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Sixth pbworks upload

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Pbworks Upload Guidelines

 Use the table below to upload your link/title, name, and a short paragraph explaining why you chose the article/video you selected, and how it relates to the class reading or discussion.

 

To sign in, register your email (if I haven't already done so) and wait for a response, then go from "view" to "edit" above and fill in the relevant info in the boxes below. If you are going to require more than a few minutes to upload your comments, please draft your comments in a word processing program and paste them here, as only one person at a time can be editing a page. Also be sure to click on the "add link" button (above right) to hotlink your selected url. Once you are done, click on the "Save" button on the bottom left. Be sure to save your work when you are done, otherwise you will stay logged in and someone else will probably steal your lock. I will go over the mechanics for doing this in class -- if you are having difficulty uploading anything, just send me your link and comments, and I'll do it for you (but I would prefer that you figure it out eventually...).

 

I also would strongly prefer that you get your uploads in by the evening (i.e., not the middle of the night) before they are due, so I can have a chance to read them and integrate them into our discussion the next day.

 

 

Link and Title
 Student Comment
 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128849908
 Michelle Lapointe
  For this post, I wanted to look into how meat eating fits into human history because, at least in my mind, I feel like many people argue that they eat meat because it is natural, something that we have been doing for years, and therefore it is justifiable. But, none of our readings focused on that. So, what I found was this article, which talks about how meat is responsible for our evolution into more intelligent beings. In short, it provided the extra calories we needed to sustain a more intricate brain structure. Before meat, human's diet of fruit, vegetables, and nuts could not provide the necessary excess of energy to evolve, too much energy needed to be devoted to digestion and chewing. The article also goes on to talk about how meat eating changed our outward  as well as inward appearance as we adapted to eating and also touches on how cooking plays a important role in our diet now. What I find most interesting about this discussion is how important meat eating has been to our development. What I wonder, though, is if, since we have the tools to be vegetarians (we know enough about proper nutrition, cook, etc), this is reason to not be a vegetarian. Yes, meat eating has clearly been an important part of our past, but we are no longer restrained to it. But, yet again, people are very attached to their food. There is also the question, though, of what will happen to our current bodies if we were to go completely vegetarian as a society, evolutionarily I mean.  

http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/21/beef-will-be-whats-for-dinner-for-a-long-time-panelists-say/?scp=7&sq=food%20meat&st=cse

 

http://www.vegsource.com/harris/cancer_vegdiet.htm 

  Victoria Koehler

 The first article discussed how meat, specifically beef, is here to stay. It is interesting to see how something like a cut of meat can be related to a country or culture's entire identity. Many people often wonder why everyone does not go vegetarian given that most people would agree slaughtering animals for human consumption is not morally or ethically acceptable.  It seems that meat eating is not going away any time soon not just because people like the taste of meat, but because the dishes that contain it form their identity. I think people may use this as motivation to not become vegetarian, using the basis that it is part of their heritage or culture, as well as for countless other people.

The second is an article that shows a correlation in several different countries between meat eating and several types of cancer. With increasing health care issues, it is interesting to think that if veganism increased, could cancer also be reduced? Along with the other health benefits believed to be conveyed through a vegan diet, an increased adoption of veganism may potentially decrease rising medical costs as well as reduce the suffering of many animals and environments. Something seemingly unrelated to health care and the economy may have far reaching effects.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130892795

 

 Hanna Ehrlich
       I read Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: Why It’s So Hard To Think Straight About Animals over the summer, and the link posted here is an interview with the author Hal Herzog and an excerpt from his book. While the book does touch on food issues, it also covers many topics brought up in class thus far. Herzog discusses many interesting quandaries on our complicated relationships with animals. For example, he asks, would you feed a kitten to a boa constrictor? Instinctively the answer is no, but since thousands of kittens are euthanized daily, it might be more constructive to feed already-doomed kittens to hungry snakes. He also has some interesting perspectives on animals and food: despite, or maybe because of, the increase in support for animal rights, the amount of meat consumed per day has actually increased as there is simply more “organic, antibiotic-free” meat on the market that can be eaten “guilt free.” Herzog also explores taboos such as cockfighting, familiarizing himself with owners who deem cock-fighting natural. While fighting chickens are allowed to walk around in the sun and are lovingly prized by their owners, industrial chickens live their short lives with antibiotics and shaved beaks in miniscule cages without sunlight. Both are awful practices, yet one leads to prison, and the other to profit. I'd definitely recommend this book, and if any of you want to check it out let me know-- I have a copy in my dorm room. 

