The movie talks about the united states and its act of food, the slaughter houses that give out contaminated meat and how the government and the people who are suppose to protect us from being sick from contaminated meat are also involved with the slaughter houses and the meat packing industry. We shouldn't allow them to do this to our country its like they have as much power as the government and they are continuing to gain more power. There was a woman who had her son die from tainted beef and she fought just so the meat packing industry and that slaughter house can just say sorry and just make their company cleaning. The slaughter house kept selling that same tainted beef for 15 more days. They didn't recall it for 15 days that's not fair to her and for her family and also every else's family who got sick.
I found that the book gave more information and if you really needed to get good information the book is the way to go but if you want to make an impact and show it the movie shows the meat packing industry and the slaughter houses very well. They show how they cut and kill the animals in the book all you get is details and you really don't get sick and crazy over the slaughter houses. When you see the movie you really get into it and want to actually do something about it and want to fight against it. the book gives more detail then the movie but the movie catchs your eye with the things they show and the statistics they give you. If your writing a paper the book is the way to go.
I dont really feel disgusted about the slaughter houses as other people were but i really think they have to do something about it they talked about all the chemicals they use to clean the meat and they arent healthy to us at all and eveyone buys their meat. Their was a part with a chicken farmer and they cleaned the meat with chlorine which isnt as bad as the chemicals they use for the meat in the slaughter houses that made me feel a lot different on eating meat. There was also a test on how much bacteria get on the meat outside in fresh air then inside a slaughter house and the meat outside only get around 140 different kinds of bacteria when the slaughter house get about 1000 different kinds of bacteria the way it is is pretty disgusting.
Friday, October 22, 2010
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
HW# 7d
Chapter 9
There are many dangers in eating fast food that the fast food company never talk about that should be talked about and that are the chances of getting an illness from eating the food the chance of them getting mad cow disease or suffering from an illness called E Coli which killed many children at one point. It comes from not properly feeding the cattle of not properly cutting and cleaning the actually cattle. During the 1990s the federal government purchased the meat that went to school and they were a lot less better then the ones that were given to the people in the fast food market. That's one of many different things that fast food industries didn't tell people about the really dangers of eating there food. E Coli isn't fun to deal with it can actually eat your stomach and destroy linings in your intestines and you can have violent diarrhea the fast food doesn't warn about this
The whole chapter really made me think about the harm of actually eating fast food and made me think about the whole fast food company and how once something like that happens they decide to hide it somethings because i didnt really know about the whole jack in box situation and how they recalled back hamburgers and i didnt know a lot of things
Chapter 10
McDonalds and other fast food companies expanded around the world and there were record breaking when they first arrived in Saudi Arabia it earned 200,000 dollars on Ramadan, when McDonalds opened in Kuwait there was a drive through line going out 7 miles. Now in Brazil it has become the largest private employer. A promoter Den Fujita said he explains that we are what we eat and he said that if they continue eating McDonalds that they will be taller, have white skin and would grow blond hair.
"In 1986, the Tahiti Tourism Promotion Board ran an ad campaign featuring pristine beaches and the slogan "Sorry, No McDonald's." A decade later, one opened in Papeete, the Tahitian capital, bringing hamburgers and fries to a spot thousands of miles across the Pacific, from the nearest cattle ranches or potato's." a place where they committed in not having a McDonalds ended up with one McDonalds is a powerful industry and it seems like it would do anything to have one everywhere in the world.
Epilogue
Dale Lasater is a farmer who has experiences in different farms in the united states and he has experience in Argentina where he worked on a farm and he said that Americans are forgetting what real beef tastes like and that in Argentina every cow is grass fed and that beef is sold to expensive restaurants. Fast food industries are not actually putting the real cost of a hamburger and they now have social trends and caused the obesity rate to go up.
"The working conditions in Americas slaughterhouse demonstrates what can happen when employers wield virtually unchecked power over their workers." That quote doesn't sound good at all it seems like the company have so much power that no one from the outside can see and it isn't fair. Earlier in the chapter there was a guy who gave up his whole body for the company and ended up getting fired because he had damaged lungs and he was in the hospital. The meat packing industry doesn't do a good job
There are many dangers in eating fast food that the fast food company never talk about that should be talked about and that are the chances of getting an illness from eating the food the chance of them getting mad cow disease or suffering from an illness called E Coli which killed many children at one point. It comes from not properly feeding the cattle of not properly cutting and cleaning the actually cattle. During the 1990s the federal government purchased the meat that went to school and they were a lot less better then the ones that were given to the people in the fast food market. That's one of many different things that fast food industries didn't tell people about the really dangers of eating there food. E Coli isn't fun to deal with it can actually eat your stomach and destroy linings in your intestines and you can have violent diarrhea the fast food doesn't warn about this
The whole chapter really made me think about the harm of actually eating fast food and made me think about the whole fast food company and how once something like that happens they decide to hide it somethings because i didnt really know about the whole jack in box situation and how they recalled back hamburgers and i didnt know a lot of things
Chapter 10
McDonalds and other fast food companies expanded around the world and there were record breaking when they first arrived in Saudi Arabia it earned 200,000 dollars on Ramadan, when McDonalds opened in Kuwait there was a drive through line going out 7 miles. Now in Brazil it has become the largest private employer. A promoter Den Fujita said he explains that we are what we eat and he said that if they continue eating McDonalds that they will be taller, have white skin and would grow blond hair.
