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The article was well-written and it’s a narrative and argumentative article although the author argument appears to be more ethical rather rational. The article begin in an unexpected way which is telling stories about his life he mentioned his grandmother which adds to the argument an high emotional tone but his calls to the reasons are weak. The main idea of the article was understood and it supported with personal experience overall, the article was well structured and the language used in the article was simple and informal although he clearly supported one side of the argument which is we shouldn’t harm animals also Foer ignores the fact animals protein is essential for humans so it seems little bit unfair and biased. Foer appeals repeatedly to emotionally tone, to raise compassion to creatures Foer attempts to inspire compelling feelings in the audience. The article contained huge amount of pathos due to the fact he shares his own personal story about his childhood memories how he admires his grandmother and her special dish chicken with carrot, his teenagers years as a confused teen searching for his identity leading to meeting his wife and having first baby. He sometimes appealed to logos by stating some facts “According to an analysis of U.S.D.A data by the advocacy group farm forward, factory farms now produce more than 99 percent of the animals eaten in this

In addition to his solutions, Pollan’s modern narrative sheds light on the façade of our food industries; asking us to rethink what we know. Despite the mention of certain inhumane acts in All Animals are Equal, Pollan takes us one step further to uncover the reason for which we continue to purchase our corrupt food. We all know animal abuse exists, but the average consumer like myself is more worried about the best price and the fastest way to get a burger rather than how fairly the animals are treated in the process. Whether it be the confined living space of chickens or the mental and physical torture of pigs, we continue to blind ourselves from reality. Is it purely out of selfishness? Or are we too ignorant to come to terms with our wrong doings? Like Pollan explains, it takes seeing the abuse before the shame of our disrespect can be felt (pg.6). After seeing Pollan’s truth, I might now think twice before eating out and the choice to support organic produce can make a dramatic difference for those farmers who promote the ethical lifestyle.

Our nation’s industrial farming has become more than just feeding people; it has become a way for the food industry to make more money as human population continues to grow. Jonathan Safran Foer in his book Eating Animals, illustrates the effects factory farming has had on animals meant for human consumption. Furthermore, Foer asks many questions to the reader on what will it take for us to change our ways before we say enough is enough. The questions individuals need to be asking themselves are: how do we deal with the problem of factory farming, and what can people do to help solve these issues? Eric Schlosser in Fast Food Nation, also illustrates the animal abuse that goes unseen within the food industry as well as Bernard Rollin and Robert Desch in their article “Farm Factories”, both demonstrate what is wrong today with factory farming. Foer gives such examples of employees who work in slaughterhouses giving accounts of what goes on in the kill floors, and stories of employees who have witnessed thousands and thousands of cows going through the slaughter process alive (Animals 231). Namit Arora in the article “On Eating Animals”, as well as Michael Pollan in his book The Omnivore’s Dilemma, both address some of the issues that animals face once they hit the kill floor. The food industry has transformed not only how people eat, but also the negative effects our climate endures as a result of factory farming as illustrated by Anna Lappe in “The Climate Crisis at the End

The living conditions of chickens are dreadful and appalling. What came first the chicken or the egg? Chicken farming is found particularly in the Southeast margin of the United States (“Factory Farm Map”). It is explained that, “chickens and hogs on factory farms have no access to the outdoors, fresh air or natural light” (“Factory Farms Map”). This exemplifies one situation of how chickens are poorly treated in the factory farms. In addition, even before the chickens are born, they are treated horribly. More than 125,000 to one million hens can be living in the same factory together (Hobson). Along with crowded living spaces, these animals suffer being “docked,” which means they are declawed and stripped of all teeth (Hobson). This shows how bad the conditions

Foer focuses on what makes animals and people different from each other. In this chapter, Foer introduces new terms such as: Anthropodenial, which is the refusal to concede significant experiential likeness between humans and the other animals. This states that one-time humans were once considered animals. We all have strong intuition of what suffering means, but they can be extremely difficult to capture in words. In chapter 4: Hiding/Seeking, Foer talks about the process of which the meat goes through to be processed. In order to research and uncover the truth about meat production, Foer writes to Tyson Inc. Foer hopes to find out what makes meat into the food for the consumer and why animals are eaten and not humans. As a reader, I do agree that why can’t we eat humans if we can eat animals. The message that Foer is trying to send out is worth

Every year, an average American will consume approximately one hundred-twenty six pounds of meat. This meat can be traced back to factory farms where the animals are kept to be tortured to turn into a product for the appetite of humans. The terrible treatment these animals are forced to endure is the outcome of the greed and want for a faster production of their product. The industry of factory farming works to maximize the output of the meat while maintaining low costs,but will sadly always comes at the animals’ expense.

