Fast Food Nation

found at gas stations, shopping malls, college campuses, sporting events and even hospitals. McDonalds is monopolizing itself in each block and taunting us to dine there. The people are aware that McDonald’s food can be harmful to our bodies but what makes people continue to consume their food is not just because it is delicious, it’s also affordable and convenient. Although McDonalds offers affordability and convenience, we end up paying a higher price, with our health. As McDonalds claims it’s…

Brief History of Taco Bell In 1962, Glen Bell released his first Taco Bell restaurant in Downey, California and he focused on apprentices, voyaging business people and the soldierly. The menu comprised predominantly of tacos and burritos in addition to refreshments. After two years, the first Taco Bell establishment was sold. By 1978 Taco Bell had 868 restaurants which had some expertise in offering tacos, burritos and a couple of other nourishment things. In 1978 Pepsico procured Taco Bell in…

America is the fattest nation in the world. Obesity is now the second leading cause of preventable death in the U.S, only second to smoking. If the same rate continues, obesity will become the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S. (Spurlock). All of this information was exposed by film maker, Morgan Spurlock. Muckraking is searching and publicizing factual information about a famous person, or a company. Muckraking still exist as demonstrated by Morgan Spurlock’s film “Super Size Me”.…

In the 1990s and 2000s, McDonald’s made successful efforts to restore its corporate image. It launched its “Fast and Convenient” campaign that involved the radical adjustment of the company’s product portfolio to emerging food industry trends. It started to focus on what consumers wanted and needed from their company. When people new restaurants, the started to remodel most of the McDonald’s that were the oldest. Since Social Responsibility started trending in the early 2000s, McDonald’s saw…

What illusions does the fast food industry create? To paraphrase Schlosser the fast food industry creates the illusion that more time and a cheaper cost is better than the quality of the food being put into the bodies of a society. In chapter 9 “What’s in the meat” Schlosser reveals that, “Instead of focusing on the primary causes of meat contamination- the feed being given to the cattle, the overcrowding at feedlots, the poor sanitation at slaughterhouses, excessive line speeds, poorly trained…

George Ritzer are “efficiency, predictability, calculability, substitution of nonhuman for human technology, and control over uncertainty” (Ritzer 1983). In modern western society, the rationalization of society can be seen most evidently in the fast food industry, which led to the name McDonaldization. In the following essay, I will be exploring modern examples of this trend, the effects this trend has on the contemporary nature of work, and how McDonaldization presents itself in our own…

is also known for his investigative journalism in his books Fast Food Nation, Reefer Madness, and Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons along with many other books he has written. Scholasser’s rhetorical purpose was to get people to see how fast food has shaped the society around them and also that people need to know all that is involved in the fast food industry. Scholasser states the unfortunate situations that come with the fast food industry.…

An age old argument is the debate between the two most popular doughnut shops in the nation, Dunkin’ Donuts and Krispy Kreme. One is known for the classic glazed doughnut and the iconic paper hat, and the other is more recently popular and known for a delicious coffee-doughnut combination. While Krispy Kreme has the allure of showing their glazing process and is considered the epitome of hot, fresh doughnuts, for the reasons of exhibiting more variety and offering better availability, Dunkin’…

Pennies, what are they worth? To answer that question one must first go back to the dawn of the penny. For centuries, the penny has captivated many with it’s historical significance and representation of America’s accomplishments as a nation; however, one thing that has changed over time is its commercial value. The penny was created with one intended purpose, facilitating the exchange of goods and services, but because of inflation the value of the penny has decreased making it hard for…

Chick-Fil-A: Is Cathy Wrong or Not? The Chick-Fil-A incident was one of the most interesting ethical dilemmas to happen to one of the larger companies in the nation. According to Business Ethics Cases, it was called the second largest quick-service chain in the country. It was astonishing to hear about the dilemma because most of the large companies stray away from religious or conflicting problems such as, same-sex marriage. It was a courageous act from Dan Cathy to say his opinion and speak…