'Bread' By Margaret Atwood

“But, I 'm already resigned to this fate / Looking over my life, I recall / If it hadn 't been / for the loneliness / I 'd have no companion at all. ” This stanza from “Loneliness”, by Lora Colon evokes the negative impact a lonely fate has on a person. Words like “resigned” and “loneliness” establish a sense of depression and resignation. During the times of the Great Depression, many people felt similar feelings of melancholy and stoicism. Jobs were hard to come by, and realistic dreams of success were scarce. John Steinbeck’s novel, Of Mice and Men, allows readers to see the life of the Great Depression. The two main characters, George and Lennie, search for jobs, like many other migrant workers. They dream of owning their own land, however, Lennie’s habit of getting in trouble prevents their dream from being reality. After he accidentally causes more trouble at their new job, George is forced to kill him out of mercy. Throughout the novel, Steinbeck shows that even if one meticulously plans out the road to their American Dream, fate will inevitably intervene and lead one to desolation and loneliness.

Moral codes are controversial, diverse, and defining. Everyone lives with a standard measure of ethics that tells them right from wrong. In the stories “R.M.S. Titanic”, “Into Thin Air”, “The Dark Side of Everest”, and “Explorers Say There’s Still a lot to Look For”, one or more characters are faced with one decision; save another man and risk their life, or stay safe and leave the others.

My mom always commanded, “Don’t take your emotions out on food.” In her essay “Young Hunger,” M.F.K. Fisher uses three anecdotes to prove her argument about the hunger young people have for love and attention. On the other hand J.J. Goode through “Single-handed Cooking” writes about the difficulties that a disability such as having no arms could introduce even with small chores such as cooking. Food represents struggles in the lives of both M.F.K. Fisher and JJ Goode. Fisher and Goode are both lacking something that they are trying to fill with food although the result they obtain is different.

“Celia, A Slave” written by Melton McLaurin paints a full story of an African slave named Celia in the period of 1850s. She was bought by Robert Newsom, her white master, to serve his sexual relationship. She was put into trial after killing her master in an attempt to stop him from sexual advance and then burned his body in the fireplace. This incident appalled residents in Callaway County and Missouri in a historical period when the neighboring Kansas Territory deeply involved into a furious dispute over if Kansas became a slave state or free-slave state. In a series of non-stop events, Celia’s story became emblematic of the centrifugal conditions that ripped the antebellum America apart because her life helps us understand women’s rights in the slavery society and a conflict between proslavery and antislavery activities.

In her book, Schwartz-Nobel effectively uses logos, ethos, pathos and kiaros to convey her message of hunger and compel the audience to take action against this huge hunger epidemic that she claims is facing America today. Schwartz-Noble manages to successfully deliver this message by brilliantly using all four of these rhetorical appeals.

Throughout many works of literature, characters are described to go through a rite of passage, developing the plot and solving conflicts. A rite of passage is when a character goes through life changes, realizing his/her flaws and maturing as a person. Walter Lee Younger is a man that goes through many different character changes, which cause conflict amongst the other characters. Once he goes through his rite of passage, he is able to fix his flaws and mature. In Lorraine Hansberry’s play, A Raisin in the Sun, characterization is used to portray that one must experience a rite of passage in order to mature.

In the article “The End of Men,” Hanna Rosin offers several examples of women overpowering men. The inequality between men and women has become a critical issue in today’s society. According to Rosin, women are slowly surging ahead in the workforce and family life while men are left behind struggling to meet expectations. Rosin argues that this role reversal is taking place because women are simply better suited for postindustrial society.

However, when their mother came through the door and told them of a hungry family, the 4 women did not hesitate in giving away their luscious breakfast to those in need. The children delivered the food to the family and “a poor, bare, miserable room it was, with broken windows, no fire, ragged bedclothes, a sick mother, wailing baby, and a group of pale, hungry children cuddled under one old quilt, trying to keep warm”(24). The sisters realize what a harsh environment they live in, and because the setting is so pessimistic, they try to share the little wealth they have so that everyone may live long full lives. The setting in which they live, houses many people who have even less wealth than their own family. However, because of this dreadful place, they try and make sure that their community, or their family, is taken care of, even at the expense of their luxuries.

