With the school year winding down, I decided to not read any more novels, and stick with shorter magazine articles.
Hard to Swallow by Barry Estabrook, on page 71 on the May edition of Reader's Digest.
The article starts off with a story about a man who suddenly dies after experiencing severe stomach pains and diarrhea. Towards the end of his life, his behavior grew erratic and he started behaving like a drunk. He no longer recognized his own son.
Scary, right? And what's even scarier is that his death was caused by...a piece of cantaloupe. The fruit was contaminated by Listeria monocytogenes, a deadly pathogen.
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| This is so creepy... |
Foul conditions, poor regulations, and too few inspectors are
threatening our safety. Food-born illnesses are increasing every day. The article addresses all of these issues without sugarcoating anything.
It kind of made me want to never eat food again...HA! What am I talking about? I would never be able to do that. But the article did make me question the safety of my food supply. The real enemy is what is inside, not around your body.
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| Great! One stop shop for cigarettes, liquor, and celery! |
So make sure your food is clean, your hands are sanitized, and your grocery store is not a sketchy looking cardboard stand!
Wow! I have read a lot of blog posts, and very few of them are of magazine articles, but this post is actually very interesting! Your writer's voice seems very open and conversational, and that kind of reeled me into the article. I also really liked how you ended with something that the reader will remember to always do now.
ReplyDeleteThis is probably one of the few blog posts that I've read on a magazine article. Its really good. Especially that one creepy picture of the cantaloupe. It really makes me question the safety of my food supply. I still eat like a pig though so it doesn't really matter. Maybe I'll go insane and die cause I eat a bad piece of pizza. It wouldn't be a bad way to go...
ReplyDeleteYour voice is very prevalent in this post! Great use of sarcasm and jokes. I especially love the ending. Nice incorporation of the picture of the cantaloupe too!
ReplyDeleteThis probably was unintentional, but I love the allusion with the picture you made! The show it came from radiates sarcasm, which really compliments your writing voice. Great job!
ReplyDeleteGreat post Emily! I really liked how you switched things up and wrote your post on a magazine article. Your use of lighthearted humor really brought the post to life, and including the picture of the cantaloupe helped prove your topic in a humorous way. Keep up the great writing!
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