both subjects. Both readers were very descriptive, opening up a compassion in me that I never explored. I enjoyed reading about the Freegans the most due to the fact that I have friends that live a relatively similar lifestyle; however, I call them dumpster divers. I never knew there was an actual definition for someone that lived off of another’s trash. Now I can understand why they do what they do. I can respect the appreciation that Freegans value over what we dispose of. It is beautiful how…
Renting a dumpster is a great way to have excess trash and debris hauled off for you if you're planning to do some home renovations. Most people are not aware of just how much waste is produced from remodeling even a small area of your home. The trash you accumulate will end up being much more than what your regular dumpster can hold. You could take the excess trash to the landfill, but it could take several trips, and you risk damaging the paint inside your truck from sharp objects. There are…
The morning air begins to warm, a delightful break from the chilly night. Rumors are spreading like wildfire through the Wylie’s realm that someone in the royal family has perished. The people fear the rumor to be true; due to the castle’s vacant appearance and the Kingsman blocking the gates. A fair-skinned man with short light hair, dressed in a Kingsman uniformed, is returning home after spending three days locked behind the castle’s walls. He enters a modest stone home with a sandy hair…
Beauty had worked in Mrs. Adrian's sewing studio for many years now, but never had she the experienced what she had over the last week. A costumer had been displeased with her and the seamstress' work, but Beauty had denied her accusations of not following her instructions. She was sure they'd done it to the letter. The old crone, obviously offended, had shouted - "should you prick your finger upon a sewing needle, you will fall into an slumber until the world ends!" She had laughed at the…
Shelly is probably the highest quality deer head that has ever been found in a high school industrial technology department dumpster. This summer, a head of a buck was thrown out by the board office secretaries of Buckeye High School in Medina county. When asked why they would throw out such a high-quality deer head, they responded that it creeped them out and made them uncomfortable; although, it is evident that many feel otherwise. Benjamin Lutman, Buckeye Industrial Arts teacher talks about…
You have just ended the semester and you feel as if a weight has been lifted off your shoulders. It’s a great feeling but there is one dreadful part of this and that is waiting for them to be posted. It is a rough time and makes you feel like you have this huge knot in you stomach waiting to see if you actually passed the class or not. Here is most likely what you might be feeling waiting for your grades. 1. The relief There is a sense of relief you feel after you are all done. All you have…
many reasons to rent a dumpster, especially if you have more trash than your normal dumpster will hold. Some of the main reasons people rent trash bins includes moving, spring cleaning, and renovations. All of these projects will most certainly produce a large amount of waste, and trying to haul the trash to the landfill is not only a pain, but having to make several trips is costly in gas, not to mention the wear and tear on your vehicle. There are times when renting a dumpster may require a…
In the essay “On Dumpster Diving,” Eighner describes the specific instructions to dumpster diving. His essay not only includes the items that can be found dumpster diving but also the different types of scavengers that can be found. Before Eighner got into the main idea to his essay, there was a section that described Eighner 's past before he began dumpster diving. From this introduction, you could conclude that Eighner became homeless. Today, homelessness is a major concern. Homeless people…
Introduction At the tender age of 13, a teenager named Kevin Mitnick used the art of Social engineering- manipulating people to give up confidential information- and Dumpster Diving - the practice of looting dumpsters to find discarded items that have value – to bypass a punch card information system that was used in the Los Angeles public transport system. He convinced one of the many drivers of a bus to tell him where he could purchase his own ticket for what he claimed was a school project.…
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…