Should We Eat Meat?

     Eating meat is very common worldwide, and the question stands as should we eat meat, or not? This is a decision one must make based on their morals. Though many cannot part with meat, the ones that choose to stand strongly behind their decision. Some reasons are for health, the environment, and heartlessness of killing animals (Fraser xxx). I believe we shouldn't have any reservation about eating meat, however, we can vary our food selection for health aspects. It is important for us to make our own decisions as we have free choice, and that others don't try to force their ideas upon us. "If Americans just ate less meat--like driving cars less often--the problem could be alleviated without giving up meat entirely (Fraser xxx)." Meat is very important to the economy, as it supplies numerous farmers with a living, and keeps livestock in check. All in all, it's one's choice whether or not they consume meat.

Work Cited

 

Fraser, Laura. Salon. Why I Stopped Being a Vegetarian. January 7, 2000. Web.

How Not to Respond to Virginia Tech-II

Fear has entered each of our minds as countless school shootings occur throughout our nation, and we want nothing more than to come up with ways to keep campus's more secure. The ideas may seem good at the time, but there is always a way for a determined shooter to make contact with students. The cell phone alert could reach the gunman, and a background check on incoming applicants would unneccessarily spend money some do not have. It is important to focus the time on student's mental health, as this causes outbursts on these campuses. Overall, we want to stay safe, but we will have to acheive that safety in ways of care, rather than a text message.

Sweatshop Oppression Rhetorical Analysis

The sweatshop oppression is a push to improve conditions for workers in developing countries. In order for us to get the low prices, companies use sweatshops to assemble the numerous products in demand. The treatment of the workers in these sweatshops is horrible, as they work 70-80 hours per week making only pennies for each hour. Disregarding the small pay, the shops may have poor ventilation, with few breaks permitted. These jobs pay as little as possible, so the products can be priced as low as possible and make profit for the company. It is important to realize the mistreatment of the workers, and push to provide them with the jobs, and better work conditions.

Do Benefits of Bottled Water Outweigh the Costs?

The use of bottled water is a controversial topic. Some people claim that drinking bottled water is reasonable, as well as being a better purchase than soft drinks. In Zak Moore's article, he mentions that many places in the world do not have running, clean water (Moore xx). Others, however, believe that tap water is important to our planet, and less costly to the consumers. "The more the wealthy opt out of drinking tap water, the less political support there will be for investing in maintaining America's public water supply (New York xx)." Although both sides of this issue have merit, I believe that this controversy is unnecessary. I prefer tap water, and I'm so thankful we have a choice of clean water. Water consumption is very important, whether it's bought or not.

Works Cited

 

New York Times. In Praise of Tap Water. August 1, 2007. Print.

 

Moore, Zak. The Dartmouth. Defying the Nalgene. August 17, 2007. Print.



AT&T Texting Commercial

The texting and driving commercial is an effective way to get the attention of others and convince them not to text and drive. When you see the pain of the family and friends affected by the loss of a texting and driving accident, it makes you realize how something so unimportant is not worth it. The video AT&T constructed used a large amount of pathos by showing the family and friend's emotions to appeal to a larger audience. Logos was used by demonstrating that logically, texting while driving is a pointless distraction. Ethos was used as the State HighwayPatrol talked of his experience of dealing with an accident due to texting while driving. The video should certainly be a wakeup call to those still texting while behind the wheel.

Identifying the Elements of Argument Questions p.18

1. The essay's thesis states that President Reagan, as well as Arnold Schwarzenegger, believe it is possible to have an immigration policy that will strengthen our borders and encourage immigrants.
2. Three arguments presented as evidence to the thesis are: We need a new law, construct a new immigration policy, and secure our borders as they are resposible.
3. The opposing arguments indentified are briefly summarized as expensive and that the immigration system is bad policy. The writer's refutation to said arguments state that control of the border and compassion for the immigrant is key to the immigration strategy. Additionally, the temporary worker program would employ foreign workers when noone else will complete the job!
4. Immigration is an issue we struggle with; but if we use compassion and control the borders, we will acheive the outcome we are searching for.