This chapter was fact filled. The whole book has been filled with facts. There are so many things to learn about in this type of reading. You can learn so much from the life stories of other people.
The story of Ray is a very entertaining story. This chapter talkes about how the fast food nation was globalized and how it effected the companies profits. It is good that these companies are world wide because that way we can all share some of the same cultural foods. The way these companies advertise world wide is amazing. It really shows that we are all connected in a certain way. Maybe not personally but we are all connected in a business way.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Chapter 9 Fast Food Nation
Chapter 9 was kind of unapatizing if you ask me. The book so far has had alot of facts in it but this chapter had eye opening things thst made my stomach turn over numorus times. There are many things i knew about the meat industry that already made me a little queezey. But the things they said in this chapter were beyond my beliefs.
I know most people know how unhealty fast food meat is. But if you read this chapter you will never eat the fast food meet again. "There is shit in the meat." this quoote was the highlight of the reading. What it is saying is that in big processing plantsthe intestines get cut open and dung is splattered on the meat and it isnt washed off. That is gross! They should slow down the lines at the plants and make sure all the meat is carfully cut and clean before anything else is done with it.
I know most people know how unhealty fast food meat is. But if you read this chapter you will never eat the fast food meet again. "There is shit in the meat." this quoote was the highlight of the reading. What it is saying is that in big processing plantsthe intestines get cut open and dung is splattered on the meat and it isnt washed off. That is gross! They should slow down the lines at the plants and make sure all the meat is carfully cut and clean before anything else is done with it.
Monday, September 24, 2012
Chapter 8 Fast Food Nation
This book keeps on getting more interesting as it goes on. The text is really making me turn against eating fast food. Although it tastes good it is gross. This chapter was mainly about the safety restrictions in the beef producig plants. It is just sad to know what some people went through just trying to support thier families.
The chapter was filled with things i didnt want to hear. For example it talks about how if a worker got hurt while working the company would tell them not to report that they got hurt. Why would you do that? If i was a worker there i would report it and hope the company got shut down. The workers are already getting paid at an extremly low rate for how many hours they put in and the risk of the job. Those people put thier lives in danger just so they would continue to be paid for work. To me that isnt fair to the workers. They deserve to be treated like normal people and not slaves. I sometimes wonder if companies are still doing this to keep the safety inspectors away for the plants.
The chapter was filled with things i didnt want to hear. For example it talks about how if a worker got hurt while working the company would tell them not to report that they got hurt. Why would you do that? If i was a worker there i would report it and hope the company got shut down. The workers are already getting paid at an extremly low rate for how many hours they put in and the risk of the job. Those people put thier lives in danger just so they would continue to be paid for work. To me that isnt fair to the workers. They deserve to be treated like normal people and not slaves. I sometimes wonder if companies are still doing this to keep the safety inspectors away for the plants.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Chapter 6&7 Fast Food Nation
These two chapters hit very close to home. They told about the cattle industry and how it is used for produce in the fast food nation. The way they described the industrialized beef production and slaughter is right on the money. My dad hauls cattel to the kill plants. ive been with on several occasions.
Cattle have always been a big part of my life growing up. I was involved in things in the cattle industry that few people in my county were part of. I was a milk producer. You might not think it was that big of an industry but we did it for 50 years. The milk we produced was used at the American Milk Producers processing plant in Minnesota. It was an honor for me to be apart of that. It made me think i was helping the nation. What i was really doing was providing food for people just like fast food provided food for people. I may have hated the early mornings and late nights but it was all worth it. When you know you are helping people to survive it makes you feel like a good person. When the milk truckcame every other day i always had a chat with the driver as to how the government was using our product for much larger things than i knew about. Our milk was shipped to Land O Lakes and they are a sponsor of fast food chains. I was a contributor to the nation of fast food. We didnt contribute much; but it was a small proprtion that was filled. With this came the perks of cheese at a lower price along with the free milk i got for breakfast every morning from the tank. Some people think that its gross; but man did i love it!
When they talk about the slaughter houses in chapter 7 is right where it needs to be. The lsaughter houses are a discusting place. The smell is so riveting in your nose at the loading chute your stomach turnes over 4 times moe than normal. If you think the local butcher shop smells bad in the back wait till you smell the slaughter houses in the city. It is about 10 times worse. It has gotten better over the years with the new regulations they have to follow but it is still bad.