"In 1986, the Tahiti Tourism Promotion Board ran an ad campaign featuring pristine beaches and the slogan "Sorry, No McDonald's." A decade later, one opened in Papeete, the Tahitian capital, bringing hamburgers and fries to a spot thousands of miles across the Pacific, from the nearest cattle ranches or potato's." a place where they committed in not having a McDonalds ended up with one McDonalds is a powerful industry and it seems like it would do anything to have one everywhere in the world.
Epilogue
Dale Lasater is a farmer who has experiences in different farms in the united states and he has experience in Argentina where he worked on a farm and he said that Americans are forgetting what real beef tastes like and that in Argentina every cow is grass fed and that beef is sold to expensive restaurants. Fast food industries are not actually putting the real cost of a hamburger and they now have social trends and caused the obesity rate to go up.
"The working conditions in Americas slaughterhouse demonstrates what can happen when employers wield virtually unchecked power over their workers." That quote doesn't sound good at all it seems like the company have so much power that no one from the outside can see and it isn't fair. Earlier in the chapter there was a guy who gave up his whole body for the company and ended up getting fired because he had damaged lungs and he was in the hospital. The meat packing industry doesn't do a good job
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Freakonamics
In the movie "Freakonamics" there were many tactics used in the film to explain and to show different ways of examining the world and asking questions that give answers about how everyone in the world thinks and goes through different things. A tactic used was analyzing statistics they used this against the sumo wrestlers that were accused of cheating and was proved that there was cheating because one sumo spoke up against the rest and wanted people to know what was going on. The researchers analyzed the evidence and found out that the underdog in the wrestling match would win 75% of the time because they have more to gain since there opponents had higher records and they were already near the highest rankings. This mad wrestling more entertaining. Using this tactic help proved that the wrestling matches were set up and was a lie.
In the movie there were experiments done they used that as a tactic to prove things. There was an experiment that was on whether a person with a "white" name would get a response on a job application faster then a person with a "black" name. They sent out applications with names like Deshawn for black people and they sent out names like Brad for white people and the study show that people with whiter names get there job application answered and accepted faster then a person with a black name. There was also a experiment done on kids, they would give kids $50 dollars a week or month if they complete a certain academic list of things and if they did that they also got a chance to win $500 dollars also. The study showed that around 5%-7% of the kids grades actually went up.
Evidence was relied on heavily in this movie and there really are a lot of "hidden in plain sight" weirdness going on in the world because sadly there still is a lot of racism going on today and the evidence proved it to me in the movie. Also there was a section in the movie that said that the government "helped" us with the drug problems and the murder problems when actually we helped ourselves in that case and they probably helped us in about 20% of what was going on maybe even less. Our world today is also run by incentives they are every where and i know there are plenty incentives in sports also Alex Rodriguez for the New York Yankees will earn about 20 million dollars if he breaks the home run record with the Yankees. Treats and money is what we actually want and that's what makes us do things.
In the movie there were experiments done they used that as a tactic to prove things. There was an experiment that was on whether a person with a "white" name would get a response on a job application faster then a person with a "black" name. They sent out applications with names like Deshawn for black people and they sent out names like Brad for white people and the study show that people with whiter names get there job application answered and accepted faster then a person with a black name. There was also a experiment done on kids, they would give kids $50 dollars a week or month if they complete a certain academic list of things and if they did that they also got a chance to win $500 dollars also. The study showed that around 5%-7% of the kids grades actually went up.
Evidence was relied on heavily in this movie and there really are a lot of "hidden in plain sight" weirdness going on in the world because sadly there still is a lot of racism going on today and the evidence proved it to me in the movie. Also there was a section in the movie that said that the government "helped" us with the drug problems and the murder problems when actually we helped ourselves in that case and they probably helped us in about 20% of what was going on maybe even less. Our world today is also run by incentives they are every where and i know there are plenty incentives in sports also Alex Rodriguez for the New York Yankees will earn about 20 million dollars if he breaks the home run record with the Yankees. Treats and money is what we actually want and that's what makes us do things.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
HW #7
Eric Schlosser, Fast Food Nation.
