FAST FOOD NATION Section I - The American Way Introduction and Chapter 1 - The Founding Fathers Life in the 1950’s was unlike any previous decade. It was the culmination of the previous 50 years of expansion‚ industrialization‚ depression and two world wars. The baby boom began. Families were moving to the suburbs. The accessibility of the automobile and the integrated open highway gave the average citizen a freedom and mobility never seen before. As a result‚ industries and businesses sprang
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Argumentative Essay Fattening Fast Foods What makes a person become fat and overweight? Is it really because of fast food restaurant patronage? A fast food restaurant is an eating place that prepares food quickly and offers minimal service to customers. “Every day‚ nearly one-third of U.S. children aged 4 to 19 eat fast food‚ which likely packs on about six extra pounds per child per year and increases the risk of obesity‚ a study of 6‚212 youngsters found” (“Fast Food Linked to Child Obesity”‚ 2003
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Honors August 9‚ 2012 The main characters in the novel Fast Food Nation are Richard and Maurice “Mac” McDonald‚ Ray Kroc‚ Walt Disney‚ Carl N. Karcher‚ and Dave Thomas. The McDonald’s brothers are from New Hampshire. They opened up the first McDonald’s restaurant in 1937 in southern California. They revolutionized the fast food industry in 1948 by ridding their business of carhops‚ and using disposable plates and cups to serve finger food. Ray Kroc was a high school drop-out from Illinois. He sold
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television or radio and not be hit with advertisements introducing the latest fast food trend fresh and healthy food options. More often‚ the media bombards us with slogans such as Subway ’s common pitch to "eat fresh" or McDonald ’s million-dollar advertisement campaign to try the new fruit and walnut salad. Attention has made an abrupt turn from the greasy‚ deep-fried originals at the fast food chains to more health conscious food choices. Even a documentary of a man named Morgan Spurlock made headlines
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“Fast Food Nation” We all see the advertising and marketing for the big fast food chains such as‚ McDonald’s‚ Burger King and Wendy’s everywhere we go‚ it is hard to miss. A hefty majority of Americans continue to eat there a few times a week even though it is well-known this poor excuse for food is extremely unhealthy. It is just so convenient‚ they can be found everywhere‚ they have cheap prices‚ and the food tastes so good. It is a common misconception that these places are still acceptable
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customer in choosing the fast food outlets‚ entering into the market with new products‚ determining the buying pattern of the consumer and finding new ways or assessing the ways to promote the outlet. These are the objectives of the paper. This paper finds and analyses the important factors influencing the sponsorship of a new fast food outlet. These factors will be determined through the detailed survey methodology. Initially the factors for consideration of new fast food outlet will be highlighted
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I) Emergence The fast food culture emerged as early as the 19th century. During the Industrial Revolution‚ a large workforce was required to work for 10 to 12 hours a day. With so much work to be done‚ fast food was the idea of a quick and easy lunch. In India‚ fast food culture emerged in the decades after independence‚ starting from the 1950’s. Eating at home used to be a significant aspect of Indian culture‚ so the change was gradual. Over a period of time‚ with a growth in the number of nuclear
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Eng 112 Carolyn Casey 11/12/14 Fast Food and Obesity The obesity epidemic Americans face today is a growing problem that affects more than half of the population. With growing body sizes and serious medical problems associated with obesity‚ it is a problem that needs to be addressed and changed. No one would argue that obesity‚ especially in children‚ is not a problem. However‚ the cause of childhood obesity is heavily debated. Many people claim that fast-food restaurants are to blame. In the
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Some trace the modern history of fast food in America to July 7‚ 1912‚ with the opening of a fast food restaurant called the Automat in New York. The Automat was a cafeteria with its prepared foods behind small glass windows and coin-operated slots. Joseph Horn and Frank Hardart had already opened the first Horn & Hardart Automat in Philadelphia in 1902‚ but their “Automat” at Broadway and 13th Street‚ in New York City‚ created a sensation. Numerous Automat restaurants were built around the country
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The existence of fast food establishments is not new. According to Parsa and Kahn‚ quick food service dates back to Constantinople in 1500 A.D.‚ with the creation of the coffee shop. However‚ in the past half century‚ there has been a surge in what we now think of as quick service restaurants (QSR)‚ serving a growing number of people who are eating more and more of their meals outside of the home. Every day in the United States‚ 25% of the population will visit a fast food restaurant‚ and worldwide
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