Quickly becoming the voice of a generation, John Oliver has ranted and raved his way into the hearts of viewers with talking about controversial topics. From his seat behind the desk on Last Week Tonight he has skewered FIFA, mandatory minimum jail sentences...
A few days ago in my communication class we were talking about self-concept. We had to fill out this paper with adjectives that describe us. It had different categories; emotional state, physical condition, social traits, talents, intellectual capacity...
I came across an article that speaks of the advice column in a the same newspaper, the timesunion.com. Here is a summary of the request. A woman writes to receive advice about her marriage. She is a vegan and when they got married, her husband was...
In my last post I mentioned that I was working on a group project about factory farming for my communication class. Not surprisingly, I took the animal rights side of the issue. So I wanted to share my part of the project with all of you. I still have...
Every year the videos and images that escape Yulin's annual dog meat festival are haunting and grotesque. They are so disturbing in fact, that their reach far surpasses animal loving communities to impact the western public at large. Anger and outrage...
This book seems very loveable. Look at the cover - the animals all look as though they are well-taken care of. So why the controversy surrounding it? It's about veganism, not about love for the animals. Those that have read it regard it as misleading...
On the same day that I had my adventures in leafleting, I visited a small farm that sells milk, eggs, and chicken. The rest of my family eats eggs and dairy, so I've been looking for the most humane sources of them that I can find. This farm sells ...
There was anti-vegetarian strife on the home front for the last few weeks. Some members of my family refused to accept that I was a vegetarian. Arguments ensued and angry words were exchanged. People feel threatened by vegetarianism and veganism, but...
As a vegan, it is difficult to find new ways of enlightening people on the danger, atrocities and mistreatment of factory farming. Such a subject is delicate partially due to the number of people that refuse to believe it is actually happening. However...
Recently, I started leafleting for Vegan Outreach with someone who has been leafleting at colleges for years. I thought I would share a few stories of my leafleting experiences. The other day, I leafleted at a small college in rural Missouri. The ...
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