Words of the (not so) wiser

      After watching the documentary-style film Fresh , I was left with a significant amount of insights and questions about the food industry and how I take part of it as a consumer, as well as learned a bit more about my level of self awareness about what I consume. It effectively uses rhetoric to show the audiences what is going on in the food industry, why it is bad, and what it being done to go against the negative aspects of it.      The purpose of the film, which goes into depth on the current state of farming and how consumerism has led to negative and harmful practices that are both negative to animals within it and the humans who consume it, was to give insight into the flaws and faults within the agricultural aspect of the food industry so that consumers are aware how much the industry practices are inhumane, cruel, and inefficient to the processes of nature. Its audience was primarily to Americans consumers, but could also apply to consumers aro...

     I approached the dimly lit kitchen with hesitance about the unique experience I was about to partake in. I was only doing this because I had no other option and time was ticking. It had to be done, and it had to be done now. There it was, sitting proudly atop the windowsill, free of any wrapper or sticker to bind it's mighty green half-sphere. It was very diminutive compared to the other household objects that sat atop that windowsill over the sink, but it stood out, a fruit among the pots and cups.       I reached out and picked the little thing up and examined it under the palm of my hand. The open halve was round, a firm skin protected the valuable part inside, and it was the color of a bright summer forest. It was dimpled on the surface and could have been compared to the color and texture of a very unripe avocado. The inside of the item I was about to consume was a whole other story. A bright, pale green gem glimmered back at me. Divided into...

     Note: This does contain some spoilers from Blumhouse's Five Nights at Freddy's     On October 27th, 2023, a long awaited adaptation of a popular horror game franchise had finally been released in theaters and on Peacock, Universal's primary streaming service. Five Nights at Freddy's  is based off the game franchise of the same name, following the harrowing experience of working the nightshift at Freddy Fazbear's pizzeria. In this universe, the iconic animatronic mascots of the restaurant are sentient and move around, and also commit the occasional violent act against the player, or a character for purposes of its convoluted lore.     With over half a dozen games, multiple books, and respective merchandise, being released since 2014, it's no wonder that FNAF (acronym) has been a hit in the horror genre, even popularizing a niche of horror games called "mascot horror" that fall on a similar genre that FNAF fits into. When it was in its early ye...