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Craiglist Killer sentenced to death.

Craiglist has been a website where people meet people for interaction or meeting up, or to put into laymen terms, a dating website. Although this is beneficial for those seeking online love or love among other places, Craiglist and other online dating services also possess a hidden risk. Strangers. When you're on the internet, you can create an online identity that is the complete opposite to who you really are, you can be a racecar driver, astronaut, even an president isn't too far fetched as long as you can make your story seem legitimate.

This man had been offering people to come to his abandoned ranch for a job, but later killing them by shooting them in the head with a pistol. When arrested he had already been charged with numerous accounts of murder.

This story is significant because it relates to the hidden dangers of our modern civilization. If man were to become too advanced it might be dangerous to ourselves instead of benefitting us.

I chose this story because these sort of things could easily happen to me or anyone else at school. When people use services such as facebook or craiglist its easily putting ourselves out there for the entire of the internet to look.

This story is significant because it relates to the hidden dangers of our modern civilization. If man were to become too advanced it might be dangerous to ourselves instead of benefitting us.

Craigslist killer sentenced to death - CNN.com. (n.d.). CNN.com International - Breaking, World, Business, Sports, Entertainment and Video News. Retrieved April 29, 2013, from http://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/04/justice/craiglist-killer-death-sentence/index.html?iref=obinsite

Drones kills, causes debate.

Drones being used as part of the war has long been integrated into the American military ever since drone technology was first developed in the 21st century. But with the growing powers of technology, so does the casualties of war. When war used to be fought it took a toll on the minds of combatants because psychologically the soldiers could not deal with killing all the people, but with the invention of drones, people no longer had to see the faces of people they killed, thus feeling less regret. Bombers also didn't have this problem because the people dying underneath them they could not see.

But the problem is that the U.S using drones to randomly attack even innocent civillians. When the U.S said it brought the war to the terrorist, in no way did anyone foresee they would use their weapons or drones to be bombing civillians, almost never hitting their actual intended target. It seems like everyday there are dozens of innocent Iraqi's or Pakistanians being bombed to death by drones, yet when Boston is attacked by a small bomb, the entire country goes insane? That seems like an unfair comparison. Is the U.S trying to say that Boston lives are more valuable then the lives of those dying in the Middle East? Perhaps, after all the average U.S citizen has more vocal power in its government then the average middle eastern citizen.

The world is coming to a worse and worse place as robots are beginning to replace man in warfare. What is giving countries right to fire upon civilians is still unknown. Would a simple apology from the government bring the dead back? No.

Morgenstein, Ben Brumfield and Mark, Saima Mohsin, Salma Abdelaziz, and Bill Mears Contributed to This Report. "Drones Killing Innocent Pakistanis, U.N. Official Says." CNN. Cable News Network, 15 Mar. 2013. Web. 28 Apr. 2013.

Social Media becoming dangerous

Is social media helping people make bombs?

A recent study has shown that it's not too hard to google how to make a bomb as long as you know where to look. People sharing with each other how to make or plan out dangerous events might be the very root of america's troubles.

If we take a look at China now, we can see that China has a internet blockage policy where millions of workers are hired to supervision the internet usage of the chinese citizens incase anyone is planning a riot or a protest on the internet. Now if America had employed similar tactics, no doubt they would be able to cut down on bombings and attacks, but would that really help?

With America's pledge of allegiance to freedom, it's really hard for them to be contradictory to their countries ideals and do things like monitor the internet. Even though government agencies such as the FBI or CIA has been known to be able to act freely within country, America itself is still known as free. The idea of supervising ones internet isn't that bad, but many would still fight against it, this sort of internet policy has always been the topic of debate for a long time. In this writer's personal opinion, America should indeed adapt a similar strategy like China, or limit gun control. Either one of these plans will easily cut crime rates or organized attacks by at least a quarter. What every one of these attacks or things have in common is that they can easily be prevented from the internet, because even college students can make weapons of mass destruction if they got their hands on a blueprint in the internet.

Rivers, Dan. "How Terror Can Breed through Social Media." CNN. Cable News Network, 28 Apr. 2013. Web. 28 Apr. 2013.

Russia's Clampdown on free speech

Ever since Vladmir Putin's return to presidency, Russia has been limiting the free speech of many critical organizations against Putin.

In the year since Vladimir Putin's return to the presidency in May 2012, the Russian government has unleashed a crackdown on civil society unprecedented in the country's post-Soviet history," Human Rights Watch said in its report.

