Omnivore's 16 & 17

The reading starts with a certain way of thinking. All eaters have a certain mindset when they set out to get food. For example, if a person is working out that day they might want protein or if they need potassium they would go for fruit like bananas. Life controls the way we think and they way we think controls what we eat. The reading continues in that humans are omnivores as we dont eat just meat or just vegetables. This also is a mindset that controls what we eat. It all comes back to letting our heads control what happens.

The next chapter refers to what we as humans eat. There are dilemmas no matter what you choose to eat. When eating meats you have the dilemma that some animal had to die for you to eat it. While when eating soley veggies you may not get the protein and other substances needed for your body. So what does one do? Is it truely ethical for an innocent animal to pay just so you can be healthy? That is a debate that will linger on for some time.

They Say, I Say CH.6-7

This reading of They Say, I Say was aout skeptics and proving why your writing matters. In writing it is important to prepare for what people with opposing thoughts will say. There will always be those who disagree and you need to be ready. For example, a good thing to do is think about flaws in your argument and how you can refute them. Another thing to do is say what the opposite argument is and tell why they are wrong. Both are very adequate. I found that this is most helpful in a persuasive essay. There is always an opposition to your argument which is why it is a smart idea to put in a paragraph solely for a refute.

Another thing that is cruicial in writing is explaining why what you have to say is important. If readers don't care about your topic or think that it isn't important then they wont read it seriously or maybe not at all. So what you have to do as a writer is explain why people should care. A good thing to do is provide facts.

They Say, I Say

In this reading the book discusses how to respond. The previous 3 chapters have been about listening to others however this chapter is putting the ball back in my court. As the book states you can take three sides, agree, disagree, or both. A very good example of this is in a persuasive essay. As a writer you need to declare what position you are early in a paper so that it doesn't drag on and is clear to readers. Something that comes with agreeing though is that you need to bring a new aspect to light, rather than just take the ideas and views of others.

The book also makes so that their is a fine line with "what they say" and "what you say". As a writer you need to clearly distinguish where other ideas end and your ideas begin or vice versa. An easy way to do this for example is to state another author's ideas then state your opinion on it. Then you can possibly add in ideas of your own and build off them.