Annotated Bibliographies

*These annotated bibliographies were a created by a collaborative effort between myself, Aubrie Olsen, and Olivia Orlando. 

1) "The Pleasures of Eating" -Wendell Berry

This article discusses how uneducated people are with the food they are eating.  People do not know where their food comes from, they do not know how their food is handled, and they do not put the energy in finding out that information.  The article gives some simple suggestions on how to educate yourself on the food you are eating.  Some of those suggestions are taking the time to cook at home, buying locally grown products, and growing your own food.  This article can help with my research with the aspect of how people are trying to become healthier eating and know what they are eating.    

http://www.ecoliteracy.org/essays/pleasures-eating

2) "Turns of Thought" -Donna Qualley

This piece is about understanding your students and how they learn through their writing.  I do not think that this piece will be useful for my research.

http://www.sabatinomangini.com/uploads/4/5/9/6/4596832/turns_of_thought_--_donna_qualley.pdf

3) "Good, Clean, Fair: The Rhetoric of the Slow Food Movement" -Stephen Schneider

This Slow Food Movement is a way for people to change their eating habits for the better.  People are so used to eating at Fast Food chains it is hard for them to take the dramatic steps toward a healthier way of eating.  This new eating pattern will try and steer food away from being the center or our universe.  Food is everything to us as people; identity, nutrition, feelings, and more.  This movement will look back on the taste of food and how good food taste better.  This piece can be useful for my project in a few ways.  One way would be because of the fast food aspect as a whole.  My group is looking specifically at McDonald's chains, but fast food chains as a whole need to change.  Another way would be because of the organic route some people are taking in their lives.  We plan on looking into Whole Foods to differentiate their food from McDonald's.  Whole Foods is more along the lines of the Slow Food Movement.  

http://www.sabatinomangini.com/uploads/4/5/9/6/4596832/rhetoric_of_slow_food_movement_--_stephen_schneider.pdf

4) "Fast Food Nation-Introduction" -Eric Schlosser 

The part of this piece that really stuck out to me was the part on page three to four.  Since my research is on the McDonald's chains the statistics really stuck out to me.  McDonald's is the largest buyer of beef, pork, and potatoes, but it doesn't say where that is.  It also doesn't say how those animals are treated or anything like that.  Ninety percent of the country's new jobs are at McDonald's which should make it easy to find someone to interview that works there.  This is another piece that is trying to inform us that we are uneducated people about what we are putting into our mouths.  The rest of the article seems that it will inform on how to better ourselves and our eating habits.     

 http://www.sabatinomangini.com/uploads/4/5/9/6/4596832/fast_food_nation.pdf

5) "The Omnivore's Dilemma" -Michael Pollan

For this piece we were given the first two chapters to read.  The introduction talks about the diet trends that find their ways into our lives.  It talks about the Atkins diet that eliminated bread and pasta, and allowed people to eat meats again.  It also talks about the diet fads that start in January, but usually don't last long.  It also talks about the industrial food, such as fast food chains.  Chapter two talks about the farms.  Its primary product of choice is corn.  The chapter also goes into how farmers are leaving the profession.  The next topic on the list is how cheap corn has become, which doesn't help the farmers living abilities.  In the end it talks about the industrial food industry.  This piece could help with my research because I am looking at the healthy habits of Americans in fast food restaurants.  This piece looks at it in a more detailed fashion.    

http://www.sabatinomangini.com/uploads/4/5/9/6/4596832/the_omnivores_dilemma_--_michael_pollan.pdf

6) "Collaborative Writing" -Fontaine & Hunter

This piece was broken into the first chapter and the third chapter.  The first chapter discussed steps and scenarios for collaborative writing.  The first scenario talks about listening to others.  This is an important topic because you never know when someone else can improve an idea you have, or come up with an idea you would have never thought of.  The second scenario talks about making choices while talking.  It is important to set out in a conversation and have a set agenda.  It is easy to go off on a tangent, but you need to stay focused.  The third chapter discusses how to go from independent writing to collaborative writing.  The first step is to divide up the work.  The second step is to change your attitude of what the writer should be.  The next step is to work independently then come back as a group to share your work.  The final step is to blend everyone's writing style so that the end result is a fluent piece.  This piece is extremely helpful as a group of girls try to work together.   

http://www.sabatinomangini.com/uploads/4/5/9/6/4596832/collaborative_writing_--_fontaine_and_hunter.pdf

7) "Like it Was" -Brown

This chapter of the book discuss how to interview someone.  It gives tips for before and during an interview that could be extremely helpful.  Here are the tips for before an interview.  The first piece of advice they give you is to clarify who you are interviewing.  You need to interview someone who is relevant to your piece.  The next piece of advice is to decide what type of piece you are going to write.  This information will help you decide who to interview and what questions to ask.  The third piece of advice is to develop questions to ask.  The questions should be relevant to your paper and follow some type of order.  The last step to take before an interview is to practice your questions with a friend.  Here are the tips to follow during an interview.  The first is to discuss the interview with the person before you start.  Next, set yourself up and make sure everything is ready to go.  The third tip is the actual interview process.  The next tip is how to end the interview.  The final tip is a follow up procedure.  With this tips I feel that the interview process will run smoothly.     
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8) "Narrative Inquiry"  -Clandinin & Connelly