Russia has also implemented a few new laws that seem to restrict the public demonstrations of it's people.

Russia has always been one of the superpowers in the world ever since world war 2 and even before then as well. At first coming under communism under the iron rules of Joseph Stalin Russia was an unpredictable juggernaut in europe. Even at some point they had the largest land army in all of the world. After that they were presumably turned into a democracy due to having too much trouble. Although uncertain, Putin has become president again and again through unethical terms that many Russians have spoken against.

It puts a shudder through me to think that Russia could revert into anything but a democracy, with such a superpower looming in Europe, its easy to see what Russia could do if they really wanted to become an expansionist country.

I picked this sort of news because we must always know that in life not everything is as it seems. If russia was on surface a democracy but underneath still ruled with an iron fist, the world must adapt and respond accordingly.

Smith-Spark, Laura. "Reports: Russia Clamping down on Free Speech." CNN. Cable News Network, 24 Apr. 2013. Web. 27 Apr. 2013.

Ticket to Mars, apply now.

A Dutch company called Mars One began looking for volunteers to send to mars in an attempt to colonize mars. In what century would this plan be plausible you say? This flight is scheduled for 2022 and six months later for the volunteers to arrive in 2023. The company then stated:"It's likely that there will be a crematorium," said CEO Bas Lansdorp. "It's up to the people on Mars to decide what to do with their dead."

Sounds serious? One might think that this ludicrous plan would take centuries to enact but looking at the rate of medical advances we've been having for the last half decade, I wouldn't be surprised at all if a colony on mars could be established in 2023. But still there exists many kinks to be worked out in this plan. Such as how will there be a system that can sustain life? Would the residents of this mars colony be able to come back to Earth? What country would the colony be ruled under? These are all many issues that could complicate this mission.

I picked this because it's a very interesting notion, that we could be living on a distant planet not very far from now.

Landau, Ben Brumfield and Elizabeth. "One Way Ticket to Mars." CNN. Cable News Network, 23 Apr. 2013. Web. 25 Apr. 2013.

Boston Bombing

One of the biggest atrocities since 9/11. The Boston Bombings was a giant bomb placed at the end of a marathon called the Boston Marathon. America was indeed outraged as dozens were injured and alot were killed in the attacks. Many Americans could still recall the atrocity. Although the perpetrator hasn't been confirmed, there are already numerous suspects being held under custody.

From a personal point of view, bombings and school attacks are unavoidable, because America runs free with almost next to no gun control. You also can't put a personal spycam on each and every individual to stop the bombings. The most effective plan that would drastically reduce violence in America is gun control. School shootings only happen because unstable minors get ahold of guns from their parents, which the parents got in turn from gun shops.

The reason that other countries do not receive attacks and bombings as often is that America harbors alot of enemies on an international scale. After the bombing many people identified a suspicious arabian leaving the area and cornered him but could not produce sufficient evidence that the bombing was the doing of the Arabian. I think its very likely the suspect could've been white. In fact the chances of the suspect being white compared to the suspect being Arabian should be exactly the same, yet by choosing to tail Arabian people the suspect may have gotten away.

CNN. "Boston Bombing." This Just In RSS. CNN, 29 Mar. 2013. Web. 25 Apr. 2013.

Blade Runner's fall from grace

Olympic and Paralympic runner Oscar Pistorius "Bladerunner" on Sunday canceled his appearance in five upcoming races, days after being charged with murder in the shooting death of his girlfriend in South Africa. His girlfriend was Reeva Steenkamp, an aspiring model with a bright future.

Blade Runner was a nickname given to him when he had his legs amputated since youth. Although he didn't have legs anymore, he had special carbon blades put onto his legs so that he could walk and run, thus becoming his nickname, "Bladerunner." Soon he became the first Paralympic sprinter to compete in the able bodied Olympics, which is a tremendous feat for someone who has no feet.

A inspiring story much like Lance Armstrong, the very notion of another hero's fall from grace is disturbing to say the least. This can be brought back to another post I had, which is "they're only human." Celebrities and athletes may seem inhuman when they're winning medals after medals, but in the end its still a human heart under all that gold and silver. People can make mistakes, and after some proper soul searching I came to peace with the fact that even the famous can commit atrocities on such level as murdering your girlfriend.

Karimi, Faith, Robyn Curnow Reported from Pretoria, and Faith Karimi from Atlanta. "Few Details, Plenty of Questions as Pistorius Disputes Murder Charge." CNN. Cable News Network, 17 Feb. 2013. Web. 18 Feb. 2013.

