Fast Food Nation After thoughts

Before I started reading Fast Food Nation, I expected to read an entire book detailing the process engineers and fast food corporations put the food through. In addition to all that, I also learned fast food corporations are the main cause of so many things in our society such as: farmers injecting growth hormones in cattle, setting prices for buying cattle which has left many farmers bankrupt, certain companies donating hefty amounts of money to republicans which has helped ensure that laws against advertising to children don't get passed, and just how popular McDonald's made chicken. Reading this book won't change my opinion of fast food because I have always known that fast food is bad. This book did however make me realize the importance of local farmers and shopping at farmers markets. With all of the information out there concerning the dangers of fast food, I wonder why it is still popular. Also with the population growing, will fast food continue to hurt our environment and health of our people? I think so. I think we need to be more concerned with our food.

Week 11

The dirty truth: I love music!!
My semester is rough. I could talk about all the stuff that’s happened outside of school but I don’t want to. School has been the only stable thing in my life. I am at the library a lot! I just had a test today in my math class and got a 60%; I would have gotten a 70% had I gone with my gut instinct so I’m pretty bummed out. Hopefully one day, when I have a lot of money, I’ll be able to look back at all this and laugh. Things I like about school are: the library. It’s really nice, comfortable,  and well lit. I like that my teachers are all pretty funny. Laughing makes everything better. I feel extremely behind in all of my classes. I think my grades are ok. I get all of my work in and I’m always busy with school work so I don't think I am too behind. I am honestly just ready for this semester to be over. I need the month break coming up to gain some sanity. The real challenges I face are all outside of school. Though I do have a job, I don't make enough money to live. I’ve been job hunting a lot and still haven't found anything. The workload is crazy. I work two jobs and go to school so I am always on the go. My trunk is like a closet just because I have no time to go “home” and change. I quoted home because I am crashing on my sisters couch. I don’t stop working hard only because I have no one to rely on. It’s just me. At the end of the day I have to know that I tried my hardest and worked towards securing a better future for myself.