IN THE ARTICLE “WHY I STOPPED BEEN A VEGETARIN BY LAURA FRAZER, DESCRIBE HOW BEEN A VEGETARIANHAS AFFECTED HER LIFE ON A WHOLE FOR FIFTEEN YEARS. SHE TALKS ABOUT HER STUGGLES AND GOOD HEALTH BEING A VEGETARIAN BRINGS TO HER LIFE. SHE DECRIBE THAT BEEN A VEGETARIAN WAS NOT HER CHOICE BUT SOMETHING SHE HAD TO DO. SHE STATES THAT GROWING UP IN THE SUBURBAN OF DENVER WAS CHALLENGING, EITHER YOU BECOME A LESBIAN OR A VEGETARAIN.
AS A VEGETARIAN NOT ONLY DENIED ME SOMETHINGS I TRULY ENJOY BUT I BECAME ANTISOCIAL AS WELL.LAURA'S REASON FOR BEEN A VEGETARIAN WAS THAT SHE SHE WAS BROKE AND DIDNT HAVE MUCH MONEY SO IT WAS CHEAPER BEING A VEGETARIAN. HOWEVER FRAZER STATES THAT BEEN A VEGETARIAN COMES WITH MANY BENNITS. SHE ALSO SAYS THAT BEING VEGETARIAN YOU LIVE LONGER, AND HAVE LOWER COLESTERAL LEVEL(PG938). IN THE ESSAY SHE EXPLAIN HOW SHE BECAME A VEGEATARIAN AND HOW SHE LOST HER DESIRE.SHE WAS GIVING MANY SPEECHES TO PEOPLE WHO WERE JUST LIKE HER(VEGETARIANS) BUT WAS NOT FULLY COMMITED.THEY EAT FISH.
LAURA WAS TRYING TO PERSAUSE HER AUDIENCE TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE CAN DEVELOPE URGES TO EAT ME AND WHEN WE GET THE TASTE OF MEAT WE CRAVE IT. SHE ALSO CONTINUE TO SAYIF YOU DEVELPE THE URGE FOR MEAT ONE DAY YOU ARE GOING TO EAT IT.
LAURA BECAME A VEGETARIAN FOR THE WRONG REASON AND DID NOT REALISED THE DIFFICULTY AND STRUGGLES SHE WOULD HAVE IN THE FUTURE. SHE THINKS SHE WAS READY TO BECOME A VEGETARIAN. MANY PEOPLE WANTS TO BECOME A VEGETARIAN, PEOPLE WANTS TO DO BETTER, HOPE THEY ARE READY FOR THE CHALLENGE AND ALL THE NEGETATIVE AND POSITIVE CONSEQUENCES.
PEER PRESSURE AND SOCIAL PRESSURE SHOULD NOT LEAD TO A PERSON LIFE DECISION. PEOPLE INFLUENCE OUR LIVES.