persuasive essay
When I was around six years old, one of my favorite places to go with my father was McDonalds. Those perfectly bronzed golden arches, the ultimate American icon, stood out no matter what part of the city road you were driving on. Then, the closer and closer you got to heaven, it hit you like a Russian freight train…..that smell, that wonderful, mind blowing, slap me in the face nectar that could only come from two places; mother’s kitchen and McDonalds. Of course this love affair all started in front of the television for us. No matter what cartoon we were watching, a McDonald’s commercial arrived like clock work. We kids had no idea at the time that this was their secret marketing plan to lure us into the spider’s web. We were infatuated with Ronald McDonald, The Hamburgler, Grimace and who could forget The Fry Kids. I spent quite a few wasted birthday wishes hoping I could be part of the dream team.
Ok, so I made up the last part about Ronald McDonald and his cronies. I was way too young to see them try to brainwash me and my friends. But my story still holds true about McDonalds and the propaganda they’ve used for years to indoctrinate the future posterity of this world with one simple cardboard box; the “Happy Meal”. In 2002, the president of the Boston Red Sox, Larry Lucchino, called the New York Yankees “The Evil Empire”. Well, I’m here to tell you that he was flat wrong about that. The real “Evil Empire” is the McDonalds Corporation and every franchise owner from Red Devil, Alaska to Wagga Wagga Australia.
In 1954, one man who went by name of Ray Kroc opened up a burger joint in San Bernardino, California. From this one restaurant, McDonalds grew into a world wide conglomerate with franchises in 188 countries and over 34,000 restaurants that serve close to 69 million people every day. That is an amazing story to say the least. But the real story is being told behind closed hamburger shaped doors at their immaculate corporate
Ok, so I made up the last part about Ronald McDonald and his cronies. I was way too young to see them try to brainwash me and my friends. But my story still holds true about McDonalds and the propaganda they’ve used for years to indoctrinate the future posterity of this world with one simple cardboard box; the “Happy Meal”. In 2002, the president of the Boston Red Sox, Larry Lucchino, called the New York Yankees “The Evil Empire”. Well, I’m here to tell you that he was flat wrong about that. The real “Evil Empire” is the McDonalds Corporation and every franchise owner from Red Devil, Alaska to Wagga Wagga Australia.
In 1954, one man who went by name of Ray Kroc opened up a burger joint in San Bernardino, California. From this one restaurant, McDonalds grew into a world wide conglomerate with franchises in 188 countries and over 34,000 restaurants that serve close to 69 million people every day. That is an amazing story to say the least. But the real story is being told behind closed hamburger shaped doors at their immaculate corporate