Conduct a personal experiment in renunciation — for this option, you will give up meat for at least four
days (a week is optimum). and write about it. Make sure to explain its purpose and its roots within the
context of eastern traditions, along with an explanation of why you chose this option and what it is you are
renouncing.
Part of this assignment is then to first watch any two of the following four options:
- VEGUCATED (Netflix)
- FORKS OVER KNIVES (Netflix)
- The GAME CHANGERS (Netflix)
- DIET for a NEW AMERICA:
Diet For A New America - Hosted by John Robbins
These documentaries are for inspiration & information--summarize and say exactly how the
documentaries informed and affected you/your work.
Another facet of this assignment is to consult a friend/family member, who is already vegetarian (or
vegan), for advice and enlist them as a "support buddy." Ask them these sorts of questions and include
their responses in your work:
-"Why did you become a vegetarian/vegan?"
-"How do you deal with opposition?"
-"What advice do you have for me?"
-"How has it impacted your life?"
Explore, in your write up, these sorts of questions: whether or not you feel you were successful, whether
you encountered support or resistance from family and friends, and whether or not you had cravings and
how you dealt with them, whether it impacted your worldview and way of looking at animals and food, etc.
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