Essay 1- will be an argument paper concerning fast food in America. You can use Fast Food Nation as a source for your information. Don't use other sources in your essay. For this essay, you do not have to provide MLA documentation. However, you must not copy from the book; you must put this information into your own words if you are going to use it, or quote it accurately if you are going to use the exact words. Let us know who said it, and use proper punctuation. Otherwise, it would be plagiarism. If you are a little nervous about plagiarism, make sure you review the assigned plagiarism material.

Reread the helpful description of the argument in the Owl, which you can find in the Online Resources section of Blackboard. Choose one prompt and write an argument essay. Here are the prompts for Essay 1:

Fast food companies, such as McDonald's, Taco Bell, and Burger King, have made children the target of their advertisements for years. There was a movement some years ago to rein in the aggressive practices of fast food ads, but eventually the movement was defeated and the advertising grew even stronger. Do you think fast food companies should be allowed to advertise their products directly to children, such as through commercials during cartoon programming?

Some critics of fast food have compared fast food to harmful products, such as cigarettes and alcohol, because more people die from illnesses linked to poor diets than people die from cigarettes and alcohol. The critics want fast food to be treated the same way with warnings and age limitations. Do you agree? (To get the full impact of the fast food diet, I recommend seeing Morgan Spurlock's "Supersize Me," a documentary that followed a man on his 30-day McDonald's diet.)

With fast food companies trying to increase their sales, they have resorted to selling their goods in school systems across the country. Some school systems have been receptive because they are facing budget woes. Do you think fast food should be available in schools?