There are currently 7.6 billion people living on Earth all with a different story to tell. Everyone has a different background and goes through obstacles throughout their life. Some people share these experiences for others to be inspired and understand their backgrounds as human beings. Humans can relate, adapt, and learn from these events by simply taking the time to hear one's journey. Whether that be in a book, a documentary, or even just a one on one conversation some people tend to open up about life's difficulties so they can pass on these moments. Giving others a look into one's personal experiences and hardships have value within what is told, so others can learn and understand through an inspirational viewpoint. Other humans can
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A homeless man named Lars Eighner participates in "scavenging" on a day to day basis in which he finds necessities out of a dumpster for him to survive off of. In "On Dumpster Diving," Lars Eighner shares his day to day routine and the way he lives as a scavenger. Eighner uses his experiences from the streets to convey to his readers about the safest and most efficient ways for finding food out of dumpsters. This now gives his readers a different way to interpret seeing someone else picking out of the trash because they now know more background information about this lifestyle. In the essay, Eighner says "All of these foods might be found in any Dumpster and can be evaluated with some confidence largely on the basis of appearance" (149). He states that when looking for food he judges it based off appearance and whether or not it should be eaten. Eighner states this process by giving his audience a better understanding of what he really is doing and how he does it. By listening to Eighner's perspective his readers can understand more of what he is actually doing and the way he does it. When studying and reading about a specific story told by the person themselves, it can decrease the possibility of judgements, stereotypes, and framing others. Eighner's audience can now understand from his point of view before making a judgement about him. This is valuable because now the reader has a better viewpoint of his everyday life and how he lives it. Now when they see someone digging out of the trash they can better understand the reason why that person is doing that and see the process of that person's basic survival instincts before jumping to
A homeless man named Lars Eighner participates in "scavenging" on a day to day basis in which he finds necessities out of a dumpster for him to survive off of. In "On Dumpster Diving," Lars Eighner shares his day to day routine and the way he lives as a scavenger. Eighner uses his experiences from the streets to convey to his readers about the safest and most efficient ways for finding food out of dumpsters. This now gives his readers a different way to interpret seeing someone else picking out of the trash because they now know more background information about this lifestyle. In the essay, Eighner says "All of these foods might be found in any Dumpster and can be evaluated with some confidence largely on the basis of appearance" (149). He states that when looking for food he judges it based off appearance and whether or not it should be eaten. Eighner states this process by giving his audience a better understanding of what he really is doing and how he does it. By listening to Eighner's perspective his readers can understand more of what he is actually doing and the way he does it. When studying and reading about a specific story told by the person themselves, it can decrease the possibility of judgements, stereotypes, and framing others. Eighner's audience can now understand from his point of view before making a judgement about him. This is valuable because now the reader has a better viewpoint of his everyday life and how he lives it. Now when they see someone digging out of the trash they can better understand the reason why that person is doing that and see the process of that person's basic survival instincts before jumping to