Outline+for+Chapter+8

Ch 8

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 * Ch 8 **


 * Vocabulary : **
 * Primordial - adj. constituting a beginning . **
 * Arduous- adj. Involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring. **


 * Quotes : **
 * "A worker with a power saw slices cattle into halves as though they were two-by-fours." **
 * "Dozens of cattle, stripped of their skins, dangle on chains from their hind legs." **
 * "...and then i see a few hind legs still kicking, a final reflex action, and reality becomes hard and clear." **
 * "Supervisors have been known to sell "crank" (methamphetamine) to their workers or to supply it for free in return for certain favors such as working a second shift." **
 * "... a fire in a poultry plant killed twenty-five workers. The plant had never been inspected by the OSHA, its **
 * emergency exits had been chained shut, and the bodies of workers were found in piles near the locked **
 * doors," (Schlosser 186). **
 * “ The scariest job, according to Jesus, is cleaning the vents on the roof of the slaughterhouse. The vents become clogged with grease and dried blood...sometimes these workers are literally ground up and reduced to nothing” (Schlosser 177-178) **


 * Summary : **


 * ** Late night cleaning crews clean the slaughter houses with large hoses that spray a mixture of chlorine and water at a temperature of 180 degrees. This causes the factory to become steamy and dangerous. Workers often spray the other cleaners with the water as well as run into machinery because they are unable to see. Many injuries and even some deaths have occurred.  **


 * ** Illegal Immigrants have a hard time even getting comp. insurance because they are illiterate and unable to speak english. This means the company does not have to pay for any of their injuries or sickness that occurs on the job. The company does not warn them of the dangers, and also does not attempt to tell them about the insurance policies.  **


 * ** Kenny, a slaughterhouse worker for a total of 16 years is fired after having a series of work related injuries. These injuries including: Severely herniated disks that lead to back surgery, severe chlorine burn that gave him blisters and hospitalized him for a month, severe colds due to the long term effects of the chlorine, broken leg after stepping into a hole in the concrete floor of the slaughterhouse, and a massive heart attack that resulted in Kenny receiving a stent inserted in his heart.  **
 * ** At one point in time, the OSHA only had to enter the slaughterhouses if the injury rate was higher than the allowed injuries per year given by the government. More often than not, the supervisors of the slaughterhouses would leave injuries unreported so the plant would never be inspected. This caused more employees to be injured and work in unhealthy conditions.  **
 * Rhetorical terms : **


 * Pathos- Author is very descriptive in how he describes the individual employees and many of the injuries and sickness they have undergone. The author also speaks of the cattle who are mistreated which makes the read sympathetic towards them as well. **
 * Logos- The author uses many statistics as well as known facts about slaughterhouses in order to prove how terrible these places are. **