Who is Prisoner X?

After a week of international controversy, Israel says it will investigate the case of an Australian-Israeli citizen known as 'Prisoner X' -- a man whose detainment and death in an Israeli cell remain cloaked in mystery. Yet just last week an investigative report from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation brought the case to light. The report, which did not disclose its sources, said Prisoner X was a dual citizen of Australia and Israel and was recruited to join Israel's Mossad spy agency. The report identified him as Ben Zygier, reporting he was detained in 2010.

How prisoner x remains a mystery for so long itself was a mystery. This does however reflect upon Israel as a country. Although very much like North Korea by operating outside United Nations boundaries, yet very unlike North Korea by gaining the support of the United States, Israel has been a dominate presence ever since it's first establishment post world war 2. Israel should be criticized because of the intense secrecy it employs. All Israelite reporters have to sign a contract agreeing to not report anything that might harm Israel or give Israel's enemies an advantage. This is much like china, yet Israel claims to be an "democracy." While the world diverts it's attention towards the rising power's in asia, it fails to realize the problems in the middle east. Israel. Although not a problem, Israel is still a major military and political power in the middle east, having allies in the west, Israel quickly rose to be one of the strongest military presences in the Middle East thanks to it's lucrative trade of weapon technology with the United States.

What alarms me isn't Israel operating outside U.N jurisdiction, but that they were able to keep a political prisoner under custody for so long without anyone knowing. What is far more concerning, of course, is the fact that a man was held in detention under heavy secrecy, and nothing was published about the reason for his arrest or the circumstances surrounding his death. How does Israel continue to operate like this without any intervention from the United Nations? Wanting to learn a bit more about history, I combed through the internet, hoping to find a case on why Israel was such a tightly controlled state. Turns out, Israel was a country created after world war 2 and is the only country in the world with Jewish people as the majority group.

Schwartz, Michael, Michael Schwartz Reported from Jerusalem, Holly Yan Reported, and Wrote From Atlanta. Sara Sidner Also. "Israel to Investigate Arrest, Death of 'Prisoner X'" CNN. Cable News Network, 19 Feb. 2013. Web. 18 Feb. 2013.

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Pastor jailed for religious beliefs.

An Iranian judge has sentenced an American Christian pastor to eight years in prison after he was tried for his religious beliefs, a U.S.-based religious group said Sunday. THis act of Iran has caused outrage in the U.S, because it not only violates human rights to religion, but it also wrongly imprisons someone. "We condemn Iran's continued violation of the universal right of freedom of religion and we call on the Iranian authorities to respect Mr. Abedini's human rights and release him," U.S. State Department spokesman Darby Holladay said in written statement. Note: Mr.Abedini is the pastor.

This news is significant because after all this time, there is still prejudice against religion in the middle east. Even though many religions advocate love and equality, there is still hatred against those who don't believe in their religion. Iran is not known for it's religious stability, and there is always news of fighting over religion coming from Iran. Yet imprisoning a pastor only for practicing religion seems like we've gone back to the Dark ages. This doesn't seem like the year 2013 anymore, this seems like a Crusade.

I picked this news because in a international school such as ours, we have to be religiously unbiased, and accept everyone. Wether you're mormon or jewish or islamic, there cannot be any fights or conflicts caused by your religion.

Staff, CNN. "Iran Sentences U.S. Pastor to 8 Years in Prison, Group Says." CNN Belief Blog RSS. CNN, 27 Jan. 2013. Web. 29 Jan. 2013.

OIl Spill

Coast Guard investigates potential oil spill in Mississippi River.

Early sunday morning two tank barges loaded with light crude oil struck a bridge in the mississippi river. The tank that leaks contains over 80,000 gallons of oil. The coast guard claims to have moved in and stopped the source of the spill. OIl spills are environmental disasters, many of the larger scale oil spills affect miles of marine wildlife. Not only do oil spills choke fish, but they stick to the feathers of seabirds limiting their flight abilities.

I chose this news because I remember the last time the U.S had a disastrous oil spill off the gulf of mexico, miles and miles of marine life and fisherman were affected. It took months to clean up a spill of that level. We need to be environmental friendly, and find a quick replacement to crude oil soon or we will all be scrambling for the remaining resources on earth.

This is significant because it could've been a large scale oil spill, in a world where oil is extremely pressure to us, we cannot afford to lose thousands of gallons, not to mention in the Mississippi River. If the wildlife there would be polluted, then the famous river would be known for only its giant oil spill instead of its intended purpose.