Introduction
Fast food has major impact with America and through the world it expanded and it actually became very popular. In my book I will explain how McDonalds and other major food industries are starting the rule the world in a way. In a way it shows that McDonalds represents America.
"Hundreds of millions of people buy fast food every day without giving it much thought, unaware of the subtle and not so subtle ramifications of their purchases."
This book doesn't seem so interesting it seems like it will eventually get boring but it might actually change my thoughts about fast food
Chapter 1
McDonalds was the first major industry and all other fast food companies starting building their companies around how McDonalds built their company.
I couldn't find the quote but it was about how people from America went to another country and actually tried to modify the McDonalds so it was more like the ones in the United States.
The book is actually starting to get a lot more interesting and is actually starting to make me want to read the book
Chapter 2
McDonalds are tyring to reach out to the kids and they are trying to put things into their head so they can buy more food. They are basically brain washing the kid like how mostly every other company does but it makes me think if McDonalds were the first company to start.
I'm really starting to enjoy the book and is starting to become a really good interesting book to me and i actually like it.
Chapter 3
McDonalds are using different areas of the country to make do experiments and tests to see what will make their McDonalds better they went to Colorado Springs and renovated McDonalds and starting making different things such as restaurant technology and testing out different software. They tested robotic machines that serve soda and foods.
"At a 1999 conference on foodservice equipment, top American executives from Burger King, McDonalds and Tricon Global restaurants, Inc. appeared together on a panel to discuss labor shortages, employee training, computerization, and the latest kitchen technology"
I found the chapter very interesting when they talked about Colorado Springs and how they had robotic food servers and robotic drink dispensers. The chapter got very boring after that part of the chapter I lost some interest in the book.
Chapter 4
There are advantages to becoming a business owner or owning a fast food restaurant or chain even though they brainwash the people and take plenty of the money. In businesses you can get federal loans because at first you can be in debt without even selling or opening the store.
What i found that was very interesting to me was how the former hockey player started his business up and it seemed so easy buying the business and things similar to that but when you read on the chapter its really hard to actually start a business.
Andy and Jay said something very interesting in class on how McDonalds and other companies use brain washing and use their employees to get more companies. They brain wash kids and i guess since staring a business is hard brain washing and using kids can be a good thing rather then a bad.
Chapter 5
J.R. Simplot is one of the richest men in the world selling his potatoes and his greens to McDonalds he is the third leading giver to McDonalds and other fast food markets. McDonalds make there fries differently then other fast food places they actually put them in 93% beef tallow and it gives the fries different taste. The aroma of food is what makes us eat things and it saves us from being poisoned. McDonalds have a smell that make people want to eat it.
Its pretty interesting that McDonalds have 3 different suppliers of fries and how aroma is about 90% of how something tastes.
Chapter 6
Since the growth of McDonalds and fast food markets they are using unfair tactics to lower prices of ranch cattle so they can keep their business going since McDonalds now lowered the amount of places they take beef from. This is now similar to a century ago when the economy was controlled by a corporation alliance called the "trust" they set prices on the cattle. Now the suicide rate of a cattle rancher jumped to 3 times the national average that proves a lot about what is going in the the rancher business and the fast food business.
"The suicide rate among ranchers and cattle farmers in the United States is now about three times higher than the national average." That was an interesting gem and quote that the fast food companies can have a part in what is going on and how hard it is to be a farmer.
It is very interesting to find out that Hank died when he committed suicide, he seemed like a person that wouldn't do that to himself like a person who would fight back against the fast food companies.
Chapter 8
The most dangerous jobs in the fast food industry has to be being a factory worker. The workers work in pretty good conditions but they do horrible things to the animals even though it is a slaughter house. They cut the cattle into a half and then they pull of the organs and throw them down a chute. There is also a man who waits every 10 seconds to cut the necks of the cattle and kill them they usually sit around a puddle of blood the whole day. The late night cleaning is mostly done by illegal immigrants and is considered the most dangerous job in the whole plant.
"During the same years when the working conditions at America's meat packing plants became more dangerous- when line speeds increase and illegal immigrants replaced skilled workers- the federal government greatly reduced the enforcement of health and safety laws"
The cleaning process is actually pretty interesting to me because the manager of the cleaning company had a friend that lost 2 fingers and went in to shock because he forget to turn off the machine he ended up working the next day. Also the way they kill the cattle is pretty hard to see the movie Andy showed us in class friday was pretty hard to see for some people.
