Jonathan Safran Foer Webinar

A. Persuasive, funny, and informative.
B. Jonathan Safran Foer
C. Jonathan Sagran Foer Webinar
D. October 28, 2014

E.The following Webinar is persuasive, funny, and informative. In the webinar, Foer attempts to explain any unanswered questions that were not explained in his book. The webinar possessed more of Foer's knowledge that ranged from how much a burger would actually cost, to how around 70 percent of food poisoning is caused by animal agriculture. Foer's answers to many of the questions are concise.

F. One moment I can remember from the webinar was when Foer shared his thoughts on the group PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of animals). Foer continued on by saying that PETA had good intentions, but they presented them in a very harsh way. I agree with this, because PETA shows very harsh graphic material in order to catch public attention.

Fi. I can also recall when Foer said that it would have been impossible for 1/2 of Americans to be vegetarians 10 years ago. I understand this fact due to the lack of vegetarians. Currently, vegetarians are becoming more common in this carnivore world. Certainly, the webinar made me think about converting my eating habits in order to avoid animal agriculture. He also said that swine flu is due to the process of animal agriculture.

Fii. The third thing was the government is not in a state in which they would want to fix the produce in the United States. This allows companies to sell us good tasting food that lacks nutrition which leads to why so many people in the United States are obese. About 1/3 of people are obese.

2. This presentation can relate to much of my life because eating is such a main part of human needs.
As i have said before, the presentation managed to spark an interest in what I eat and how it's made. Jonathan Safran Foer attempts to take a very uncomfortable topic and manages to spread word of it.

Latin Roots #5

Latin Roots #5 10/24/14

Roots and Derivatives 

1. cent(i): Hundred, century
2. cid(e): Cut, kill, homicide
3. clam, claim: Cry out, declare, clamor
4. cord, cour: Heart, accord

Word List for Latin Roots #5

1. bicentennial: Related to a celebration of a two hundreth anniversary; happening once in a period of two hundred years or lasting two hundred years.  
2. centenarian: A person who has lived to be one hundred years old.  
3. centurion: Roman officer commanding one hundred men; related to the military mind, especially as it favors military solutions for handling social problems.  
4. clamorous: Characterized by continuous loud and complaining voices; noisily complainin; insistent.  
5. concise: Covering much in few words: brief and to the point.  
6. concordance: A condition of harmony or agreement; an alphabetical index indicating reference passage, as from a writer's works.  
7. cordial: Of the heart; warm and friendly; amiable.  M
8. discordant: Harsh or inharmonious: clashing.  
9. genocide: The systematic extermination of an ethnic group.  
10. incisive: Keenly penetrating; cutting into.  
11. proclamation: An official statementor announcement that informs or honors.
12. reclaim: To claim again; to restore to former importance or usefulness. 

Latin Roots #4

Roots and Derivatives

1. bon, boun: Good
2. capit, capt: Head, chief, leader
3. carn(i): Flesh
4. ced(e), ceed, cess: Go, yield, surrender

Word List

1. accession: The attainment of a certain rank or dignity; an increase by means of something added; the act of becoming joined
2. bona fide: In good faith; genuine
3. bonanza: A sudden and unexpected source of money or riches; a windfall
4. bounteous: Inclined to be generous; plentiful and abundant
5. capitulation: A surrendering, usually upon prearranged terms or conditions; a final giving up
6. carnage: A great slaughter, as in a battle
7. carnivorous: Flesh-eating, as an animal
8. incarnate: Literally, in the flesh; in bodily form; personified; flesh-colored
9. intercede: To act on another's behalf; to mediate
10. precedent: A previous act or decision taken as a valid model; a, having gone before
11. recapitulation: A brief repetition; a summary, as of what already has already been said
12. reincarnation: A thing that is reborn, or comes back into being, although perhaps in a different (bodily) form