Fast Food Nation

Eric Schlosser’s book Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal explores the effects of the spread of multinational fast food corporations into other countries, and the resulting loss of national culture. In his chapter “Global Realization” Eric Schlosser claims that “The global expansion of American fast food is homogenizing cultural identities; like…

“The Most Dangerous Job,” an excerpt from the book Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser, is a narrative on the dangerous events that take place behind close doors in a slaughterhouse. In this narrative, Eric Schlosser discusses his trip to a slaughterhouse in the High Plains. Schlosser describes in vivid details his experience there. When…

The core reading is Eric Schlosser’s “Fast Food Nation: Why the Fries Taste Good”. Eric Schlosser was born in Manhattan, New York, he spent his childhood there and in Los Angeles, CA. Schlosser studied American History at Princeton University and earned a graduate degree in British Imperial History from Oxford. Schlosser is known for his…

A Clean, Well Lighted Place is a story of lights and shadows, of the coexistenceof ”being” and ”nothingness”. An old man sits outside the cafe, on theterrace, where all the tables are empty except then one he sits at. He hideshimself in the shadow – the perfect hiding-place, a hide-out for a person whowants to…

In Chapter three, Schlosser begins by describing the view of Colorado Springs: ts peaceful, serene, spectacular outlook from Gold Camp Road. It appears to be an all-American town with its independently owned businesses and layers of houses from many different historical eras. But then it’s apparent what has happened in Colorado over the last twenty…

While I was enjoying a Friday afternoon, relaxing and watching television, the slogan “Have it your way” from Jack in the Box caught my interest. This made me start to doubt some of the statements made in their commercials, taking into account what is commonly known about fast food companies. After reading Fast Food Nation…

On February 1st, 2003, Morgan Spurlock embarked on a radical journey, one that would change his life, and the lives of many forever. For 31 straight days, Spurlock ate nothing but Mcdonalds. He had to eat everything on the menu, and he always needed to start off ordering all of his food large, but if…