Staff, CNN, and Chandler Friedman. "Coast Guard Investigating Potential Oil Spill in Mississippi River." CNN. Cable News Network, 27 Jan. 2013. Web. 29 Jan. 2013.

Japanese V.S Chinese over Diaoyu Island

Japan Deters Taiwan activists near disputed Islands

Protests flared across China in September, soon after Japan announced it had bought the islands from private Japanese owners. The deal was struck in part to prevent the islands being bought by Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara who had called for donations for a public fund to buy them.

China was outraged, as were protesters who marched through several Chinese cities calling for boycotts of Japanese products and urging the government to give the islands back. China says its ownership dates back hundreds of years. However, Japan claims that China ceded sovereignty of the islands in 1895 when it lost the Sino-Japanese war. Japan then sold the islands in 1932. During the WWII, the U.S. administered the islands but returned them to Japan in 1972 as part of its withdrawal from Okinawa.

China and Japan have always been uneasy ever since world war 2, with atrocities such as the rape of Nanjing and the millions enslaved or murdered on Chinese soil, you can't blame the Chinese for harboring some hate against the Japanese people. We should be more aware of whats happening around us, as many Japanese inhabitants in shanghai and other areas of china are being dragged out in the middle of the night and beaten ruthlessly by activists against the Japanese. In a International School like ours, prejudice and discrimination is shunned upon, yet while over half of our students have roots going back to China, I feel like it's important to address the issue.

I chose this story because it surprised me at how deep hatred can be. When you see the chinese protestors you notice that over half of them are only students or young adults, none of them lived through world war 2 yet they are the most angry. It pains me to think that Chinese people are punishing Japanese corporations for actions of the Japanese government. Smashing Japanese cars is also a act of anger, yet the owners of the Japanese car is still Chinese, isn't the chinese protestors being a bit rash by attacking everything thats japanese?

Whiteman, Hilary, Jethro Mullen, CY Xu, and Xinlei Pan Contributed to This Report. "Japan Repels Taiwan Activists near Disputed Islands." CNN. Cable News Network, 24 Jan. 2013. Web. 29 Jan. 2013.

North Korea Missile Tech.

Kim Jong Un and his military

North Korea threatens to restart rocket launch, despite u.s sanctions. Defying the will of the United Nations, North Korea plans it's third nuclear test, claiming that their ultimate enemy is in fact the united states. While the rest of the world is worried and the UN cracking down on North Korea, China takes a watchful role as it knows that north korea would not aim at Beijing even if it successfully develops a nuclear warhead technology. North Korea has had a history of being a "outcast" from the rest of the international community. Shutting itself off from all outside connections, all the rest of the world knows so far is that North Korea has no bicycles, yet it makes missile technology with the potential of reaching U.S mainland.

This is significant in a way that it affects the asia military on a global scale. With the Japanese/Chinese dispute over fishing island, a sudden rise of a nuclear power may be the last thing anybody wants. As of now, Asia is turning into a powder keg, ready to explode at any second with Japan aligning itself with other southeast asia forces to counter China. Any aggressive move made by north korea could trigger a massive retaliation from America. In fact, North Korea had already recently successfully launched a satellite into space, which western analysts are calling it a decoy to develop missile technology. If a North Korean missile can reach space, then it must be able to reach American homelands, that was their reasoning when discussing the North Korean missile launch.

I chose this story because as international students, we must look at the world's happenings on a global scale. This is the very motto of SAS, to be globally aware. What's disturbing to me more is, that as I read this news story, statistics indicate that over half of South Korea is willing to go to war again with North Korea.

Whiteman, Hilary. "North Korea Silences Doubters, Raises Fears with Rocket Launch."CNN. Cable News Network, 12 Dec. 2012. Web. 29 Jan. 2013.

Aaron Swartz suicide, causes outrage

Aaron Swartz hanging himself sends ripples of anger throughout the internet community. The young prodigy who helped develop RSS and Reddit committed suicide in his apartment to protest the "unfair" jurisdiction of the court.

When Aaron Swartz was faced with allegations of stealing millions of online documents from MIT through the university computer network, U.S prosecutors cracked down on his case and gave Swartz federal charges for which he could have faced decades in prison.

