You Have Not Eaten All Day, and You Rush Home

question 6

Essay

You have not eaten all day, and you rush home to get some of your mom's home cooking.Your mom puts supper on the table, and it is liver and onions.You absolutely hate liver, but you decide to give it a try, and you decide that liver is not so bad after all.However, if your mother had placed broiled snake in front of you, you probably could have maintained your fast.Explain why you reacted positively to the liver, one of your least favorite foods, but would not have reacted positively to broiled snake.

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