My argument that will be presented in my research paper is the following point: Bread has, throughout the past century or so, changed in various ways. Obviously, I will go into much more detail in the essay I write. But basically, I just want to make my point clear in that the very image/idea of bread has altered so much over time. Advertising is one factor among the reasons for this transformation. I will present my argument with examples from different time periods, such as advertisements and catch lines about the bread being sold to customers. I expect to discover that my hypothesis will be proven correct: bread and its advertisements have changed drastically over the years.

My first source of information that I will be using to back up my argument is the Wonder Bread website, www.wonderbread.com. Wonderbread will probably demonstrate the most change, since it has been around practically for ever. Upon entering the site, the message displayed states, “For over 80 years, Wonder Bread has helped America build strong bones.” This source has provided a detailed history of Wonder Bread, including a somewhat specific timeline that includes such useful information as the decade in which nutritional information became necessary for packaging. The second source I have ventured upon visiting in order to provide information on my topic is www.everydiet.org - it provides, as well, a more concise timeline of bread’s nutritional history throughout time, reaching back as far as Biblical times. These two websites should prove to help me in my research of bread’s alterations over time. What I still need to do concerning this assignment is to gather more sources for research and information – I plan to look into the databases we’ve learned about, as well as books, magazines, and other periodicals.

1. When Freire talks about the “politics of the classroom,” I interpret this to mean the circumstances under which students are placed – meaning, they are put into a situation in which they have no power and are somewhat inferior to their professor. Often, professors don’t allow for discussion within the classroom, therefore inhibiting the idea of a “problem-posing” class. Teachers seem to think of themselves as some sort of royalty and discourage students from speaking their minds and offering opinions and logics of their own to fellow students. On the contrary, teachers should rather be more open-minded to activities such as discussion and commenting from students, in order to learn different viewpoints of certain topics.

2. The term, praxis, is used within this essay to resemble liberation and a desire to do good for others – in this case, being supportive of students and of discussion within the classroom. The term, alienation, is used in the essay to define separation and a sense of control over one’s thoughts and/or ideas. Alienation would therefore occur in the setting of a classroom in which a professor discourages different viewpoints and suggestions; he is “alienating” the students because their ideas are not up to his standards.

3. I think Freire writes in a way that is similar to the deposit of funds into a bank – he fills us with ideas, as readers, that we are expected to absorb and understand without questioning why. He feeds us information, and we ingest it. He speaks to readers as if we should not be thinking for ourselves, but rather accepting his viewpoints on the topics at hand.