Literacy Through My Eyes

This week, I have learned a lot about this topic. First, I read David Zinczenko’s article “Don’t Blame the Eater,” then the Netflix documentary “What the Health,” and finally, Michelle Obama’s speech at the 101st NAACP Convention in 2010. In Zinczenko’s article, he talks about the fast-food industry being to blame for not warning children and parents about what their food has, but he also speaks about these people suing the companies for making them fat. This is where I first saw the comparison of fast food to tobacco. I have always hated the idea of smoking, and it sounded crazy to me when it was put next to something that I sometimes consume. I think that people should know better than to blame fast food restaurants for their weight gain as this type of food is also called “junk” food. It should be common knowledge that it is unhealthy. If we follow what Zinczenko says, there should be calorie and ingredient warnings in every meal we consume; this includes restaurants in general....

To answer this question correctly, I did some research. Pop culture is good for us to a certain extent, but why exactly? So many amazing things come from popular culture, but at the same time, it can negatively impact us, especially younger people nowadays. Let’s begin with the positive aspects of pop culture for society. Firstly, it can bring us together. When we go to a concert or watch a movie or a performance, we connect with other people who are experiencing the same thing. Sometimes, friendships are made through the same tastes in music or film genres. Social media has also magnified this as it is easier to access these events or contents if we cannot be there physically. I just watched the documentary of the song “We Are the World” on Netflix. This song is an example of how music connected the artists who sang it, and people from all over the world would sing it as an anthem, j...