hw 18

 IN our culture we don't watch or pay a lot of attention to what we eat and what we are doing to our body and the holiday of thanksgiving is the perfect example. The food we consumed was food that majority of us never has grown or seen before. Even though we never seen or grown these foods before we still cram the food in our mouths. Even the people who usual watch their figure and are very aware of what food they are eating were more layed back on this holiday. The motto was to eat till you cant eat no more.

Thanksgiving is the holiday of the “big feast.” Food was the center of attention but the food is what brought loved ones together and helped them share happy times with one another. Thanksgiving a time where we should be giving thanks for what we have. Even though we were suppose to be giving thanks something that was typical for us to do was for us to watch reality shows and sport events. While watching these events and shows majority of people wish they were in the situation that the people that are entertaining them are in.

This holiday was a sad and emotional holiday for many families. Majority of families have lost love ones who were there at he previous thanksgiving. I can explain from my own experience. The death of my greta grandmother played a big toll on my families’ thanksgiving. Since she was the matriarch she was truly missed and it was awkward not having her there. At the end of the day we still gave thanks for having her in our life at one point and gave thanks for the having everyone else in our family.

Death and Illness

Death and illness are two things that we cant run away from because they are always going to be there. They are apart of life that everyone has to deal with. Throughout my life i have had the opportunity to see the birth of a loved one but unfortunate to lose a loved one. Illness has played a big role in my life at a early age because of the illness of my mother. The illness of my mother has made me pay more attention to illness and be even more afraid of death.

Throughout my life i have been taught to be grateful and take advantage of the fact that I am not ill and try my best to avoid it. We as healthy people tend to pity the ill because we believe that they are closer to death then we are. Also that they need more assistance because they have disadvantages. Even though we all come and go we mourn and weep when people pass away because no one wants to lose someone they are close to. A question i have is ; Why do we mourn and grieve death so much if majority of us believe they(people dying) are going to a better place?(Heaven)

Death and illness in my opinion is all a business. I believe it is a business because people die every day and majority of people want to have funerals for their loved ones. Majority of funerals are expensive, some people are not even able to afford a funeral. Illness is also a business. There are less serious illnesses and more fatal illnesses. The medication for these illness cost money and the treatments cost money. The worst the illness the more expenses one has. One of the things i am curious about is; Why spend all of your money on treatment and medication when you are promised to die?

HW # 11

During the food unit i was able to experience and witness many things that i was blind to before. The food unit was coming to a end and i wanted to try something new, try to make a difference in my life. I decided to become a vegetarian. A vegetarian is ; eater of fruits and grains and nuts; someone who eats no meat or fish or (often) any animal products. I wondered how life would be without no meat and the thought of it made me nervous because it was such a big change. After reading “Fast Food Nation” and watching “Food INC.” i thought being a vegetarian was a great idea.

When i thought about being a vegetarian i thought that it couldn't be that hard. There are thousands of people who do it, why cant i? When it was time to actually become one it was harder then i thought. The start of my short experiment of becoming a vegetarian started at lunch time tuesday, October 26. I picked a new and unfamiliar place to eat at which was Organique. The meal i ordered was a sandwich including fresh mozzarella cheese, basil, and tomato on wheat bread. This meal cost me 12 dollars and 46 cents. A price this expensive was very unprecedented for a meal at lunch. I believe the first day was by far the hardest because this meal was the worst tasting and the most expensive. After this i was not looking forward to being a vegetarian.

The next day i dreaded eating because i knew i couldn't eat what i loved which was meat. Then i began to think about the books i have read and the movies i have watched. It  reminded me that what i was doing was only going to help me progress and keep me healthy. Eating healthy and changing my diet so it did not contain meat not only made my body feel better but made me feel better about my self. Just sacrificing a hamburger for a bowl of pasta i was able to go throughout the day without feeling drained and knowing that i am not eating anything that was slaughtered.

Eating healthy and becoming a vegetarian was a unforgettable experience. It was something i thought i would never do. Fast food is all around us and easily for one to be fooled to eat there. The convenient prices and the delicious taste. Even though fast food has these advantages do we really know what we were eating? Do we feel good about ourselves after eating these meals? While being a vegetarian i knew what i was eating and defiantly felt good about my self after eating these meals.