Figurative Language In Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, By Barbara Kingsolver

She became accustomed to the perception of a desert being portrayed as dull and lifeless (Being raised in Kentucky) until this trip. Throughout this scene, she expresses her fascination for nature, and uses a tone of awe and allurement while describing the attributes about the land with metaphors. This narration occurred following the first rainfall, when Mattie and Taylor decided to go to the desert. This passage which is distinctive of Kingsolver’s portrayal of the natural landscape shows her sudden awareness diverse atmospheres. By linking to the scenery to “the palm of a human hand”, the author uses the literary device of personification with the mountains and the town. Her phrase “resting in its cradle of mountains” associates the basin to a child, and the phrases “city like a palm”and“life lines and heart lines hints a grown-up. The terrain exemplifies a life from the beginning to end. Taylor describes the land my linking each attribute with lots of metaphors, which then confirms that the tone is “wonder and allurement” because it demonstrates that she is emotionally connected to the

In chapter one of Barbara Kingsolver’s novel entitled “Called home”. The author observes that American’s are depending on the manufacturing of industrial made food and is leading to the ignorance of American’s not realizing where and how their food is processed, Kingsolver’s aims to expose the American food industry and inform the readers how their everyday food is made.

Michael Pollan is an American author, journalist, activist, and professor of journalism at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. For the last 25 years he has written about nature and culture and their intersection in what we put on our plates, what is in our farms/gardens and in the environment we have built. In 2010, he was named in TIME’s 100 Most Influential People, and received a few other awards. He does not seem to have a formal education in nutrition, however, based off this documentary he completes thorough research through speaking with professionals, specialists and highly regarded (in this case) makers as well as people who live in the communities he is reporting about.

The poem “Juggler” describes how the tricks the juggler acts out for the crowd amaze and intrigue them. In the poem “Juggler” by Richard Wilbur, the author uses imagery, figurative language and tone to describe the juggler as someone who brings happiness and fun to others.

American poet and Civil rights activist Maya Angelou once said “Eating is so intimate. It 's very sensual. When you invite someone to sit at your table and you want to cook for them, you 're inviting a person into your life.” Throughout the history of humans, food has been a constant in cultures, traditions and everyday life. People have evolutionized to crave food because it gives us the nutrients and minerals that are needed for survival. Interestingly, as things like transportation, shelter, warmth, health and ideology have changed over long periods of time to become more efficient, food has remained close to the same. The food that is given to humans today from the time they are a small child is quite similar to the food eaten hundreds and even thousands of years ago. Food has become such a large part of the human culture that it has not advanced to the degree that other things such as the human home has changed in order to become economical. In the article “The End of Food” by Lizzie Widdicombe, Widdicombe discusses the story of Rob Rhinehart who embellishes the idea of changing food to become more useful and efficient to humans. While working long hart hours, Rhinehart creates Soylent, which is a mixture made up the necessary nutrients and minerals for survival, in order to reduce the amount of time and money he spends on eating everyday. In other words, unlike Maya Angelou, Rhinehart does not view eating as intimate or sensual. He views eating as an inconvenience that

When it comes to the topic of the local food movement, Stephen Budiansky will readily argue that it is actually better to nationally transport nourishments and expend produce from agriculture fields U.S have than it is to buy food that is grown locally. Where this argument usually ends, however, is on the question of which is the better way to eat? Whereas some are convinced that eating organically is the way to be, Budiansky maintain otherwise.

In the novel The Pearl by John Steinbeck the main character is a poor fisherman named Kino who lives with his wife and kid and discovers a pearl that changes his life forever. As the chapters go on, Steinbeck uses figurative language to develop theme, to connect to the great chain of being, and to give the reader a better understanding of what is happening.

What are things that people cannot survive without it? in my view of point they are water and food. it can be difficult to live without electricity but you can be alive; but just imagine if one day when you wake up and you do not find food in your apartment, grocery store, or even restaurants. Absolutely you will find it hard in first days but if that continue you will finally lose your life. So, it can be clear understanding the important of these natural sources; but did anyone think how food come to us? That is what is Barbara Kingsolver talking about in her book “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life”. The author talks about several aspects, issues, and impacts of food process from farms to consumers. When I started reading this book she aware me to look at things that I have never thinking about it. She starts her journey in this book by moving from Arizona to Southern Appalachia. The main reason that makes her start this adventure because she was upset about harms that may happened for environments and communities behind having fruits or vegetables in area that disable to have it.

