The
article “Fowl Trouble” by Cook tracks the history and production of cheap fast
chicken products. The main focus of the
article is what the workers go through to work at these facilities. It talks about how the workers must endure
fast repetitive motion and dangerous working conditions while not getting paid enough
to warrant these hazards.
I was troubled by what was
presented in Fowl Trouble. I had never
read anything that broke down all the hazards and problems with the working
conditions at chicken processing plants.
I had always assumed that it was much safer for the workers and that
they got paid more than in some cases $6.50 an hour. In a country where there are laws and unions
that protect workers I am surprised to learn that there are still jobs where
the workers are viewed as replaceable.
“On the
Tomato Trail” uses tomatoes as a focus of study. This article talks about how tomatoes from
Florida are picked while still perfectly green and are ripened artificially by
being exposed to gasses. After this are
they sent to the stores perfectly red and shaped but flavorless. Then on the other hand home grown tomatoes
are less than perfect. They may or may
not be perfectly red, usually lumpy, and would burst if dropped from too high
up. While these traits may turn people
away, the true tomato consumer knows that the flavor from these tomatoes is
unbeatable.
I found it very interesting that the tomatoes
in Florida are so hardy. The example of
tomatoes being almost completely unharmed after being thrown from a moving
truck was very surprising. I was
expecting the author to say that there was exploded tomato everywhere on the
road.
An
Animal’s Place talks about animals and their rights. It talks about people are changing their
approach as to how their view animals.
Countries are starting to give animals more rights so that they are not
abused or that the possibility of abuse is eliminated. For example England has banned the production
of animals solely for their fur.
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