Fast Food Nation Power-point 3

8/3/2019 Fast Food Nation Power-point 3

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Fast-Food Workers

fast food industry was lobbying Congress and the WhiteHouse to pass new legislation- McDonalds bill- that wouldallow employers to pay sixteen and seventeen year olds kids20 percent lower than minimum wage (Schlosser 37)

Instead of relying upon a small, stable, well paid, and welltrained workforce, the fast food industry seeks out part-time,unskilled workers who are willing to accept low pay(Schlosser 68)

About two-thirds of the nations fast food workers are underthe age of twenty (Schlosser 68)

turned commercial kitchens into small factories, andchanged familiar food into commodities that aremanufactured (Schlosser 69)


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Everyday in the United States, roughly 200,000 people aresickened by a food borne disease, 900 are hospitalized, and14 die

According to the Centers for Disease Control andPrevention, more than a quarter of the American populationsuffers a bout of food poisoning every year (Schlosser 195)

There ethos in this statement for the author verified the statement by adding

the Center for Disease Control because they are an organization known for

their research and statistics

We dont want to get to the point where children are sooverweight, they have trouble moving (Park)As the author puts the word we it gives the reader the understanding that

we all have the same thought that children should not be in a terrible

position and hints a call to action to the children


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parents took their children to McDonalds because theywant the kids to love themit makes them feel like goodparents (Schlosser 50)

This ultimately leads to a paradox; parents may feel that taking your childrenwill make them happy, but in the long run the fast food will ruin their health,good parents are suppose to help the children not put them at risk

McDonalds now has its own line of childrens videosstarring Ronald McDonald. The Wacky Adventures of Ronald

McDonaldis being produced by Klasky-Csupo, the companythat makes Rugrats and Simpsons (Schlosser 48)Ethos is being used in the quote because the reader will be able tounderstand how the show is famous because of the credibility of some hit

shows like Rugrats and Simpsons


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Just a Job

McDonalds is a business and its job is to sell not less, itdoesnt care what food it sells (Nessal)

I would give McDonalds credit for making positivechanges but you cant overlook a tidal wave of bad food

that their selling to the world with a few drops of goodness(Brownell)

Brownell uses the tidal wave to compare the destruction and chaos; it gives

the reader an image of a city that is filled with people but as McDonaldscomes in, it destroys the society in it

Well you have to make choices and personalresponsibilities, make decisions on what you eat (Skinner)

When they do well economically, we gain weight(Brownlee)


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Court Cases

A court case was filed against Taco Bell for mislabeling theirproduct and falsely advertising their product for beingbeef

Ground beef by definition is 70% but tests show that it onlyhas 35% of beef

We are proud of the quality of our beef unfortunately, thelawyers in this case elected to sue first and ask questionslater-and got their facts absolutely wrong (Creed)

A lawsuit was filed against McDonalds for makingmisleading nutritional claims. The meat was fattier thanregular beef

Eating McDonalds food can easily fit into a balanced diet. I eatits food everyday, and Im perfectly healthy. (McDonalds

spokesman)


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Advertisement

Ethos: The logo gives off credibility to theadvertisement, American Legendswith the stars gives a patriotic tone tothe ad

Pathos: Variety of pizzas that look fresh,the website gives the customer aneasier way to buy

Logos: Large pizzas that has a cheapprice of $13


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Economy

youve ordered a cheeseburger value meal for $3.74would you like to supersize that for only $4.47? Such a deal

customer gets an extra 400 calories (Park) We skewed our food system to the bad calories they are

cheaper because we are heavily subsidizing (Pollan)

There will always be specials, deals, or coupons that will lowerthe price of their products, there will never be a time where

they dont make an offer produce a lot of food, on a small amount of land, at an

affordable price (Lobb)


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Around the Globe

In 1990s, a survey found that half of the nations nine-and-ten-year-olds thought that Ronald McDonald knew what kidsshould eat (Schlosser 231)

Germany is not only the largest country in Europe, but alsothe most Americanized facilitating the spread of Americanpop culture (Schlosser 232)

In China, the proportion of overweight teenagers hasroughly tripled in the past decade (Schlosser 242)

Japanese are rapidly abandoning [their] diet consumptionof red meat has been rising after World War II (Schlosser242)

Seven years before McDonalds opened its first restaurantin India [they taught] Indian farmers how to grow iceberg

lettuce with seeds specially developed for the nationsclimate (Schlosser 230)


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Conclusion

As the start of a revolutionary food industry, we quickly tookthe idea of fast food for lower price and succeed. As timeflies by, the city became an area that faster is better but thesmart break through, such as drive in, was adopted quicklyand pulled out a new kind of culture. The culture of fast food

is solid and spreads through-out the world, practically inevery country. With such great success, the American peoplekept their eyes on the Big Mac, not the employees. Day byday workers enter in a world that the industry build, harshlabor and low income, but the only image we get from them

is the commercials that they make. The health problem inthis nation is getting worse and children are now victims ofthis tragedy. Overall, who wins the maker or the buyer? Theonly person who stands is the middle man; the fast foodindustry.


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Work Cited

Kenner, Robert, Dir. Food, Inc.. Perf. Schosser, Eric. Magnolia Pictures :2009, Film.

Park, Alice. "Overweight Children: Living Large." Time(2008): n. pag. Web.28 Apr 2011.

Schlosser, Eric. Fast Food Nation. New York, NY: HarperCollins, 2005.Print.

Wald, Jonathan. "Lawyers revise obesity lawsuit against McDonald's." CNN

(2003): n. pag. Web. 20 Apr 2011. .

Weitzher, Mitch, Prod. Big Mac: Inside the McDonalds Empire. Perf.Quintanilla, Carl. CNBC: 2010, Film.

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