Jonathan Safran Foer Webinar

A. This video's category was informative and faintly persuasive. Mr. Safren Foer really provided a lot of facts and knowledge on his book and the food we consume. His responses were concise and to the point. It was persuasive in that Mr. Safren Foer hoped for a change in the way we look at the food we eat and hopefully would make small changes in what we looked for in our food.

E. All in all, the webinar we had the opportunity to see was a great experience. The content mostly revolved around Jonathan Safren Foer decision in becoming a vegetarian and why he decided to make that choice. The questions did pertain a bit too much to only one aspect of his book. I did feel we missed on opportunities to delve into the more profound aspects of the book. However, there were a couple of good questions asked and I thoroughly enjoyed Mr.Safren Foer's responses as they were witty informative and at times funny.

F. I. One of the moments that stood out for me during the seminar was when Safren Foer tried explaining to us that his reason for writing the book was not to convert anyone to become vegetarians. He wrote the book in order to open peoples eyes of people on the treatment of animals on animal farms. Safren Foer's intent was to allow us to become more conscious on the food we eat and how we should choose our food especially our meat.

F. II. Another moment that I found educational and made me question my ethics was when we read an excerpt from his book called "A case for eating dogs." In this excerpt Safren Foer brings to light the hypocrisy on why we don't eat dogs even though they can be a great food source, and what's the  reason we eat other animals. Safren Foer challenged the idea of dogs being the only smart domestic animal by saying cows chickens are just as smart as dogs and other animals like the pig have higher mental capacities. In the excerpt SAfren Foer joked about the idea of dog slaughterhouses and how we would have humane slaughtering's but we wouldn't care about how they were treated during their lifetimes. This really inspired me to begin to contemplate on how the animals in my food are treated.

F.III. My favorite moment came from the seminar. I was talking face to face with the critically world renown author Jonathan Safren Foer. There I said someone else's question that basically said wouldn't being a vegetarian be less affordable. Safren Foer gave a great reply by saying, " being a vegetarian would be more affordable, haven't you ever tried rice and beans." I had no idea if this was a witty satiric joke or just a coincidence but I found it very humorous since I'm a Hispanic and regularly consume rice and beans. It was a moment I will not forget in a while, being accidently made fun of by a world renown author.

2. This video can help me in my everyday life. I can apply my knowledge that I received from hearing the webinar and use in deciding what I put into my body. I must be open to new ideas and these ideas revealed to me just how unjust are society is to numerous domestic animals in their lives. I believe I'm an enthusiastic proponent of nonviolence. I usually only apply to people in general and how I should handle situations. However, maybe nonviolence may need to extend to these farm animals as they are intelligent creatures. At least a fair no suffering life must be given to these animals. This definitely opened a new perspective in me and I will use this new perspective in making more conscious food choices.