Jonathan Safran Foer

Parents and kids often disagree in real life and stories, in a book though it creates conflict and captures the reader bringing them into the story. In the book, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close written by Jonathan Safran Foer. The main protagonist is named oskar, a young boy living in New York City the time period is the early 2000’s mostly takes place during September 11th 2001 and the following years. Oskar's father with whom he was close and looked up to, died when the plane came…

The issue of meat consumption and on whether to allow the practice or discontinue it has been a controversial topic. Non-meat eaters argue it is unethical because it is abusive to animals, in the sense that animals are not given the opportunity to roam free and experience its surroundings. On the other hand, meat consumers argue that eating meat is ethical as long as meat eaters are conscious of how their meat is collected and the treatment of livestock is The consumption of meat is an act that…

two questions with one simple concept: Anthropocentrism, Humans over everything else. We can also consider the fact that lobster is an ugly sea animal, is that still a valid reason to kill it and eat it? Jonathan Safran Foer in chapter 2 of his book Eating Animals said “But why wouldn 't I eat a dog I 'd never met ? Or more to the point, what justification might I have for sparing dogs but eating other animals ?” (p.24).…

American writer Jonathan Safran Foer once proclaimed that “You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness.” The outstanding moments in life make the poor ones miserable, but if one never sees the face of sorrow they will have nothing to make delight’s features more appealing. The key to happiness may very well be that very thing we long to lock up. Famous playwright and poet William Shakespeare grasped this centuries ago and decided to create a visual…

Meat its one of the most consumed products around the globe, and that's the reason its massively produced in factory farms. Meat its believe to bring high protein into our bodies, and keep our blood sugar stable, but most commonly in why people consume it is because it tastes good. Although, meat is massively produced because of people's demand, not everyone eats meat. Some people prefer eating vegetables for several reasons, for example, some people do not like the flavor, or because they…

In USA Today an article titled “Do You Know How That Chicken Got to Your Table?” stated that chickens housed in factories are being abused, suffering and slaughtered inhumanely. Due to this thought, an inhumane treatment campaign was done by the Humane Society of the U.S. in 2008 which was passed in, California, allowing hens to be raised in a more freely environment and in the states of Michigan, Oregon, Ohio and Washington they mandated more humane housing. Although chickens are placed in a…

It has been over seven months since I last ate a hamburger, eight months since I purchased a chicken salad for lunch, and nine months since I ate pizza without my five year old brother asking me why I would take out the pepperonis and sausages. This Thanksgiving will be the first year I substitute turkey for tofu and tempeh. Coming from a deeply rooted, meat-eating family, my transition to a vegetarian diet was met with many disapproving stares and comments at family gatherings. Through the…