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Literacy MetaphorNoha Mahmoud

Sep.20, 2014Dr. Mi. Song Kim

University of Western Ontario

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Literacy like Food :

1-Both are important in society and eachhave a different values based on

where you live

and what you need.2-Both are complex.3-Literacy is like food that makes us happy,it improves our quality of life.

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Teachers on one hand, teach students how to usedifferent tools in class, discipline and other educational

values.While on the other hand , they provide students with theskills , social support and environmental reinforcement theyneed to adopt long-term healthy eating behavior.

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Literacy is like food ( Literacy as power )

Many health disparities in the United States arelinked to inequalities in education and income.This review focuses on the relation betweenobesity and diet quality, dietary energy density,and energy costs.First, the highest rates of obesity occur among population groups with the highest povertyrates and the least education. Second, there is an inverse relation between energy density(MJ/kg) and energy cost ($/MJ), such that energy-dense foods composed of refined grains,added sugars, or fats may represent the lowest-cost option to the consumer. Third, the highenergy density and palatability of sweets and fats are associated with higher energy intakes,at least in clinical and laboratory studies. Fourth, poverty and food insecurity are associated

with lower food expenditures, low fruit and vegetable consumption, and lower-quality diets.A reduction in diet costs in linear programming models leads to high-fat, energy-densediets that are similar in composition to those consumed by low-income groups. Such dietsare more affordable than are prudent diets based on lean meats, fish, fresh vegetables,and fruit.

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Literacy as a power ( Example):

When we were in Japan, I spent about 4 months communicating with peopleusing sign language and pictures only since I didnt know Japanese at that time. The foodwas another struggle in Japan, since everything was pretty new and strange from outculture , how can we eat raw fish ( Sushi)???? Both things were the biggest obstacles thatwe had in Japan and I considered myself illiterate at that time. It took me about a yearto speak Japanese and know the Japanese characters. My kids loves sushi now and I cook it

sometimes At home .

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Food and Literacy as a state of Grace,

People from different cultures and religions are celebrating most of theirreligions occasion with food . Amount, quality and quantity of food depend on theeconomic status of these communities.

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References

1-Literacy in three MetaphorsAuthor : Sylvia ScribnerSource : American Journal of Education, Vol.93,No.1,TheDevelopment of Literacy in the American school (Nov.1984).pp.6-21Published by :The University of Chicago Press

2- 2004 American Society for Clinical NutritionPoverty and obesity: the role of energy density and energycosts1,2Adam Drewnowskiand

SE Specter

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