The world is an unjust place, and for someone like Aaron Swartz, life just isn't fair. For trying to publicize scholarly papers from a MIT database, internet hacker Aaron Swartz was charged with crimes that could lead to a decade in prison. Cracking under the pressure, Swartz was found hanged in his apartment room. The online hacker community was of course outraged by the death of a peer who for once was trying to use his skills to do good. His death has inspired a flurry of online tributes and mobilized many hacking networks such as "Anonymous" a loosely defined collective of so called "hacktivists" who oppose attempts to limit internet freedom. After Swartz's death, MIT's cover page was immediately defaced by Swartz's peers, claiming that MIT and the jurisdiction system was exercising a twisted, miscarriage of justice.

Nowadays when you turn on the news, you only see good people getting hurt and bad people getting away. I chose this article because people need to wake up and see that. Too many of us are living in a fantasy world where we think there is a defined line between right and wrong. Aaron Swartz may have been an inspiration, but he also was doing things illegally, resulting in punishment. In a way, he was our modern day Robin Hood, stealing from MIT to share with the public for everyones benefit. What he did wasn't wrong, but judged as a criminal act because a bigger corporation or entity could not benefit. This needs to change in our society, too many brilliant minds are being suffocated out by society and its limitations.

From a different point of a view, MIT probably had the right to keep those papers in private, i mean the papers are intellectual gems belonging to those working at MIT, so there shouldn't have been any right for Aaron Swartz to steal them. Punishment was inevitable, but such a harsh 10 decade sentence for stealing some documents? That seems a bit harsh.

Griggs, Brandon. "Anger, Soul Searching Follow Death of Internet Activist." CNN. Cable News Network, 15 Jan. 2013. Web. 29 Jan. 2013.

Lance Armstrong admits to using drugs

Lance Armstrong shamefully admits to using performance enhancing drugs to compete in races, causing public outrage.

The story of Lance Armstrong is not a pretty one. After fighting back testicular cancer to win the Tour De France from 1999 to 2005, Lance Armstrong had raised millions of dollars to support cancer research with his Lance Armstrong Foundation. Sometimes he even proudly sports a "live strong" wristband that helps advocate the movement. He hopes that his foundation will continue to help those who survive and endure cancer, yet the very idol of his foundation has based his career off cheating and lying. After all these years of false fully winning Tour de France's and letting millions of kids idolize you blindly; crying at Oprah will not lighten your load, Mr.Armstrong.

I chose this story because it's a shame that Lance Armstrong has fallen so far. Many of the public heroes today are turning out to be frauds or those who cannot uphold their beliefs. Examples include Michael Phelps, for his brief believed-to-be-true rumor of smoking weed. Now Lance Armstrong too? It's amazing how overnight international inspirations could fall so fast. When Lance Armstrong first struggled with testicular cancer, millions of children were inspired by this global hero that beat cancer and won the Tour De France. Many of the world's charities and sponsors now have to find a new face to champion their cause, because Lance Armstrong had just dropped out.

What intrigues me is that Lance Armstrong has gotten away with 7 years of cheating the tests, why admit now? If he could just keep on denying, why doesn't he? Wouldn't it be better to live a life in false celebration then the truth?

After all, they're only human.

Almasy, Steve, Ed Lavandera, Kevin Bohn, Joe Sutton, Ed Payne, Jillian Martin, and Chelsea J. Carter. "Reports: Armstrong Admits to Oprah He Cheated during Cycling Career." CNN. Cable News Network, 15 Jan. 2013. Web. 29 Jan. 2013.

Fast Food Nation 10 +Epilogue

Wow, this book has really put a different spin on the way I see things. From what I knew, I always knew that McDonalds was bad for the body, but I never knew about the shady history behind McDonalds burgers of death. After I started reading this book every time I pick up fast food from a restaurant all I can see or think of is illegal immigrants dying or being amputated to make this burger. Not just that, but also cases such as McLibel are really heart warming to me, to know that there are people out there taking action and not letting McDonalds take over.

Chapter 10 is more realistic, as after chapters and chapters of non-stop fast food atrocities, we are shown with what concerned members of our society is doing with McDonalds The people in McDonalds aren't all bad, most of fast food corporations are filled with lower to middle class citizens trying to make a living off the booming industry. It is the greedy, higher-ups who don't care about public health that should be punished. From evidence gathered from this book, the brass of McDonald's seemed only content by squeezing America dry of it's assets. I love how McDonald's had become so engrossed in American culture, that when Chinese protestors attack America indirectly, the first thing they attack is McDonalds.It just seems, that the very epitome of western civilization comes down to a burger. Forget about the pantheon, forget about Mount Rushmore, forget about all the western achievements, for they have been replaced long ago by this killer french fry. The McLibel law suit was of no surprise either, as it was time somebody took a step against the anti-enviroment giant.

