Hi, I'm Christopher Davis and I did question 2. The purpose of the long list of taboos listed is to describe the differences between the cultures of the world. Such as eating cats, the thought of eating a cat, especially when thinking that cats are domestic pets to Americans, disgusts us. Also, the differences of Churches desrcibe such as the priests not eating the "sacred donations" if they have touch people that are polluting. I believe overall that they are listed just to show the different cultures and backgrounds of practice in the world and to show that some should not take us aback. The effect that I believe readers would have to this section is maybe a changed mindset of not to think as other peoples' practices as disgusting. The reader could start accepting those practices as ok and just a way of life in other cultures. This strategy is shown throughout the article because it gives the reader a sense of the other cultures maybe they have never known. It gives the reader a sense of what goes on throughout the world and maybe leads the reader to become a little more accepting of those other cultures.