Write a 3-5 paragraph essay answering the following prompt:
Is food a marker of civilization?
Your essay should include:
- An introduction, body, and conclusion (Remember to define "civilization", and possibly "food" in your introduction.)
- A clear thesis
- At least ONE piece of evidence to support your thesis (Your evidence may come from Catching Fire, another novel, history, and/or personal experience.)
Please type your essay.
To help you get started, I've included the passage we discussed in class on Tuesday (below), as well as links to some of the slides we looked at.
Food is not just what we eat. It charts the ebbs and flows of economies, reflects the changing patterns of trade and geopolitical alliances, and defines our values, status and health—for better and worse. The famous dictum of the early 19th century French gastronome Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, "Tell me what you eat and I will tell you who you are," should be expanded. Tell me what you eat and I will tell you who you are, where you live, where you stand on political issues, who your neighbors are, how your economy functions, your country's history and foreign relations, and the state of the environment. By looking at food, the age we live in is better understood.
--Mark Kurlansky, “The Food Chains That Link Us All,” Time Magazine, June, 2007
