Number 4!

Ø What is your plan to get involved on campus? What are your interests? Will you or have you joined any student organizations? Which two events besides UNITED & Career Major Fair do you plan on attending?
To get involved i plan on going to some of the student activities such as going to the movies in Jamrich or the certain guests that come to visit NMU like a comedian, hypnotist, etc. I also enjoy hockey so i will be going to most of those games, but i don't think i will be joining any clubs just yet. I want to try to stay focused on my schoolwork before i go and get myself into something else.
Ø Fast Food Nation - Chapter 6:

Ø What are some of the problems facing cattle ranchers?
Cattle ranchers make very little money for what they do. And really only four meat packing places make up eighty-something percent of the nations cattle production.

Ø What are “captive supplies” of cattle? (“The four major meatpacking companies now control about 20 percent of the live cattle in the U.S. through ‘captive supplies’” (138). (See also p. 142).
Captive supplies can be two different things, they can be purchased or they can be maintained in company owned feedlots.
Ø What was the impact of the Chicken McNugget on the poultry industry?
The chicken mcnugget had a huge impact on the poultry industry. Most poultry was sold by the whole and then once the mcnugget came along the chicken has been being sold in different parts instead of by the whole.
Ø How does the nutritional value of a McNugget compare to a hamburger?
The nugget has twice as much fat per ounce as the hamburger.
Ø How does the suicide rate for ranchers and farmers compare with the rate for U.S. citizens in general? Why?
Three times the rate, because they are under a lot of stress from the demanding life of a rancher.
Ø Do you feel as if there is any healthy fast food available to consumers? If so, where and why? Give specific examples of products.. Please be honest and support your opinions. For example, I feel that Subway's Veggie Sub is extremely healthy due to its freshly-cut produce, cheese, and fresh-baked breads. I actually talked to a friend who works at Subway and he said in MQT, they slice their own produce. (My fear was that it arrived pre-sliced and filled with preservatives). It's not organic, but it's a start.
I believe that some pasta shops or sub places could be healthy, but then again you don't know if every place has freshly cut veggies. But if there are freshly cut veggies then i think that those kind of places are pretty healthy.