government not regulate the consumption/endorsement of fast food if there is a common misconception that Americans are all overweight and if it is harmful to a citizen’s health in general? The government’s role in this nation is to protect its people from harm and anything that could potentially be of great risk to them. However‚ I’ve deduced that the government has failed in one major aspect of American life. Beginning in the early 1960’s‚ the fast food industry has molded itself so permanently into each
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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
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AMERICAN FAST FOOD IN KOREA 1. Compared to other East Asian countries‚ is Korea an ideal market? Korea is the only country in Asia where capital expenditure has revived in 2002. In the whole Asia fast-food chains were not hurt by the Asian economic crisis at the end of the 90’s. However in Korea‚ revenues of fast-food franchises fell by 25 per cent during the Asian financial crisis in 1997 and while the economy was under the influence of the shock. After some structural reforms in
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Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal‚ by Eric Schlosser. Perennial of HarperCollins Publishers‚ 2002. 383 pp.‚ $13.95. ³As American as a small‚ rectangular‚ hand-held‚ frozen‚ and reheated apple pie.² (p. 3) Far from being a run of the mill expose on calories and fat grams in fast food‚ Fast Food Nation is a hard-hitting critique of the industrialization of America¹s and‚ later‚ the world¹s food supply. The consequences of this industrialization have far-reaching effects
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Fast Food Nation Fast Food Nation‚ by Eric Schlosser‚ is a stark and unrelenting look into the fast food industry that has ingrained itself in not only American culture‚ but in culture around the world. There is almost no place on earth that the golden arches has not entered. Aside from Antarctica‚ there is a McDonalds on every continent‚ and the number of countries that have fast food restaurants is growing on a daily basis. Schlosser describes in detail what happens behind the scenes‚ before
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FAST FOOD NATION Section I - The American Way Introduction and Chapter 1 - The Founding Fathers Life in the 1950’s was unlike any previous decade. It was the culmination of the previous 50 years of expansion‚ industrialization‚ depression and two world wars. The baby boom began. Families were moving to the suburbs. The accessibility of the automobile and the integrated open highway gave the average citizen a freedom and mobility never seen before. As a result‚ industries and businesses sprang
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Should the sale of junk food in school cafeterias be banned? In more traditional years‚ parents had to prepare packed lunch for their kids when going to school. However‚ in present times‚ most parents are already incapable of doing such things. This is because they lack the luxury of time with the hectic schedules that they have. Parents tend to just give money to their children to purchase what they need. Given this kind of situation‚ students are exposed to a variety of options and they are
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FAST FOOD NATION Section I - The American Way Chapter 2 - Your Trusted Friends The concepts of conformity and organizational homogenization‚ while repugnant in a democratic society‚ can actually aid big businesses and more specifically franchises in promoting quality assurance and brand loyalty. Large corporations‚ such as McDonald’s‚ are able to maintain stability and control by removing any factors that may create unfamiliarity for their customers. The goal of McDonald’s is to create a fast
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America’s Fast Food Epidemic This year Americans will spend over $110 billion on fast food alone. Fast food is most definitely not good for you. Fast food is usually high in fat‚ calories‚ cholesterol and sodium. Fast food restaurants add lots of salt and other additives to make their food taste good. Eating fast food for long periods of time can cause high blood pressure‚ heart disease and obesity. Fast food is not good for you because it is highly addictive‚ it costs too much and it is very
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Justin Pomasl & Danielle Walinski Soc 101 Tuesdays and Thursdays 5:15-6:30 Fast Food Research Paper Fast Food Fixation An 18 year old senior at Seymour Community High School‚ Marissa‚ loves fast food. She makes numerous visits to either the local DQ Grill and Chill‚ or McDonald’s every single day. Even though it has been proven that it is not a wise choice to include fast food into one’s daily diet‚ thousands‚ even millions‚ of people‚ such as Marissa‚ still make the decision to eat it‚ which can
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