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No, i do not agree that McDonald's represents America and the promise of modernization. I think that there are things going on in America that represent the progression and upward climb that America is making, such as finding certain cures for illness or taking steps towards improving the environment. A fast food restaurant compared to the forward movement that America is making as a whole is much less, and is hardly even a fair comparison.

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I completely disagree with this statement, but I sadly think that many people would agree with it. I will agree that McDonalds holds the highest status when it comes to fast food, but as far as America as a whole, it should most definitely not be the icon, because if a fast food restaurant is represtenting all of America's modernization, that is sad and pathetic. I think that there are so many other notable accomplishments that we have made that should be found more important than McDonalds.

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McDonalds is a good example of modernization in America, especialy in the food industry, but I would not say it represents America. There are so many more positive examples of modernization that could be used to represent Modern day America. McDonalds did revolutionize the food industry when it first came out but it has not made any steps foward since then, unless you count the steps towards nation wide obesity. Since McDonalds has not made any positive progress since it was established it is a poor representation of America which has made plenty of positive progress towards the future.

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The promise of moderanization should not covered by McDonalds. While McDonalds does show how quickly things can be made into food at a cheap cost, it does not have a completely positive effect on each person involved in the industry. The owner of the a McDonalds corperation might be making a lot of money, but the purchaser of McDonalds products are succeptable to food poisoning, weight gain, and malnutrition. Modernization should based on technology that has nothing but positive effects on society.

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I would change where my company purchased their meat from, and I would offer to pay for the health expenses each customer went through. Food poisoning from fast food restaurants is a common things because of the cheap, and quickly made food. Unfortunately this will never change.

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I believe that the McDonald's franchise and its atmosphere represent certain American ideals, such as the desire for fast, cheap, little-hassle things, but not necessarily America as a whole. As for it representing modernization, it may have when it was first developed, but the creation and invention of new systems, products and ideas in any area are what truly represent modernization.

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I beleive that people have come to equate America with certain things movies and fast food prominent among them. They see McDonalds as the height of modernization and respectability. It gains this position because of the amount of advertising McDonalds does in foriegn countruies. People in other countries need to remember that modernization is about more than having someone make you a burger and fries for a couple bucks.

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There is absolutely nothing about McDonald's that represents modernization. McDonald's utilization of under-educated employees is a perfect example of how McDonald's does not represent modernization. This shows that McDonald's is not concerned with progress, but only worried with their personal gains, knowing that these employees will do little to change the working conditions. However, McDonald's may, in a way, represent America. McDonald's represents the business sector of America, and thus the capitalistic behaviors of some Americans by concerning themselves with only their personal gains and not concerning themselves at what expense their success is being made possible. Similarly, America now has the highest rate of over-weight people in the World, and nothing better represents this than the Golden Arches.

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I do not think that McDonald’s represents all of America or the promise of modernization. If anything, McDonalds is only contributing to the increasing obesity rates, profit for their own corporation, and slowly works to bring down organizations that are not their own. Modernization is made possible by the development of faster, smarter, better technology and the education of those who care about humanity. Americans need to realize what Fast Food corporations are actually selling them (what’s in the meat) and work to develop products that are healthier, safer, and smarter food decisions.

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I don't think it represents America. There are many other things in our country than fast food. Unfortunately many make fast food a huge part of their life, but not everyone does. As for it representing the promise of modernization, I think that would be better represented by technology.