Book Port. Qtr. 3

Fast Food Nation: Outline

I. Have you ever wondered what you are eating? How it is made? Where does it come from?
A. Well the book, "Fast Food Nation", written by Eric Schosser, that was published July 5th, 2005 has some interesting information for you fast food eaters.
B. Tells about the process that the food goes through before it gets to you at your favorite fast food restaurants. He also tells about how bad the food is for you
C. Business are making it seem like these fast foods are alright to eat and are not bad for your body.
D. This is significant because you need to know that these foods are not healthy as businesses make them sound.

II. The theme of Fast Food Nation is that the food your eating at fast food restaurants are not as good for you as businesses are making them look.
A. These fast food restaurants are presenting some very good looking foods, but are they really good for you? NO!!!
B. The food makes you fat, it is very fatty and wicked greasy, not to mention how many calories are in the food. Did you know that in a double quarter pounder there is 740 calories, 42 grams of fat, and 1380 grams of sodium (salt).
C. That nice cheeseburger that we all love, that is one of the most disgusting thing that you can get. That burger is made from multiple cows, what happens is there is a big container that all of the hamburger from all of those cows goes into, this means that if one cow had the mad cow disease, then now it is going to be put in every hamburger that is made out of that bunch.
D. People that work in these fast food restaurants are usually not the kind of people you want making your food. They are not very smart, not very clean, they are the people that can't get a job any where else.
E. After reading this book you will defiantly think twice, maybe even three times before woofing down that fast food.

III. The fast food chains have been here for a while, still making the same foods as they are today.
A. The fast food restaurants have been making food seem better then it really is for you since the 1950's.
B. The first food chain was a bunch of hot dog stands along the side of a road, and then moved to drive in fast food restaurants, which were very appealing because you didn't even have to get out of you vehicle they would just bring it out to you.
C. After those restaurants came the big McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, Abby's, etc. Everyone likes these because they are very tasty and also inexpensive.
D. It used to be kind of a treat to go out and eat fast food, but now people go and eat out because they are to lazy to fix their own food.
E. It all started back in the 1950's but it has gotten much worse now, all we do is go out and eat fast unhealthy food, but hey it is easy to get and it tastes good.

IV. Conclusion
A. Businesses are making it very easy for us Americans to eat unhealthy foods, with the fast food chains that are becoming so big now.
B. We need to cut down on the fatty fast foods, we need to start eating out less maybe like once a month because our country is getting obese.
C. If the habit of eating at fast food restaurants hadn't started earlier then we wouldn't be eating so badly right now.
D. This book really made me think about how gross it is to eat at fast food restaurants it is almost making me sick thinking about it right now. Eric Schosser did a really good job.
E. It is very important to know that you should not be eating out just because it tastes good or because your to lazy to make some food yourself.

Fast Food Nation

Have you ever wondered what you are eating? How it is made? Where does it come from? Well the book, "Fast Food Nation", written by Eric Schosser, that was published July 5th, 2005 has some interesting information for you fast food eaters. It tells about the process that the food goes through before it gets to you at your favorite fast food restaurants. He also tells about how bad the food is for you. Business are making it seem like these fast foods are alright to eat and are not bad for your body. This is significant because you need to know that these foods are not healthy as businesses make them sound.
The theme of Fast Food Nation is that the food your eating at fast food restaurants are not as good for you as businesses are making them seem. These fast food restaurants are presenting some very good looking foods, but are they really good for you? NO!!! The food makes you fat, it is very fatty and wicked greasy, not to mention how many calories are in the food. Did you know that in a double quarter pounder there is 740 calories, 42 grams of fat, and 1380 grams of sodium (salt). How about that nice cheeseburger that we all love, that is one of the most disgusting thing that you can get. That burger is made from multiple cows, what happens is there is a big container that all of the hamburger from all of those cows goes into, this means that if one cow had the mad cow disease, then now it is going to be put in every hamburger that is made out of that bunch. People that work in these fast food restaurants are usually not the kind of people you want making your food. They are not very smart, not very clean, they are the people that can't get a job any where else. After reading this book you will defiantly think twice, maybe even three times before woofing down that fast food.
The fast food chains have been here for a while, still making the same foods as they are today. The fast food restaurants have been making food seem better then it really is for you since the 1950's. The first food chain was a bunch of hot dog stands along the side of a road, and then moved to drive in fast food restaurants, which were very appealing because you didn't even have to get out of you vehicle they would just bring it out to you. After those restaurants came the big McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, Abby's, etc. Everyone likes these because they are very tasty and also inexpensive. It used to be kind of a treat to go out and eat fast food, but now people go and eat out because they are to lazy to fix their own food. It all started back in the 1950's but it has gotten much worse now, all we do is go out and eat fast unhealthy food, but hey it is easy to get and it tastes good.
Businesses are making it very easy for us Americans to eat unhealthy foods, with the fast food chains that are becoming so big now. We need to cut down on the fatty fast foods, we need to start eating out less maybe like once a month because our country is getting obese. If the habit of eating at fast food restaurants hadn't started earlier then we wouldn't be eating so badly right now. This book really made me think about how gross it is to eat at fast food restaurants it is almost making me sick thinking about it right now. Eric Schosser did a really good job. It is very important to know that you should not be eating out just because it tastes good or because your to lazy to make some food yourself.

