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In order to increase their marketability, publishers would play on the “Scottish” stereotypes which included tartanry, bagpipes and the idea of Scots being brutes. This stereotype has been argued to have come from how the English view highlanders. Matthew Gelbart argues that “The Gaelic-speaking Scots seemed to outsiders a Sectarian and ungovernable group, still ruled by feudal and barbaric clan allegiances, and both impenetrable both linguistically and geographically.” (Gelbart, 2007, p. 29) This

foundered by the famous “Ready mades” artist, Marcel Duchamp to base their own creations using abandoned encyclopedia Britannica books. One creation from the talented art class was a notable sculpture named “Reimagined playland” by Lucy Long. This artist has created her own personal playland boarding on the themes of fun and free. The particular body of work showcased a sculpture shaped

the struggles I had was getting my first job at PlayLand during the summer. My shifts were 6 hours a day, 4 days a week. The fair looked like a very simple job and I felt confident to work. I never had any job experience prior to this and I assumed the work wasn't going to be difficult. It was great to be able to work and earn myself some money over the summer. My mom told me I could spend it however I’d like. A month after I signed up for PlayLand, I went to the interviews. It was very simple and

In this chapter, Schlosser talks about the relationship between Ray Kroc and Walt Disney as well as how both men became the men they are today. During the chapter, the many similarities between the two was described. Both Kroc and Disney were born in Illinois a year apart, they served together in World War I, they both dropped out of high school, they both moved to Southern California after the war and They also both became geniuses at marketing their products to children. Schlosser discusses Kroc’s

One summer night during the 4th of the july fireworks were happening at 9 pm at playland amusement park. It was me and my friends Noah, Max, Dylan, and Ryan. We were about a mile and a half away from playland and I couldn’t drive us there because there was nowhere to park at playland because we were going so late. It was getting dark fast and we had to decide how to get there and how all of us can’t fit into a four passenger uber taxi and we had 3 bikes. Dylan was injured with a knee problem so he

The Rockaways was once the summer playground for all of Queens. With miles of sandy beach and the amusement parks, the largest one Rockaway's Playland at Beach 98th Street, The Rockaways had everything a summer resort should have. Ever since the amusement parks closed in the 1980's, the Rockaways have gone through a lot of ups and downs. The real estate is now on the up side. The beaches are still crowded during the summer, but the Rockaways became one of the forgotten places as far as development

Chapter 2 starts with a scene of the Ray A. Kroc historical center. Schlosser stresses the "Disneyesque tone" of the gallery. The author’s objective is to draw parallels between the two companies and their organizers: Ray Kroc and Walt Disney. Ray Kroc's name to acclaim came while offering milkshake blenders in 1954 in San Bernardino, California. The McDonald's siblings were two of Kroc's greatest clients. Their McDonald's Self-Service Restaurant utilized Kroc's unit that could make five milkshakes

Within every savory bite of a juicy cheeseburger or fried chicken sandwich lies a powerful nugget of cultural adaptation. In various ways, the food a society consumes provides a context through which an individual can examine a culture’s unique traits and beliefs. Yet, as active participants, it is often difficult to distinguish how food eaten on a daily basis characterizes society. As of today, “the United States has the highest obesity rate of any industrialized nation in the world with more than

their families’ wallets and ruins their ideas of self-respect. When a child asks for something, it becomes a natural need to give them everything they desire. Companies hire marketing experts to use children to get into the caretakers’ pockets. “Playlands bring in children, who bring in parents, who bring in money” (Chew on this). Marketers know that kids love fried food fast and brightly colored playgrounds. They use this to create an environment children want to go to, constructing a wonderland

world in its totality, he only practices specific protection stunts to ensure his survival. Similarly, Little Rock longs to make a journey to Pacific Playland, where she expects to experience normality and a return to the original world with human beings. Contrastingly, when Wichita and Little Rock run from other survivors and end up in the Pacific Playland, zombies attack them until Columbus and Tallahassee come to their aid. Longing