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    processed. In his efforts to solve this issue by raising awareness to adults across the country‚ Eric Schlosser wrote‚ Fast Food Nation‚ to expose America to the truths behind the food industry. He clearly conveys his case with vivid descriptions‚ personal narrations and excellent exemplification that leave a strong impact on any reader. Through the use of multiple rhetorical strategies Schlosser successfully evokes the desire for change from his audience. Right off the bat‚ Schlosser’s satirical

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    Schlosser opens chapter 1: The Founding Fathers with the discussion of Carl N. Karcher being one of fast food’s pioneers. Karcher was born in Ohio in 1917 and quit school after eighth grade to help his father farm. His uncle offered him a job in his Feed and Seed store in Anaheim‚ CA. when he was twenty years old. Carl moved to California where he met his wife Margaret and began his family. Carl and Margaret bought a hotdog cart where Margaret sold hotdogs across the street from a Goodyear factory

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    Why the Fries Taste Good

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    reading the excerpt‚ Why the Fries Taste Good from the book Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser‚ one finds themselves on a journey of the evolution of the french fry. At the beginning of the excerpt‚ Schlosser writes about a young boy named J.R. Simplot who built a potato empire from nothing and how his many advances in the potato industry made the frozen french fry available to fast food chains everywhere. Schlosser then investigates the many “natural” and “artificial” flavors that are added to almost

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    Fast Food Nation: Chapter Four “Becoming a franchisee is an odd combination of starting your own business and going to work for someone else” (Schlosser 94).In Eric Schlosser’s Non-fiction book‚ Fast Food Nation‚ Schlosser reasons that fast food has widened the gap between the rich and the poor‚ started an obesity epidemic and propelled American cultural imperialism abroad. While the idea of a franchiser/ franchisee relationship appears to be nothing but beneficial‚ it has a serious drawback‚

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    you that you are no longer entitled the right to decide what’s best for your wife and unborn child. They intercept and make the decision for you‚ and decide to preserve your deceased wife’s body until the baby can be born. On November 26 2013‚ Erick Munoz‚ a Texan paramedic found himself in this very situation when he discovered his wife‚ Marlise Munoz‚ unconscious in their family home. Under Texan law‚ a person may not withdraw or withhold life-sustaining treatment from a pregnant patient

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    Fast Food Nation Analysis

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    In Fast Food Nation‚ Eric Schlosser makes the argument that fast food has become an integral part of our society. Schlosser argues in his book that the rise of fast food has badly affected the health of the nation; also that it has impacted negatively on the culture of America and is a bad influence on the rest of the world. In regard to his view on health‚ Schlosser demonstrates how fast food can lead to obesity by quoting many sources to demonstrate his point. Obesity‚ as well as other health

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    Taking clue from the swaying of trees‚ Erick removed his astronaut’s suit‚ to discover that he could breathe. Incredibly but truly‚ the trio had landed upon what can be termed as – a second earth. All three danced like madmen‚ drank some water from a clear stream and ate some fruits. They roamed

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    Justify your answer: Down Syndrome is a condition related to chromosomes. Patrick and Erick Patrick and Erick are identical twins. They were separated at birth‚ but then were reunited while in elementary school. Interestingly enough‚ they are both very talented in soccer. Is this nature‚ nurture‚ or an interaction? Nature Justify your answer: The genetic makeup of Patrick and Erick is very

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    Simplot was a very wealthy man when he died. His life did not start out that way. In fact he was raised on a farm till he was 15‚ he dropped out of school and ran away from home(Schlosser 2001‚ p1).. “He found work at a potato warehouse in the small town of Declo‚ Idaho (Schlosser 2001‚ p2). He sorted potatoes with a “shaker sorter‚” a hand-held device‚ nine to ten hours a day for 30 cents an hour (Schlosser2001‚p2).” He wheeled and dealed till he had enough money to have a

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    seen as a positive in most people’s eyes. It is convenient‚ cheap‚ and the average American is willing to accept it as food. What’s not to love‚ right? In his informational book‚ Fast Food Nation‚ Eric Schlosser promises to tell the dark side of the all-American meal. And he keeps his promise. Schlosser may not be the first to write about the subject‚ but he presents a thorough‚ easy-to-read report. Given the insane amount of fast food eaten by people throughout the country (and people all over the

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