Leafy greens and colorful vegetables are an important part of many health conscious American consumers today as our society is more and more concerned with a clean eating. These consumers are concerned about how the produce is grown and the path it took to reach their dining room table. Many activist support the idea of home grown gardens while others hold on to the more common industrialized farming concept as the better way. Our society has access to tremendous amounts of information and with that the debate between homegrown and industrialized foods has caused heated discussions as can be seen from the op-ed articles written by Stephan Budiansky entitled “Math Lessons for Locavores” in the New

The “Locally Abundant – Sustainable Food Documentary” tries to show the public what organic farming looks like, what eating locally looks like and educate on the reasons why to eat organic food. Their overall motto is, “You are what you eat, and therefore you should know more about what you eat!” Ryan Oickie and a friend, for a school assignment, made this documentary in Canada. The two young college students take a road trip to see all the successful organic farms around them. They end up staying and volunteering at ten organic farms in hopes of bringing more attention to the organic communities around them. According to Ryan Oickie, organic farming does not only produce organic, safe food but also happy, healthy people.

Food Inc. is a documentary that tries to teach the viewer about America’s food chain and how it came to exist in its current forum. The film uses a mix of facts and opinions from people who work in the food production industry. Food Inc. does interview workers who are both for and against the current method of food production but not for the purposes of portraying an unbiased film, it comes across as an insincere attempt. During the course of the film we are shown current methods and past practices of food production dealing with meat and vegetables.

Author Sumner refers to this idea as the “ western diet”. She believes that because of the wealth and power companies have on food, people are persuaded to buy into this western diet that ultimately has food containing processed food meats, added fats and sugar and very few to no fruits, vegetables and whole grains (Sumner, 2013, p. 82). This explains why the health of individuals is damaging that Orr mentions in the text and as a result why health related illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes etc. are now more common in society (Orr, 2004). According to Orr, “ policy of cheap food and cheap energy for which we will pay dearly in the long run” demonstrates how society is already paying for this through these health and environmental problems (2004, p.176). As a result of these negative aspects on the current food system, Sumner proposes that food literacy is needed. Although Orr does not directly mention this term in the novel, it can be related to the aspect of having ecological literacy. Food literacy however goes more in depth to focus on “ the degree to which people are able to obtain, process, and understand basic information about food in order to make appropriate health decisions” (Sumner, 2013,

It seemed fortuitous that I had purchased the new book by Jeffrey Greene, (uncle to local artist and writer, Margie Crisp) In Pursuit of Wild Edibles: A Forager’s Tour, prior to the trip. Flashing back to another time he referred to, “back-to-the-land idealism” wondering if there is a deep nostalgia driving our interest in wild foods, or “a belief in the purity of early native customs.”

Diet and nutrition is prominent in playing a vital role in supporting health. Throughout the year, my research has lead me to gain insight as to how our diet can impact our bodies, whether it’s in a positive or negative way and how to maintain proper nutrition. Michael Pollan’s book In Defense of Food: A Eater’s Manifesto, informed me that we should focus on the foods we are putting in our bodies such as vitamins, fibers, saturated fats, etc. The food, as the author claims, is no greater than the sum of its nutrient parts. Pollan pokes fun at the “typical” health claims and explains how the PDA has thrown the regulatory door wide open to all types of fake foods. He suggests that we must escape from the Western diet and be informed about these health claims, as well maintain a balanced diet in order to support our bodies’ functions. In the book Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert, the author pursues a healthy lifestyle focusing on self-fulfillment. The main character Liz learns throughout her journey that she must raise awareness for herself and put time and effort to be the best she can be indulging in the pleasures of food in moderation, in order to live a healthy lifestyle and function at optimal capacity. Written in the form of a personal diary, Bridget Jones’s Diary, by Helen Fielding chronicles a year in the main character, Bridget Jones life, where she struggles to find love while obsessively counting calories, and constantly switching from

In the world we live in today, especially in the United States, people did not think about the food they eat— where it came from, how it was grown and what hormones or antibiotics were used. However, through the advancement of the Internet, social media, phones and applications and people’s increased pressure for transparency and making science understandable, food has become a controversial topic in regards to genetic modification, antibiotics, and pesticides and herbicides. Too many people believe that only people who study science can understand science, and as scientists and people knowledgeable in science fields, we have to combat this misconception. It is true that science uses a lot of jargon that other people outside the field