Pg 714 comp q’s 1. Dumpster diving to me means going to any public dumpster‚ hopping inside and scavenging for food or any other necessity the scrounger may need. 2. Eighner’s answers to the question as to “Why was this discarded?” goes to line 8 where he gives an example about how people throw out food once it has gone bad or they trust the expiration date. He also throws a sarcastic comment about how people have a “regular supply of groceries” which he implies that many people are just simply
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On On Dumpster Diving Eng121. In the many subcultures of the Twenty First century dumpster diving is a casual activity. Dumpster diving being the act of taking‚ used goods out of a dumpster for personal use. I personally adorn many dumpstered clothing items. In the essay On Dumpster Diving by Lars Eighner‚ he talks about dumpster diving through his experiences being homeless‚ living with his dog‚ and dumpster diving to sustain his life. He postulates how much of what we consume is wasted. Eighner
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In the essay “On Dumpster Diving” by Lars Eighner‚ one of the themes I believe is portrayed through the text is‚ even in the world of dumpster diving there are ethics. Eighner shows he has personal ethics in several parts of the essay. He can recognize the value of items that are more important then others. “The necessities of daily life I began to extract from dumpsters” shows that he has the willpower to keep pushing and not give up (Eighner 162). “Occasionally a find tells a story” Eighner explains
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Dumpster Diving Lars Eighner is an experienced dumpster diver or as he prefers to call it “scavenging.” He writes “On Dumpster Diving” an essay about the three years he spent on the streets accompanied by his lone companion‚ dog Lizabeth. Born in Texas in 1948‚ Eighner began dumpster diving one year before he ended up homeless after being unable to pay for his rent. Diving through dumpsters to obtain life’s main necessities‚ Eighner becomes a veteran at realizing what foods are safe and what items
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English 1020 February 28‚ 2011 Diving into a Wreck In this poem‚ the author‚ Adrienne Rich‚ gives metaphorically details on an interesting‚ underwater adventure. The poem “Diving into a Wreck‚” is like reading a documentary on a person exploring into the ocean on search for a sunken ship‚ except Adrienne puts a personal meaning into every part of the poem. The wreck and the ocean give Rich a chance to talk about all kinds of other subjects. The title‚ "Diving into the Wreck‚" lays out the basic
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“On Dumpster Diving” 1. List modes/patterns of development Examples: Paragraph 24‚ 50‚ 26 Couse/Effect: Paragraph 25‚ 51‚ 66 Compare/Contrast: Paragraph 62‚ 67‚ 44 2. Identify audience and purpose The audience could be directed to people who are interested in dumpster diving and the purpose would be informative. The writer informed his readers what he learned from dumpster diving and how to effectively acquire daily necessities from scavenging. 3. Define one word Transience: transient state
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Rachel Smith 1-14-13 On Dumpster Diving Lars Eighner Although people have different backgrounds‚ human nature runs in patterns. Dumpster divers were afraid at the beginning to be seen scrounging around dumpsters. They were disgusted at the thought of getting dirty by jumping to the bottom of a dumpster. People are always trying to cover up their imperfections. They don’t want people to see that they don’t have it all together all the time. The dumpster divers were ashamed of being who they were
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On Dumpster Diving LARS EIGHNER Lars Eighner was born in Corpus Christi‚ Texas‚ in 1946‚ and he later studied at the University of Texas. He worked as an attendant and ward worker in a mental institution from 1980 to 1987 before finding himself homeless for three years. Travels with Lizbeth (1993)‚ the book that includes “On Dumpster Diving‚” recounts these years. It began as letters to friends explaining his circumstances and evolved into a series of essays on equipment that he had found in the
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------------------------------------------------- “Diving Into The Wreck” by Adrienne Rich ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- 1 “This is the place. ------------------------------------------------- And I am here‚ the mermaid whose dark hair ------------------------------------------------- streams black‚ the merman in his armored body. -------------------------------------------------
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homeless man or a “bum”‚ words like drunk‚ addict‚ and lazy come to mind. These characteristics are true in some cases‚ but in others it’s just a way of stereotyping people‚ like the notion that blonde girls are dumb or Asians are bad drivers. In the two articles “On Dumpster Diving” by Lars Eighner and “The Lady in Red” by Richard Lemieux‚ Eighner provides for himself free of cost by dumpster diving‚ but Lemieux is simply at what most people would call “rock bottom” of his life at the time‚ so he resorts
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