not more nutritional." CNN Tech. CNN, 19 Aug 2008. Web. 31 Oct 2010. .

2.2: Pollan, Michael. The Omnivore's Dilemma A Natural History of Four Meals. USA: Penguin Group, 2007. 158. Print.

2.3: Cain, Sarah. "The Health Wyze Report." healthwyze.org. N.p., 15 Feb 2010. Web. 31 Oct 2010. http://healthwyze.org/index.php/component/content/article/323-whole-foods-market-can-no-longer-be-trusted-for-safe-wholesome-foods-or-even-to-tell-the-truth-anymore.html.

Hyper links:
1.1: http://www.epa.gov/region7/water/cafo/cafo_impact_environment.htm
1.2: http://www.sustainabletable.org/issues/feed/
1.3: http://www.extension.purdue.edu/extmedia/ID/cafo/ID-349.pdf
2.1: http://articles.cnn.com/2008-08-19/tech/organic.cooking.pv_1_organic-food-organic-trade-association-organic-products?_s=PM:TECH
2.2: The Omnivore's Dilemma, Pg. 158
2.3: http://healthwyze.org/index.php/component/content/article/323-whole-foods-market-can-no-longer-be-trusted-for-safe-wholesome-foods-or-even-to-tell-the-truth-anymore.html