American’s are always on the go and fast food corporations have exploited that fact to the extreme. People may claim that it is personal responsibility that decides what you eat, but the way we are raised and the advertisements we see ultimately decides what we eat. American’s are always looking for something cheap, easy and fast, fast food corporations know this and exploit their consumers even if it does mean killing them with each
As many people would recognize, there is a rising obesity problem in America and there are many influences that could contribute to this. Fast food is not the healthiest choice but, they should not be to blame for making children obese. In David Zinczenko’s “Don’t Blame the Eater” he talks about how the obese population is blaming fast food companies for their health situations. He begins his argument with what he observes as a ridiculous headline, which is that kids are suing McDonalds for being fat. David starts by teasing these overweight individuals that are bring a lawsuit against McDonalds, but then later admits that he used to be overweight as a child and was able to change his life around.
Fast Foods: Who's to Blame? Many people who consume junk food are blaming fast food restaurants for their obesity and the decisions they make. Shouldn't this be the consumer's responsibility? Or should fast food restaurants have to deal with the decisions the consumers make? The article, "The battle against fast food begins in the home" by Daniel Weintraub, explains how people are blaming McDonalds and other fast food restaurants such as Burger King, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Starbucks, and Pizza Hut for their obesity.
Fast Food Nation: The dark side of the All-American meal Eric Schlosser Fast Food Nation is an eye opening book about the food Americans eat. The book talks about the history of the fast food, the food they cooked, what the service was like, and how expensive it was. Eric Schlosser talks about how the McDonald brothers first opened up their business in Pasadena, California. Now McDonalds is responsible for 90% of new jobs. Local business were losing their customers to the corporate businesses and being put out of business.
Mayra Morales AP English/ Comp Ms. Shultz 9 May 2012 Fast Food Nation ”This is a book about fast food, the values it embodies, and the world it has made. Fast food has proven to be a revolutionary force in American life; I am interested in it both as a commodity and as a metaphor,” said Eric (p.3). Eric Schlosser in his book discuss about immigration, labor, nutrition, pollution, safety, exploitation, animal cruelty, merchandising, obesity, and food purity. Mostly all these themes are portrayed in a negative way. How fast food industrialization has have changed the way American people eat and not only the American people- all the people of the world.
Also, Hoagland describes modern day businesses like Radio Shack, which market and sell consumer based goods, and fast food restaurants like Burger King that gives super-sized food portions. These examples allow the readers to immediately see the ridiculous amount of mindless consuming that makes America. Moreover, the use of a student and teacher relationship is a metaphor itself. A student could symbolize the innocence of the person being corrupted, such as our youth. By using the word "student," the writer may want to express the feeling that this corruption is due to the fact that one is still learning.
Food Inc. affectively convinces the audience with the use of logos, ethos, and pathos, that there are problems within the food industry that are negatively affecting everyone’s lives thus we should take action against big businesses in the food industry. The author sets the tone from the very beginning of the movie. Food Inc. starts with the camera panning through the supermarket isles with a calm voice over. This deceptive calm voice hides the message it tries to say. “The food industry doesn’t want you to know the truth about what you are eating because if you did, you might not eat it.” The sense of mystery behind our food and where it comes from just makes the viewer want to know more about the food system.
I disagree completely that we as Americans suffer from lack of information about nutrition in fast food. Every capable adult knows that eating anything in a fast food restaurant is bad for you. They need to stop being lazy and letting their kids eat fast food frequently, especially if their kids are not very active. It is the responsibility of the parents to feed their kids three healthy meals a day and to make sure that they are maintaining a healthy diet. I do not believe that if fast food industries started putting nutrition labels on their food that it would have a significant difference on the amount of food that people eat.
Fast Food Nation As I read Fast Food Nation it was interesting to see how people’s life change dramatically depending on the journey they have gone through. It seems as if this book is an eye opener and makes you realize that giving up is not an option and if you keep your head up, you will get to where you want to be with or without help from other’s. Many of the characters in this book created their own restaurant such as Carl N. Karcher created Carl’s Jr., Richard and Maurice Mcdonald’s created Mcdonald’s, William RosenBerg created, Dunkin’ Donuts, and Dave Thomas created Wendy’s, as well as many others created different restaurants. These men had a life childhood and a rough start to their great accomplishments but managed to get through it. It takes a lot for someone to be part of the fast food industry, as well as getting everything prepared and ready.
Tyler Marsh Rios-Harris Analysis Comparison “Don’t blame the eater”, “What you eat is your business” In comparing the two short stories I have come to the conclusion that fast food is and has become one of the biggest problems in America. These two separate points of view focus on separate problems and reasons for this fast food mayhem. The first story called “Don’t Blame the Eater” focuses the problems of fast food on the fast food companies. The second story called “What You Eat Is Your Business” leans the problem on personal responsibility rather than the fast food companies themselves. Both the points of view are right in their own way.