Precis: Fast food Nation 2nd Chunk

The second chunk of Fast Food Nation talked mainly about Walt Disney and Ray Kroc. These two could easily be defined as men who literally made something from nothing. Kroc and Disney both dropped out of high school and later added the "trappings" of formal education to their companies. The two men shared the same vision of America, the same perspectives, the same faith in that of technology. They provided an overall corporate vision and "grasped the public mood." Ray Kroc owned thousands of Mc'Donalds that were spread nationwide, and Walt Disney was the creator/founder of the world known Disneyland theme park, as well as the animation of his creative cartoons which where later made into television shows. Whatever feelings existed between the two men, Walt Disney proved in many ways to be a role model for Ray Kroc. And although Disney's success came much more quickly, in the long run, these two entrepreneurs have demanded the same level of respect for their accomplishments.

Precis: 1st Chunk "Fast Food Nation"

In the first chunk of "Fast Food Nation," author Eric Schlosser states that "fast food has hastened the malling of our landscape, widened the chasm between rich and poor, fueled an epidemic of obesity, and propelled American cultural imperialism abroad." No arguments here. The truth is that fast food resturants are so common that it has somehow grown to be inevitable, as though it has become too good to avoid. Schlosser also staes that American eating habits have changed more so in the past thirty years than in the prvious three thousand.

Questions

If players decide to skip college and play overseas when they finish high school, what becomes of their education?

If they sustain a career ending injury, what will they do with no college degree?

Million Dollar Basketball Babies

The title of the article I read is Million Dollar basketball Babies, written by Tom Hauck. The author claims that young aspiring professional basketball players are considering playing overseas rather than attending college once they graduate high school. I think that these players should complete at least one year of COLLEGE before heading off to the NBA. Sonny Vaccaro, an executive at Nike, Adidas, and Reebok who helped make the recruiting and marketing of young players a big business in the past three decades, says "Qualified players, should be able to earn a good salary playing basketball when they want to, not when the NCAA or NBA decides they can. Our thoughts obviously differ.