Personal Essays

1) To write about something you are very passionate about.
2) Keep it factual and no false information
3)
-know a lot about it
-passionate
-know your stuff and make it factual



------------MY COMMENTARY PIECE-----------------

Did you know that you are participating in deforestation, drought, animal cruelty, and global warming? Animal agriculture is the number one leading cause of global warming and deforestation. Deforestation leads to extinction and global warming leads to heat waves, coastal flooding, extreme precipitation events, and more severe droughts.

Yes, there is a way you can help. Adopt a plant based. Veganism. I am a vegan and have been for over a year. It is the best decision I have ever made.

Over the year my skin has cleared up, I have lost weight, and I am no longer contributing to some of the scariest and most harmful industries in the world. Those are the dairy and meat industry.

Not to mention they are huge factors in why the earth is slowly worsening. Animal agriculture is responsible for over 51% or more of greenhouse-gas emissions. It takes about 11 times as much fossil fuels to produce a calorie of animal protein as it does to produce a grain calorie.

It takes over 2,400 gallons of water to produce 1 pound of beef. By going vegan you can save approximately 219,000 gallons of water a year. Animals raised for food in the U.S. produce many time more excretion tan the entire hum population of the country. Factory farms produce about 500 million tons of manure each year. With no animal sewage processing pants, it get stored in lagoons or sprayed over fields.

Runoff from factory farms and livestock grazing in on of the leading causes of pollution in rivers and lakes. To dodge the pollution limits the farms spray liquid manure into the air. This creates many problems for humans because they breath in the mist. Studies have shown the lagoons spray toxic airborne chemicals that can cause inflammatory, immune, irritation and neurochemical problems in human.

More than 90% of all Amazon rainforest land cleared since 1970 for grazing livestock. One of the main crops grown in the rainforest is soybeans for animal feed.  Commercial fishing methods clear the ocean floor or all life and destroy coral reefs. They also kill thousands of dolphins, sea turtles, sharks, and other “bycatch” animals.

Aside from how animal agriculture harms the earth, it is in no way healthy for you. Yes, I have heard it all. Milk is great for calcium!  What about the added hormones, pesticides and cholesterol? Or how meat is needed for big bones and muscles. Don’t forget it is a lead cause in many types of cancer.

Meat has a link with plenty of caner. It increases one’s risk of colon or rectum cancer by 18%.  A 2014 Harvard study found that one serving a day of red meat was associated with a 22% higher risk of pre-menopausal breast cancer. Meat contains animal protein, saturated fart, and in come cases, carcinogenic compounds suck as HCA and PAH. It also contains hormones that ups your cancer risk.

Meat, dairy, and eggs all contain cholesterol and saturated fat that contribute to heart attacks, strokes, diabetes, and various types of cancer. According to a study published by the ADA (American Diabetes Association), people who eat high amounts of animal flesh are 22 percent more likely to develop diabetes.

COWS MILK IS DESIGNED FOR CALVES! NOT FOR YOU! This is something I feel strongly about. Leave the cows alone. They were not made so you could kill them. Cows milk contains synthetic hormones. rBGH is a hormone found in dairy that increases blood levels of the insulin growth factor 1 (IGF-1) in those who drink it.

Bottom line is to leave the poor animals alone. What did they ever do to you?