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Chapter summary: Influence/Speechless.

           In Chapter five ,"Influence/Speechless," of the expository book Eating Animals, Jonathan Foer is concerned about viruses spreading slowly through domestic and  factory farming called H5N1. The virus first  acknowledge in Hong Kong, that killed 6 people. The victims  include a three years old Lam Hoi Ka.  

Lam Hoi Ka's picture holding by his mother.

 Some researchers believed that the virus originated from chickens that jumped to humans. In the chapter, Foer introduces many examples that correspond to H5N1 like the "Spanish Flu" of 1918, that killed 100 millions worldwide. The H5N1 isn't much of a threat for now, however researchers found that this new virus could mutate to other animals that could potentially spread all over the world. Foer also mentioned how containers that animlas are being put into after being slaughtered which is were the most of the germs spread. The central idea for the chapter is that new viruses, which moved between farmed animals amd humans will be a major global health threat for the future, starting today. 

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Eating Animal Chapter Summary,

Chapter summary of "Words Meaning"

               In Chapter two, "Words Meaning," of  his expository of Eating Animals, Jonathan Foer 

addresses the preservation and restoration of animal population and the actual process of how animals are raised to become food. Foer argues that by eating animals people are forgetting about the fact that animals are part of the community and  food production used too much of propaganda to mislead consumers.
The author lists many analytical professions like Anthropodenial to raise  the question, what is an Animal, and what it takes for animals to be define as animal. He points out that once humans were considered animals. Foer wants to make the readers be in the position of the animals, be in a tight place where an animal can't move and die slowly. Chickens are the main animals that Foer made the most facts. He stated that all this years, there are only two types of chickens in the world of factory farming. Broiler and layers. Broilers are the chickens used only for meat, but layers are chickens used only for laying eggs. In Foer's argument, it is better to be the layers than the broilers because once in the chickens live experience a little space for them to lay eggs. Also, Foer introduce the "bycatch" of sea creatures. 

"Bycatch"

He believes that people, catch different types of fish by accident but for purposes. Foer, also point out that if the sea creatures are caught by "accident" then why are they in a sushi restaurant, ready to be eaten?. In conclusion, Foer doesn't want factory farming or eating animals to end, but to make factory owners and the government to realized that every human beings deserved a good death, not a painful in-human ways.

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"Lord of the Flies"

                 The Pig's Head also known as the "Lord of the Flies" was created as a gift for the beastie by Jack and his hunters. However this idea was just a hoax  that represent Fear from within and loss of Inocense. In the story "Lord of the Flies" by Malcolm Gladwell, The evolution of attitude and emotions towards the characteristic of every boys on the island changed dramatically. Throughout the story, Fear had been a factor for most of the boys especially the "littluns". With this in mind they believed that their is a beast on the island. This miss-understanding leads through scavagery and loss of innocence for most of them. One of the choir boys named Simon was introduced by the author to be the contrast for the "Lord of the Flies". He is a wise vivid boy who has an open minded attitude towards everything and most importantly he's the only one who can "talk and understand" the the pig's head. He believed that there are no monsters on the Island but its within every human beings. "Fancy Thinking that the beast was something you could hunt, and kill... You knew, didn't you? I'm part of you? Close, Close, Close! Im the reason why its no go? Why things are what they are?" (143)

Simon talking to the pigs head.

The conversation of Simon and "The Lord of the Flies" created clearance of why the boys changed to being an intellectual English guys to being merciless hunters. This also represent that there are no such thing as a "beast" but a beast can be formed through a persons behaviour and attitudes towards others. "I know there isn't no beast- not with claused and all of that, i mean... but i know there isnt no fear either ... unless we get frightened on people (104). At first, the beast was nothing but the imaginary of the "littleluns". they give their fear a name and a shape in their mind.
 In conclusion, Gladwell introduced a dark society. The "Lord of the Flies" tries to lead the kids to hell. The prolong stay on the island create a devastating environment prone to disaster.
                                                                                                                   

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                                  Lord of the Flies/Lost Discussion Question Writing Prompt
              Explain the symbolism of why jack wanted to confront the "beastie".?
    Jack wanted to confront the "beastie" to show that he is not afraid of anything. Also he is trying to portrait that if he kill the "monster" he would have the vote of becoming the leader and to show that he is the better leader than Ralph. Jack always wanted to be the official leader on the island, but Ralph got the job and now Jack wants to get the vote and trust of the other people that voted Ralph. "Yes, the beast is a hunter only- Shut up! the next thing is that we couldn't kill it and the next is that Ralph said my hunters are no good" (126). Jack uses Name Calling to destroy Ralphs control over the boys, also the Jack wants his peers to feel safe under his control. Jack is a mature guy who wants to survive in any shape and form. An example of this is when he and his hunters hunt for a pig to get some meat in order to survive.