An estimated one out of every eight workers in the united
states has at some point been employed by mcdonald's.
the company annually hires about one million people,
more than any other american organization, public or
private.
why does schlosser give this piece of information in the introduction to fast
food nation?
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a. to show that mcdonald's cares about its restaurant workers
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b. to show how powerful the mcdonald's corporation is
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c. to show that mcdonald's has been good for the economy
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d. to show how many people are employed by mcdonald's

Read the excerpt from it's our world, too! : young people who are making a difference.the author’s purpose in this excerpt is to

To meet the needs of commuters in the industrial age, city planners implemented the use of phonographs. provided more horses and carriages. borrowed technology from railroads. constructed new telephone lines.

The “big dig” the “big dig” (the central artery/tunnel project) has been complex and challenging. located in boston, massachusetts, this tunnel is eight lanes wide and three-and-a-half miles long. what is most amazing about this tunnel is that it is constructed under a major highway and skyscrapers located in boston’s financial district. construction crews used “clamshell excavators” during this dig. these machines carved narrow trenches, and then a special substance was pumped into the trench to keep the dirt from caving in. finally, steel beams were lowered into the trench and concrete was pumped in. one problem that engineers faced while constructing the tunnel is the fact that the soil beneath boston is extremely loose and soggy. engineers solved this dilemma by freezing the soil and pumping very cold water into pipes beneath the city. to strengthen the soil even further, a special type of glue was injected into the ground to with the consolidation of the soil. 23 which phrase best defines the word excavator as used in the passage? a. a device used to measure underground temperatures b. a device used to level uneven surfaces c. a device used to move heavy objects d. a device used to dig holes