Write a Persuasive essay that takes a position:
1) Read: “After the Fact, The Art of Historical Detection, Volume 2”:
Chapter 10:USDA Government Inspected
(Here is the whole chapter that I found on the internet, please ignore
the questions at the beginning of the chapter):
http://home.comcast.net/~deacon53/US2-SR-2-USDA.html

2) READ: THE BURGER THAT SHATTERED HER LIFE NYTIMES

3) Research Upton Sinclair “The Jungle” and the Progressive Movement. (Just a Google search will do for now) Do you think the Progressive Movement was generally successful or unsuccessful? What changes do you notice that we have today as a result of the Progressives? What changes do we STILL need?

4) Google: Huffingtonpost.com: Pink Slime for School Lunch.

5) Cite 4 or 5 violations that Cargill, slaughter houses, the meat distributers, the companies that trade fat, or any other agent involved in the meat industry are guilty of.

USE THE FOLLOWING AS CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS TO SPUR YOUR WRITING.
THESE QUESTIONS SUGGEST A PERSUASIVE RESPONSE THAT CONSIDERS SEVERAL POSITIONS.
1. What is your reaction to the story of Stephanie Smith and to the US government’s decision to serve an amalgam, ammonia-washed meat product to children?
2. Do you see the US FDA, and USDA as agencies that, in spite of some unfortunate mishaps, are overall providing good and responsible service to US consumers?
3. What things might you wish to improve or what changes would you institute?
4. Do you take the position that government regulation should be increased or do you think that the government has little influence and effect on the current industry of the super-corporate, oligarchic food industry? OR–Do believe government intervention is wrong in a free market society?