Cattle have always been a big part of my life growing up. I was involved in things in the cattle industry that few people in my county were part of. I was a milk producer. You might not think it was that big of an industry but we did it for 50 years. The milk we produced was used at the American Milk Producers processing plant in Minnesota. It was an honor for me to be apart of that. It made me think i was helping the nation. What i was really doing was providing food for people just like fast food provided food for people. I may have hated the early mornings and late nights but it was all worth it. When you know you are helping people to survive it makes you feel like a good person. When the milk truckcame every other day i always had a chat with the driver as to how the government was using our product for much larger things than i knew about. Our milk was shipped to Land O Lakes and they are a sponsor of fast food chains. I was a contributor to the nation of fast food. We didnt contribute much; but it was a small proprtion that was filled. With this came the perks of cheese at a lower price along with the free milk i got for breakfast every morning from the tank. Some people think that its gross; but man did i love it!
When they talk about the slaughter houses in chapter 7 is right where it needs to be. The lsaughter houses are a discusting place. The smell is so riveting in your nose at the loading chute your stomach turnes over 4 times moe than normal. If you think the local butcher shop smells bad in the back wait till you smell the slaughter houses in the city. It is about 10 times worse. It has gotten better over the years with the new regulations they have to follow but it is still bad.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Fast Foof Nation Chapter 4&5
This reading was quite an eye opener because of the stories that were told about the people. The story that caught my attention the most was in chapter 4. The begining of chapter 5 was interesting because it gave a inside story on how things from small towns have a big effect on things.
When chapter 5 starts off it tells of the potatoes that the fries are made out of. The people of my home town can relate to this type of situation. We had a potatoe plant here and it was about the same size as the one in Idaho. We may not have had as much production but we still had the connections to the chains of food places.
In chapter four i found the steps to becoming and owner in a franchise was a strenuous process. When it explained how Kroc sold people into becoming a franchise owner i was dumbfounded. Who would have thought that you would have to pay the boss you work for every year just so you could work for him? In some fastfood chains you had to pay 15,000 dollars a year just to ouw part of the franchise. i think that is a little ridiculou myself. If i was going to be a franchise owner i would object to paying my boss.
When chapter 5 starts off it tells of the potatoes that the fries are made out of. The people of my home town can relate to this type of situation. We had a potatoe plant here and it was about the same size as the one in Idaho. We may not have had as much production but we still had the connections to the chains of food places.
In chapter four i found the steps to becoming and owner in a franchise was a strenuous process. When it explained how Kroc sold people into becoming a franchise owner i was dumbfounded. Who would have thought that you would have to pay the boss you work for every year just so you could work for him? In some fastfood chains you had to pay 15,000 dollars a year just to ouw part of the franchise. i think that is a little ridiculou myself. If i was going to be a franchise owner i would object to paying my boss.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Reading 2 of Fast Food Nation Chpt. 2&3
These chapters started off telling a very intersting story. It told of when Ray Kroc and Walt Disney started. This incredible story was moving because of the backround that booth of these men had. The way they became friends and partners is just outstanding. Walt Disney is an unusual character. he liked to draw cartoons and for that to be a living was different to people. When reading the onformation the point is made that salesmanship is the key to start a trend. Ray Kroc for example found this out very eraly in the game of business. He had his products trending with the big name comanies and he was starting to become wealthy because of that talent. He wanted to go bigger and more braud range when he made it to the big time. He wanted the fast food chain of McDonalds to be nation wide to make more money for the franchise. There is nothing wrong with that. The more money the better right? That wasnt the case with Ray. he wanted the costomers to be happy before he made any kind of big mooney off of them.Ray had things figured out as well as Walt.
The next big thing about the reading was the section in chapter 2 about the targeting of children in advertising. The point was well put accros that people didnt like big name companies targeting the young inocent minds of children. Seeing this point there are other things to consider about this. One being that i have learned that the teelevision was watched as a family back in the earlier days. So therfore the commercials were also watched by the parents and not only the child. What if some parents saw the comercial and thought it would be a great idea to take their kids to the place being advertised? The point i am making is that the ads were made for childre ;correct, but on the other hand the parents also watched them and had an impact on them as well. The children were targeted but the parents were influenced by them.
In chapter 3 it starts off by talking about the towns of colorado and how they were becoming bigger. When it talks about the towns growing because of fast food resturants the facts are un real. For example; The clusters of eating establishments in one area was more than i think necessary. If there is a Taco Bell, Burger King, KFC, McDonalds, and a Subway in one food plaza it might be a little clustered. What if they would have spread them out all over town? Would they have had more business and more loyal customers? If they would have been more spread out maybe they would have had more loyal costomers from the area they wee stationed. All in all i am enjoying the book and cant wait to continue to read.