 http://ideas.time.com/2011/10/26/in-defense-of-industrial-food/?xid=rss-topstories&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+time%2Ftopstories+%28TIME%3A+Top+Stories%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

 

http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/reports/fishy-farms/

 

http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/26/justice/killer-whale-lawsuit/index.html

 

  Kate McPherson
  The first article, In Defense of Industrial Food, uses a lot of arguments that seem to surface when discussing sustainable agriculture versus factory farming. The author says that America needs industrialized food because it would be impossible to return to the land for all our food needs, and if we did then more people would be dying of starvation (rather than diabetes). While I can see where he is coming from, I wonder if he is correct in believing that the current system is the only means of providing for our country. Another statement from his article regarding our need to farm fish lead me to my second post on fish farming, which incidentally suffers from many of the same afflictions as factory farming. This practice poses many threats to environmental and human health, yet it is much less talked about by sustainability and welfare advocates. And finally, the last link is in regards to the lawsuit being brought by PETA against SeaWorld... I included this mostly for the video component, where the correspondent expresses great consternation for the reasons that PETA is bringing this case--how "crazy" do you think it is?
 http://www.foodandwine.com/articles/why-vegetarians-are-eating-meat
  Katherine Nittmann
 This article explores why some vegetarians are shifting back into meat eating practices.  The article presents it as a mixture of ethics and health.  It talks about the difference grass fed/pasture raised and no growth hormone/antibiotic livestock have made for many vegetarians who abstained on behalf of the poor treatment of animals in large-scale factories.  It hails sustainable meat from small farms as a "new form of activism" and credits some of its information on this from Michael Pollan.  On the health side, it says that grass fed meats are higher in nutrition and lower in fat than the alternative, and quotes former vegetarians and vegans who described feeling weak or undernourished without meat in their diets.  It also mentions the highly processed qualities of soy-based meat substitutes.  It also extols the importance of supporting local farmers and ranchers.  Interestingly there are some very emotional responses in the commentary below, and it is interesting seeing that such an article appeared in "Food and Wine"-it's clearly appealing to a culturally-based audience, not a scientific one.    
 http://letthemeatmeat.com/post/1141998663/how-the-ethical-argument-for-veganism-fails-and-one
  Anya Price
  The paper by James Rachels, arguing against veganism, was one of the first discussions that I'd heard of why veganism may not be the pinnacle of ethical behavior.  I decided to explore this viewpoint more: in this article, Rhys Southan (an ex-vegan) explains that veganism is simply the EASIEST way to reduce suffering, not the best or most efficient.  Veganism, while attempting to reduce harm, has its heart in the right place.  But since it is a personal dietary choice and not necessarily a philosphical viewpoint, veganism flip-flops between animal rights and harm reduction, generating some inconsistencies.  Southan advocates for a freegan lifestyle, although he admits that this would not be sustainable for the world, as freegans rely on the waste of those that don't respect animal rights.  Further, he classified certain diets based on exploitative or non-exploitative, and includes bivalve consumption as "non-exploitative," such supposedly bivalves cannot suffer to the same extent as factory farmed animals. 
 
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/22/a-push-for-students-to-start-their-week-without-meat/		  Megan Wyllie

I have obviously heard of meatless Mondays but had never experienced one on campus or at my high school. Last night when heading into Carmicheal there were two individuals taking a poll to see how many people were going meatless at dinner that night. I obviously replied yes and found that there were only ten others like me who had done so....not a very big crowd for 8 pm at night. I was a little dissapointed.

I got curious about how much of an impact it would make having the whole campus go vegetarian for one night a week. Then I found this article on all New York City pushing to make all public schools have vegetarian mondays. Imagine how much of an impact it would make if an entire cities youth population went meatless; in addition, it could help to promote healthier eating habits, it would probably be cheaper, and  it would also inspire children to be more creative with their food and try things from many different cultures.
 
  
  
 
  
  
 
  
  
 
  
  
 
  
  
 
  
  
 
  
  
 
  
  
     
 
  
  
 
  
  
 
  
  
     
 
  
  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

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