Blog 9 and 10

a. What are the three most important texts/chapters you’ve read in this class
and why are they so important to you?
The first most important text or chapeters i have read in class are the citation chapters in the Bedford Handbook. These chapters taught me how to properly use citations, and how to create a proper works cited page. I did indeed learn how to cite books and more during my high school career, but never really used it in class assignments. However, in class i was able to practice citing sources, and became better at it. With every paper, i got better and better in citing sources, and it became one of the most important things i learned, as i will need to know how to cite for future use.
The second most important text or chapters i have read in class is most likely the one about gender, and how it is used in advertisments. Before this class, i would have never guessed that certain aspects of a person, or even object, will "grab" the readers eye, and cause them to think, "I want that!" After reading this, i began to use it in my writing, as i tried to "grab" the readers attention by writing a amazing true fact, and make them continue reading what i have to say.
Lastly, one of the most important chapters or text i have read in class is how to use arguments in many different ways in a paper. This can always help me with a research paper, and i could argue and disagree properly, as the book They Say I Say, the author describes how the argument should be writen and composed. This too can be a great help for future papers. In all, i enjoyed becoming a better writter during this course while using The Bedford Handbook, and They Say I Say.

Blog # 8

a. With regards to the philosophies or ways of looking at your meat that Pollan
describes, which one or ones do you think fit(s) your perspective and why?


Of the many descriptions of meat that Pollan describes, the one that fits my perspective best is how the pigs in most farms are treated. My perspective on that is a harmful and cruel way in killing an innocent animal, in this case, a pig. I would have never thought a pig would go through so much, just to please a food consumer. In The Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan writes how he had to learn how to shoot a pig. If I was the one who had to learn how to shoot a pig, or do anything in that nature, I would simply decline that offer. Killing a innocent animal harmfully is just not my thing. As a animal lover, I would be the first to admit I had a tough time reading how these animals were brought down. Also, even though I know it is how killing these animals is not just a job, but it is the way of life. After reading and observing how what these animals go through, I do not think I could look a piece of bacon the same. However, knowing it is the way of life, in the predator verses prey world, I am going to have to accept the fact that animals have to face cruelty, and simply move on.