The Rhetorical Analysis of the “Against Meat” by Jonathan Safran Foer People argue about ethical and health issues of the meat consumption for decades. Many individuals have own stories of how they came to the vegetarianism or its versions. Jonathan Safran Foer is one of them. In the article Against Meat the man describes his personal experience of the meat consumption and factors that made him to abandon this type of meals. Foer also raises an issue about the attitude to the food.

1st: Lets go back to when he describes how dog meat actually tastes. In this point of his essay, he went on to point out various cultures and individuals who have eaten dog meat and praised its taste and healing effects. None of us would actually know this information unless we had researched this topic. Because of this, Foer is able to show that he must know what he is talking about, which makes us trust him more. It also makes us wonder that if dog meat is good for other cultures, why not us?

Throughout the book, Foer allows the narrative to bear witness, including multiple testimonials from factory farm insiders and officials all touting animal suffering, in addition to statements from small farmers, whom he glorifies and commends. In doing so, he provides readers insight into what he portrays as the factory farm and industrial food industry. He builds what little credibility he can by providing multiple perspectives on different aspects of both factory and family farms as well as slaughterhouse operations. Foer even goes so far as to detail his endeavor with an animal rights activist in infiltrating a corporate turkey farm illegally. He describes the horrific sight found inside one of the barns and the “rescue” his cohort conducted by slicing one of the turkeys’ neck. He justifies his and the activist’s actions by citing California penal code 597e, which protects those providing

uses the shift between the perceived reality and current reality of the food industry to cause the audience to question the integrity of their food providers. The common icon of American farmers are farmers working their land to provide food at a local grocery store is shattered by the image of an industrialized meat packing plant where thousands of chickens are hung and transported by conveyor belts. These images reinforce the reality of the way food is currently cultivated, appealing to both logos and pathos by drawing connections between what used to be farming and what is now considered farming. Although the abuse of animals and workers is not shown, it is implied through the environment shown in the factory and the treatment of the animals in said factory. The images appeal to pathos by creating feelings of horror and irritation at the inhumane treatment of both people and

In the book Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer, the author talks about, not only vegetarianism, but reveals to us what actually occurs in the factory farming system. The issue circulating in this book is whether to eat meat or not to eat meat. Foer, however, never tries to convert his reader to become vegetarians but rather to inform them with information so they can respond with better judgment. Eating meat has been a thing that majority of us engage in without question. Which is why among other reasons Foer feels compelled to share his findings about where our meat come from. Throughout the book, he gives vivid accounts of the dreadful conditions factory farmed animals endure on a daily basis. For this reason Foer urges us to take a

Foer talked about how readers’ know what takes place at slaughterhouses and factory farms. I believe that if Foer had expanded on this reading by giving full, graphic details about what takes place at slaughterhouses he could have grabbed his readers’ attention.

Throughout most of his life Foer switches from being a vegetarian and a non-vegetarian. He finally selects the vegan life for good, when he has children. Foer makes the decision to be a vegan for him and his family because eating meat causes harm to the animals and the world (Foer 457). He also realizes him and his family does not actually need to be non-vegetarians, and finds a replacement for the cultural values of eating meat. “Meat and seafood are in no way necessary for my family…my mother and I now eat Italian, my father grills veggie burgers, my grandmother invented her own vegetarian chopped live” (Foer 457-458).

“This is horrible! I can’t even watch this!” Those were my immediate thoughts the first time my eyes were opened to the inhumane animal cruelty on factory farms. Factory farming enables mass production to supply the demands of today’s society but also enables the cruel treatment of animals. We need to end the cruelty and abuse that these animals have to endure at the factory farms because it causes loss to the business, reduces the quality of the product produced, and endangers the health of those who buy the product. We can promote humane treatment of factory farm animals by prevention through education, by enforcing humane laws by being an example of humane animal treatment, and by donating and/or

“Recognize meat for what it really is: the antibiotic- and pesticide- laden corpse of a tortured animal.” says Ingrid Newkirk, co-founder of (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) PETA and animal activist. Factory farming should be banned or demolished thoroughly due to more harm than good that is being presented worldwide. Animal brutality, which can be found constantly and excessively throughout factory farms, is a deleterious act involving the animals and a diabolic act regarding human morals. The antic actions that proceed have an effect on both humans and the environment, as well as the unethical, inhumane treatment and the atrocious sufferings of animals. Besides factory farms offering a copious amount of cheaper food, factory farming is a detrimental agricultural practice to both humans and the environment. The way we receive our food is inhumane and unhealthy to humans and the environment, thus factory farms should be banned.