Monday, February 26, 2007

Use of Gimmicks


A lot of restaurants and other businesses use gimmicks, like cuddly cartoon characters, to promote their product. Mascots like Grimace might encourage more kids to like to eat at McDonald's. Although saying that "Grimace is evil" is a little extreme, it is true that we have to make an effort to look past the cute purple Grimace and ask questions such as "What am I actually eating?" and "What is this going to do to my health?". The following information will help you to answer these questions.

1 comment:

MR. B's Classroom said...

Amanda:
This blog is 'good' as far as it goes. You need to do a section on teens and fast food. i did not see that.
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