My First Job As A Cashier At A Grocery Store

It has become common today to dismiss the idea of personal responsibility, however, Radley Balko,  author of “What You Eat Is Your Business,” has not. The article, published on Monday 23, 2004,on the website Cato Institute, reminds us of the importance and significance of personal responsibility in dealing with obesity.  Additionally, he argues that  government’s  attempt to  restrict American diets and without consumers being  held accountable for their unhealthy lifestyles is useless .

Anyway, I’m getting hungry, let’s grab something to eat,” Charonda suggested. “There is a place next door we can get something quick. Let’s have a light lunch so that we can pig out at Duane’s party tonight. I just love the Caribbean food he serves!” Elizabeth replied. “I’ll order. What do you want?” Charonda asked. “I love cheeseburgers! I gotta watch my weight and my cholesterol level now. Looks like the pounds came on over winter. What are you having? I’ll follow your example, skinny girl,” Elizabeth observed. “Two slices of cheese pizza, a large garden salad, and an iced tea,” Charonda replied. “A diet ice tea, I bet,” remarked Elizabeth. “Nah, artificial sweeteners taste awful,” Charonda replied. “Yeah, nothing like the real stuff. I’ll have the same, but I like spicy. Two slices of pepperoni pizza, a taco salad, and a grape soda for me. I love ranch dressing, but don’t bring any for me … too many calories,” Elizabeth requested. As they sat down to eat, Elizabeth looked around at the other diners and observed. “Crowded huh; salads seem to be popular today.” “Yeah, that time of the year. Doesn’t hurt to lose the few pounds gained over winter—swimsuit season coming up,” Charonda opined. “Looks like I have to do that too. You know, I tried several times to lose weight but it is so hard,” confessed Elizabeth. “Yeah, I know it’s tough,” agreed Charonda. “Look at that lady with the two kids in the corner table. Her plate is loaded with fried chicken and fries and

In the article “How Junk Food Ends Obesity,” David H. Freedman, an author and writer, discusses the pros and cons that weight engages in people all around the world. Freedman’s purpose is to solve society’s issue with obesity rates increasing by pushing and pressuring more processed food industry to be healthier. He incorporates ways for customers to eat what they like, but in a healthy way. This article, in my eyes, impacts many individuals that do struggle with weight in a time in their life. Freedman originates with a plan that if he can find a way to push healthcare system to eat better, business will expand. Not only will business expand, but more people will become healthy by eating the same food but without it being processed. His plan is to create a wholesome food movement that could work better, reducing the chance of obesity rates increasing.

You could tell a lot about people just by bagging their stuff up. Some customers were either health nuts, junk food junkies, or something in between. Although I did not know these customers from a deep and intimate level, I was able to

Jeremiah Ikuadi Professor Jane. W Sullivan English 1101 27 August 2015 My Summer This past summer I spent most of my time working. I worked as a cashier at the Publix Supermarket at Marietta. At first I thought that working at Publix this summer would be just as boring as the other summers working at Publix, but it felt great working there this summer. I met great new people there, I also met my girlfriend, Jazmin at Publix. Jazmin came from the Philippines, she moved to the United States. My best friend Brandon also started working there, both of us attended the same high school. Although working at Publix this summer turned out to be a great experience,it can also stressful most of the time, I had to deal with rude customers, horrible managers,

In a 2003 court case, “Caesar Barber v. McDonald’s Corporation, et al.,” Barber claimed he was unaware of the nutritional and fat content of the fast food he ate on a near-daily basis for decades, and which he claimed caused his multiple illnesses (Daily Caller). The people of the court ruled that Barber’s choice of food was the cause of his many health issues, not the restaurants which supplied the fast food. In this case, the court held the consumer responsible for his selections; however, the court’s expectation of personal responsibility in food selection will most likely become anachronous. The article “Is Fast Food the New Tobacco?” addresses the issue of rapidly growing fast-food chain restaurants, such as McDonalds, Burger King, and Taco Bell, and the health issues that perpetuate from an increased amount of these restaurants. Anywhere we travel today, out of town, to a big city or a small village, consumers are bound to see some sort of advertising for fast food. Many billboards display life-size pictures of steaming hot sandwiches, fresh-cut fries, or an ice cold beverage. The streets are lined with bright, golden arches, fluorescent bells, or a red-headed, smiling little girl. All of these modes of advertisement draw consumers in, whether they be hungry or simply in a rush with no time to cook dinner at home, and feed them food that just isn’t up to par with healthy-eating standards. Notice, these restaurants don’t use force to bring customers in by the masses;

Schlosser’s ‘Fast Food Nation’ and Wendell Berry’s ‘The Pleasures of Eating’ have undeniably altered the manner in which I will forever view fast and processed foods. After reviewing the two readings, I am convinced that fast and processed food consumers are the victims of large franchises seeking to make a quick buck at the expense of the consumer’s health. Fast food and processed food consumers are ignorant of the quality of the food that they choose to purchase, solely depending on franchises for the information. Franchisees, on the other hand, choose to conceal this information as revealing it would spell huge losses. They manipulate and decorate food items so as to get consumers to purchase them, with no regard for the health implications they subject their consumers.

