Jan 8, 2009

Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal | Ideas for Group Discussions

1. Try to come up with as many benefits as you can of eating at fast food restaurants. Once you have created your list, try to determine if you think this outweighs the detriments to your health that Schlosser proposes.

2. Discuss which part of Fast Food Nation makes you want to make a change in your eating habits?

3. How does your community compare with Colorado Springs as Schlosser describes it?

4. Do you think the illegal immigrants who work in the meatpacking industry should have the right to better benefits?

5. Ask a group of your classmates to make a list at...