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Rules Of The Game By Amy Tan Essay

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The American Fast Food Infatuation Americanization is to make one American or to cause one to have American Characteristics according to Merriam-Webster Dictionary. In the short story, “Rules of The Game”, by Amy Tan, the social issue of Americanization is present throughout the story. The childhood of Waverly, a Chinese American girl, takes place in San Francisco’s Chinatown, which is a key component in Waverly’s lifestyle. The American city attracts white tourists, but Chinese immigrants live and display their culture throughout the town. For instance, the local fish shop sign informed tourists that the fish were specifically for food, and not to be kept as pets. This shows how the Chinese culture prioritizes their needs differently than the American culture, putting food over pets. Unlike the …show more content…

Although the guilty pleasure may cause nice feelings in the moment, fast food is filled with nothing good. A fast food meal is packed with high levels of sodium, sugar, and countless other chemicals. These harmful products help contribute to death by chronic illness, causing obesity, heart disease, hypertension, and other unwanted conditions. Author Sarah Irani “... further asserts that fast food is prepared in unsanitary conditions and loaded with so many preservatives that a ten-year-old hamburger will look about the same as a fresh one” (Irani). This cheap food has become the culprit for the high consequences on the American population’s bodies, due to the abundance of harmful preservatives and chemicals. Real food is perishable and will rot, but by fast food not aging, proves it is not real food. It has also been said that containing less fat, sugars, and salt, pet food is more healthy than what they serve at fast food restaurants. Americans are at loss because of exposition to unwholesome cuisine has been an ongoing problem for many

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