Jamie Oliver Food Revolution Questions

Why do small businesses fight Jamie's ideas?
Small businesses are hesitant to convert to Jamie's ways because they are costly and risky. They have to be able to sustain their business to provide for their family, because they cannot absorb losses like bigger businesses can. It is risky too because their costumers prefer lower cost to high quality.

Why does the school district fight Jamie's ideas?
The school district denied Jamie access to their schools because they didn't want to nationally broadcast all the unhealthy food they serve the children. I feel they are aware that they know the food they feed children daily is not sustainable, and any interference in the issue is stopped at all costs due to the damage that would be done to their wallets if they had to convert to "real" food.

What would people opposed to Jamie's ideas argue? 
The only people I can imagine against Jamie's ideas would be absolute lunatics, small business owners who solely depend on their business, and fat cats. They would pull the monetary card, and claim it is not efficient and it is not economically pleasing.

What would people for Jamie's ideas argue?
Just look at all the diseases in American society directly and indirectly related to our dietary ways and the list would be endless. Number one, obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes and so much more.
They would also argue that this new generation's health is deteriorating as we sit back and watch it with indifference. It is scientifically proven as well that it is not sustainable for Americans to continue to live the way we are living.

How does this TV show accurately reflect issues about food in society today?
I feel as though it doesn't confront every issue faced with food in our society, but it does a great job relfecting the key issues in our society. The LA parents were shocked when they saw how much sugar is pumped into their children weekly; and children were disgusted when they saw the real ingredients to highly commercialized items in their sundaes.

Blog Post #6: The Social Network

MARXIST: “The Social Network” emphasizes on social justice and economic disparity, relevant to the Marxist approach. This can be seen in the two legal cases Mark Zuckerberg faced. The first case he battles the twin brothers who are suing him for “stealing their idea”. The second case against Mark is from his ex-best friend Eduardo, who is suing him for his rightful share of Facebook. In both cases, Eduardo and the twins walk away with millions of dollars.

PSYCHOLOGICAL: Mark’s behavior in “The Social Network” has been characterized as an “asshole”. The opening scene he’s on a date with his girlfriend of the time, and he’s constantly judging her appearance and her education including miscellaneous insults. He doesn’t realize the things he says are insulting, or how severe their consequences may be. An example of this is when he goes home drunk from the bar to drink more and blog. Drunk, he comes up with the idea to steal every girl’s picture and put them on a website where other students can rate them. A second example is when Mark grows jealous of his then best friend Eduardo’s acceptance into the prestigious Phoenix. When Facebook finally takes off, Eduardo’s share is initially 34%. Within a few months, it is diminished to .03%.

Blog Post #5: Reader Response

Summarize the source text (what is seen in Ferris Bueller)

In “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” Ferris Bueller tricks his parents into letting him stay home sick. In reality, Ferris Bueller is faking sick to get out of school and in the process manages to get his girlfriend, Sloane, and his best friend, Cameron, out of school too. Ferris Bueller is a genius when it comes to deception and manages to outsmart his suspicious principle more than once throughout the day. In the end, Ferris Bueller almost got caught numerous times by his principle, his dad and even a waiter but managed to evade them all.

Summarize the connection text (Max Keeble’s Big Move)

                In “Max Keeble’s Big Move” the main character, Max is a middle school student. His school year isn’t easy maintaining a job, enemies and school. He struggles to find acceptance by overcoming his bullies, outsmarting the principle and saving his beloved animal shelter all before making the big move to Chicago.

Explain the connection

“Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” and “Max Keeble’s Big Move” are similar in more ways than they are different. For example, both main characters are busy avoiding their principles that seem to invoke unnecessary obstacles in their lives. The main purpose of both movies is the avoidance of school. Ferris Bueller avoids school by faking sick and while faking sick Ferris also has to take care to avoid anyone, such as his father, finding out about his fake illness. Max Keeble has a reverse intention by avoiding bullies while being present at his school. Another similarity is the fact that both have a love interest and two best friends, one guy and one girl each.

Analyze the connection (What does it mean? How are viewers affected? Why is this connection present?)

By analyzing the connection, we can see how similar the two story plots are. By listing the similarities between the two movies viewers can get a better understanding of Ferris Bueller and Max Keeble. If an audience only saw “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” they could better grasp the plot of “Max Keeble’s Big Move” and vice versa.

Blog Post #4: House “Pilot”

How do the characters act, and what sort of model do they provide to a reader?

House is the main character in “House”. He behaves negatively because he doesn’t listen to his superiors and he gambles with his patient’s lives. House provides a poor role model for these specific reasons. A true doctor reacts to illnesses based on scientific reasoning and proof. House is the exception.
What consequences do characters face for right or wrong choices?

House’s supervisor told House that because she is a doctor she doesn’t work off hunches because when doctors are wrong patients die. House doesn’t listen to his supervisor. He works off his hunches and strips his patient, Rebecca, of all treatment to discover her ailment by the speed of her deterioration. By the time he discovers she has a worm, she is too broken mentally to desire to be cured.

"August 2026: There Will Come Soft Rains" (1950) - Ray Bradbury

What consequences do characters face for right or wrong choices?

This story lacks any concrete characters and voices very little dialogue. The events prior to the apocalyptic-like environment are left to the imagination of the reader; the consequence of whatever prior actions is indisputably the absence of the human race.  

What lesson is the story teaching?

            I feel this short story is a better excerpt than fable. It is incomplete missing structure, main characters and conflict. One may argue that the fire is the rising action and that the dynamics of this short story are complete however I feel otherwise. If any lesson were to be taken I feel as if it were the fact that nature always prevails.

How do the morals of the story differ from yours?

            This being set in the future, I feel that they live their lives, or lived their lives, differently than we do today. For example they rely on technology to fill their baths with water, make their breakfasts and set their game tables. I feel as if we shouldn’t solely rely on technology for all our necessities.

Moral Philosophy Blog Post #2: Lesson Learned

                I’ve experienced many lessons in my 18 years of life. I’ve learned when to hold my tongue and I’ve learned what other people expect from me. I’ve also learned the word “bill” in Spanish.

                While in Peru, my friend Rosalinda and I decided to go out for dinner one night. We found a café called El Gatito Perdido, or the Lost Kitty. We had our chicha and had been finished with our dinner for a long time so I decided to ask for the check. I couldn’t remember the word for “bill” and had left my pocket dictionary at my homestay. I assumed literally asking for the check, puedo obtener el cheque, would have done the job but the man took offense and slightly yelled at me. “La cuenta. LA CUENTA.”

                Ever since that night I will forever know that la cuenta is the word for bill in Spanish.

Post #1: The Psychological Approach

In both Fantastic Mr. Fox and Into the Wild, both main characters’ behaviors are based off of unconscious motives that result in dire consequences.  

In Into the Wild, Chris McCandless first decides to go off on his own after a fallout with his family. His feelings towards his family were the prime motive for adventuring on his own. The feeling of betrayal he felt with his father’s first divorce, the disbelief his father had in him when hiking the mountain and the belief Chris had in that his father had to control all of his actions drove Chris further and further away from his family. Ultimately the isolation caused his death.

In Fantastic Mr. Fox, Mr. Fox decided to give up his natural born ways of stealing and trickery in order to maintain a healthy family in marrying his wife and upbringing a child. Later in his life, he isn’t satisfied with what he has and he feels he needs to resort to his old ways of stealing in order to feel better about himself. By stealing the farmer’s supply of apple cider, chickens and the like he puts his family in jeopardy and ultimately the entire community.