From: Lisa Bailey
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Subject: copyright permission
I am writing to request permission to use the passage, “
If You Can’t Beat ‘Em Eat ‘Em: Insects and the art of entomophagy” by Wes Porter June 14, 2004 as a reading passage on a formative assessment for 6th grade students in Arkansas. This assessment will be distributed by Target Testing, a non-profit organization sponsored by the Arkansas Educational Cooperatives. Our goal is to provide formative assessments for all students in Arkansas, regardless of whether they attend a large urban school or a small rural one. These assessments would provide reading comprehension data to help teachers guide instruction . . .
Lisa Bailey, Literacy Coordinator,
Target Testing,
SEARK Cooperative Monticello, Arkansas
Wes Porter says he want to disillusion the charming Ms. Bailey, let alone her Arkansas charges, but the following dire warning has been doing the rounds prior to 2002 when New Scientist encapsulated it:
The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans
On the other hand, the French eat a lot of fat and also suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans
The Japanese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans
The Italians drink excessive amounts of red wine and also suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans
Conclusion: Eat and drink what you like. It’s speaking English that kills you.
