Fast Food Nation
Martha Mejia Eng 101
Professor Jim Kenney Fast Food Nation The Golden Arches
Most people would expect Fast Food chain restaurants to be a happy, convenient, inexpensive, and quick place to pick up a meal. The decision to stop for fast food, is made on spur of the moment, without much thought. The vast majority of customers do not set out to eat at a Burger King, Wendy’s, or McDonalds. Often, they’re not even planning to stop for food until they see a big sign, a familiar building, and set of golden arches. Fast food, like the tabloids at a supermarket or a drug store is an impulse buy.
The book, Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser is as fictional representation of a non-fictional. It was named one of Time’s 100 best non fictional books. After seeing the movie and reading the book, various strands work together. Along with the film along with the book. Illegal immigrants and generally young, unskilled, and willing to work long hours for low pay are being exploited to work for these fast food chains, and are paid under minimum wage. The movie brings up many important issues, the journey of how the illegal immigrants are exploited, and how the food in fast food restaurants is handled and the misconception that is led to the costumers. McDonalds along with other restaurants are continuingly developing new ideas to embrace children, teenagers and parents that fast food taste good, healthy, affordable and convenient.
In the movie “Fast Food Nation” directed by Richard Linklater a clip held my attention by the use of many popular credible actors in this film, like Bruce Willis and Wilmer Valderrama, with over several years of experience as actors, both along with Linklater represent the ETHOS in the film. In a scene Raul, Coco and Sylvia cross the border illegally to work at the Uni-Globe slaughter house for a better
Professor Jim Kenney Fast Food Nation The Golden Arches
Most people would expect Fast Food chain restaurants to be a happy, convenient, inexpensive, and quick place to pick up a meal. The decision to stop for fast food, is made on spur of the moment, without much thought. The vast majority of customers do not set out to eat at a Burger King, Wendy’s, or McDonalds. Often, they’re not even planning to stop for food until they see a big sign, a familiar building, and set of golden arches. Fast food, like the tabloids at a supermarket or a drug store is an impulse buy.
The book, Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser is as fictional representation of a non-fictional. It was named one of Time’s 100 best non fictional books. After seeing the movie and reading the book, various strands work together. Along with the film along with the book. Illegal immigrants and generally young, unskilled, and willing to work long hours for low pay are being exploited to work for these fast food chains, and are paid under minimum wage. The movie brings up many important issues, the journey of how the illegal immigrants are exploited, and how the food in fast food restaurants is handled and the misconception that is led to the costumers. McDonalds along with other restaurants are continuingly developing new ideas to embrace children, teenagers and parents that fast food taste good, healthy, affordable and convenient.
In the movie “Fast Food Nation” directed by Richard Linklater a clip held my attention by the use of many popular credible actors in this film, like Bruce Willis and Wilmer Valderrama, with over several years of experience as actors, both along with Linklater represent the ETHOS in the film. In a scene Raul, Coco and Sylvia cross the border illegally to work at the Uni-Globe slaughter house for a better