Eric Schlosser wrote the book “Fast Food Nation” to prove that the fast food industry is solely responsible for many problems that affect today’s society. He begins his argument by explaining how the fast food industry came to be and who made it happen. Carl Karcher was the biggest starting pioneer of this new industry. After his marriage in 1939‚ he bought his first hot dog cart and “by the end of 1994‚ [he] owned 4 hot dog carts in Los Angeles.” His next fast food venture was his Drive-In Barbeque
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Fast Food Nation – Essay Questions (try to keep < 3pgs) Choose 3 questions to answer. You must choose at least one question from Group A & B. Paper should be typed‚ double-spaced and indicate which question you are answering (i.e. A.3. …..). Make sure to answer the WHOLE question as some questions have multiple parts! Grading Breakdown: • Cover page……………………….10pts • Essay question………………….30pts Group A A.1. How did the early automobile industry influence & shape the
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In Fast Food Nation Eric Schlosser expands on why Americans should ditch fast food restaurants. He explores the origin of the most successful fast food chains‚ including McDonalds‚ Taco Bell‚ and Burger King. Split up into different sections‚ Schlosser describes the unsanitary kitchens‚ the underpaid employees‚ and the unsafe meatpacking industry. Above all the common theme found throughout this nonfiction book is the underlying greed found throughout the entire fast food industry. Schlosser starts
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and contrasting Omnivores Dilemma and Fast Food Nation Both Omnivores Dilemma and Fast Food Nation are rare books that can make you feel‚ as the expression goes‚ like the scales have fallen from your eye’s‚ and its an even greater treat to discover two great books that can dramatically change your view of food and the world. The first chapter in each of these books talks about different things and one would think that the books only related topics would be food. However‚ the Omnivores dilemma simply
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in order to stay healthy. That one step in regulating the ingredients‚ the awareness of health risks by consumers‚ and the type advertising used is believed to be invading the freedom of America. Some also believe that though fast food is a main cause of obesity‚ fast food is not the only cause of obesity so therefore our American public should not have to deal with a change by regulation of the government. “What has changed is the nation’s way of eating and living”(Schlosser 240). Our public today
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According to Fast Food Nation’s author‚ Eric Schlosser‚ Hungry Planet: What the World Eats is a “beautiful and important book about one of the world’ s most important subjects.” This book‚ written by Peter Menzel and Faith D’Aluisio‚ takes on the topic of food. Yet‚ the authors don’t simply talk about different foods around the world‚ they go in depth into the cultural‚ social‚ and economical aspects of eating. They display‚ through the use of pictures‚ a week’s worth of food for numerous different
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blaming the fast food industry. Teenagers have filed lawsuits blaming McDonald’s for their health problems‚ and a public health group in California has asked the governor to declare childhood obesity a state of emergency. But parents—not the fast food companies‚ not the government--are in the best position to fight the epidemic of overweight children. Parents are responsible for teaching kids healthy eating and exercise habits. Parents are to blame if they let kids eat unhealthy foods and sit in
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the complete study guide‚ visit: http://monkeynote.stores.yahoo.net/ Sample MonkeyNotes Note: this sample contains only excerpts and does not represent the full contents of the booknote. This will give you an idea of the format and content. Fast Food Nation The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser 2001 [pic] MonkeyNotes Study Guide by Laurie Lahey http://monkeynote.stores.yahoo.net/index.html Reprinted with permission from TheBestNotes.com Copyright ( 2006‚ All Rights Reserved
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Eric Schlosser’s Fast Food Nation is about the fast food industry and all its negative aspects and influences. Schlosser introduces Fast Food Nation with a description of the California orange groves of the past and the fast food influenced urbanization that has replaced the groves. Schlosser concludes through a bold statement‚ "The low price of a fast food hamburger does not reflect its real cost and should. The profits of the fast food chains have been made possible by losses imposed on the rest
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We all know that fast food in general is bad for our well being. I mean‚ foods proccessed with tons of cooking oil can’t be healthy. However we still always have that as Plan B when it comes to our lack of nutrition. Some say its inexpensive‚ while others say it’s just a place where over-cooked and over-priced food meet. In this book Eric Schlosser explains the gruesome ways behind the scenes of the fast food industry. Some just all too hard to take in‚ especially considering I’m really craving a
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