Spiny lobster

For instance, the lobster paper is much lengthier than the whale shark paper. The whale shark paper also looks more like an article than the lobster paper does. The lobster paper is clearly broken up into different sections, including the abstract, introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, and conclusions. However, the whale shark…

“Consider the Lobster” boils down to the treatment and sensitivity of lobsters. In August of 2004, a satirical and forthright account of the Maine Lobster Festival (MLF) was published in Gourmet Magazine. At first glance, it is a routine portrayal of the wonders of a popular festival. Upon closer inspection, however, it becomes evident that David Foster Wallace does not sing the festival’s praises or provide insider tips. In spite of his unconventional viewpoint, he does more than delve into the…

David Wallace’s article of “Consider the Lobster” is a very unique article and went above and beyond to grab the reader’s attention on a sensitive subject; the senses and feels of an animal that later becomes our food. The idea of putting yourself in the bodies of an animal that us humans later consume, is both a disturbing and difficult task. Wallace, an American novelist and professor, was assigned to cover the “Maine Lobster Festival” held in late July in the state’s mid-coast region, or…

therefore, coastal people quickly found the resource distasteful (Woodworth, 2004, p. 182). In many areas lobsters were considered so undesirable that they were often fed to prisoners and indentured servants so that “commercially valued” products could be conserved (Woodworth, 2004, p.170). The urbanization of New England in the 1800’s dramatically influenced the product’s value, prompting lobster stocks in New York and New London waters to be quickly exhausted (Woodworth, 2004, p. 175).…

compassion and when people feel happy for the entertainment, they also do not care about the moral compassion. People in the past eat lobsters for survival reasons so they need to find something to eat but nowadays people do not need to eat certain stuff to survive since they are presented with much choices besides lobsters. People need to realize that if we only eat lobsters for selfish gustatory pleasure and we are totally cruel. In the essay, David Foster Wallace states that “As far as I can…

In “Consider the Lobster,” published in Gourmet magazine in 2004, David Foster Wallace, an American novelist, essayist, and college professor, addresses the ethical considerations that revolve around the annual Maine Lobster Festival- eating lobster. This festival attracts tourist from all over the country to enjoy live music, beauty pageants, cooking competitions, and of course lobster (236). The easiest way to prepare lobster is boiling it in a kettle, and an important detail of this process…

a “medieval torture-fest.” Within the same page of the article, Wallace calls exactly what he is doing himself “selfishly convenient.” I have a hard time understanding why he went to such great lengths bashing the Maine Lobster Festival and everyone at home who tortures lobsters for the sake of a pleasurable meal when he in turn is doing the equivalent. Whether or not he physically kills or witnesses the killing of the animal he’s consuming, doesn’t necessarily mean it had lived a full…

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 facts that lobsters do while they are in the process of…

The essay, “Consider the Lobster”, written by David Foster Wallace is about him visiting the Maine Lobster Festival. He believes that the festival is more than about the food and entertainment. First, he goes into very specific details explaining the lobster. He stated, “Lobsters are both hunters and scavengers”, (page 2). I believe that the main purpose of the article is to tell people to look at reality and consider the lobster on what they have to go through to be cooked and eating. He…

restaurants, employing 150,000 people, and serving more than 320 million meals a year. In 2007, Darden sold Smokey Bones to Sun Capital Partners for about $80 million, At the time, Smokey Bones was Darden's third-largest restaurant chain, behind Red Lobster and Olive Garden. Smokey Bones was sold to Barbecue Integrated, Inc. who are responsible for owning and operating several bar and fire grill…