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What the heck is this crap? That's what I tried to figure out. I read two articles describing the two in a simplistic form. I listed the important points I found from the article to help me better understand. Now...How am I going to use this for my Collaborative Research Project? Well...The interview will surely help me. I want to capture the person's (whom I do not know yet) story. Qualitative research will allow my to focus on individuals affected by a phenomena concerning the food industry. Narrative Inquiry will allow me to reconstruct the person's story to fit my research project. I still have to explore these two topics
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"If I am going to eat meat, I want it to be from an animal that has lived a pleasant, uncrowded life outdoors, on bountiful pasture, with good water nearby and trees for shade." - Wendell Berry
APRIL 19, 2011: Stephanie stopped eating meat This was the day after I watched the documentary, Food Inc., for the first time in my Human Bio course at Rowan University. My reasoning: Ethics Wendell Berry said it clear as day. I don't like knowing that my meat was tortured. I am an animal lover. I cannot think that I had a part to do with an animals pain and suffering. My diet: Pescetarian Being a pescetarian simply means that I follow a seafood diet. I don't eat the flesh or meat of mammals or birds. I eat seafood, fruits, vegetables, nuts, dairy, and eggs. I would love to completely switch to the vegan lifestyle (no animal biproducts) but I do not think I can discipline myself. I am happy knowing that I am saving an animals life. Believe me, fried chicken was my best friend before I watched the documentary. My theory: Although it's a stretch, fish are meant to be in water(whether farmed or free). Animals aren't meant to be kept in poor living conditions. From the readings Berry and Pollan, and Food Inc., I look at my food differently. My parents order organic fruits and vegetables through Suburban Organics and they get delivered to my house. Honestly, the taste is much better than store bought. However, nothing beats roadside stands. Once they open up, I eat nothing but tomato salads all summer! Cheers to healthy eating! Some creative bug got a hold of me and told me to make a found poem. I took most of the artists that I mentioned in my Twitterive and my most favorite songs from them. I wanted to include the poem in my Twitterive, if it fits the purpose. I was thinking about using it as an intermission. Please let me know if that would work or not. The process.... I highlighted the phrases I wanted. I found that a lot of the songs had different points of view. I organized the phrases into You, She, I, and No POV piles. This helped me to refer to the pile I needed. I refer to it as madness. Here is what I came up with... There is one thing you should know Because you can't understand. Dismiss your fears. All these disappointments start again. Tear drops of joy run down your face But they fall deaf on ears. With no one here but me, Please let me know that it's real. Take away all my sadness. We don't have to live this way--- My will is getting stronger. I braved a hundred storms Be braver. I run and run as the rain comes. I can't get out of this place; I can't keep up. I look up. I pray--- On my knees and out of luck. Am I supposed to take it on myself? What do I have to do? Throw me a line; I think I might be sinking. How did I come to this? Another lonely day And I think I'm dying. I can't take it any longer. I'm so tired. I can't waste another minute. It's too much pain to have to bear. I've been away for so long, Take me back home. Rescue me. I can't breathe. I'm choking under your thumb. If you knew what I feel, Why would you? What's your vice and wish? Don't bring me down. Grow out of me. Only hope can keep me together. I'l make the most of all the sadness, Telling myself it's not as hard as it seems. No, I will never be knocked down. I'll be right here standing on my own two feet. The songs I used: Diggin a Ditch -Dave Matthews Band
Can't Take My Eyes Off You -Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons Heavy in Your Arms -Florence and the Machine White Wedding -Billy Idol After the Storm -Mumford and Sons Turning Tables -Adele Going to California -Led Zepplin Grey Street -Dace Matthews Band Slow Dancing in a Burning Room -John Mayer Is There Life on Mars -David Bowie Lying in the Hands of God -Dave Matthews Band Message in a Bottle -The Police Philadelphia -Parachute Stay -Sugarland Have I Told You Lately -Rod Stewart Holdin On -Citizen Cope It's true. Technology and I have a love/hate relationship. I either get positive results or negatives results. It's always changing. I guess I'm not the Digital Native I thought I was. I'm going to review my struggles with each mode I've tried and either failed or succeeded thus far. YouTube...hates me. Wordle...hates me. PowerPoint...hates me. Weebly Blog Posts...hate me. The technologies I get along with... |
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