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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What is Organic? The word ’Organic’ means ’living’‚ and in practical terms‚ this means natural food that is grown and processed without chemical fertilizers‚ pesticides‚ herbicides or fungicides. Nothing unnatural is allowed so there are no growth hormones‚ antibiotics‚ preservatives‚ dyes‚ chemical coatings or irradiation allowed. There is no genetic engineering allowed in organic foods. Organic food is nothing else but good pure nutritional food - the way it used to be. Toxic overload
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The Civil War profoundly shaped the United States as we know it today. Nevertheless‚ the war remains one of the most misunderstood events in American history. Here are ten facts you need to know about America’s defining struggle. 1. The Civil War was fought between the Northern states and the Southern states from 1861-1865. The Civil War‚ also known as “The War Between the States‚” was fought between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America‚ a collection of eleven
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nets are cast and towed through the ocean. However‚ these nets capture everything in their paths. When fishermen pull up these nets they keep the fish‚ but often discard the others which makes for unnecessary pain. In my opinion shrimpers should find a better way to catch their bounty. Shrimp trawlers only contribute to only two percent of the shrimp consumption. Yet‚ they create over a third of the wasted sea life. Another hurtful process is the making of shrimp farms. Most of the world’s
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The Chronicle Review October 3‚ 2010 What Are You Going to Do With That? Katherine Streeter for The Chronicle Review By William Deresiewicz The essay below is adapted from a talk delivered to a freshman class at Stanford University in May. The question my title poses‚ of course‚ is the one that is classically aimed at humanities majors. What practical value could there possibly be in studying literature or art or philosophy? So you must be wondering why I’m bothering to raise it here‚ at
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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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Introduction The fast-food industry has been developing rapidly and has successfully penetrated majority of the markets globally‚ at the same time bringing about several significant changes in practices‚ work and employment relations. Fast-food restaurants are distinguished and characterized by their inexpensive food products prepared in a standardized method that is dispensed to their customers quickly and efficiently for takeaway or dine-in and are usually packaged without the provision of utensils
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CHAPTER 9: THE VERDICT ON GROUPTHINK 1. In my experience‚ I found that decision-making groups do not tend toward groupthink. Groupthink is a mode of thinking that people engage in when they are deeply involved in a cohesive in-group‚ when the members’ striving for unanimity override their motivation to realistically appraise alternative courses of action. Groups displaying most of the symptoms of groupthink are more likely to display symptoms ofdefective decision making‚ resulting in poor policy
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Fast Foods Effect on Obesity Now a days‚ fast food is becoming a cheap and yet a popular way for people who are too busy to cook. But the cheap price of the fast food is nothing in comparison to the true price that these people are paying. Every 4 out of 10 adults in the USA will become obese in the next 5 years if they keep eating this food the way they are. Eating fast food like this is causing major health risks. Since this food is so cheap‚ it makes it convenient for people to go out and get
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Why you should not eat at fast food restaurants INTRODUCTION How many of you eat fast food more than three times a week? Do you eat it because it tastes good? Do you eat it because it’s cheap or because it’s fast and convenient? Do you know where they get it from‚ or how they cook it or what they use to cook it? On the other hand‚ not all fast food joints are bad for you; the most important thing to keep in mind is to know what you are eating and making smart decisions. Do you ever wonder how
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