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    Does Fast Food Get To Be A Problem?

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    Is fast food getting to be a problem? Many people love fast food but do not even now what it does to their body. There is getting to be more and more evidence that fast food is bad for people. Just about every day there is somebody that is going to the hospital because of all the fast food they eat. People may not like fast food because it is unhealthy, targets children, and exploits animals. Schlosser and Wilson explain, “If you took the 13 billion hamburgers that Americans eat every year and put

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    people have gone to eat at various Fast Food restaurants such as Burger King and McDonalds. Americans have depended on Fast Food restaurants for around 6 decades, whenever they want something quick and delicious to eat. According to the Centers for Disease Control, “one in five American adults [are] obese or classified as obese; while thirty percent of children in the U.S. are suffering from obesity”. This is astounding due to the fact that many ingredients in fast food such as Sodium Benzoate, Sodium

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    Dylan Nicholson Mrs. Eutsey CP English, Period 5 1 February 2016 The Dirty Truth on Fast Food The world’s reliance on the convenience of fast food restaurants has reached epidemic proportions. This dependence of the conveniences, big fast food corporations like for example, McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s, offer the ingredients and recipe for the decline of Earth. These hidden forces behind the obesity epidemic have grown troublesome, and if the epidemic is not taken seriously soon, it will only

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    Fast Food Labels

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    there should be labels and laws that require restraurants and fast food places to post nutritional infromation, including calories, fat content, on their menus because people need to know what they are eating and possibly ruining their bodys with. Some poeple have bad health issues and if they intake or not get enough fat or calories then they could die or become really sick. People who think that the places should not have fast food labels are wrong and could be putting people in danger. People

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    Many fast-food restaurants give limited workers’ rights to their employees. It’s generally believed by Americans that the jobs in this industry are only reserved for the uneducated and poor; they’re not viewed as desirable positions in society. This negative stereotype is not true, most fast-food employees are every day, hard-working people in pursuit of a better future. Although they may desire for a better life, few employees are able to achieve this goal because of small hourly wages, the difficulties

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    Fast Food Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about fast food in the United States and its effects. Central Idea: The history of fast food, the effects of eating fast food, and its effect on the United States. Introduction I. Anywhere you go, there is a good chance there will be a fast food restaurant nearby. A. It’s the easy way out of cooking dinner, or grabbing something fast because you didn’t have time to make anything. B. Fast food may taste good, but have you ever thought

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    Fast Food Nation Summary

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    Fast Food Nation and The Jungle discuss the working conditions for workers in United States factories during the 1900’s. Both books talk about the shortcuts that were taken in the factory and in the fast food restaurants. Fast Food Nation mainly describes the employees working in the fast food restaurants and the demands for quick service. The Jungle mainly describes how meat packaging was not regulated and every part of the animal was packaged and sold for profit. No regulations were in place for

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    Fast Food Stereotypes

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    from fast food. However, it is considered as good news because there had been research few years ago and the percentage was higher than it is now. Also in the study it says that people often think that more wealthy people can eat salads and healthy, but it is not. Also black people consume more fast food than Hispanic and white people. Younger adults from age twenty consumed more fast food than older people. Fast food covers on the healthy choices because it can sometimes taste better. Fast food

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    Fast Food and Wendy

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    (1) Wendy’s was able to achieve its initial success and grow so rapidly at a time when the quick service hamburger business appeared to be saturated because Wendy’s chose a strategic plan of targeting a different segment of the hamburger market, young adults and adults. Dave Thomas’s idea of an “old fashioned” hamburger allowed Wendy’s to differentiate from the competitors. The hamburger itself is made from fresh beef that is cooked to order and served directly from the grill to the customer. It

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    Introduction:”Hi i'm ryan and today me and my friends george and jake are going to talk to you all about fast food restaurants and what happens if you eat them and how they use false advertising to lure customers in,so without further of do let us start.” George: Different fast food chains use advertising trick to make you believe they are healthy but in reality they really aren't. Young children are getting obese from eating this cheap off cut chicken and beef. What you eat now WILL AFFECT YOU

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