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    Fast Food Nation In his essay‚ “Fast Food Nation” Eric Schlosser condemns the impact of fast food on human health and American economy. Schlosser detests the fast food chain because it causes thousands of independent business to come to an end. As a result‚ unemployment plays a major role among these small scale businessmen. In addition it creates social differences among the people due to food market being captured by fast food chain. In order to attain a monopoly and dominate the fast food industry

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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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    Fast Food and Healthy Food Life today is not like how it was before. Along time ago‚ people ate foods that were field with balanced amount of nutrients value. Not with chemicals‚ preservatives‚ artificial colors and flavors which are known as Fast Foods. Long days of working and training effects our choices for food‚ a meal from nearest fast food restaurant becomes most appealing idea. Most of people who eat junk food more frequent don’t know its bad effect on their body which can be

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    Periodic Table of the Elements Group 1 Group 18 1 1 1.00794 1 2 H 1s1 Hydrogen Group 2 Atomic Number Key 30 65.39 2 Atomic Mass 4.002602 0 He Group 13 Group 14 Group 15 Group 16 Group 17 1s2 Helium 3 2 (6.941) 1 4 9.012182 2 Li [He]2s1 Lithium Be [He]2s2 Beryllium Zn [Ar]3d104s2 Zinc Oxidation States Symbol Electron Configuration 5 10.811 3 6 12.0107 ±4‚2 7 14.0067 ±3‚5‚4‚2 8 15.9994 -2 9 18.9984032 -1 10

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    The fast food industry has impacted the lives of many. Cultures have changed throughout the introduction of these fast food places‚ such as the American culture. At first the changes that Americans experienced were not so bad‚ but as the fast food industry strived; the effects that it had on American culture grew to be problematic. The effects of the fast food industry on historical‚ economic‚ and health factors are something that needs to be paid more attention to. The fast food industry‚ which

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    that : We are not eating food anymore‚ we are eating food like products. 3)   People are looking for a result that is superficial. 4)   Diets don’t work because they are temporary 5)   The majority of the authors of this film all used to be obese 6)   It’s not just what you are eating‚ it is what  it’s eating you 7)   We are programmed to put on fat. 8)   The people in modern civilization consume a high amount of calories and very low amount of nutrients. 9)   Man made food like bread and sugars trick

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    In Eric Schlosser’s “Fast Food Nation” he talks about the truth behind fast food. We never really wonder‚ when we eat fast food‚ where it came from‚ or what we are really eating‚ or how it came to be sitting in front of us. Well Schlosser uses his undeniable phraseology‚ his overall facts on the history of fast food‚ and his brutal honesty to describe and challenge our fast food nation‚ as we know it. In his book Schlosser argues that the fast food industry utilizes its political influence to avoid

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    Everybody knows that people especially Americans are getting fatter every single day. With more fast food places and quick and easy food you can buy at the grocery store‚ the amount of sugar‚ fat and overall calories have increased in the American diet. When I was grocery shopped with my mom in order to create the picture of what my family eats on a weekly base‚ we started off in the fruit and vegetable section which was good but the farther back in the store we went the unhealthier our cart became

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    Jane Quach Quach 1 Ms. Montanez Honors English Per. 5 3 November‚ 2014 Fast Food Nation Theme Why is fast food so addictive? We know it’s bad for us but we can’t stop eating it. Fast food causes obesity which has been linked to many health risks such as heart disease. Why do people love it? It’s cheap‚ easy filling‚ and it’s convenient. The all American meal is hamburger‚ fries‚ and soda or shake. After reading this novel‚ I don’t think I want to eat another hamburger

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