https://padlet.com/18shil/lang Laura Shi, Rachael Shek, Andrew Gao, Nick Ding en-us 2017-03-13 17:26:34 UTC 2025-11-23 21:50:54 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Xmastree.png ryhshek https://padlet.com/18shil/lang/wish/159763872 From Hungry Planet by Peter Menzel. p. 958- 961

]]> 2017-03-13 17:30:28 UTC https://padlet.com/18shil/lang/wish/159763872 ryhshek https://padlet.com/18shil/lang/wish/159766467 The emotions of the people photographed are representative of their overall happiness; in Germany the family looks disgruntled and insolent despite the fact that they have the greatest food expenditure per week at a whopping $500.07. The German family is in contrast with the large families in Bhutan and Ecuador who spend less than 6% of that in Germany in Ecuador and 1% in Bhutan. Also in Bhutan and Ecuador, the happier countries pictured, they only eat natural foods, in contrast with the processed/ packaged foods in Germany, Kuwait, and the United States. ]]> 2017-03-13 17:36:16 UTC https://padlet.com/18shil/lang/wish/159766467 18shil https://padlet.com/18shil/lang/wish/159766722 The photographs are representative of regional/national stereotypes (ex. Beer in Germany, fast food/ processed food in the U.S.). I wonder if the photographer deliberately chose families that encompassed the stereotypes of that country. Also, is it safe to assume that the families chosen are representative of the majority demographics of their respective countries in terms of income, family size, family make up (ex. in Chad, father is not shown maybe b/c polygamy is legal in chad)?]]> 2017-03-13 17:36:52 UTC https://padlet.com/18shil/lang/wish/159766722 ryhshek https://padlet.com/18shil/lang/wish/159767384 Weekly cost of food PER PERSON:
United States: $39.80
Kuwait: $27.68
Bhutan: $0.39
Ecuador: $3.51
Chad: $0.21
Germany: $125.02

The weekly cost of food per person suggests the strength of each country's economy. As the strength of the economy of a country rises, so does the average cost for goods and thus the average cost of food per person.]]> 2017-03-13 17:38:26 UTC https://padlet.com/18shil/lang/wish/159767384 18gaoa https://padlet.com/18shil/lang/wish/159767661 From the images, the audience can infer the wealth of each country, based on the quantity of "unnecessary" foods like snacks, desserts, and alcohol. The photographs also allow the reader to grasp relations with other countries in the food industry; in Kuwait, the majority of the family's processed foods are Kraft or Kellogg's products. These brands also shows global impact of American companies.
In addition, more "natural" foods are present in poorer countries, which show "sustainability," whereas processed foods generally symbolize the industrialization of the country.]]> 2017-03-13 17:39:07 UTC https://padlet.com/18shil/lang/wish/159767661 18shil https://padlet.com/18shil/lang/wish/160390835 On Nature by Ralph Waldo Emerson.]]> 2017-03-15 22:42:10 UTC https://padlet.com/18shil/lang/wish/160390835