In this piece stories were told as examples of narrative inquiry.  The first story is about Ming Fang He, "Ming Fang He is a mainland Chinese woman who went through the cultural revolution as a young girl, spent time on a reforming farm, received her bachelor's degree in China and her master's degrees in English and in linguistics at two different universities in Canada."  This story was interesting, but I didn't relate to it as much as I did the second one.  The second story is about a group of five people, "They are a part of an ongoing research group--teachers, principals, and teacher educators--who are trying to understand their places on the professional knowledge landscapes on which they live."  As a future teacher I relate to their struggles and having conversations with other future teachers about students.  The author gives the reason why they used this story as an example, "Our purpose in giving this example is to demonstrate the use of terms that structure our three-dimensional narrative inquiry space."  
http://www.sabatinomangini.com/uploads/4/5/9/6/4596832/narrative_inquiry_--_clandinin__connelly.pdf

9) Interview 1 - Elizabeth Mason

Elizabeth was interviewed on April 13, 2011 on the upper level of the Education Building at Rowan University.  She was interviewed about her dairy allergy and her inability to eat beef products.  She discussed her daily struggles with eating.  Liz discussed ways she goes out to eat and different recipes she uses at home.  She also explained exactly what her allergy is and when she discovered it.  With this interview I will be able to use it efficiently toward my project.  Our group is looking into food allergies and the struggles these people go through every day with their eating habits.  Liz allowed us to look into food chains like McDonald's and explained to us how she is unable to eat there.  Their french fries are dipped in beef oil before they are fried so she can not eat them.  This interview is extremely helpful with the projects outcome because it focused on our topic for the most part.  There were some distractions considering we were in a public place, but other than that our goals were met.

10) Interview 2 - Jessie Lynch

In this interview Jessie talks about her experience having Celiac Disease.  She was interviewed in her home in Washington  Township on Monday April 11, 2011.  I went into the interview hoping to learn about her food allergy and how the food industry has helped or been a challenge to her.  Other than that there were no big expectations for the interview other than to find out about the gluten-free life.  In the conversation she talks about how she came to be diagnosed, living with the side effects of the disease and how she lives a gluten-free life as a result of the disease.  This disease has had a huge effect on how she eats.  

11) KidsHeath from Nemours

The website “KidsHeath” contains educational information about all sorts of allergies and medical problems.  There are tabs for parents, kids and teens to click on to learn about information relevant to them.  The website covers a wide range of topics including, “infections, emotions and behavior, growth and development, nutrition and fitness” etc.  This website may be a valuable source because it has information on medical conditions, food allergies and the implications of dealing with food restrictions. 

http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/index.html#cat132

12) "The Gluten-Free Bible: The Thoroughly Indispensable Guide to Negotiating Life Without Wheat" - J. Peters Lowell

“The Gluten-Free Bible” discusses everything you would want to know about living a gluten-free lifestyle.  The information in the book covers everything from how to eat, what to eat, effects of the diet, and practical tips for living this life.  The book is written by Jax Peters Lowell who discusses his own experience living with celiac disease which has forced him to live the gluten-free life.  The book is written in a conversational tone and is easy for anyone to learn about all the ins and outs of living with celiac disease.

13) Vegan Baking Classics- Kelly Rudnicki

This is a cook book for vegans.  It is helpful for people who can not, or choose not to, eat dairy or certain meat products.  The cook book is broken up into two parts.  The first part discusses vegan baking tips and advice, while the second part gives recipes.  The tips section is broken up into the top dairy and egg-free ingredients; top baking hints; top dairy substitutes; top egg substitutes; and favorite baking tools.  The recipes section is broken up into quick breads, muffins, and more; biscuits, scones, and yeast breads; cookies and bars; cakes and cupcakes; crisps, pies, and other fruit desserts; and other sweet treats.  We will use the cook book to compare a recipe for a vegan against a recipe for a person with no food restrictions.   

14) Survey: Many Restaurant Workers Don't Understand Food Allergies- Meredith Melnick

This survey was given to British restaurant owners and workers.  The statistics of how many of them knew how to handle food allergies.  Most of the workers thought that their customers could pick off common allergens such as nuts off their plates.  Other workers thought that if their customers consumed water they would lessen the allergic reaction.  After reading this article it makes me nervous for people with food restrictions when they have to go out to eat.  People who work in the restaurant business should know about food allergies as much as they should know about CPR.   

http://healthland.time.com/2011/04/15/many-restaurant-staff-dont-understand-food-allergies/?artId=30719?cont?chn=us

15) Food Allergy- Jatinder Singh & Mark Clark

This article is an overview of food allergies.  The article gives symptoms, statistics, and the difference between food allergies and food intolerance.  The symptoms of food allergies can be skin rash, nausea, diarrhea, cramping, and vomiting.  Other, more life threatening symptoms can occur too.  Some statistics the article gives are 25% of people think they have a food allergy when in reality only 2.5% of adults have one.  The rest have a food intolerance.  A food intolerance is an undesirable reaction to a particular food.  Two examples of  food intolerance are lactose and MSG.  This article is helpful because of its differences between food allergies and food intolerance.   

http://www.emedicinehealth.com/food_allergy/article_em.htm