육식에 관한 Argumentative Essay

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What is the real problem? Meat itself or livestock industries?
Many people argue that we should become vegetarian to save our health and the earth. There have been many pros and cons about meat eating vs. vegan diet issue. Just concluding that we should quit eating meat for less pollution is like the idea of “throwing the baby out with the bath water.” Meat is not a bad thing at all if it is raised under a normal condition and precious gift we have received from nature. What really makes the condition of people and the earth worse is people in the livestock industries and their greediness, not meat.

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According to a study, sugar makes people dull. Now that they are fat and dull, they care less about their nutrition, or weight. They buy more food than they need and when the food go bad, just throw them away. If we can stop wasting food, we will be able to save many lives from famine. Just dismissing meat as an enormous harm to environment and hunger seems to come to a hasty conclusion. Think of the traditional farms of those old days, which were eco-friendly, there was little pollution. In those hungry days, waste of food was not acceptable, people treasured food and appreciated what they received from nature. Besides, there are many major factors that ruin the earth, such as auto vehicles, factories, excessive consumption, etc.

참고 자료

Pollan, Michael. In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto. London: The Penguin Press, 2008. Print.
Robbins, John. Diet for a New America. California: HJ Kramer Inc., 1987. Print.
Walsh, Bryan. “Meat: Making Global Warming Worse.” Time Inc. 10 September 2008. 5 April 2010. .