Veganism

After I graduated High School, I decided that I wanted to do something that would make a change in the world. Coming from single parent household, I was not sure that I was going to be able to accomplish my goals at first but I changed my mentality to be more positive about challenging situations. With this new mentality of mine, it has given me the drive to find opportunities to get my education, this why I am administering for your scholarship. I was born in Oregon and moved to California…

Everyone has heard about one fad diet or another. The Paleo Diet, you only eat what cavemen ate, the Atkins Diet, you eat only meat and avoid those sinful carbs, and the Juice Diet, you guessed it you only drink juice, to name just a few. The one thing that these diets have in common as that they have a goal which is to lose weight. On the other hand the Vegan Diet is not only a way of eating but a way of life, which is what makes it so damaging and isolates those from their omnivore peers.…

led to its emergence. Veganism as a culture may therefore be taken as a reaction to certain contexts, such as capitalism, industrial farming and agriculture, social mobility, and so on. Gill traces the origins of all cultures from the “shared knowledge, beliefs, attitudes and artifacts” that engenders “similarities across individuals or entities within a group, ensuring that participants have many self-similar neighbors to observe” (1). This implies that, to understand veganism as a culture, it…

Chief Executive Officer of Digital Royalty, Amy Jo Martin, once stated, “social media is changing the way we communicate and the way we are perceived, both positively and negatively. Every time you post a photo or update your status, you are contributing to your own digital footprint and personal brand.” This demonstrates how easy it is to manipulate audiences into assuming genuineness and to take things at face value unquestionably. Consequently, technology throughout the generations has…

recognizing how cruelly animals are slaughtered and butchered, knowing that the small changes to my diet would be making a positive impact on our environment. My family members were unsupportive and apprehensive; they claim that the lack of protein that veganism calls for has made me physically weak. All of these concerns are mere excuses that my family uses instead of proclaiming they do not agree with my way of thinking, especially because I have managed to dig myself out of any health issues…

Meat, dairy, and egg products are all causing environmental, health, and ethical harm. The amount of meat produced is not substantial because there will not be enough grain, water and land. There are also very few laws protecting the animals in the animal agriculture industry. The laws that are in place do not cover certain animals and are not enforced. Animal products all contain saturated fat, cholesterol, and a lot of chemicals. Humans should cut back on the amount of animal products they…

In the What the Health documentary by Kip Andersen and Keegan Kuhn, their sole purpose was to inform the viewers about the advantages of eating a plant-based diet and provide evidence to support their reasoning. One of the major problems in the film was that a few of the facts mentioned were incorrect. Which is an issue of credibility and more importantly, it may mislead others. Therefore, the main problem is the ethical appeals because of the faulty evidence used in the film. As a result, that…

Ben & Jerry is a well-known ice cream brand that offers crazy flavors, with crazy ice cream names. It is important for them to be recognized for their values, actions, and social missions in their company (Kerin, 2018). They are really innovative when it comes to choosing the names of their ice cream and what ingredients are going to complement the name. Many of the names are bringing attention to issues going on around the world. The flavor Bob Marley’s One Love is a partnership with the Marley…

"Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet." These wise words were spoken by none other than Albert Einstein, arguable the most famous and influential scientist to have walked this planet. Einstein was aware of the many benefits of vegetarianism, something that is not common today. More people should become vegetarians because it is better for their bodies, it is good for the environment, and it is the…

In the book Shedding That Which Is Not Us, Professor Daniel Shaw explores the current relationship between food and health within working class communities. He goes on to explain the “food segregation” that has plague poor communities and how this had led to a rise of diseases as such. Also he offers solutions on how the body can heal itself if provided the proper nutrition. Professor Shaw debunks myths and the rhetoric that act as a deterrent for individuals to change their food choices. He…