There are roughly 2,013,444,321,000 germs on just the lid of a city dumpster, with diseases such as the common cold, Listeria, Salmonella, and E. Coli. Knowing this there are still many people who go through what other people throw away. Some people collect cans to redeem them for nickels, others use it to get everything they need to survive. Lars Eighner started dumpster diving right before he became homeless. Ethos should be part of every form of writing. Ethos is how the author establishes his or her credibility. Ways author 's establish ethos is credentials, honesty, the use of facts, and personal experience. Many authors disambiguate their ethos, Eighner does a great job at doing so. Credentials is what makes the author credible. Travels
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Throughout all of Eighner’s essay he is honest, he never lies to make him seem more pitiful. In his essay he talks about how he used to dumpster dive behind a pizza place for food. “I never placed a bogus order to increase the supply of pizzas and I believe no one else was scavenging in this dumpster”(Eighner 22). This quote is showing honesty is important to Eighner and that he would never do something that would cost someone else something. Another quote of his shows his honesty very well. “Dumpster diving has serious drawbacks as a way of life”(Eighner 24). He is definitely being honest here, though dumpster diving is how he lives he is not trying to sugar coat it. In his mind and feelings a way of life just as imperfect as it sounds, with illness and hardships. Eighner also talks about he does not try to make conclusions based on people 's trash(26). He is honest with the fact that he thinks it unethical to do so, something most people will agree …show more content…
In Eighner’s essay he talks about Botulinum, a rare type of food poisoning with a common symptom of death. “...botulism is almost certainly fatal... Heat can break down the botulin, but this requires much more cooking than most people do...”(Eighner 21). This use of facts helps inform the readers of some risks to living as a dumpster diver. He goes into more detail about how one might be able to tell if a canned good has botulinum and shows a great deal of knowledge about the subject. “Going through them[personal garbage cans] requires trespassing...”(Eighner 26). This fact shows his knowledge of trespassing laws and the tolerance of citizens to scavengers on their
Throughout all of Eighner’s essay he is honest, he never lies to make him seem more pitiful. In his essay he talks about how he used to dumpster dive behind a pizza place for food. “I never placed a bogus order to increase the supply of pizzas and I believe no one else was scavenging in this dumpster”(Eighner 22). This quote is showing honesty is important to Eighner and that he would never do something that would cost someone else something. Another quote of his shows his honesty very well. “Dumpster diving has serious drawbacks as a way of life”(Eighner 24). He is definitely being honest here, though dumpster diving is how he lives he is not trying to sugar coat it. In his mind and feelings a way of life just as imperfect as it sounds, with illness and hardships. Eighner also talks about he does not try to make conclusions based on people 's trash(26). He is honest with the fact that he thinks it unethical to do so, something most people will agree …show more content…
In Eighner’s essay he talks about Botulinum, a rare type of food poisoning with a common symptom of death. “...botulism is almost certainly fatal... Heat can break down the botulin, but this requires much more cooking than most people do...”(Eighner 21). This use of facts helps inform the readers of some risks to living as a dumpster diver. He goes into more detail about how one might be able to tell if a canned good has botulinum and shows a great deal of knowledge about the subject. “Going through them[personal garbage cans] requires trespassing...”(Eighner 26). This fact shows his knowledge of trespassing laws and the tolerance of citizens to scavengers on their