Vegetarianism Monologue

In his article "Vegetarianism and the Other Weight Problem", James Rachels argues that meat eating is immoral and it is a moral duty to be vegetarian. In order to discuss the problems and come up with his conclusions, Rachels considers two arguments for vegetarianism.

As Americans become increasingly more health conscious, vegetarian diets are becoming more and more common. Produce-aisle signs stating eat 5 a day for better health are beginning to pay off, along with the USDA-DHHS Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which state: Many American diets have too many calories and too much fat (especially saturated fat), cholesterol,and sodium. They also have too little complex carbohydrates and fiber. Such diets are one cause of America’s high rates of obesity and of certain diseases-heart disease, high blood pressure,stroke, diabetes, and some forms of cancer http://www.childsecure.com/veggie.htm

In The Vegetarian by Han Kang, what appears to be one insubordinate South Korean woman’s choice to not eat meat, becomes a much larger issue revolving around what is normal, and just how far others should be allowed to impose their own views of reality onto another person’s life. Yeong-hye’s unusual ways, while strange to the mainstream culture’s expectations, present their own rationality in her mind. She sees it as a way to oppose the violent tendencies of human nature, in order to find her own peace in life. Kang takes this idea to the farthest extent with the philosophical question, should a person be allowed to choose to die because their life is just that, their own life? The unique perspective of this novel comes from a South Korean author, which helps to develop her questions based a childhood trauma in her country. This tragedy leads to her novel’s exploration of the idea of what is normal, the impossibility of understanding another individual’s idea of normal, and is it rational to commit suicide if it is connected to one’s idea of normal. All these questions are connected through Yeong-hye’s choice to be a vegetarian, and are presented to the reader to form their own views throughout the novel.

Vegetarianism is a custom practiced in six out of the seven continents and has become more popular over the years. Vegetarianism can be defined as the exclusion of animal products such as meat and fish from one’s diet. Dairy products and eggs are often times excluded as well. Although there are many reasons one may decide to become a Vegetarian or follow such a code of ethics, the most common include: moral, religious or health reasons.

Typically, a parasite is known as any organism, which lives off or benefits at the expenses of another organism, its host. When the non-mutual symbiotic relationship between them end up with the host being killed directly by the organism, then it is better known as a parasitoid. On the other hand, when the organism makes an intermediate host more prone to die due to be eaten by the next host, then it is named a trophically transmitted parasite. In order to survive, they all depend on transmitting themselves from one host to another one. Some of them have the ability of manipulating their host’s behavior in order to achieve a successful transmission. In other words, the way humans and animals think or behave could be being controlled by some

We live in a society that is divided into three classes that Karl Marx labeled as aristocracy, bourgeoisie, and proletariat. People are placed into one of these different factions based on their wealth, power, and social institutions. When we analyze literature, focusing on identifying these different divisions, we begin to realize how large an influence they have on an individual’s personality, actions, beliefs, hopes, and fears. At first glance, Oscar Wilde’s play, The Importance of Being Earnest, seems like trivial comedy, but if one were to adjust the mirrors and look past the surface, he would see that this literary work reflects the ideologies of the classes born from society's partition.

Summary: Morland argues that queer theory’s valorization of pleasure risks characterizing postsurgical bodies as decisively impoverished. Morland finds that queer theory’s critical value lies in its theorization of desire independent of tactility, and figures this desire not as touching, but rather as reaching, exceeding surgical attempts to discipline the intersex body. The author makes four key claims regarding the intersex body. First, the desensitized post-surgical body cannot be accounted for by a queer discourse in which sexual pleasure is a form of hedonistic activism. Second, a queer discourse of shame enable a critical engagement with the surgical creation of atypically sensate bodies. Third, queerness is characterized by the sensory interrelation of pleasure and shame. Finally, if queer theory is figured as a kind of reaching—not necessarily touching—then it can be of greater use in account for the problematic effects of intersex surgery.

