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//Chew on This// by Eric Schlosser and Charles Wilson

Key Vocabulary
 * ==== **medieval **(pg. 18) //adj.// of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or in the style of the Middle Ages ====
 * ==== **nonconformists ** (pg. 33) //noun.// a person who refuses to conform, as to established customs, attitudes, or ideas. ====
 * ==== **franchising **(pg. 35) //noun.// the license granted by a company to an individual or group to market its products or services in a specific territory. ====
 * ==== **corporations **(pg. 41) //noun.// an association of individuals, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence independent of the existences of its members, and powers and liabilities distinct from those of its members. ====
 * ==== **synergy **(pg. 42) //noun.// combined action or functioning. ====
 * ==== <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">marketing **(pg. 42) //noun.// The activities of a company associated with buying and selling a product or service. ====
 * ==== <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">profit **(pg. 45) //noun.// monetary surplus left to a producer or employer after deducting wages, rent, cost of raw materials, etc. ====
 * ==== <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">brand loyalty ** (pg. 49) //noun.// the tendency of consumers to continue buying a specific brand's product or service, despite the competition ====
 * ==== <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">focus groups ** (pg. 51) //noun.// a representative group of people questioned about their opinions on political issues, consumer products, etc. ====
 * ==== <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">brainwashing **(pg. 53) //noun.// a method for systematically changing attitudes or altering beliefs ====
 * ==== <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">omnipresent **(pg. 61) //adj.// present everywhere at the same time ====
 * ==== <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">industry **(pg. 72) //noun.// any general business activity; commercial enterprise ====
 * ==== <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">low income **(pg. 76) //adj////.// of or pertaining to those with a relatively small income. ====
 * ==== <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">negotiate **(pg. 86) //verb.// to deal or bargain with another, as in the preparation of a treaty or contract or in preliminaries to a business deal. ====
 * ==== <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">executives **(pg. 87) //noun.// a person or group of persons having administrative or supervisory authority in an organization. ====
 * ==== <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">solidarity **(pg. 90) //noun.// community of feelings, purposes, etc. ====
 * ==== <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">sacrosanct ** (pg. 92) //adj.// extremely sacred or inviolable. ====
 * ==== <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">additives **(pg. 111) //noun.// something that is added, as one substance to another, to alter or improve the general quality or to counteract undesirable properties ====
 * ==== <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">courage **(pg. 155) //noun.// the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery. ====
 * ==== <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">self reliance **(pg. 160) //noun.// reliance on oneself or one's own powers, resources, etc. ====
 * ==== <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">condemned **(pg. 160) //noun.// to express an unfavorable or adverse judgment on; indicate strong disapproval of. ====
 * ==== <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">free market ** (pg. 162) //noun.// an economic system in which prices and wages are determined by unrestricted competition between businesses, without government regulation or fear of monopolies. ====
 * ==== <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">employer **(pg. 165) //noun.// a person or business that employs one or more people, esp. for wages or salary. ====
 * ==== <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">unions **(pg. 185) //noun.// an organization of workers. ====
 * ==== <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">illegal immigrants ** (pg. 186) //noun.// a foreigner who has entered or resides in a country unlawfully or without the country's authorization. ====
 * ==== <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">banned **(pg. 243) //verb.// to prohibit, forbid, or bar. ====

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 21px;">Guiding Questions
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">Why do you think the hamburger became so popular? How was American society changing?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">Name some of the techniques that fast food companies use in advertisements to attract children. Are they "fair"?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">How was McDonald's able to win the legal case against Pascal and Maxime? Were the tactics McDonald's used just?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">How are chemical "flavors" used in fast food? Do you think cultures outside of the US enjoy the same flavors? Why or why not?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">Do you think that the National School Lunch Program is still able to fulfill its 1946 mission to "safeguard the health and well-being of the nations' children"? Why or why not?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">If you were in charge of one of the biggest meatpacking companies, what would you do differently?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">How much do you think that personal responsibility is a cause of the current obesity crisis? How much do you think corporations are responsible? Why?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">How does //Chew On This// make you think about the type of society in which you would want to live? Why? As a citizen, what type of changes would you make?

Note: Some questions were taken from "discussion guide" in //Chew on This.//

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 21px;">Supporting Resources
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">Publishers website for //Chew On This// <span style="background-color: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">[]

//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">Leading supplier of frozen potatoes, Lamb Weston // <span style="background-color: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">//Creator and manufacturer of natural and artificial additives, International Flavors and Fragrances, Inc.// <span style="background-color: initial; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">[|http://www.iff.com/internet.nsf/HomePage!OpenForm]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">//Fast food company, McDonald’s Corporation// <span style="background-color: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">//Leading supplier of chicken, Tyson Foods, Inc.// <span style="background-color: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">//Twelve food additives to avoid// <span style="background-color: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">//Foods that contain trans fat// <span style="background-color: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">[]

//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">Alice Water’s “Edible Schoolyard” promotes healthy eating in schools // <span style="background-color: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">[]

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 21px;">Your assignment:
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">Be prepared to discuss the book when you return in September. Use the resources on this page as a guide.