In this nation‚ fast food is filling up every ounce of our daily lives. An industry that started with a small innocent number of hamburger and hot dog stands has spread to every corner of the nation and the world. When we are to tired or have no time to make dinner after a long and extremely busy day‚ fast food restaurants is where we go to get our meals. Not only that‚ but fast food is now sold at airports‚ cruise ships‚ universities‚ high schools‚ elementary schools‚ and even hospitals. With the
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Jane Quach Quach 1 Ms. Montanez Honors English Per. 5 3 November‚ 2014 Fast Food Nation Theme Why is fast food so addictive? We know it’s bad for us but we can’t stop eating it. Fast food causes obesity which has been linked to many health risks such as heart disease. Why do people love it? It’s cheap‚ easy filling‚ and it’s convenient. The all American meal is hamburger‚ fries‚ and soda or shake. After reading this novel‚ I don’t think I want to eat another hamburger
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Fast Food Is Linked to Obesity and Other Serious Health Problems Fast Food ‚ 2009 Seth Stern is a staff writer at The Christian Science Monitor. Despite the fact that nutritional information about fast food is readily available‚ many fast food chains are taking the blame for the rise in obesity and other health problems across the nation. Some lawyers are considering the possibility that fast food chains could be held accountable for the health consequences of eating their food. The chains could
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thomas goldy Prof. Lastrapes English 1A 19 april‚ 2013 Life in the Fast Food Lane The growth of the fast food industry over the past few decades into what it is today is an undeniable phenomenon that has occurred in an alarmingly rapid pace. The fact of the matter is it seems that a person has a very realistic chance of finding a McDonalds within a 4 mile radius of any household in the country‚ it is also arguable that this is already the case for the world as well‚ and if not now then very
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Eric Schlosser’s outlook on fast food is negative. Schlosser argues that fast food and fast food chains are the reason behind obesity in America‚ as well as health issues. He backs up his argument against fast food by spending over two years traveling around the world researching why he believes fast food only leads to negative affects‚ and then he writes about it in his book‚ Fast Food Nation. Schlosser emphasizes throughout the book that fast food industry has contributed to changes in urban life
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*Comparative/Contrast Assessment*: Fast Food Nation **and The Jungle Similar to the many real-life stories told by Schlosser in his written depiction of the fast food industry‚ The Jungleby Upton Sinclair is a notable relation of the same type of horrors. Unlike Schlosser‚ though‚ Sinclair writes his book in a fictional story line‚ in which he included great models of figurative language and imagery that strategically capture the reader in a world full of sympathy and belief. In this manner
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Fast Food‚ Fast Death Almost 75% of people in the United States of America are considered to be overweight or obese. Food such as burgers and chicken nuggets are being consumed by the average American daily‚ this may indicate why our Nation’s waistline is increasing from the overconsumption of meat and unhealthy fats. Fast food is the leading cause for this spread of obesity in America providing the drug addicts with their fix‚ and due to ignorance and lack of motivation Americans are doomed to
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What Fast Food Nation and Super Size Me are Saying Fast Food Nation and Super Size Me show the dark side of the fast food industry. The book Fast Food Nation focuses on the beginning and growth of the fast food industry and how it affects the world. The documentary Super Size Me focuses on how that industry has changed the way people eat and how healthy they are. Both agree that fast food is unhealthy‚ but they are different in what they say is unhealthy. In Fast Food Nation‚ Eric Schlosser
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Eric Schlosser’s Fast Food Nation is about the fast food industry and all its negative aspects and influences. Schlosser introduces Fast Food Nation with a description of the California orange groves of the past and the fast food influenced urbanization that has replaced the groves. Schlosser concludes through a bold statement‚ "The low price of a fast food hamburger does not reflect its real cost and should. The profits of the fast food chains have been made possible by losses imposed on the rest
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“Fast Food Industry” There are a few issues in the United States that many of us are talking about daily. One of those main issues that are being talked about is food in our society. But even more specific than that‚ many are talking about how the fast food industry has affected and impacted our society. There is a lot of history of how fast food has started. There were a lot of entrepreneurs many years ago that realized that going into the fast food chain would bring them great profit (Levenstein
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