Whether we like it or not‚ fast food and its detrimental effects have become an epidemic. For many years‚ people have been oblivious to the growth of the fast food industry. However‚ over the past three decades‚ the fast food industry has nearly taken over our American society; almost anywhere‚ one can see its vast influence. As a result‚ in his book‚ Fast Food Nation‚ Eric Schlosser portrays the influence of the industry. By implementing pathetic appeals for injustice and disgust‚ statistics from
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The Big One Top executives for major fast food industry are some of the highest paid executives in the world today. To most of the public we have no idea as to what goes on behind the doors in the fast food industry‚ other than what we order at the restaurant. These executives are part of a major problem our society is having with this industry. Are they to blame‚ maybe‚ but besides the executives there are many others that play a major role in this industry that is considered to be a giant
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their food than the social problems. Sinclair says‚ “I aimed at the public’s heart…and by accident I hit in the stomach.” (pg3). After several years‚ Sinclair fighting the injustice system‚ finally society began to change and started to form unions in various meatpacking industries. However those unions didn’t last too long as fast food industries started impact the society in the 1960’s. Now almost century has past and another book was written‚ Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser. Fast Food Nation
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Maltreatment of Slaughterhouse Workers In the book Fast Food Nation‚ Eric Schlosser talks about the working conditions of fast food meat slaughterhouses. In the chapter "The Most Dangerous Job‚" one of the workers‚ who despised his job‚ gave Schlosser an opportunity to walk through a slaughterhouse. As the author was progressed backwards through the slaughterhouse‚ he noticed how all the workers were sitting very close to each other with steel protective vests and knives. The workers were mainly
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Knowing what is in your fast food might make you think twice the next time you devour it. As the rise of the fast food nation in America has increased to an all-time high‚ so has the weight and waists of Americans all around the country. Not only has the United States grown to love the acquired taste of greasy golden fries and juicy burgers‚ it has also grown ignorant to the way their food is prepared. In the novel‚ “Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal”(2002)‚ by Eric Schlosser
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Fast Food Nation Eric Schlosser is the author who has written about the fast food industry and he presents many of his findings in the book "Fast Food Nation". However‚ his book is not merely an expose of the fast food industry but is even more a consideration of how the fast food industry has shaped and defined American society in America and for other nations as America exports its fast food culture to others. Schlosser describes a great deal of American culture to the fast food mentality
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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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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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Fast Food Nation: Book Review What is a FFN? Fast Food Nation is a non-fiction novel essentially criticizing the fast food industry with its issues of–diet‚ nutrition and food safety‚ the greed of corporations‚ etc.–within the fast food industry that directly affect Americans today. Hence‚ the front cover reads: “The Dark Side of the All-AMerican Meal.” It discusses how the fast food industry brilliantly and strategically adapted to the dynamics of America. Granted‚ altering our landscape agriculturally
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Fast food. It is definitely fast‚ and that is 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
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