Final Exam

Final Exam

You will be asked to write answers of a few sentences each in response to eight questions chosen from the list below. Your answers should draw from your reading of The Ethics of What We Eat. No other research is necessary.

1.     Aside from the chickens themselves, who is harmed by factory farm production of chickens?

2.     What is unethical about most commercial dairy farming?

3.     What does it mean for eggs to be labeled organic?

4.     What is unethical about farm raising salmon?

5.     What are some of the benefits of buying produce locally?

6.     When is it less ethical to buy produce locally?

7.     What does fair trade mean?

8.     What are the benefits of organic farming?

9.     What are some ethical arguments for going vegan? 

10.  In what ways are vegans better for the environment?

11.  Why is meat, particularly beef, an inefficient food source?

12.  What is ethical about practicing freeganism?

Thoughts About Thesis Statements

Ideas About Thesis Statements

THE THESIS STATEMENT

The thesis is the ONE sentence that contains

the foundation, the premise, the argument

you are presenting to your readers.

It is the core of the essay.

Strive to make it strong and clear.

ELEMENTS OF THESIS:

• It must be ARGUABLE.

This means it presents an opinion, an argument, or an illustration of a view or experience.  It is not a mere statement of fact. 

• It must ADDRESS the TOPIC.

While this element seems obvious too, writers often get going and one thought leads to another and another and the topic gets left behind. Re-read the prompt several times to make sure you haven’t gone off topic beyond the parameters of the assignment. 

• It must be specific enough to be covered in the paper.

What is the length of the assignment: two pages? ten pages? The length determines how broad or narrow the scope of your thesis will be. Adjust accordingly. 

• It must MAKE SENSE.

This is the catch-all element that asks you to re-consider your wording, syntax, diction, and grammar. Make changes as you see fit.