Synthesis of Blogs (from A&B pp. 305)

Individual Free Write:
I think that the Good Food Movement is good for trying to help bring healthy food into low income communities, but I don't think Wal-Mart is doing a very good job of actually helping the Good Food movement. From personal experience, some of the people I know that have been employed by Wal-Mart hated it and did not get very good benefits. I also find that it is not very fair that where the Wal-Marts are located they are actually taking away jobs for many people instead of helping create more jobs.

Individual Task:
a. Will Allen excerpt: The main idea of this excerpt is that The Good Food movement should take advantage of these big corporations to helps us provide food to low income people. Also, Allen believes that not taking advantage of these big corporations will "not serve us"(Will Allen).
The perspective and angle of vision that Allen possesses is positive. He makes the reader believe that we are missing out of the Good Food Movement because we are avoiding big corporations.

a. Wal-Mart and the Good Food Movement: The main idea of this article is that Wal-Marts business does not even come from low income families, it comes from above the national median. Also, this article explains that the employment that Wal-Mart offers will "bring jobs, they are not living-wage jobs and are unlikely to bring prosperity"(Huffington Post).
The angle of vision that this article has is a negative feel. This article is meant to express how using big corporations, like Wal-Mart is not beneficial and we are making a mistake by thinking that it is helping the Good Food Movement.

b. Common Themes:
- Wal-Mart
-Good Food Movement
- Low income

c. Common Ideas:
- Wal-Mart being apart of the Good Food Movement
-Good Food Movement is a good way to bring good food to low income people

d. Contradictions/ Differences
- The first article believes that using Wal-Mart in the Good Food Market is helpful.
- The second article believes that using Wal-Mart in the Good Food Market is not going to help anyone, especially low income families.
- The second article thinks that Wal-Mart will only take jobs away from low income people, instead of providing jobs for them.
- The first article thinks that we need to take advantage of big corporations like Wal-Mart because they can successfully distribute good food to people.
- The second article thinks that Wal-Mart's current business standing is not good, the first article believes that Wal-Mart's current business will help distribute food more efficiently.