McDonalidization

... Lauren Klibingat AP English Literature Period 1 04/05/2006 "McDonaldization" You have been working all day long, answering telephone calls and filing papers. Its lunch time and you've only got thirty minutes to eat. No problem; there's a McDonald's only five minutes away. You could go there-its hot, fast, and it's convenient. Apparently, they also have healthy foods like chicken, fish and well cooked burgers on their menu that always have "backlit color photographs." Over millions of people are served at fast food restaurants every day in America, and why not? They are strategically located throughout nearly every American city, and are eternally searching for ways to speed up our daily routines. McDonalds and other fast food industries have all led to the downfall of American life. Eric Schlosser explicates how quickly and methodically the fast food business has taken over our country from its first infatuation with fast food to its origins. Schlosser discusses

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