In the discussion of obesity in America, one controversial issue has been that fast-food has been causing obesity in America. ... Banzhaf III author of "Lawsuits Against Fast-Food Restaurants Are an Effective Way to Combat Obesity" argues that although it is the fast food fault that people are becoming obese it is also the people fault that they are becoming obese because they know what they are eating and whether it's healthy or not. ... Zinczenko talks about how teen youth doesn't have many options to choose from other than fast food, "Shouldn't we know better t...

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The Locavore movement began in San Francisco when four women decided to promote a theory in which eating foods that were only grown or produced within a 100 mile radius would create a sustainable food system within the city. ... The push to eat only locally grown foods arose from the understanding of how much fossil fuel is used for food transportation (Kuipers). ... The beautiful city of Los Angeles has close to 4 million residents, meaning lots of fast food restaurants for people to eat on the go, and supermarkets that make it easier for a consumer to get everything they need at once (Barboz...

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At a fast food chain, the process of ordering a meal is streamlined into a process of choosing a "combo meal-, size of fries, choice of soft drink, and your meal is served within a matter of seconds for your instant enjoyment. ... The drive-thru is another unique feature of the fast food restaurant, allowing individuals to order and pick up their meals without having to get out of their cars. ... Inversely, people eat fast meals to save time so they can enjoy other activities. ... For them a meal might involve intricate details and customary etiquettes, and it is difficult to accept the con...

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Tortillas used to be listed under the category: Food preparations not elsewhere classified, but by the year 1997 this changed. The Committee placed bakeries and tortillerias together under the same category: Food Manufacturing. ... They can be used to hold a variety of fillings, used as tasty food scoops, toasted and topped with salad, or served hot and plain. ... (TIA News, 2003, p.1) The rapid growth of this industry has been to a great extent due to growth in the foodservice area (fast-food chains) and increasing consumption by Hispanic and non-Hispanic populations. And, as in many...

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Like many families at that time, Jugi's family struggled to collect the monthly payments for the house, buy food for the family or have any savings. ... They also tried to stay the same in some part, the family in the story mostly consume ethnic food and celebrate some things their way' like the celebration of veselija when Jugis and Ona get married on chapter 1. ... The family becomes a victim of capitalism when are faced to make a fast decision of buying the house. When the real-state agents fool the family of buying the house, hidden fees were not explained to the family because...

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Men were being cut by contaminated knives and forced to keep working, falling into meat grinders, or made to work at extremely fast paces to obtain a certain quota. ... Not only did these unsanitary conditions affect the workers but also the food. As illustrated in the novel, citizens who thought they were eating high quality foods were eating anything but. ... Through "The Jungle," Sinclair gave America a dose of reality about the food in which they ingested everyday. ... This led to Roosevelt passing the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act, a much needed remedy for this hor...

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By 1824 the United States adopted the idea of interchangeable parts, doing so not only led to faster gun production, but quickened the manufacturing rate in all other venues, The Revolution completely transformed America's economy, it made a full switch from an agricultural economy, to an industrial one. ... Although the wages did increase, the rich class had to watch the poor class suffer in dreadful housing, eat adulterated food, have health hazards, and mental trauma. ...

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When I think of The American Dream, the first thing that comes to mind is the principles on which our country was founded. But if I had to distill it to a single word, it would be "freedom-. It was the promise of freedom that initiated the first migrations from Europe that populated the original c...

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The Industrial Revolution accelerated the development of globalization and with the help of new machines or new transport carried the products further and faster. ... For example there are lots of international fast food companies such as McDonald's, KFC and Pizza Hut and we did not have to go America any longer to buy a Big Mac or when you go to the United States, you can visit China Town in San Francisco and buy traditional gifts for your friends from there. ...

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The Introduction to radio caused many changes for the mass media world; radio was faster then the newspaper and could add more up to date news by the hour instead of by the day. ... Deadlines, cell phones, basketball games, the internet, fast food and total chaos, seem to be on everybody's minds. ...

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The population had doubled within 30 years, driving many citizens out of business (farmers being the majority) and into either factory jobs with horrible conditions, or no job at all, resulting in an unemployment rate rising almost as fast as the immigration rate. ... This was a huge break-through in trade amongst the nation, allowing goods to be transferred, including perishable foods, to virtually anywhere in the country in a much faster time. ...

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Furthermore, while most of the United States enjoyed the fresh fruits and vegetables on their tables, they paid little attention to where this food was actually coming from, who was responsible for the difficult task of harvesting it, and how it got from fields to their dining rooms. ... CBS broadcaster Edward R Murrow, however, knew where these fruits and vegetables were coming from as well as the inhumane conditions the workers responsible for the distribution of this food were subjected to, and Murrow and his team of investigators took it upon themselves to make sure the world witnessed the...

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The interstate highways that spread across the continent in the late 1960s, the electronic media that by the mid-1950s could bounce television and radio signals from coast to coast, brought on waves of consolidation and conformity in popular and literary culture: the same TV shows, music, food, consumer goods, and housing. With ease and abundance and fast communications came an erosion of regional differences, a merged culture that many artists saw as a threat. ...

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Thus, longer hours as well as faster and more durable workers resulted in more production of war supplies (A Thousand Words). ... Advertisements contained headlines such as "Food Is a Weapon, Don't Waste It!... The government would promote the growth of victory gardens which required citizens to grow their own vegetables and plants in their yards in order to prevent food shortages and always have a backup supply (Poster Campaigns). ... The government would target military wives at the home front to grow these gardens and to can and preserve any kind of grown food (Creating Rosie). .....

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"The fact is that the automobile has become hypnotic...the opium of the American people." - Fortune Magazine Table of Contents Introduction The Rise of the Automobile The Styling Redesign The Role of Attainable Pricing for the Masses The Emerging American Obsession The Impact on the Nuclear Family Redefining the American Teenager The Rise of the Hot Rod Culture The Rise of the Excess Culture Baby Boomers and Redesign Converting from Chrome to Muscle The Automobile as Identity Downfall and Decline Conclusion Bibliography Introduction With the end of World War II, the United State...

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Cultivated for at least 5,000 years and serving as one of the oldest crops not grown for food, the marijuana plant began its life in China where the tissues of the hemp stalk were used to weave clothing, rope, and paper; seeds were pressed to make oil for paints and varnish; and dried seeds were used as food for canaries and other songbirds. ... Some research shows that smoking is a faster way of achieving the necessary blood levels of THC for strong anti-nausea effects (Foreman 25). ...

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