Alma Echeverria Professor Gordon English 2336 – CRN 35993 9 Mar. 2013 Essay Exam #1 “The Message” speaks to idea that it is “…testif[ying] against their captors”(XXXVII). Grandmaster Flash and the Furious five state in the beginning of their song‚ “Got no money to move out‚ I guess I got no choice”; which lets you know that they are captive of the situation they live in (82). As much as they try to get far away from the violence and poverty they live in‚ they cannot do so‚ they are captive
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Working in a slaughterhouse is widely recognized as one of the most dangerous and physically demanding jobs worldwide. TRANSITION TO THESIS -. Many other immigrants like us‚ come to America‚ hoping to pursue the so-called “American Dream” but when we arrive‚ we are cut down by discrimination and sometimes deadly exploitation in low-wage jobs‚ while our struggles are constantly overlooked by higher-class individuals. Currently‚ with inadequate safety protocols‚ we see injuries and even fatalities
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Imagine a calf or a piglet. It is brought into a beautiful world only to be separated from its mother‚ packed into a pen‚ and fed out for slaughter. Is this inhumane and objectionable or actually humane and completely acceptable? This issue has sparked much debate over the years‚ correlating with the rise of the animal rights movement and intensive farming. Cambridge Dictionaries defines this intensive‚ or factory‚ farming as “a system of farming in which many animals are kept in an enclosed area
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"Issues Surrounding the Nation’s Slaughterhouses" In the book‚ Fast Food Nation‚ Eric Schlosser discusses the problems that the nation is facing with fast food restaurants. Schlosser wrote this book because he was concerned with where the fast food industry was taking America. He voices his concern about the children and their health regarding meat bacteria‚ and the fat content of the food. He also mentions how potato farmers‚ cattle ranchers‚ and chicken raisers are suffering from the industry
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During the time of Sinclair?s novel the meatpacking industry was experiencing its ?heyday? and had evolved from simple stockyards and slaughterhouses into what appeared to look more like miniature cities meatpacking plants. This immense evolution for the meatpacking industry was a direct result of the technological advancement and innovations that resulted from the previously mentioned Industrial
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A very good evening to (Audience). So‚ what I would like to talk about? Great person? No‚ I would like to talk about vegetarian. Thomas Edison‚ Albert Einstein and Mahatma Gandhi are vegetarians. The population of vegetarians keep increasing all over the world in the past few years. I’m also one of it. So‚ why going veggie? What are the benefits to become a vegetarian? Firstly‚ switching to a vegetarian diet can give your health a boost as a balance vegetarian diet is a healthy choice. Cancer grows
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Keeping Animal Products in Your Diet The issue of those who do not eat meat or animal products is highly controversial‚ but in my years of observing and gathering information‚ I have come to the conclusion that it is better to eat animal products than to eliminate them completely. For instance‚ those who do not eat products such as cow meat or drink dairy products miss vital nutrients such as iron or calcium. Also‚ some animals are specially bred to be eaten; it would disrupt their population if
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and A.D. Anderson began Iowa Beef Packers (IBP). Chapter 8: The Most Dangerous Job opens with a tour of a slaughterhouse. Schlosser is able to observe the crowded and bloody plant that processes live cattle into packaged meat. Meatpacking has become the most dangerous job in America and unlike poultry plants where most of the tasks are done by machines‚ most of the work in a slaughterhouse is done by hand. Hazards of the job include injuries from the various machines and knives and strain to the
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Processes of slaughter a. The horses are bought from an auction by a kill buyer and transported 30+ hours to a slaughterhouse. b. They are beaten and prodded into a knock box (pen that holds a horse for killing) c. They are bashed in the skull with a mechanical hammer‚ known as captive bolt. d. Canada shoots them with a rifle e. Mexico stabs them to death
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SAMPLE OUTLINE OF SPEECH Topic: Vegetarianism Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience to choose vegetarianism. Main message: The world would be a happier‚ healthier‚ more humane place if everyone were vegetarian. I. Introduction - Shock them- Imagine going out to eat at a restaurant‚ and you read entrees like “fried human legs” and “human baby parmesan”. - I believe the world would be a happier‚ healthier‚ more humane place if everyone were vegetarian. - Today I am going to enlighten you all
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