The next big thing about the reading was the section in chapter 2 about the targeting of children in advertising. The point was well put accros that people didnt like big name companies targeting the young inocent minds of children. Seeing this point there are other things to consider about this. One being that i have learned that the teelevision was watched as a family back in the earlier days. So therfore the commercials were also watched by the parents and not only the child. What if some parents saw the comercial and thought it would be a great idea to take their kids to the place being advertised? The point i am making is that the ads were made for childre ;correct, but on the other hand the parents also watched them and had an impact on them as well. The children were targeted but the parents were influenced by them.
In chapter 3 it starts off by talking about the towns of colorado and how they were becoming bigger. When it talks about the towns growing because of fast food resturants the facts are un real. For example; The clusters of eating establishments in one area was more than i think necessary. If there is a Taco Bell, Burger King, KFC, McDonalds, and a Subway in one food plaza it might be a little clustered. What if they would have spread them out all over town? Would they have had more business and more loyal customers? If they would have been more spread out maybe they would have had more loyal costomers from the area they wee stationed. All in all i am enjoying the book and cant wait to continue to read.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Chapter 1 of Fast Food Nation
The first chapter of the book was very eye opening in the first 10 pages. I found it to be packed with early history that alot of people probably didnt know about.
I found the history of the automobile industry to be the most interesting to my senses. Who would have thought that Los Angleles would have more cars in the city itself that the other 41 states at the time; thats outstanding! The year is only 1940; wich in my eyes in a long time ago becuase that is the year that my grandpa was born and he is still kicking today. At my house we have a few cars from back in that era and to think how dangerouse they are to drive now just leads me to think that driving back then would have been hazardes to pedestrians on the sidewalks trying to use the public transportation.
When you look at itdriv in movis are rarley played around here anymore. Why wouldnt they still have it? What was the real reasion for them to be shut down? We still have drive thru eating but why dont we have drive in movies? There are always questions to be asked about eraly automotive ideas that vanished like a ghost.
I never knew the Hells Angles came from this timme period. I mean i have heard of the group but i thought they were from later down the road. It's funny how you can hear of something when you are little and not really know how old or how big something is until you get older. For example, i never knew that there were still peoople dying from radiation in japan. I knew we dropped a bomb but i thought the things just exploded not had radiation and killed eople for the next 50 years. Thigs like that really make me wonder how big some other events were but people never realized it.
I can totally see the technology era coming into play now. They went from having people go out and take your order; to people working in stations to make food; and finally to the phone the chef. Thigs were moving along pretty fast in those days. I honestly cant believe some of the stories behind the people who came up with these ideas of new technology.
Talk about a success story. Carl had the most interstling life i could think to live in that era. He was an icon it seems like. He was always thinking of the next best thing to hang with the bigger chains. He was a pioneer the way i look at it. I enjoyed the first chapter of this book and i look forward to reading the rest of it.
I found the history of the automobile industry to be the most interesting to my senses. Who would have thought that Los Angleles would have more cars in the city itself that the other 41 states at the time; thats outstanding! The year is only 1940; wich in my eyes in a long time ago becuase that is the year that my grandpa was born and he is still kicking today. At my house we have a few cars from back in that era and to think how dangerouse they are to drive now just leads me to think that driving back then would have been hazardes to pedestrians on the sidewalks trying to use the public transportation.
When you look at itdriv in movis are rarley played around here anymore. Why wouldnt they still have it? What was the real reasion for them to be shut down? We still have drive thru eating but why dont we have drive in movies? There are always questions to be asked about eraly automotive ideas that vanished like a ghost.
I never knew the Hells Angles came from this timme period. I mean i have heard of the group but i thought they were from later down the road. It's funny how you can hear of something when you are little and not really know how old or how big something is until you get older. For example, i never knew that there were still peoople dying from radiation in japan. I knew we dropped a bomb but i thought the things just exploded not had radiation and killed eople for the next 50 years. Thigs like that really make me wonder how big some other events were but people never realized it.
I can totally see the technology era coming into play now. They went from having people go out and take your order; to people working in stations to make food; and finally to the phone the chef. Thigs were moving along pretty fast in those days. I honestly cant believe some of the stories behind the people who came up with these ideas of new technology.
Talk about a success story. Carl had the most interstling life i could think to live in that era. He was an icon it seems like. He was always thinking of the next best thing to hang with the bigger chains. He was a pioneer the way i look at it. I enjoyed the first chapter of this book and i look forward to reading the rest of it.
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