Consider the two passages below. Which one do you agree with, and why? Support your argument using examples from experience and observation.  In approximately one paragraph, defend one position, then refute the other.  Or take a position somewhere between them and explain your point of view.  In The Omnivore’s Dilemma, Michael Pollan quotes a food industry executive, Gene Kahn, regarding our food choices: “This is just lunch for most people. Just lunch. We can call it sacred, we can talk about communion, but its just lunch.” In Just Food, James McWilliams “offer(s) a vision of sustainability that assumes that, as socially conscious consumers, we’re prepared to take on more complexity in the quest to achieve an environmentally responsible diet.”

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