Peer Review Advice

Hi Kimon, I am a student in Professor Coopers Eng. 101 class. I watched the “From Farm to Fridge” video and read your blog entry. Your opening paragraph was well put together, I really liked it, and I liked how you compared the factories to an “auto chop shop”. Your second paragraph really sums up how each animal is ill-treated and abused. I would suggest stating how each animal is physically abused, whether being smacked around, pounded etc., instead of saying “All of these animals are physically abused by being smacked around, pounded, kicked, burned and stabbed before their death”. The third paragraph was a bit confusing, with how Gail A. Eisnitz ties in and plays a role with the video? Overall I think your blog entry conveys the essential ideas of the video and creates great imagery.

-Shabana

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Guns, Germs and Steel, Geographically Blessed

I do agree with Jared Diamond, the author of "Guns, Germs and Steel", on his argument on people who are geographically blessed. The world was once only a land of green and water; there was no correct way to civilization. Within time regions of the world, large pieces of land become more populated. It was familiar and people grew inward, instead of expanding and exploring different territorial areas. People are accepting of the known and familiar, and once thought to be content and flourishing, why question that and change? For example if you look at the world currently neighborhoods, cities, and countries that are flourishing remain to do well, they maintain that order. If they were to assist neighboring neighbors, but at the cost there inherent surroundings may change, they will not be receiving any compensation. Due to self-interest, the thought of being more unfortunate and inhibiting less, with in the factor of extending a hand of furtherance is not likely and far from a priority.

They Say/ I Say, King and Carmichael

In Chaos and Community by Martin Luther King and Stokely Speaks by Carmicheal Stokely, they are both black activist discussing what is nonviolent acts that may be considered violent in the eye of the superior being and or opposite race. King discusses how Negros are not engaging in any form of criminal or violent activity, but when they are channeling their energy as a march under control and civilized on public streets due to lack of legislative halls. It is considered being disobedient and out of controlled. Carmicheal discusses how everything is black and white, and there is definitely a double standard when it comes to black African American people on how violence is perceived. While African Americans are constantly abused from whites for no legitimate reason, when they even try to defend themselves all guns are pointing to them ready to shoot.  Both King and Carmicheal make valid points, I agree with both of them, although both authors are using different approaches while King is more subliminal and Stokely is more get to the direct idea and point.