Just Consider the Lobster Most people in this population including myself have a tendency to not care or think about where the food that we put into our bodies comes from. We enjoy the food but never think of the animal the food derives from; neither do we ever think about the process the animal has to go through to become our delicious meal. In the commendable essay “Consider the lobster” by David Foster Wallace, Wallace opens our minds to make us see the different point of views
education? Some people might say a “real” education is about getting good grades or gaining as much knowledge as we can; some might say a “real” education is about teaching the life’s truths to become successful. It is true that people have discussed this topic for a long time. When I got into college, I kept asking myself about how to get a “real” education. I think that is a part of the reason I chose to study abroad in the US. I believe high-level educational system of America is excellent, more
David Foster Wallace and Margeret Atwood are two extraordinary authors who wrote dozens or more books, and are well known by their peers has creative writers. David, born in February 21, 1962 went to Harvard University and two other Universities, He was known for writing Infinite Jest and other non-fictional magazine pieces. Critics found his writing to be exhilarating and maddening. Margeret Atwood, born in November 18, 1939, in Ottawa, Canada; internationally well known, and award winning writer;
A liberal arts education is essential to success and it provides students with a broad spectrum of information enabling them to expand knowledge and to advance society in a positive direction. David Foster Wallace in his commencement speech (May 21, 2005) talks about the meaning and significance of Education. He states that sometimes we don`t see what is in front of us and we only see straight ahead. We can think not only in one way. For example, people tend to fixate on the common use of an object
To begin the 2005 Kenyon Commencement address, David Foster Wallace greets the parents and students, telling them to go ahead and perspire if they need to, because he will. Wallace proceed to tell them his story of the two fish. An old, and a young fish that are swimming and the young fish ask the old fish, “What the hell is water?” Page 1 Wallace explains that this is a parable like story is a necessity in United States commencement speeches, but that his commencement will not contain one. He connects