Gluttony In Rebecca Deyoung's Glittering Vices

Good nutrition is a significant part of a healthy lifestyle and is a principle being taught every day around the world. The dilemma of hunger is faced by many countries; according to the World Food Programme, “795 million people in the world do not have enough food to lead a healthy active lifestyle” (“Hunger”). In Johnathan Safran Foer’s article, “Let Them Eat Dog,” published in the Wall Street Journal, he argues the ridiculous nature of the American cultural taboo of restricting society from the consumption of dogs for food. Foer begins the article first by talking about the reluctances of the consumption of dogs regardless of it being legal in the majority of states within the United States (Foer 689). He then discusses the positive effects of the removal of the taboo of the consumption of dogs such as the solution for hunger in the world and the depletion of natural resources. He effectively convinces his audience of this ridiculousness by allowing the audience to form their own opinions based upon logic rather than emotions. Foer accomplishes this notion by using logical, pathetical, and ethical appeals to allow his audience to make educated opinions about the arguments presented and why they outweigh others.

In the modern industrial society, being aware of what the food we eat come from is an essential step of preventing the “national eating disorder”. In Michael Pollan’s Omnivore’s Dilemma, he identifies the humans as omnivores who eat almost everything, which has been developed into a dominant part of mainstream unhealthiness, gradually causing the severe eating disorder consequences among people. Pollan offers his opinion that throughout the process of the natural history of foods, deciding “what should we have for dinner” can stir the anxiety for people based on considering foods’ quality, taste, price, nutrition, and so on. In order to establish a stronger relationship between humans and food, and allow the humans to know what they are actually eating, Pollan uses different rhetorical analysis includes different appealing strategies and various literary devices, which contribute to persuade people to comprehend the deeper meaning behind the

When considering the term “narcissism,” one often conjures up the image of a conceited, self-absorbed person who excessively praises their own perfection. However, narcissism as a psychological disorder is much deeper. According to licensed mental health counselor Michael Samsel, narcissism is best described as “organizing one 's life around the goal of being superior.” And yet, “superiority is not just about learning to do one or more things well, it is about hiding any evidence of imperfection in other areas” (Samsel). A narcissistic personality often causes turmoil, with the ever-present black hole of self-importance potentially manifesting into an abusive relationship. In The Scarlet Letter, a novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne, a narcissistic personality is seen in the character of Dimmesdale, the reverend in the Puritan town of 17th century Boston, and secret lover of Hester Prynne. Hester, having given birth to a child out of wedlock, is forced to wear the letter “A” on her chest as punishment for her adultery. She is ceaselessly insulted and ostracized by the other Puritans for the rest of her time in the town. Meanwhile, Hester refuses to reveal who her lover is and thus, Dimmesdale is able to maintain his facade of a pure and holy reverend. However, Dimmesdale belittles Hester’s suffering while punishing himself out of shame, revealing his narcissistic tendencies.

The purpose of “Why, You Reckon?” by Langston Hughes is to accurately display, through the times of that century and human emotion, that despite money, power, and the color of your skin there can still be an unhappiness of the soul.

In this assignment I am going to talk about the sociological imagination on food and the aspects it brings with it. Before starting that large process I firstly will explain what the social imagination is and what the key points of the imagination are in able to fully understand the topic; food and its history, biography, and the relation it has in society. This is my first assignment for the module understanding contemporary society so please bear with me as I will do my best to explain it in a logic manner so everybody can understand it.

Guinness writes, “Gluttony is a form of seeking that consumes in order to find, yet ends in losing. Courage under suffering and persecution is a form of being consumed that seems to lose, yet ends in finding.” (Guinness, pg. 4-21). Of course, we are not to seek out suffering, however, if one is struggling with gluttony, the suffering will be provided through the fight against this sin. If the struggle is with gluttony of excess, then the suffering will come through the necessity of self-control, conversely, if the struggle is with gluttony of delicacy, the suffering will be found in the diminishment of food throughout life. In his book, The Imitation of Christ, Thomas à Kempis writes, “It behooves you, therefore, to remember the great, serious things others have suffered for Me, so that you may the more lightly bear your little grief” (Guinness, pg.

