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Is fast food ruining American bodies? (Extra credit blogging opportunity)

There are forty-seven fast foods restaurants in Frankfort (OK, that's a guess, but I bet I'm close).  In Midway?  None.  We have an ordinance against it.  Some posit that the ability to get fast food cheaply and quickly is destroying our bodies and maybe even our minds.  Fast food is of the lowest quality and the highest in fat, preservatives, and processed food stuffs.  Others insist that this is a free country and that we ought to be able to destroy our bodies if we want to.  Still others insist that fast food isn't as bad as we think.

We are the fattest and least healthy nation in the world.  What should we do about it?  Would limiting or banning fast food or soft drinks or other offenders bring us closer to a fix? Should we put restrictions on it like cigarettes?

Photo credit: Jon Feinstein

Got Milk? (Respond to the 2008 AP Lang prompt for extra credit)

For years corporations have sponsored high school sports. Their ads are found on the outfield fence at baseball parks or on the walls of the gymnasium, the football stadium, or even the locker room. Corporate logos are even found on players’ uniforms. But some schools have moved beyond corporate sponsorship of sports to allowing “corporate partners” to place their names and ads on all kinds of school facilities—libraries, music rooms, cafeterias. Some schools accept money to require students to watch Channel One, a news program that includes advertising. And schools often negotiate exclusive contracts with soft drink or clothing companies.

Some people argue that corporate partnerships are a necessity for cash-strapped schools. Others argue that schools should provide an environment free from ads and corporate influence. Using appropriate evidence, write an essay in which you evaluate the pros and cons of corporate sponsorship for schools and indicate why you find one position more persuasive than the other.