Essay #3

In the introduction to Fast Food Nation, Eric Schlosser writes, “This is a book about fast food, the values it embodies, and the world it has made. Fast food has proven to be a revolutionary force in American life; I am interested in it both as a commodity and as a metaphor” (3).

Write an essay in which you describe how fast food is representative of American society. In your own view, what values does fast food embody? What does fast food symbolize and how does it act as a “revolutionary force” in contemporary American culture?


Essay Guidelines:
- Papers must be typed, double-spaced in 12-point font (Times New Roman or similar), with one-inch margins on all sides. You must have a title for your essay, but do not include a separate title page.
- Page length requirements must be observed. Three to five pages does not mean two-and-a-half or two-and-three-lines. You must write at least three full pages.
- Stay away from contractions. Stay away from vague words, such as “thing” “it” “this” “these” and “that.”
- Proofread your paper carefully.
- Attach an outline you created prior to writing your paper to the final version.
- Introduce quotes. Analyze quotes. Provide page numbers for quotes. (Remember the four steps.)
- Observe MLA formatting guidelines, especially when citing text.
- Author quotes need to be introduced, page numbers need to be provided even when you are paraphrasing rather than quoting an author, and your citation should look like this: In his article, Kasser states, “BlahBlahBlahBlah,” (390).
- You need to include a “works cited” page.

Draft Workshop: Wednesday, November 16, 2005. Bring three copies of your essay draft and the first page for my review (optional).
Due Date: Wednesday, November 23, 2005.