With the high fuel costs affecting everything in our lives, and wages not rising to meet the challenge, it may be time to start thinking about how Christmas used to be spent. It is a time for family and friends to appreciate each other, and it does not have to be expensive. Dear friends in the early

In a world full of carnivores, could Chick-Fil-A be right with their slogan “EAT MORE CHIKIN”? The Food and Agriculture Orginazation (FAO) confirmed that meat production causes the worst carbon footprint of all. Suppose the land set aside for livestock or growing feed for livestock went to growing crops to directly feed humans and to biofuels. Biofuels from crops instead of livestock could replace half of the coal used worldwide. In the average diet, animal products make up 60% of emissions despite accounting for just a quarter of food energy. Switching from consuming beef to chicken and/or fish cuts CO2 emissions by one-quarter in one simple step. In addition, vegetarians take it one step further by shifting that diet away from much

I am a picky eater. I always have been. It took me a long time to get over the issues I have with texture, my main reason for disliking food, taste is secondary. I don't hate food, nor do I have an unhealthy relationship with it, but there are certain foods I will not eat. Growing up, my father would make certain meals. There were certain things I would not eat, meat was one of them. It was not a moral choice. I was not a vegetarian. I couldn't get passed the issues I had with texture. My father would make beef stew, one of my favorite things to eat, but in order to get me to eat it he'd have to pick out all of the pieces of meat. I loved the vegetables, the barley, and the flavor the beef provided; the compromise was an easy one to make. It's not hard to pick out a few cubes of beef. It took me awhile, but I grew out of my dislike of eating meat. I still have issues with texture, but now it's a regular staple in my diet. I don't eat meat every day, but I do eat it.

Personally, there is nothing else that motivates me immensely to spend time with my mother and father, to enjoy, and plan in ahead to go out for shopping. Even more, surprise our loved ones with an unexpected gift; also design with the family every detail of the celebration, so that in fact it will be a tremendous day for adults and children. At the same time, share with good friend’s precious moments and thank them for supporting me in the less jubilant time, accompanied by a warm and sincere hug. In the same way, I will enjoy my nephews to the maximum; helping them to place some milk and cookies under the tree to feed Santa Claus if he decides to pass by to check how they are doing at home and school so that he can surprise them with their favorite toys. As a tradition in my family, carefully my mom and I will have to hide in the room, where we will pack the presents so that at night without anyone seeing us put all the gifts under the tree, and let in the hanging stockings a dedicated Christmas’s card with some chocolates or candy canes. Therefore, on Christmas Eve my dad or my brother will disguise as Santa Claus to surprise the children at their most desired moment throughout the

As different crazes and fads are appearing each day, we have come to expect them to simply fade away as the hype passes. However, veganism has stood the test of time in our fad society and is still increasing in popularity. Originally only thought to be a religious lifestyle, many people from different walks of life are becoming vegans. However, this poses many questions and sparks heated debates, mainly from omnivorous people who believe that veganism is against life’s natural order. Vegans, then, argue against an omnivorous lifestyle by bringing up facts about humans’ biological makeup and how humans are, contrary to popular belief, herbivorous by nature, not omnivorous. While both sides present good arguments to some, the veganism lifestyle contains more benefits and less harmful cons than an omnivorous lifestyle.

When I was two years old, I decided to become a vegetarian because I “didn’t want to eat anything with a face or a mother.”

My favorite part about Christmas was all of the traditions my family had. The first one was watching the movie “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” on Thanksgiving night while starting to decorate the house for Christmas. My family and I never wasted any time on getting into the Christmas Spirit, but it really has never taken much for us to get into it.  Usually, within the next day or two, we would go out in our front wheel drive sleigh and find that one perfect Christmas tree that was a “little full” and had “a lotta sap”. Every year my dad would cut it down with the same dull saw that he said the previous year he was going to replace and it was always quite comical watching him cut the tree down; sometimes I thought it would have been faster if he just dug it out of the ground with his bare hands. If you have watched Christmas

Good and healthy lifestyles are not one hundred percent vegetarian. Tabloids are littered with articles labeled: “The Key to Clear Skin: Vegetarianism” or “Need to Lose Weight in 30 days? A Vegetarian’s Lifestyle is the Life for You!”. Although these articles sound like what you are looking for, they may not be the answer to your prayers. Being vegetarian does not ensure health, it is how you approach a vegetarian lifestyle that matters. Becoming a vegetarian does not just require cutting out meat, it requires learning to substitute meat with vitamins along with consuming foods such as legumes, fruits, vegetables, seeds, and nuts. Vegetarianism is often mistaken as the key to weight loss, spoiler alert it is not. There are a number of