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Essay Instructions: What kind of argument does Eric Schlosser make in the book "Fast Food Nation" by Eric Schlosser. What facts does he use to support this argument in the book. Use specific quotes through out the book. Stay focused on the book and not outside sources. Be specific to only the book and use specific quotes.

Essay Instructions: Assignment: Rhetorical and Image Analysis of Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser
Image To Be Analyzed: The picture preceding Chapter 8, The Most Dangerous Job (page 168) A picture of a Latino man holding up his left arm that has been mutilated while working in a slaughterhouse factory.
Passage: The beginning of Chapter 8 page 169 through to quote on page 170 .....cut more meat".
Specific directions:
1. Annotate the image that precedes the passage and the passage itself. Watch for patterns and related ideas or images. consider how the image reflects, underscores, enhances what is being argued in the passage.
2. Based on your annotations, develop an assertion about the argument Schlosser is trying to construct.
3. Organize by ideas not rhetorical devices
* Introduction: detailed, description/analysis of the image itself. This description and analysis should lead smoothly into your assertion.
* Supporting paragraphs must contain the text that you analyze. Analysis must be followed by an argument that links your analysis to your assertion. Analyze how the devices/strategies you have identified further the purpose of the passage, (your assertion) Connect the "how" to the "what" (how Schlosser does what he does).
* Conclusion should emphasize a larger insight that you have gained from reading the text and analyzing the passage. This insight might relate to one aspect of the purpose of Schlosser's book as he states it on page 3. It should not repeat points already mentioned in your essay. "In conclusion" earns an automatic 55%

Essay Instructions: This is an Independant Reading Project for my Masters. It needs to have the following information in it...
1. Abstact (why I chose the three books)
2.Introduction
3.Summary of each book
4.Questions for the author
5.concluding remarks

These are all listed under the heading of Table Of Contents. The three books used were- The Food Revolution by John Robbins,Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser, and Genetically Engineered Food;CHanging The Nature Of Nature by Martin Tietel and Kimberly A. Wilson

Essay Instructions: “This is a book about fast food, the values it embodies, and the world it has made,” (3) writes Eric Schlosser in the introduction to his book, Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal. He goes on to suggest, “Fast food has proven to be a revolutionary force in American life…. During a relatively brief period of time, the fast food industry has helped to transform not only the American diet, but also our landscape, economy, workforce, and popular culture.” (3, emphasis added) Ultimately, Schlosser argues, the consequences of fast food for American society are not only “inescapable” (3) but decidedly and profoundly negative.

For your paper, choose THREE of the four aspects of American life highlighted by Schlosser (landscape, economy, workforce, popular culture). For EACH of the three aspects that you select, evaluate whether or not you think that Schlosser makes a persuasive case for 1) the role of fast food in transforming that particular aspect of American life, and 2) the negative consequences of that transformation. In evaluating your three aspects, consider the evidence that Schlosser uses to support his claims. Take into account the kinds information that he uses to advance his argument, as well as the ways in which he narrates his story in an attempt to produce a desired response in his readers. Do his claims seem credible or convincing to you? Why or why not?

Then write a 4-5 page paper (approximately 1000-1250 words) in which you rank your three chosen aspects in order from least persuasive to most persuasive. Explain your ranking by discussing how each of the texts is or is not persuasive. And explain why you decided to rank them in the particular order that you choose—that is, why aspect “A” is the least persuasive, why aspect “B” is more persuasive than “A,” but less persuasive than “C”, and why aspect “C” is the most persuasive of the three, in your opinion.

Your discussion must include specific citations, or references, from each of the texts. Make sure to include the page number(s) of the passages from Fast Food Nation that you cite.

Guidelines to remember: Your 4-5 page paper should be typed. Use a 12 point, standard font. Use standard margins. The paper should be double-spaced, with no extra spaces between paragraphs.