I Just Want a McMuffin - Stephen Pollock Last year over spring break I went out to California with my mom. We spent the majority of our time in LA, but we were staying near her office in Santa Monica. On the second to last day of the trip she decided to go in and get some work done, which meant I had the ability to do whatever I wanted for the beginning of the day. I woke up at a decent time and decided I was going to start my day off in the most American way possible, by going to McDonalds. The nearest McDonalds was only a few blocks away. I rolled out of bed and got ready to go. When I went out into the street, it was pretty dead. There weren't too many cars driving by and there were only a few people scattered about, which was odd because …show more content…
Noise was a non factor now, I just wanted out of this tag game as soon as possible. I rushed across the street and the dude kept screaming "YOU’RE IT YOU’RE IT!!" I was finally in the clear once I was on the other side of the street and the McDonalds was just around the corner. Now I was in the clear. I was so happy that I was finally going to be able to eat a wonderful egg McMuffin. Unfortunately I walked into McDonalds just as they changed from breakfast to lunch. I was broken inside. I was absolutely devastated. “Why me?” I then thought, “What's wrong with some mcnuggets at 10:01 in the morning?” Looking back now, I know the answer. …show more content…
As I waited in line, this guy with a crazy lazy eye, wearing a polo that was 2 sizes too small came stumbling in, with a Bluetooth headset dangling from his ear. He walks in, stands behind me, leaves the line, sneezes, and then loses his cool. He sneezed and no one acknowledged him. He then started screaming and said "ALRIGHT EVERYONE YEAH I SNEEZED ALRIGHT SUE ME. FRICKIN CALIFORNIANS ALWAYS CAUSING PROBLEMS." He kept ranting on and on as he walked out of the McDonalds. Thankfully the line then started moving. I was getting closer to my McNuggets. Before I could even take a chance to think about what just happened though, this cut up guy walked in. When I say cut up, I mean he was actually cut up. He had scratches and cuts all over him. He was sporting nice oversized plaid shorts, black double wide skateboarding shoes, and a triple extra large shirt with a skull on it. He had some nice dreadlocks as well, and his face tattoos were on point, as expected. He came in bouncing and singing along to some song he made up about the government being corrupt, and how the water we drink from the tap makes us obedient. It was pretty catchy to be honest. During his performance he decided he was going to go to the front of the line, and no one objected because the guy was clearly insane. He demanded some McNuggets, without stating what size he wanted, and I must say, I respected his choice of food, but I still I was
Fast food, while a quick alternative to cooking, has always been known to be less healthy than traditional preparations, but the extent of its health benefits or detriments was not known until a lawsuit came out which inspired documentarian Morgan Spurlock to engage in a 30 day experiment. The resultant documentary specifically targeted McDonald’s, the largest fast food chain in the world, which also happens to be a major recipient of lawsuits linking obesity and their food. Spurlock endeavored to spend a thirty day period eating nothing but food that came from the golden arches, with the rules that he would supersize only when asked, and every time he was asked, and that he would have everything from the menu at least once. In the 2004 film Super Size Me, Morgan Spurlock explores the concept that McDonald’s contributes to the nation’s obesity problem through the utilization of statistics and scientific evidence as a logical appeal, comedy and repulsive qualities as an emotional appeal, and s...
While the immigration official on duty at the Stanton Street Bridge sat in his office, hundreds of Mexicans passed back and forth without inspection. After nearly an hour of observation, Seraphic reported that the official had made no attempt to leave his seat and sat inside by the stove reading a newspaper. Mike Romo, a longtime El Paso resident, remembered a similar situation on the Sante Fe Bridge. "...One evening I was coming along about 6:00 or 7:00. There was a man [there]; he was the only one at the bridge, on a soap box. Evidently he was sleeping; he had his head down. Anyway, I guess he heard me walking. He lifted up [his head] and looked at me, and then down it [went] again. They didn't bother about
McDonald's is one of the most popular fast food restaurant across the country with some of the most sugar and calorie packed foods. In America that spells trouble since the smaller sized items tend to be the largest sizes in other counties across the globe. When a group of children were shown images of historical and religious figures, a majority of them were unable to recognize them; but when shown an image of Ronald McDonald, the children could automatically tell who he is and what he does. There seems to be no end in sight for what is becoming a continental issue.
At Chipotle, a Mexican fast food restaurant, the customer approached the first station where he ordered a burrito. The first employee asked “What can I get started for you?” The customer then replied with “Andrew will get a chicken burrito.” The employee proceeded then to warm a tortilla and ask the customer what kind of rice and beans he would like. The customer responded in similar fashion, saying, “Andrew will take some brown rice and no beans.” It was then that the customer began to look at the customer with a confused look. She did not say anything, and she continued to keep creating the burrito. When the customer went to the next part of the burrito-creating process (with a new employee), he did not begin his responses with “Andrew will have” but rather stating what he wanted on the burrito (e.g. “pico, sour cream and cheese, please.”). The next employee was the cashier, responsible for ringing up the customer for his food. The cashier asked the customer if the burrito was going to be it for him. The customer responded with “That’s going to be it for Andrew today.” The cashier then acknowledged the customer and then proceeded to check the customer out. Once the checkout was completed, the customer said “Thank you,” and left the restaurant.
