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Stephen Tortora
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Stephen Tortora
Stephen Tortora
Dec 1, 2015 · 9 min read

Awareness Defines Experience

Twelve years ago, Gourmet sent David Foster Wallace to the Maine Lobster Festival. His job was to reflect on…

Stephen Tortora
Stephen Tortora
Nov 18, 2015 · 4 min read

MLF Truthfully Told

The prompt David Foster Wallace was given by Gourmet Magazine told him to write about what it was like to attend the MLF. What is interesting about this essay is how it evolves from a basic prompt into an essay with much more meaning than just what it is like to attend the MLF. I admire…

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Stephen Tortora
Stephen Tortora
Nov 12, 2015 · 4 min read

Would You Like it… Boiled Alive?

“All creation has an intrinsic value that is independent of its usefulness.” -Pope Francis

Many philosophers use the concept of intrinsic value to assess moral decisions. Lobsters have intrinsic value like every other creature on earth, in other…

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Stephen Tortora
Stephen Tortora
Nov 6, 2015 · 4 min read

W7

Secondary Sources for “Consider The Lobster” by David Foster Wallace

Sentimental Posthumanism: David Foster Wallace

http://www.jstor.org/stable/20479816?seq=2#page_scan_tab_contents

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Stephen Tortora
Stephen Tortora
Oct 15, 2015 · 7 min read

Same-Sex Schools: Food for Thought (E1D3)

Which is better? Don’t ask me. I will never know which is the better path. The decision to separate yourself from the opposite gender in your academic life is personal. Only you know how much better or worse you will perform with or without the opposite sex…