ENC 1101 10 March‚ 2014 Summary of “Don’t Blame the Eater” by David Zinczenko In his article “Don’t Blame the Eater”‚ David Zinczenko says he identifies with a group of children who are suing McDonald’s for making them fat. Drawing on his own experiences as a “1980’s latchkey kid‚” he describes how easy it is for teenagers to put on weight with a solid diet of fast food meals. Part of the problem‚ he argues‚ is that nutritional information about fast food is often either unavailable or hard to
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“You can’t do anything right” “retard…” Admittedly‚ this is a strange introduction when discussing about possible-selves; seeing that these quotes are highly derogatory. However‚ there is a method to my madness. That is to say‚ in view of the theory about possible selves‚ it brings up the question: if a child could overcome the trauma they endured and achieve success? Concerning my possible self‚ the years of abuse resulted in a foundation that has helped me mature into the young woman I am now;
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Is Altruism possible? Altruism is defined as “A selfless concern for other people purely for their own sake. It is considered to be a motive to increase another’s welfare without conscious regard for one’s self-interest.” The question then is‚ is Altruism possible? Personally‚ I believe that altruism is possible. Of course most people would say that it is not ‚ basing their conclusions on the fact that we as human beings tend to be more selfish and would help others only if we can gain something
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In “Attack of the Man Eaters” and “Meat the Lion whisperer” the authors explain that there is a tragedy or sad fait for the lions in either story. In “Attack of the Man Eaters” the Author writes about the sad fate of the two lions. Though in “Meat the Lion whisperer” the Author writes about the Tragedy of the lions that outgrow petting zoos. In “Attack of the Man Eaters” the sad fate of the lions was that in either situation they had to face‚ the lions would have died slowly or instantly from starvation
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English 11-H October 25th‚ 2013 Utopia is Not Possible If one were to ask 100 different people a subjective question‚ one is likely to elicit 100 different answers. This shows that everyone is different and has a wide range of views. Knowing this‚ one can assume that each one of their views on utopia must be equally as varied. Therefore‚ achieving a common utopia is near impossible. A utopia is a perfect place where everyone is happy both in society and in oneself. Motivation; an element of
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Eaters of the Dead‚ is a novel written by Michael Crichton‚ which is a fictional story that follows Ahmad Ibn Fadlan’s “manuscript”. The Caliph of Baghdad sends Ahmad to northern Europe as an ambassador to meet the King of the Bulgars‚ due to his adultery with the merchant ibn-Qarins’s wife. Because of his actions it tosses him into the journey with Buliwyf‚ and his warriors to the kingdom of Rothgor to save the kingdom from an unknown danger. Thomas C. Foster wrote the book How to Read Literature
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Anything is Possible I have recently completed my research work based on American Dream. The title of the research is “Evolution of American Dream: A Comparative Analysis of Fitzgerald‚ Thompson and Walls”. This study area deals with American Dream notion of Americans over eighty five years’ time span; starting from 1920 and ending in early 21st Century. I would admit this that while studying American history I was startled to know about problems of American society in this time period. It was bewildering
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in the risk from processed meat. Allegedly‚ red meat has been linked to cancer. However‚ these studies are observational studies. They group processed and unprocessed meat consumption into one single group‚ leading to unreliability. There has been no conclusive evidence that shows unprocessed meat causes cancer. It seems this processed meat is most often coming from factory farms. This is why I think we should get away from factory farming‚ instead of abandoning meat all together. I see no evidence
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To Meat or Not to Eat Considering modern society nowadays‚ eating meat has become essential to our lives for the pleasure and for their products but at some point‚ all of us must ask ourselves “What if we were in the animals place and we were produced only to be consumed?”. To continue this discussion‚ we must take it to a philosophical level... so let’s get started‚ shall we? On the one hand‚ there would be no point in this reading without talking about the Utilitarian Theory
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Content 1. Content page.1 2. Answer for question 1 page.2 3. Answer for question 2 page.3 4. Answer for question 3 page.4 5. References page.5 Answer for question 1 Everything is possible when we put effort on it. By having a good partner‚ we can reach our goal more easily. Maybe we will meet some problem when starting our business but if we don’t give up and try our best to get pass the problem we facing‚ we will be able to get a
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