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    Engler‚ Yves. “Obesity: Much of the Responsibility Lies.” They Say I Say Ed. New York: W. W. Norton & Company‚ 2009 Orbach‚ Susie. “Fat as a Feminist Issue.” They Say I Say Ed. New York: W. W. Norton & Norton Company‚ 2009 200-205 Schlosser‚ Eric. “Your Trusted Friends.” They Say I Say Ed. New York: W. W. Norton & Company‚ 2009 Zinczenko‚ David. “Don’t Blame the Eater.” They Say I Say Ed. New York: W. W. Norton & Company‚ 2009

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    Garrett 1 21 September 2009 The day my life changed In a life filled with stumbling blocks my father has always been my anchor. Then one day my anchor was taken from me and I was set adrift. The last time I got to see my dad was Christmas Eve of 1998. We had made plans to get together early because that was going to

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    actually is not as simplified as we would think. Where do food-like substitutes and chemically-enhanced flavors fit into the equation? We consume food as a necessity to survive‚ yet are we slowly killing ourselves by doing so? Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser both offer us information that assists in answering the questions at hand. Each journalist offers us their views on how food modification affect our lives. As each discusses issues that pertain to the food we eat they both connect on their overall

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    winding up in an endless variety of forms and products. I guess just about everything gets some type of processing through factories‚ plants‚ and other facilities before it is offered to the consumer. 1. In the beginning of the movie‚ Eric Schlosser‚ who narrates quite a lot of the film‚ talks about the idea that Americans are misled into believing that the origin of our food is still largely agrarian. What does agrarian mean‚ and do you agree with Schlosser’s assertion? Be sure to explain

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    Obesity In America

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    this alarming increase such as lack of exercise‚ failure to research nutrition information‚ and modality of convenience. Author of the book‚ “Fast Food Nation”‚ Eric Schlosser states the expenditure on fast food annually by Americans‚ has increased from six billion to 110 billion dollars in the span of approximately three decades. Schlosser correlates the increase of consumption to increase of Americans becoming obese. As mentioned earlier‚ fast food availability is only one aspect of the poor health

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    Prisons hold inmates convicted of federal or state crimes; jails hold people awaiting trial or serving short sentences. The United States now imprisons more people than any other country in the world—perhaps half a million more than Communist China (Schlosser). One of the main reasons that we have so many people in our jails can be explained in large part by the sentences given to people who have committed nonviolent offenses. Crimes that in other countries would usually lead to community service‚ fines

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    Ronald McDonald. The only fictional character with a higher degree of recognition was Santa Claus. The impact of McDonald’s on the way we live today is hard to overstate. The Golden Arches are now more widely recognized than the Christian Cross” (Schlosser 4). These statements are very easy to believe. There is a McDonald’s in just about every country in the world‚ so it does not really surprise me that the Golden Arches are more widely recognized than the Christian Cross. Since the fast food industry

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    said‚ “only one-third of Americans cook meals from scratch”‚ meaning with fresh ingredients. Bone also reports that “Americans spend only thirty minutes cooking dinner‚ compared with 2-1/2 hours in the 1960s”. In his book Fast Food Nation‚ Eric Schlosser says‚ “one-quarter of Americans eat in a fast-food restaurant each day” (3). Why are Americans eating so much fast food? The answer is simple: they are willing to trade quality for speed. While Americans may be attracted to food that is fast and

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    English 96 19 March 2009 Unlucky “Kid Kustomers” Television is the most important medium for children’s advertisements. The effects of TV have long been a subject of controversy. In the essay‚ “Kid Kustomers‚” Eric Schlosser describes how major ad agencies now have children’s divisions that focus directly on marketing to kids. The newest Lucky Charms cereal television commercial‚ “Lost In Time‚” utilizes cartoon characters‚ an adventurous plot‚ and whimsical cereal shapes

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    work hard they may end up like the homeless‚ however my parents twisted the idea and explained if I work hard enough I can make help make life better for those individuals. Over the past 15 years there has been the same down to earth sweet man named Erick living by the grocery store near where I live. Whenever passing by I saw him‚ I would wave and smile and then my parents would give me money so I could run up and give it to him. On

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