Introduction
Fast food has major impact with America and through the world it expanded and it actually became very popular. In my book I will explain how McDonalds and other major food industries are starting the rule the world in a way. In a way it shows that McDonalds represents America.
"Hundreds of millions of people buy fast food every day without giving it much thought, unaware of the subtle and not so subtle ramifications of their purchases."
This book doesn't seem so interesting it seems like it will eventually get boring but it might actually change my thoughts about fast food
Chapter 1
McDonalds was the first major industry and all other fast food companies starting building their companies around how McDonalds built their company.
I couldn't find the quote but it was about how people from America went to another country and actually tried to modify the McDonalds so it was more like the ones in the United States.
The book is actually starting to get a lot more interesting and is actually starting to make me want to read the book
Chapter 2
McDonalds are tyring to reach out to the kids and they are trying to put things into their head so they can buy more food. They are basically brain washing the kid like how mostly every other company does but it makes me think if McDonalds were the first company to start.
I'm really starting to enjoy the book and is starting to become a really good interesting book to me and i actually like it.
Chapter 3
McDonalds are using different areas of the country to make do experiments and tests to see what will make their McDonalds better they went to Colorado Springs and renovated McDonalds and starting making different things such as restaurant technology and testing out different software. They tested robotic machines that serve soda and foods.
"At a 1999 conference on foodservice equipment, top American executives from Burger King, McDonalds and Tricon Global restaurants, Inc. appeared together on a panel to discuss labor shortages, employee training, computerization, and the latest kitchen technology"
I found the chapter very interesting when they talked about Colorado Springs and how they had robotic food servers and robotic drink dispensers. The chapter got very boring after that part of the chapter I lost some interest in the book.
Chapter 4
There are advantages to becoming a business owner or owning a fast food restaurant or chain even though they brainwash the people and take plenty of the money. In businesses you can get federal loans because at first you can be in debt without even selling or opening the store.
What i found that was very interesting to me was how the former hockey player started his business up and it seemed so easy buying the business and things similar to that but when you read on the chapter its really hard to actually start a business.
Andy and Jay said something very interesting in class on how McDonalds and other companies use brain washing and use their employees to get more companies. They brain wash kids and i guess since staring a business is hard brain washing and using kids can be a good thing rather then a bad.
Chapter 5
J.R. Simplot is one of the richest men in the world selling his potatoes and his greens to McDonalds he is the third leading giver to McDonalds and other fast food markets. McDonalds make there fries differently then other fast food places they actually put them in 93% beef tallow and it gives the fries different taste. The aroma of food is what makes us eat things and it saves us from being poisoned. McDonalds have a smell that make people want to eat it.
Its pretty interesting that McDonalds have 3 different suppliers of fries and how aroma is about 90% of how something tastes.
Chapter 6
Since the growth of McDonalds and fast food markets they are using unfair tactics to lower prices of ranch cattle so they can keep their business going since McDonalds now lowered the amount of places they take beef from. This is now similar to a century ago when the economy was controlled by a corporation alliance called the "trust" they set prices on the cattle. Now the suicide rate of a cattle rancher jumped to 3 times the national average that proves a lot about what is going in the the rancher business and the fast food business.
"The suicide rate among ranchers and cattle farmers in the United States is now about three times higher than the national average." That was an interesting gem and quote that the fast food companies can have a part in what is going on and how hard it is to be a farmer.
It is very interesting to find out that Hank died when he committed suicide, he seemed like a person that wouldn't do that to himself like a person who would fight back against the fast food companies.
Chapter 8
The most dangerous jobs in the fast food industry has to be being a factory worker. The workers work in pretty good conditions but they do horrible things to the animals even though it is a slaughter house. They cut the cattle into a half and then they pull of the organs and throw them down a chute. There is also a man who waits every 10 seconds to cut the necks of the cattle and kill them they usually sit around a puddle of blood the whole day. The late night cleaning is mostly done by illegal immigrants and is considered the most dangerous job in the whole plant.
"During the same years when the working conditions at America's meat packing plants became more dangerous- when line speeds increase and illegal immigrants replaced skilled workers- the federal government greatly reduced the enforcement of health and safety laws"
The cleaning process is actually pretty interesting to me because the manager of the cleaning company had a friend that lost 2 fingers and went in to shock because he forget to turn off the machine he ended up working the next day. Also the way they kill the cattle is pretty hard to see the movie Andy showed us in class friday was pretty hard to see for some people.
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