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McDonalds promotes the construct of “healthiness” as a justification as to why a consumer should purchase their food. This article introduces an interesting viewpoint that despite these claims of “healthiness” or even the inclusion of low calorie options does not ensure that the consumer will not overconsume their food. I will use this source to expand the findings in "Nutritional Quality at Eight U.S. Fast-Food Chains 14-Year Trends” which argues that despite the addition of “healthy” options at fast food restaurants, the overall nutritional quality of the menu remained poor. An analysis of these two sources will be used to help answer my research questions: what consists of healthy food in the McDonalds “Questions” campaign and what are the implications of this definition of healthy food? I will use these sources to support the significance of my claim. Specifically, I will use Downs as evidence for my claim that despite marketing campaigns aimed at redefining McDonald’s as a healthy option, the definition of healthy food that these commercials promote is too limited and ultimately attempts to conform to new definitions of healthy food without actually changing their
To make sure his reservation would be held fully, He called not once, but twice for conformation. However, upon arriving at the hotel, the bellboy “took my bags and made no effort to conceal his surprise” (Rowan 60). Also, after being stared at in all directions by other residents. It slowly became clear that he was not welcomed to stay at this Hotel. He spoke with the receptionist but she insisted there were no rooms available. Even after stating his situation and a few more minutes of disagreement, they turned him away. While this is not an example of blatant racism, it still demonstrates the Jim Crow regulations set in place even somewhere like Washington, D.C. Even the bellboy, being black himself, makes a comment towards Rowan saying, “I thought you were crazy when you stopped here” (Rowan 61), which gives a clear example on how common it was for blacks to be welcome into the same place as
He did not understand that the pizza had to cook, and that he would have to wait. His protesting grew louder and he began to throw things that were within his reach. Customers began looking at her and making comments such as “she has no control over her child”, “he is spoiled”, and “he must be retarded”. The server at this point came over to her and told her that they had to leave if she could not control her child. Needless to say, my sister was mortified and upset.
McDonald’s, one of America’s fastest growing fast food restaurants, has made more than its share of money within the last twenty years serving more than 46 million people daily. They have twice as many restaurants as Burger King and more restaurants than KFC, Wendy’s, and Taco Bell Combined. Often children have the dream of eating fast food for every meal of every day. Well, Morgan Spurlock took the challenge to see how dangerous it would be to eat McDonalds for every meal. He also took the challenge in response to a lawsuit against McDonalds by a family whose children became obese by the contents of its meals. Directed and starring Morgan Spurlock, who is married to a vegan chef and a healthy man for his age, Super-Size Me is a film that followed Spurlock for 31 days as he follows certain rules set by a series of physicians. He was only allowed to meals off the McDonalds menu including water. Also, he couldn’t exercise but had to walk the same amount of steps as the average American. Filmed all over the United States, Super-Size Me was made to inform the public on the manufactured foods they consume daily. The film also raises awareness on the dangers of what manufactured foods do to the body. Super-Size Me showed how one of the most popular fast food restaurants around today may be leading future generations to severe health problems.
Morgan created the film to show that fast food has become a fixture in our country’s culture. The movie showed that McDonald’s, along with other types of fast food, can directly affect a person’s health. This repetitive eating of these foods can cause cholesterol issues, liver issues, chest pains, obesity, and seem to be acting as a drug. Morgan frequently pointed out that throughout his day, he felt depressed and sad, but when he ate his meal from McDonalds, he once again, felt that he had energy and all together, became a happier person. This shows that the food was directly affecting his moods. Our culture has seen similar effects by heroin, cocaine, marijuana, and even cigarettes. It’s hard to believe that a simple hamburger is as addictive as the nicotine in a cigarette. However, it seems that the lack of McDonald’s can create the same mood fluctuation as the lack of nicotine. Although these two can be linked, in the way they affect your attitude, one is much more socially acceptable then the other. The film is not all eating and doctors: Spurlock interviews industry experts, academics, public school officials that have banned soft drink sales on campus and instituted healthy lunch programs, a man who had radical stomach surgery to curb his weight, and so on. Spurlock also travels to McDonald's restaurants from LA to Texas to New York. The film is
I showed up at the hospital about thirty minutes later. I was so scared and did not know what to expect. I did not know if my father was dead, ...
Less than twelve hours later, the mailman walked up to a house with my aunt dead on the front porch and my uncle inside on the living room floor dead. The screams caught the attention of the neighbors and the police were then called. This is a significant experience in my life that I faced and that had an impact on me during my freshman year and still affects me today. It was a homicide/suicide accident and it deeply impacted my family and me. Not only did it affect my school life, but my home life as well.
Since hospital food didn’t seem tasteful and appealing, I wanted McDonald’s. Thus, starting off of how I’m fat. I sat in bed and ate my happy meal. Writing this essay is hard, but everything else is also hard too. School is like a prison, but worse...
Then he said, “Ah I’m just yanking your chain kid! I’m starvin, feels like I ain’t ate nothin all day! I guess it’s true what they say, ahy?” I looked at him like he was crazy for a second then quickly asked, “What would you like to eat, sir? We have a large variety of different foods, you can have anything you’d like!”