“Belief is nearly the whole of the universe whether based on truth of not.” by Kurt Vonnegut. People live day by day on what they believe whether it is their morals or values, and what people say. We choose to believe what we want to like in all of the Bluebeard variances. Bluebeard is a not as well known fairytales that tell you the grim consequences of disobedience and curiosity that women deal with during marriage. Although, marriages have many secrets, every wife and husband deserves the truth when it comes to dishonestly, disloyalty, and sometimes murder.

Some people prefer time alone and others prefer to have company. In the Secret Annex, there were eight people total: Anne, Margot, Mr/Mrs. Frank, Mr/Mrs. Van Daan, Peter, and Dussel. Even though all their relationships weren’t the best, they helped each other survive longer. Having relationships both good and bad kept the Annex upbeat and lively.

In the book Cat 's Eye by Margaret Attwood, Elaine 's identity and her perceived sense of self is unique. The positive and negative experiences in her life have helped shape it. My own life experiences have also shaped me into the person I am today. Our childhoods and our nurturing during this crucial time has a powerful impact on what kind of individuals we turn out to be.

Over the course of the play, it is evident how the each character evolves as an individual. The plot first shows how each character had the own personal dream and what they did to achieve it, whether it be becoming rich or a doctor. When their plans does not go as they intended, each Younger realized what was really important. They realized that no matter of the outcome of their future, their family would always be there for them. The Younger’s realized the most important thing was family. It took each Younger going out on their personal endeavors to realize the importance of

Would you put your own life at risk to save someone else? What if they had a low chance of survival, and it was likely that the both of you would die? Many people would say yes. Ultimately, one has to look at this situation through the lense of an ethics approach, and which one is best for the situation. The short story “Bread” by Margaret Atwood describes different ethical dilemmas in which the reader is given different scenarios in which they must make a choice that can only come by deciding what their ethics are. Five different ethical approaches are described in the article “A Framework for Thinking Ethically”, which describes the meaning of ethics and the different viewpoints surrounding the topic. Out of these different approaches highlighted in “A Framework for Thinking Ethically”, the utilitarian approach along with the virtue approach would be best for solving the dilemmas presented in “Bread”.

Everyone strives to live. We seek to stay on earth to enjoy life and hope the same for others. Death, however, is inevitable. Philosophers and humans in general have often discussed and debated the age-old questions: Who should live? Who should die? Who should decide and who should care? Fortunately, the Moral Ideas about Killing Ethically device or the “M.I.K.E.” device is a simple five-step process used to determine who should live and who should die. The device is more a set of ideas rather than hard-and-fast rules and can be explained as follows: step one is an acknowledgement that the will of God trumps everything; step two is the examining the duty one holds to protect or save another person; step three is saving as much life as possible;

In the article “Food: A Different View of the Food Chain” Carl Herndl says “Overfishing the oceans and overgrazing grasslands to boost food production changes ocean ecosystem, erodes precious soil, and empties underground aquifers faster than they can recharge. If all roads lead to Rome, they also lead to that cheeseburger and French fries I had for lunch” (116). Herdle explains that if we keep taking the same road in getting our food the way we do eventually our ecosystem and soil will eventually be ruined. To me eating more sustainable means many different things. I feel like it means you should eat healthier food but also local products that doesn’t destroy the environment. Even though there are a few drawbacks to eating more sustainable, I feel like it just has better benefits to your life and the environment. One significant benefit to eating more sustainable is that it is beneficial to the local communities and the environment. Secondly, a benefit of sustainable food is that not only is the environment treated better the animals are too. Another benefit for eating sustainable is that are just flat out better for your health. With all these benefits, of course there would be some drawbacks just like most things in life. One drawback it’s just harder to obtain the healthy food. Another