Monday, October 3, 2011
Blog 2
In the book Fast Food Nation written by Eric Schlosser writes of contradictions throughout the book unveiling the corporations' hidden unsafe and inhumane work. A specific example in the book is when McDonald's introduces the chicken McNugget to the country in 1983. Schlosser writes, "McNuggets tasted good, they were easy to chew, and they appeared healthier than other items on the menu at McDonald's. After all they were made out of chicken. But, their health benefits were illusory"( Schlosser,140). What Schlosser is trying to say is that the chicken was just as unhealthy if not more than the hamburgers the restaurant was serving. It is a contradiction because the oil the chicken McNuggets were being cooked in was of beef tallow and even so after the restaurant changed to vegetable oil, they were still being adding beef extract to maintain the same flavor. The consumer assumes that because it is poultry and it's of much smaller size, it'd be likely for it to be healthier. Yet, that fact is unrealistic because although the chicken McNugget became extremely popular, especially for children, it contains twice as much fat per ounce as a hamburger.
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Your last two sentences are very good,I understand what you were trying to say in your paragraph very clearly. Also the use of the
ReplyDeletedirect quote and the wording of the paraphrase afterwards was definitely good. I suggest you tweak your thesis statement, since I expected to hear about the inhumanity and dangerous conditions of workers and not about the food at McDonald's. I also don't understand the contradiction, is it that chicken is still being injected with beef extract or that it is more dangerous than burgers? This can develop into something great, keep the quotations consistent and keep up the good work. =]