Exploring the Text

  1. What is the effect of Lars Eighner’s attention to language in the first five paragraphs? Does this opening appeal more to ethos, logos, or pathos? Explain.

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    Chapter 7 - On Dumpster Diving - Exploring the Text: What is the effect of Lars Eighner’s attention to language in the first five paragraphs? Does this opening appeal more to ethos, logos, or pathos? Explain.
  2. In paragraph 7, Eighner identifies the rhetorical direction he plans to follow. What is the effect of such information?

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    Chapter 7 - On Dumpster Diving - Exploring the Text: In paragraph 7, Eighner identifies the rhetorical direction he plans to follow. What is the effect of such information?
  3. Note the technical and clinical nature of much of the first part (paras. 1–37) of the essay. In paragraph 19, for example, Eighner writes of de-emulsification and the behavior of pathogens. What is the effect of such scientific language and information?

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    Chapter 7 - On Dumpster Diving - Exploring the Text: Note the technical and clinical nature of much of the first part (paras. 1–37) of the essay. In paragraph 19, for example, Eighner writes of de-emulsification and the behavior of pathogens. What is the effect of such scientific language and information?
  4. The wealth of goods that Eighner is able to salvage from Dumpsters would suggest that our society is wasteful—at least on the micro level. What might be the effect of such wasteful habits on the macroeconomy?

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    Chapter 7 - On Dumpster Diving - Exploring the Text: The wealth of goods that Eighner is able to salvage from Dumpsters would suggest that our society is wasteful—at least on the micro level. What might be the effect of such wasteful habits on the macroeconomy?
  5. Identify and explain two examples of irony in the section about students (paras. 25–30). What does this section suggest about their relationship to the economy at large?

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    Chapter 7 - On Dumpster Diving - Exploring the Text: Identify and explain two examples of irony in the section about students (paras. 25–30). What does this section suggest about their relationship to the economy at large?
  6. Paragraph 37 concludes, “I do not want to paint too romantic a picture. Dumpster diving has serious drawbacks as a way of life.” What is the effect of these sentences? What is their rhetorical purpose?

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    Chapter 7 - On Dumpster Diving - Exploring the Text: Paragraph 37 concludes, “I do not want to paint too romantic a picture. Dumpster diving has serious drawbacks as a way of life.” What is the effect of these sentences? What is their rhetorical purpose?
  7. Note the careful distinction Eighner makes between the “true scavenger” and the “can scrounger” (paras. 50–56). What purpose does it serve?

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    Chapter 7 - On Dumpster Diving - Exploring the Text: Note the careful distinction Eighner makes between the “true scavenger” and the “can scrounger” (paras. 50–56). What purpose does it serve?
  8. Eighner addresses homelessness in America. How successfully does he debunk the stereotype of homeless people as indolent and uneducated?

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    Chapter 7 - On Dumpster Diving - Exploring the Text: Eighner addresses homelessness in America. How successfully does he debunk the stereotype of homeless people as indolent and uneducated?
  9. Explain the irony in paragraph 73 where Eighner writes, “I think of scavenging as a modern form of self-reliance.”

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    Chapter 7 - On Dumpster Diving - Exploring the Text: Explain the irony in paragraph 73 where Eighner writes, “I think of scavenging as a modern form of self-reliance.”
  10. Explain the irony in the closing passage (paras. 78–80). In the sentence “This I think is a healthy state of mind,” what does this refer to? Do you agree with Eighner’s claim? Explain.

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    Chapter 7 - On Dumpster Diving - Exploring the Text: Explain the irony in the closing passage (paras. 78–80). In the sentence “This I think is a healthy state of mind,” what does this refer to? Do you agree with Eighner’s claim? Explain.
  11. How would you characterize Eighner’s attitudes toward wealth and materialism as revealed especially in paragraphs 74–80? What implications do they have regarding the economy at large?

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    Chapter 7 - On Dumpster Diving - Exploring the Text: How would you characterize Eighner’s attitudes toward wealth and materialism as revealed especially in paragraphs 74–80? What implications do they have regarding the economy at large?
  12. Eighner is obviously an intelligent man who writes well. What does it suggest about our economy that such a person as he could become homeless and resort to Dumpster diving? Does our society have an obligation to help those in similar situations? Explain.

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    Chapter 7 - On Dumpster Diving - Exploring the Text: Eighner is obviously an intelligent man who writes well. What does it suggest about our economy that such a person as he could become homeless and resort to Dumpster diving? Does our society have an obligation to help those in similar situations? Explain.