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Wallace uses this technique when he quotes a celebrity spokesperson Mary Tyler Moore, when she said lobsters are “extremely sensitive (Wallace 67).” Wallace does have constraints in this essay, if he comes off too much “PETA-like” that will draw a lot of his audience away. Wallace writes how the one year a lady took off all her clothes and was dressed as a lobster almost got arrested, it really is not hard to see that a lot of people are in the same boat Wallace is in, and that is exactly Wallace wants us to see. That boat is simple; it is in no way right to slowly boil a living creature just so we can consume it later. I don’t see how there are no protests or any questions raised for other animals like pigs, cows, lamb, bison, and other animals who are basically slaughtered for our mouths to consume. Wallace’s whole purpose was to get his audience to stop and think about what is really going on with the food we eat. Wallace calls animal-cruelty-and-eating issue not just complex but uncomfortable (Wallace 68). Wallace’s primary is claim is this; if animals feel the pain that we think they do when they are killed to be consumes, what makes that okay in our minds? Wallace highlights the moment when you put the lobster in the boiling water and you can hear their claws rattling and clanking as the lobster tries…

Boil Water Advisories: Boil water advisories should be issued if there is evidence that there are levels of waterborne, disease causing bacteria, viruses or parasites in any of the water treatment systems or transporting infrastructure. Additionally, if turbidity standards are not met at the source, a boil water advisory should be advised (Health Canada, 2008). These advisories are generally issues by the responsible authorities or by means of the public health unit and are not lifted until the…

Nwizu Chidinma Precious Juliana Rodriguez Jade Mancini A boil, also called a furuncle, its a deep folliculitis, infection of the hair follicle. It is most commonly caused by infection by the bacterium results to a painful swollen area on the skin caused by an accumulation of pus and dead tissue. Boils are filled with pus. Boils clustered together are called carbuncles. Boils are bumpy, red, pus filled lumps around a hair follicle that are tender, warm, and very pain, they are the sizes of pea or…

My blood boils over from their conversation as I was about to slander them, a hand covers my mouth preventing words from bursting out. Tilting my head back to gaze at Kane as he shakes his head, consequently, I remove his hand from my mouth. Sighing in frustration, I complain, “Those women shouldn’t be saying such awful things when they aren't even acquainted with him.” “Princess... I know you're right still as you can recognize this isn’t the time or the place, furthermore, no matter what…

In “Crab-boil” by Rita Dove, a little girl is clueless about how African Americans are living, which is why she questions everything throughout the poem. The other narrator is the little girl’s aunt named Helen. She is more secure about who she is and knowledgeable about the racism occurring in their society, which is why she is ideal in answering the little girl’s question. The little girl does not like how reality is set up, which is separation between within races and unfair treatment…

The Secret Ingredient to Reading Enjoyment “A watched pot never boils.” Whatever that means. That is just one of the many phrases my mom reiterated during my childhood. Of course, I never gave it much thought. It sounded silly to me. As a kid, I heard so many words strung together and was completely unaware and unappreciative of the meaning; I was always a “get straight to the point” kind of kid. Anticipation coupled with instant gratification should be a recipe for immediate disappointment. In…

Mahatma Gandhi once said, “Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed.” In Mat Weiser’s op-ed article “Water Controversies Boil Over,” Weiser explains how and why water is becoming a source of crises and conflict in many parts of the world. He states that although there is enough water for us all, poor management of the supply and the varying beliefs of who the water belongs to is causing the problems. The author suggests that the only way to solve the…

Water used to be the most common substance that could be found anywhere in the world, but as of lately that hasn't been the case. It is been getting harder and harder to fulfill our need of water. In the excerpt “Water Controversies Boil Over” written by Mat Weiser, published in April 26, 2009 he talks about how people are starting to fight over water and how 46 nations risk violent conflicts over water. Weiser explains how the United Nations stated that in the future there won't be conflicts…

Pure water boils at 212˚ Fahrenheit (100˚ Celsius) at sea level, but water can also boil at temperatures as low as -90˚ Fahrenheit (theoretically). The reason for this phenomenon is pressure. “There is a direct correlation between pressure and temperature when it is dealing with the boiling point of water,” says Jacob Young, a mechanical designer at Blauch Brothers, Inc (Young, J.C. 2017). The pressure on Earth at sea level is 14.696 PSIA (Pounds per Square Inch Absolute). This pressure is…

“other viewpoints” I am speaking about the viewpoints of people who think it is unethical to boil lobsters alive or even people who think it is completely fine to boil lobsters. Wallace accomplished this by showing no issue with the way lobsters have been cooked before he asked the question “Is it ok to boil a lobster for are pleasure”. So essentially Wallace led the reader on by feeding them the information they wanted to hear. Wallace switched opinions and brought up all the tendencies and…