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    the author who wrote “On Dumpster Diving”‚ he believes that there are items that are valuable and meaningful to him as he goes into the garbage bins and find treasure. However‚ people would say that “garbage diving” is not something normal and would not enjoy it as a hobby. Not only people would say that it’s not normal in society but they would consider him as a homeless person. We should not judge a person based on how they appear like the author “On Dumpster Diving”. We may not know what that

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    very own way. However‚ as the years have gone by many people have been subject to greed and the need to stay with the times‚ owning all of the new technology‚ clothes‚ and other consumer items that are on the market today. Lars Eighner‚ author of the piece "On Dumpster Diving"‚ couldn’t have said more perfectly when he said‚ "Between us are the rat race millions who have confounded their selves with the objects they grasp and who nightly scavenge the cable channels looking for they know not what

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    Florida‚ and to live the life of a low socio-economic class. She discovers that it is not financially viable to live off just the minimum wage. She even had to get two jobs to survive. In On Dumpster DivingLars Eighner describes his life on the street and the beautiful art of Dumpster Diving‚ which is diving in the dump to search for goods. He focused on a reminder to those who are careless about their things that actually still can be very useful to others‚ especially the homeless. Both authors

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    or “dumpster diving”. This technique involves rummaging through the garbage of retailers‚ residences‚ offices‚ and other facilities for useful goods. Society’s stereotypes about garbage‚ the goods recovered by freegans are safe‚ useable‚ clean‚ and in perfect or near-perfect condition‚ a symptom of a throwaway culture that encourages to constantly replace older goods with newer ones‚ and where retailers plan high-volume product disposal as part of their economic model. 2. Dumpster diving is legal

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    In the recent discussion of the article “Dumpster Diving” there were a lot of options on whether or not dumpster diving was the best practice for individuals to take to get their food. Also whether or not it’s ethical. Due to the excess food thrown out due to how long the shelf date is or sell date‚ good food doesn’t get donated and is out to waste. If an individual is homeless or can’t afford food dumpster diving may be a good alternative since most of the food thrown out is still edible and healthy

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    Who knew a person could learn so much from junk? Wallace Stegner’s "The Town Dump" and Lars Eighner’s "On Dumpster Diving" are two good examples of lessons learned from garbage. They both focus on junk‚ but they are very different stories and teach different lessons. "The Town Dump" is a written account of Wallace Stegner’s fond childhood memories visiting the dump near his hometown. He shows through his essay that he learned a lot from the dump. He and his friends considered the dump as an "archaeological

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    Case 5.3 Proctor and Gamble Goes Dumpster Diving By Anne Marie Dutkovic Business Ethics – BUS 290-013016 February 5‚ 2010 The case of Proctor & Gamble and Unilever provides a perfect example of the controversial method of using dumpster diving to obtain confidential information on a corporate rival. Dumpster diving is when you shift through rubbish to collect confidential information. (Hils-Cosgrove‚ 2001) This method is becoming increasingly popular in corporate America as

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    is. Most people have the common idea that homeless people have a high illiteracy or a lack of education‚ but Eighner is different from most homeless people. Eighner states that he‚ “wrote the Merriam-Webster research service to discover what [he] could about the word “Dumpster.” [He] learned from then that “Dumpster is a proprietary word belonging to the Dempster Dumpster company” (Eighner 107). His familiarity with this information establishes ethos. Throughout these five paragraphs it is revealing

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    Dumpster Diver Throughout life‚ everyone faces hardships. Whether you are faced with illness or disease‚ poverty‚ or anything that can cause a problem within your everyday life‚ no one gets out without going through something rough. Examples of a hardship are shown in the reading “My Daily Dives in the Dumpster” by Lars Eighner. The author tells us about his personal experience of being homeless and the constant struggle to search for things like food and other necessities just to stay alive. The

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    Describe the relationships between Lars and his brother and sister - in - law and his co - workers. Lars pushes all of the people in his life away‚ including his family. Lars seems as though he prefers not to communicate with his brother and his sister - in - law although they do try to get him out of his shell. His brother‚ Gus‚ feels guilty for leaving home early and believes that he could have helped Lars if he had stayed. Lars’ sister - in - law‚ as well as his co - workers‚ try to interact

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