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    Eighner writes an essay about dumpster diving out of necessity for food and clothing but discovers it can be like a treasure hunt, finding useful items like furniture, dishes, and money. What started as desperate means of survival becomes an exploration of urban living that challenges readers' assumptions about the practice. He argues dumpster diving provides unexpected discoveries and adventures for those willing to look beyond the stigma.

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    Eighner writes an essay about dumpster diving out of necessity for food and clothing but discovers it can be like a treasure hunt, finding useful items like furniture, dishes, and money. What started as desperate means of survival becomes an exploration of urban living that challenges readers' assumptions about the practice. He argues dumpster diving provides unexpected discoveries and adventures for those willing to look beyond the stigma.

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    Eighner writes an essay about dumpster diving out of necessity for food and clothing but discovers it can be like a treasure hunt, finding useful items like furniture, dishes, and money. What started as desperate means of survival becomes an exploration of urban living that challenges readers' assumptions about the practice. He argues dumpster diving provides unexpected discoveries and adventures for those willing to look beyond the stigma.

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    Eighner writes an essay about dumpster diving out of necessity for food and clothing but discovers it can be like a treasure hunt, finding useful items like furniture, dishes, and money. What started as desperate means of survival becomes an exploration of urban living that challenges readers' assumptions about the practice. He argues dumpster diving provides unexpected discoveries and adventures for those willing to look beyond the stigma.

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    Walsh 1

    Quinn Walsh

    English 102-110

    Mr. Larry Neuburger

    31 January 2011

    One Paragraph Essay

    Dumpster Divers: The Urban Archeologist.

    “On Dumpster Diving” is an essay by Lars Eighner about one man’s thoughts on the action of

    taking peoples garbage for personal use. While reading this essay one might find their

    preconceived notions of the dumpster diving lifestyle shaken or completely obliterated. His

    beginnings came out of desperation. As money started to run thin he began to collect the garbage

    of others to feed and clothe himself, however he soon began discovering much more than just the

    bare necessities.“Boom boxes, candles, bedding, dishes, furnishings, and change, sometimes

    amounting to many dollars,” (358) were among the many things Eighner mentions in his writing.

    What starts as a last ditch attempt at urban survival gradually turns into a modern treasure hunt

    as Eighner breaks down the stigma surrounding his lifestyle and opens the reader up to the real

    adventure and everyday surprises of dumpster diving.

    Work Cited

    Lars Eighner. Travels with Lizbeth.

    New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1993. Print

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