One morning, I bumped into another officer at the police department. I stopped, and without me knowing, I was staring at her. She asked me if I was alright and I realized that I was being rude. I said the one thing that most men know never to discuss with women. "You look great. Did you lose weight?” She told me about Medi-Weightloss® Wilton. She explained that one day she too was looking for something to help her lose weight. She happened to drive by the Wilton Medi-Weightloss® location and noticed a sign out front that said Now Accepting Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield

Zinczenko's is experienced in the matter of fast food and the disastrous effects it can have on a person's health because he experienced it from a first-person perspective. His personal experiences and the knowledge that he gathered through the years enabled him to understand that many fast-food companies make it difficult for customers to interpret information concerning their products. The writer highlights that many people are tricked into adopting particular attitudes with regard to foods because they believe that it is healthy for them to do so. However, it appears that even salads are typically probable to contain much more calories than advertised.

For my satire project, I focused on the topic of Obesity for which to find a humorous solution. Today obesity is an exponential problem in the United States. Americans are evolving into the laziest humans in the world because we don’t want to work towards the goal of being fit; all we want to do is take a pill and wake up skinny in a week’s time. The industry for weight loss and its advertisement has gone way too far, and they are steering us in a bad direction. Likewise, my targeted audience would be the industry of diet planning and those who fall into the trap of “losing thirty pounds a month” with a formulated shake or pills. Given these points, my purpose for this assignment is to expose the ridiculousness of the weight loss plans in today’s

Diversity constitutes a multitude of variations and differences. Everyone has distinct features that differentiate him or her from the one another. Whether short or tall, big or small, we are diversified. In order to help others, to change the world, or to create social cohesiveness, thorough knowledge and experience with diversity is necessary. For this matter, social work is positioned around diversity ethics and as a social worker one must proactively work with a diversified population throughout his or her professional career. Even though I have always had a strong interest in the social work profession, having numerous personal experiences with diversity allowed me to further realize that I had a passion to help people no matter who or what they are. The two experiences that I have had involving diversity and that I recollect the most are that of adjustments I had to make as a student at The University of Alabama and experiences that I have had throughout my three years on my current job at Walgreens.

Maybe these actions are just too over the top and that is why they are perceived as annoying and unnecessary. Thinking that way maybe its little things that places like schools and supermarkets can do that will make the biggest difference in the whole situation. The placement of the food and even the name of the food is a way to trick peoples minds into getting better options. If we place the healthier food items in the front of lines and stores people tend to be more drawn to them, because they will get them first and studies have shown that depending on what you first get you will end up basing everything else that you get around those first few items that you get. So by placing health food in the front of stores or say buffets people will be more likely to choose the rest of their food based on that first grab, (Wansink,6).

I am writing to apply as a Cashier Receptionist (Temporary) (646819) at the Kaiser Permanente Medical Office located in Union City. I recently graduated high school, and am continuing my education at California State University, East Bay. I will be pursuing a degree in biology, for I aspire to become an optometrist. I am applying for this position with the intent to both gain experience and knowledge within the medical field and to provide assistance to others.

Inside the front doors of a grocery store, customers are presented with a diverse, vibrant display of fresh fruits and vegetables. With its inviting rainbow of bright colors, the produce section leads past the wafting, sweets smells of bread and pastries in the bakery and through winding aisles stocked with an assortment of goods. Linings the aisles and fillings shelves are rows and rows of boxes of pasta, pre-made meals, processed foods, and more snacks and sweets than one would know what to do with. Grocery stores present shoppers with a myriad of choices. The shelves and displays are filled with a variety of different brands and options to choose from, which offers customers a tough and potentially stressful decision when shopping. However, before a customer decides upon a specific brand or item, whether that happens to be a name-brand product, competitor, or store-brand, they are faced with an even more important choice; they must first make a decision on whether they want to buy whole foods and produce, such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and other healthy choices, or more processed “junk” foods like sugary drinks and snacks or enriched breads and pasta. Not only must costumers decide between specific brands and deals, but they must also choose which of these types of food is best for them and their interests. Consumers must constantly weigh the different factors that are presented when comparing foods; between price, ingredients, health, availability, and overall

"Winning is important to me, but what brings me real joy is the experience of being fully engaged in whatever I'm doing." says Phil Jackson, a former American professional basketball player. People always whine about how their first job experience was terrible and there’s only one reason which is not getting enough amount of money for their work. I think people need to think that job is not always about money as I discovered from my first job.