Essay On Mcjobs

Did you know that you will never be more than 115 miles from a McDonald’s in the continental USA? Restaurants have gone from a family business to a quick, cheap meal. In the non fiction text, McJobs, by Eric Schlosser, it states that fast food restaurants have changed society dramatically. Many people have also said this, some say it is for the better, others say for the worse. The pros and cons of fast food restaurants in society has lead to it being in a gray area--fast food restaurants have had both a good and bad affect in society. Some of these effects include the cheap food, jobs, and convenience it has brought. Others include how it is become apart of people's’ daily lives, how it is providing people with unhealthy food, and how it has abolished the special and unique …show more content…
Practically anywhere you go, there will be a McDonald’s, Burger King, or In and Out. This has lead other original, family owned restaurants disappearing. Fast food restaurants have caused the unique and special things about a place to disappear. According to Eric Schlosser, the author of McJobs, the arrival fast food restaurants in areas “...has come a feeling of sameness-and a loss of what was once special, unique, and memorable about these places.” (pg. 19) However, even though fast food has taken away some of the special features of cities and countries around the world, it has provided fast food restaurants have provided people with jobs, and for many, has become apart of daily life. Infact, it is such a big part of life that according to Kalyn Weber, the author of InsideTracker, “ More than 25% of Americans eat fast food more than twice a week.” Fast food restaurants are now a necessity for people around the world, not only America. This fact is good and bad. Our reliance to fast food is discouraging, yet, it has brought convenience to ever growing world. People now have a