Everyone has been hungry at some point in time. Hunger can drive people to do anything takes to eat even if it has consequences. Odysseus men in The Odyssey have not had food in three months. Odysseus’ men should eat the cattle that belonged to Helios, the sun god, because of the following: they were starving, the first mate said drowning was preferable to starving, and the men believe they could give a sacrifice to Helios when they got home. The men had depleted their food supply.

This ongoing has been a large discussion for many people. He exemplifies that through Eric Schlosser of the “Dark Side of the All-American Meal” (2001) and how San Franciscans, fretted largely about, “the nutritional dangers to their children’s health, began the last century by banning “roving pie vendors” who catered to the “habitual pie-eating” habits of schoolchildren and prohibiting the sale of soft drinks on school campuses.” (Leitcher) The question then becomes at the center of all the health promotions advertised, the advice spoken, and advocacy, to what lengths do one literary novel change the social fabric of how Americans look at food

In her article “Food as Thought: Resisting the Moralization of eating,” Sociologist Mary Maxfield claims that food is neither moral nor immoral, therefore, everyone can eat whatever they desire. Maxfield feels that everyone should trust their body and allow their mind to decide on what our body needs intake. On a daily basis our body needs the proper nutrients to function. But too much or too little nutrients can cause many illnesses or other problems that can be harmful and damaging to our body. However, Maxfield ignores the fact that eating whatever we want we may suffer the consequences of negative side effects. Our bodies and minds are not perfect. Maxfield states “Culturally, however, we resist these scientific findings in favor of a perspective

The significance of nature in Anthem is , nature is a place of the unknown it represents something that is to be unspoken of Just like in the book the people portray anthem as the “uncharted forest “. When people go into the forest they don’t return , they disappear into the “claws of the wild beast” . Nature makes equality 7-2521 think of things that are not “ as we look upon the uncharted forest far in the night , we think of the unmentionable times “. Also the significance of nature is it gives power. In the book the power of the sky is represented for nature “ we know not what this power is nor whence it comes.But we know it is nature, We have watched and worked with it “.

According to recent polls, approximately 3% of Americans admit to consuming fast-food at least once per day. This number, although it may appear small, it accounts for 9.5 million citizens across the United States who are unashamed of chowing down on a quick meal. Unfortunately, due to this consumerization, obesity and other like-minded illnesses have risen in recent years. The effects are costly and capable of making people pay the ultimate price: their life. So what is causing so many Americans, of all social classes, to consume fast food regularly? And how did the steady monopolization of chain-restaurants over local diners come to be? This is the focus of a book entitled Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal in which the author hones in on foul untold secrets of corporate restaurant chains. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal parallels the distaste for American ignorance and corporate greed as seen in Upton

The average brain goes through multiple experiences each and every day that impact your emotions in various ways that one cannot control. The most enjoyable and complex emotion would have to be happiness. Happiness is ultimately subjective to the individual themselves based on the experiences they’ve had. According to author Daniel Gilbert who wrote Paradise Glossed explains that actions are also based upon emotions and that it drives the individual to do certain things. On the other hand, Author Matthieu Ricard describes happiness to be a burden of sorts causing one to eventually depress themselves. All in all, these two authors have different meanings of happiness and both seem to lead in the same direction as to what happiness is.

In the "movie adaptation" of a "short story"; "The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving the character, Icabod, is a glutton, superstitious, and a learned man. He's a teacher newly present in the town of Sleepy Hollow. Icabod is a huge food lover also known as a glutton. An example of this is when he ate a slice of pie in one whole bite! As a teacher, he checked his student's lunches, but not so they didn't have any junk and only organic, but to see which one of their mothers was the best cook, therefore him to have dinner with them. Another example of him being a glutton is while Icabod was dancing with his lady Katrina on Halloween night. In the middle of him dancing, he quickly grabbed a piece of cake and ate it whole. Although

Transition: Now that we have discussed all the bad effects when consuming junk foods. It is never late to change your lifestyle. It is not impossible to change your habits and start living a healthier life.

I. The world consumes about 2.25 billion cups of it every day, it is also the world’s second most valuable traded commodity, and drinking it can improve blood flow.