Eric Schlosser's Cogs In The Great Machine

I agree with the author, Eric Schlosser’ he claims that he presented to us in the book, Fast Food Nation in the chapter “Cogs in The Great Machine”. Schlosser presents us with the ways how the fast food nation has changed the communities around us. In this essay, I will talk about the changes of our community, Obesity in children and adults, Slaughterhouses, a liability of workers, the truth behind fast food, why people like fast food, advice to people who love fast food. This all connects and circles back to the communities. The reason I chose these topics is to help to understand how it’s not a healthy lifestyle or a healthy community, and how it can ruin lives. Family and Community play an important role when it comes to fast food, it’s a quick place to meet and be with your family and community. Here are the reasons that family and community should stop with purchasing fast food, Heart disease, and death; people who eat fast food once a week has an increase of having heart …show more content…
Plan to go to a healthier restaurant. “America is a country of plenty, but our food culture is sad - based on huge portions and fast food; stop with the excuses and start creating a better life.”
I do agree, with the author, the fast food industry has changed communities and the way people socialize. I don’t like the fast food industry on how they promote their foods with fake advertisements. I also dislike it because my body doesn’t like the taste or the smell of a fast food chain in the area. Your body doesn’t love the chemical from fast food, our bodies aren’t supposed to digest the chemicals, if you always eat from a fast food