Which excerpt from fast food nation best states the author’s overall claim? the fast food industry’s obsession with throughput has altered the way millions of americans work, turned commercial kitchens into small factories, and changed familiar foods into commodities that are manufactured. unlike olympic gymnastics—an activity in which teenagers consistently perform at a higher level than adults—there’s nothing about the work in a fast food kitchen that requires young employees. although richard and mac mcdonald introduced the division of labor to the restaurant business, it was a mcdonald’s executive named fred turner who created a production system of unusual thoroughness and attention to detail. teenagers have been the perfect candidates for these jobs, not only because they are less expensive to hire than adults, but also because their youthful inexperience makes them easier to control.

The fast food industry’s obsession with throughput has altered the way millions of Americans work, turned commercial kitchens into small factories, and changed familiar foods into commodities that are manufactured.

Fast Food Nation is a book by journalist Eric Schlosser. The book explores the fast food industry of the United States and its international impact. The book was also adapted into a film in 2006.

The main idea of the book is that in an endless pursuit for efficiency, traditional restaurants and traditional ways of eating have changed in America. This has led to the rise of restaurants that function as efficiently as factories, and food that is manufactured with more concern for profit and efficiency than quality and health.

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explanation:

the answer is b) ''i hereby express my profound remorse together with my sincere mourning ''.

the reason being that although all of the options provided are valid the main idea of the speech by prime minister junichiro koizumi is to express his and japan's current antiwar pledge.

he states that 59 years had passed since the war, he acknowledges the 3 million japanese that lost their lives during the war and those countries who were affected by their decisions, as well as the way japan intends to develop relationships across the globe however all of this can be summarize to how japan as a whole regrets the war and its consecuences.

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