The steak began to move up the esophagus. The seasoned chunks of meat flew out of the affluent diners mouths and back onto their plates. The individual pieces morphed in to one, forming a 20 plus dollar piece of meat. The cooked, flavored meat sailed back into the kitchen; the seasoning evaporated off and the meat was uncooked. The meat was then put into the fridge, where it would stay until the delivery trucks arrived.
After waiting in the fridge for about a weak, the meat was picked up by the truck. It was loaded back into specialized coolers, along with a plethora of other meats. The meat was then shipped across the country to an ominous looking slaughter house. The beef was unloaded from the truck and stashed, awaiting reconstruction. A few hours later, the meat was transferred to the main slaughtering chamber for reconstruction. The meat then did something incredible. Each piece of meat corresponded to a specific part of the cow. The tenderloin formed the thigh and the sirloin formed the back of the stomach. When all the pieces of meat came together, they formed one innocent, virtuous cow; a creature that had done nothing to deserve being brutally murdered. The newly formed cow then proceeded to return to the meadow. It began to graze peacefully, minding it's own business. Time continued to move backwards. The cow was now just a small calf, having no knowledge of it's bleak future. It continued to mind it's own business, never bothering a sole. The calf was now being born. The calf returned to it's mother's loom. It was a site of pure joy and innocence.
The meat had finished its journey. It had gone from the digestive system all the way back to the loom. When looked at in reverse, the journey of the meat is virtuous and filled with joy. However, when looked at in the forward direction, the journey of the cow is filled with horror and wrong -doings. As humans, we need to learn to better respect and honor life in all forms.
I really enjoyed this read. I liked how you effectively described the process that occurred as the steak went through the digestive system. I think the approach you make to thoroughly explain the process is excellent and well thought out. I enjoyed how to conclude the essay by explaining the difference in the forward and backward process of the steak. The process was extremely descriptive and I could easily keep up with the process of the steak as it went from the esophagus to the plate to the store to the cow and back into the mothers loom. The one thing that I would challenge you to do is to add a visual of some sort to enhance the effect that the vocabulary and description has on the picture that the reader creates. This challenge is very meniscal and not completely necessary but it is something that could enhance some reader’s experiences. All-in-all this is a wonderful piece of writing.
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