The role of food in society today

The last part of your assignment asks you to discuss the role of food in society today, based on one of the texts, and using some of the following phrases: firstly, secondly, especially, in order to, despite, however, nevertheless, to sum up.

First, we will explain the phrases and give you some examples of usage, and then we will focus on the role of food.

‘Firstly’ is a phrase which usually introduces the first idea/point/argument in a discussion: Firstly, Adam Melonas argues that people have come to look at food as a religion.

‘Secondly’ introduces the second idea/point/argument in a discussion: Secondly, he argues that people are misguided by marketing strategies when selecting their food.

‘Especially’ is a p…

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The role of food in society today

Both texts in your exam assignment can serve as a basis for your discussion of the role of food in society today. However, Text II takes a more detailed approach to the topic than Text I.

In Text I, the message about the role of food today is only implicit; it is not stated directly.

For example, Carrie Armstrong’s case suggests that some people use diets and food with the purpose of improving their health: “Carrie Armstrong was recovering from an illness that had left her bed-bound. With doctors warning her recovery would be slow, she turned to online health blogs and found what she thought was the healthy food holy grail: clean eating.” (ll. 1-3). However, the same example also suggests that these approaches do not necessarily work, especially if people take them to extremes and develop eating disorders.

The same text implies that food and different types of diets have become very important on social networks and…