Here's the story of how one man's mission became a movement.
It all started with one guy who heard something that made a lot of sense.
In 2001, Brian Wendel attended a conference on nutrition. There, a plant-based expert made a compelling enough argument that a Staten Island boy raised on pizza and roast beef decided to go all in on plant foods. He had no idea it would forever alter the course of his life.
Brian commits to spreading the word.
Over the next eight years, Brian immersed himself in the lifestyle, learning about the disease-reversing power of a plant-based diet. The evidence was strong, yet the overwhelming majority of the population had no idea that this simple change could have such a drastic impact. Brian wanted to reach as many people as possible with this information, so in 2009, he began work on a documentary film.
Forks Over Knives became a spark for national change. The film was a hit. The accompanying book became a New York Times No. 1 bestseller. And most importantly, Brian saw legions of people—including his own father and members of the film's cast and crew—adopting a plant-based diet and regaining control of their health and their lives. It was obvious that Forks Over Knives was no longer just a side project, so Brian quit his day job in real estate and took on the movement full time.
Since 2011, Forks Over Knives has released four additional books, launched a mobile recipe app and maintains a website filled with the latest research, recipes, and tools to help people at every phase of their plant-based journeys. The team has grown and launched a cooking course, a meal planner, a line of food products, and a magazine. We are committed to changing the way the world sees and approaches nutrition.
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How Would You Answer That Question? My encouragement is to take a moment to think about that question. Don't dive right into your factual self, but consider answering it with what it is you truly love and what makes you feel most alive.
A story's message, or theme, is what the author wants to teach you through his or her writing. Some stories have a specific kind of message called a moral, or a life lesson. You can find the message of a story by looking at the characters' actions and focusing on what is repeated throughout the story.
It means “tell me about yourself” and it is basically asking for you to give a short history of your life. The person wants to know what events in life brought you here (to this moment).
The moral of a story is the lesson that story teaches about how to behave in the world. Moral comes from the Latin word mores, for habits. The moral of a story is supposed to teach you how to be a better person.
The main idea of a story is the central idea or concept that the author wants to portray through the narrative, characters, and settings. The main idea can either be explicit, which means it's directly stated in the story, or it can be implied, which means it's not directly stated in the story.
This Is Our Story criticizes the unfair advantages given to privileged persons. The overarching theme is introduced early on in the book, as Kate notes in Chapter 2: “I hate the legal system. Hate it. I've learned that not all who should go to jail do.
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Interview stories should be simple. The first, and most crucial step, is determining what the most important facts are. Then you must build a narrative that wraps the facts in an emotional context, something others will relate to. Use names and specific details to build an emotional connection.
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