The book itself is like a biography for a legend, a legend that is fast food corporations itself, with America as the heartland of all that is greasy.

Fast Food Nation Chapters 8+9

In these chapters, The author Schlosser talks about dangerous jobs within the factories of fast food corporates. The many illegal immigrants dying to support their families are often put into menial tasks that are both dangerous and unbeneficial, yet they have little or no choice but to accept the hazardous working conditions. The major understaffing of OHSA, one of the last barriers that can keep our food safe. Stories of workers losing their lives to process these burgers. The worse part is that no one cares about the thousands suffering in factories until one or two children die of food poisoning.

The fast food corporations use tactics such as deception, and bribery to trick the statistics and health agencies. These incorrect statistics are causing the American people to digest without reserve, thinking that everything they eat is safe and quality meals to begin with. The dark truth is that thousands of dirty burgers are being made in different processing plants each and every day. The diseases caused by these burgers not only stay with the infected for their lifetimes, but also spread fear among the healthy, hurting not only the business but the millions who sweat in the factories.

I think the best way to counteract this disease amongst fast food is to provide a more hygienic working condition for the factories. If workers did not have to mix their sweat with the fatty grease of the burgers, then maybe there wouldn't be so many new strains of cattle diseases spreading around. Quality control must be the key to a better eating environment. Gaining billions of profit but giving nothing in return but sickness, its time the government interfered to emphasize the gravity of the situation to fast food companies. A law should be applied for companies to ensure a level of hygiene, not only that, but this law should be enforced as well. The people have the right to eat what they want, but they should be able to be guaranteed that what they eat is also safe. Cancer and brain damage is no joke, it can affect the rest of your lives from a single burger.

Fast Food Nation Chapter 2+3

I bet without targeting kids and children, fast food restaurants would've never survived. The very thought of children being targeted as a potential customer since birth for a greasy hamburger gives me shivers. Whats more is that companies such as McDonald work with Walt Disney to further exploit children for their profit. It is also hard to believe that Walt Disney, such an trusted brand for children, is actually working with McDonald to undermine the health of millions of kids. The very concept of a happy meal is a devious one, one that offers children free toys with each purchase. What's more, McDonald and other fast foo companies further lure children by establishing children playgrounds at each restaurant, making them seem all the more family friendly. Adults who're worried they aren't treating their children right are now sending children to McDonald to play, so that the adults would be given a sense of good parenting.

Even though the author was speaking in a completely unbiased standpoint, I couldn't help but feel, with the evidence that the author collected, that McDonalds had turned from a family friendly partner to a faceless corporate giant. The many unions that formed in order to rise against poor work conditions of McDonalds just can't seem to stop the corporate giant. McDonald's tactic was resource consuming but successful, when one union seemed to prevail in a chain shop the shop would close down and a new one would spring up next door to replace it. The way McDonalds interrogated information from union sympathizers was also inhuman, using lie detectors and threatening to fire employees if they did not comply just seemed inhumane. All this was also done in America, the land of free speech. Because of their friends in Congress, there was also nothing the government could do with McDonalds and the fast food corporation, it was like America was helping the fast food industries suck their own citizens dry. The Fast Food Corporations having alot of influence on the government also frightens me, with that amount of power the fast food corporation could be influencing nations all over the world on a global scale, maybe they already have.

It's true, teenage labor is the cheapest thing affordable, and with the increasingly simple way to operate fast food machines in their chain restaurants it costs nearly nothing to hire teenagers willing to be paid minmum wage because their living is still supported by parents. They don't need health care either because of their youthful vitality. Providing jobs and poor work conditions for the millions of teenagers in america only further solidify the reasoning behind fast food corporates being a faceless giant.

With the two paragraphs above summed up, it seems like fast food nations are targeting the nations youth as a source of profit, wether it's for cheap labor or easily manipulatable minds, youth are the fuel that keep this engine going. It really worries me to see the future of our world sucked into part of this corporate void. Teens aren't even given a chance to expand or develop in school because they're too busy serving in McDonalds. The happy meals of obesity are only further helping America become the champion in obesity.

Few Questions

1. If society continues to allow fast food corporations to dominate our youths life, what would the next generation look like?

2.Will one day all forms of food turn into a uniform fast food product? Why or why not?

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