Plymouth Essay

I. Introduction
A. Thesis statement: The founding of English colonies in modern Massachusetts combined a strange mix of idealism and violence.
B. Preview first major point: Miles Standish contributed important protection to the early colonies by using violence.
C. Preview second major point: Benjamin Church provided vital leadership to protect the colonies during King Philip's War.
D. Preview third major point: Despite all of this violence, the colonies were also founded on religious idealism.
E. Significance of Thesis: It is important to understand the full history of these areas because this is what Americans generally consider to be our nation's beginning.

II. First Major Point
A. Miles Standish contributed important protection to the early colonies by using violence.
B. An Indian was talking down to Standish, trying to intimidate him. Standish then invites him over for a pig and he then takes the Indians knife that hung around his neck and stabbed him multiple times until he was dead.
C. Standish went into a wigwam and scared all of the Indians, they went crazy and tried running through the walls.
D. Cut guys head off and put it on a stake in the town and let it stay there and rot.
E. If Standish wasn't there then the pilgrims might have been attacked more frequently by the Indians, because he was intimidating, so that provided protection.

III. Second Major Point
A. Benjamin Church led the colonies protection during King Philip's War.
B. Church led his men across the river when they were being attacked by the Indians.
C. He snuck into an Indians wigwam and got 60 Indians to surrender on his own/
D. The reason he killed King Phillip was because he was afraid that Philip might have hurt the English colonies.
E. These three points all show how Benjamin Church was a leader in keeping the colonies safe.

IV. Third Major Point
A. Despite all of this violence, the colonies were also founded on religious idealism
B. The pilgrims found the new world because they thought that England was going to go to Hell, and they also wanted religious freedom so they left England and went to Amsterdam.
C. They believed that all people should become puritans, and not believe in anything else.
D. Pilgrims believed that everyone should go to school to read the bible and learn all of their religious ways.
E. The reason why the Indians and the English fought was because of the new idea of puritanism.

V. Conclusion
A. The founding of English colonies combined a strange mix of idealism and violence.
B. Standish wanted to protect the English colonies, but instead of trying to reason with the Indians, his way was to be violent.
C. Benjamin Church was also a protector of the English colonies but he protected through leadership.
D.The pilgrims came to the new world because they wanted freedom of religion, though all they did was cause violence with the Indians.
E. With all of these key points, you can see that there was a lot of violence caused by difference in religion, and different perspectives on the religion.


The founding of English colonies in modern Massachusetts combined a strange mix of idealism and violence. Miles Standish contributed important protection to the early colonies by using violence. Benjamin Church provided vital leadership to protect the colonies during King Philip's War. Despite all of this violence, the colonies were also founded on religious idealism. It is important to understand the full history of these areas because this is what Americans generally consider to be our nation's beginning.

Miles Standish contributed important protection to the early colonies by using violence. An Indian was talking down to Standish, trying to intimidate him. Standish then invites him over for a pig and he then takes the Indians knife that hung around his neck and stabbed him multiple times until he was dead. Standish went into a wigwam and scared all of the Indians, they went crazy and tried running through the walls. Cut guys head off and put it on a stake in the town and let it stay there and rot. If Standish wasn't there then the pilgrims might have been attacked more frequently by the Indians, because he was intimidating, so that provided protection.

Benjamin Church led the colonies protection during King Philip's War. Church led his men across the river when they were being attacked by the Indians. He snuck into an Indians wigwam and got 60 Indians to surrender on his own. The reason he killed King Phillip was because he was afraid that Philip might have hurt the English colonies. These three points all show how Benjamin Church was a leader in keeping the colonies safe.

Despite all of this violence, the colonies were also founded on religious idealism. The pilgrims found the new world because they thought that England was going to go to Hell, and they also wanted religious freedom so they left England and went to Amsterdam. They believed that all people should become puritans, and not believe in anything else. Pilgrims believed that everyone should go to school to read the bible and learn all of their religious ways. The reason why the Indians and the English fought was because of the new idea of puritanism.

The founding of English colonies combined a strange mix of idealism and violence. Standish wanted to protect the English colonies, but instead of trying to reason with the Indians, his way was to be violent. Benjamin Church was also a protector of the English colonies but he protected through leadership. The pilgrims came to the new world because they wanted freedom of religion, though all they did was cause violence with the Indians. With all of these key points, you can see that there was a lot of violence caused by difference in religion, and different perspectives on the religion.