My name is Liz Peters. I am a sophomore majoring in business marketing - from Levittown PA, which is north east of Philadelphia - obsessed with THON - Co-THON chair for WIB - in Phi Gamma Nu. I plan on studying abroad next spring in Spain for my international business minor. Sign language is my favorite class!!

Liz Peters

Speech 2 Comments
Siama Manzoor - Hey Liz! Some good things about your speech that stood out to me were your fun attention getter, strong introduction and background information, interesting quotes, and impressive statistics. As far as critiquing, you seemed to speed up a lot at the end, but you had a strong conclusion. Nice job!

Speech 2 Outline

Super Size Me
By: Morgan Spurlock
I. Introduction
A. Attention Getter: Raise your hand if you would like to skip listening to speeches and go downtown to McDonalds for lunch on me?

1. Well we can’t do that, but I’m sure those of you who raised your hand were thinking more about the free food rather that what exactly is inside of that food.
B. Preview: That is what I am here to talk about today. In my last speech I spoke about the constraints, exigence, and audience. In this speech I will talk about Morgan’s thirty day diet. I will go on to show you how doctors, kids, and schools, along with an attention getting literary device, play a major role when looking at the content of the movie Super Size Me by Morgan Spurlock. Then we will look at the results of his experiment.
C. Thesis: The fact is that eating fast food, or an similar foods, for a prolonged period of time can be extremely detrimental to a person’s health.
D. Credibility: For this speech I watched the Super Size Me movie, along with reading articles from the New York Times and Fortune magazine.
(Transition) So how did Morgan make sure he caught the audiences attention to show them how unhealthy and dangerous a thirty day McDonald’s diet is?
II. Experiment
A. He starts off using repetition. Morgan uses repetition right at the beginning of the movie to get people thinking about what exactly is going to be shown throughout the movie.
1. The first time you hear Morgan speak a picture of a big American flag is on the screen. He then proceeds to say, “Everything’s bigger in America. We’ve got the biggest cars, the biggest houses, the biggest companies, the biggest food, and finally the biggest people.”
a. Morgan states this right away almost as an insult and to say that bigger is not always better.
b. This is actually one of the only remarks he makes towards the supersizing of McDonalds food.
B. It was important for Morgan to open the movie like this because repetition sticks in people’s heads.

1. The first time you actually see Morgan speak he asks, “Is fast food really that bad for you?” “What would happen if I ate nothing but McDonalds for thirty days straight? Would I suddenly be on the fast track to becoming an obese American? Would it be unreasonably dangerous?” (Spurlock, Morgan)

C. He then goes on to state that he will be going on a thirty day McDonalds only diet.

1. He has to eat each item on the menu at least once and can only eat items from McDonalds.

2. He can only super size when asked and must eat three meals a day.

(Transition) Now what was his first step to prove after thirty days this diet can be harmful to ones health?
III. Doctors
A. Well, Morgan made sure to show the details of several doctor visits to prove his point.
1. The movie starts out with a seven minute sequence of doctor visits.
2. He chose three different doctors to monitor is progress, or in this case his withdraw, including a cardiologist, gastroenterologist, and a general practitioner.
a. He also included a nutritionist to monitor is diet and weight gain.
3. He then visited a wellness center to test his body strengths through different exercises.
a. Morgan does all of this to show the audience what a normal and healthy persons tests results look like. All of his tests come back at or above a healthy person’s statistics and his body weight is 185 pounds.
4. The gastroenterologist stated, “I think that the worst case scenario is that you increase you triglycerides and your cholesterol level and if you have any heart disease in the family or any underling heart problems you are putting your heart at risk.”
5. The cardiologist stated, “I think there will be an increase in you triglycerides and I think that’s the only thing that will change.”
B. As the movie progresses Morgan makes frequent visits to the doctors to get physical examinations.
1. These visits show his continuous body deterioration throughout the movie.
a. After just five days Morgan gained ten pounds and is eating about 5,000 calories each day.
b. On the twelfth day he had his first blood test and second weigh in. Morgan gained eight more pounds weighing 203.
c. On day eighteen he had is third weigh in and dropped a pound down to 202. Although this may sound good, the nutritionist was weary and said that, “Muscle weighs more than fat so no you may have lost so muscle mass and gained some fat mass.”
(Transition) If a grown man like Morgan, who was in perfect health and had control over what he ate, was able to destroy his body with bad foods, what is there to stop a kid from doing the same thing?
IV. Kids and Schools
A. A quote from the movie I am about to show states, “The average American child sees 10,000 food advertisements per year on television.”
1. After this clip there is a scene where Morgan asks grade school kids to name the person in the picture she shows them.
a. He shows pictures of George Washington, Jesus, Wendy from Wendy’s, and Ronald McDonald. The only person each kids knew was of Ronald McDonald.
B. At one point in the movie Morgan visits a Madison Junior High School in Naperville, IL.
1. Morgan follow a couple students around during their lunch to see what they are eating. He also tours the food line to see what types of food are offered during lunch.
a. He found that most students were. Not eating full lunches and instead were buying snack and unhealthy foods like fries, Doritos, cookies, candy bars, and sugary drinks.
C. Sodexho Foods- A is company that provides little Debbie snack cakes, Gatorade, and candy bars to schools. It is also a company that is feeding many of our inmates across our country. Does that sound healthy to you?
D. USDA sends another school mostly prepackaged food that is reheated and served. Some lunch servings have over 1,000 calories which is half of what is recommended for your daily diet.
E. “Junk food may not be addictive in the same way that tobacco is. But weight, once gained, is notoriously hard to lose, and childhood weight patterns strongly predict adult ones. Rates of overweight among small children--to whom junk-food companies aggressively market their products--have doubled since 1980.” (Fortune Magazine)
(Transition) Now that you have heard about Morgan’s experiment, what the doctors had to say, and how these food choices are affecting kids each day, lets take a look at the facts.
V!. Super Size Me Results

A. Did the Super Size Me diet work, and by work I mean did Morgan show damaging side effects other than just a rise in his triglycerides?

1. At the end of thirty days Morgan gained 24.5 pounds weighing 210 pounds. He also consumed over thirty pounds of sugar and twelve pounds of fat from eating at McDonalds.

2. As quoted by Morgan, “My liver turned into fat and my cholesterol shot up 65 points. My body fat percentage went from 11 to 18 percent. I nearly doubled my risk for coronary heart disease making myself twice as likely to have heart failure.” He also suffered from depression and mood swings and got massive headaches when he did not eat McDonalds food. Morgan was addicted to the McDonalds food.

B. “In 2003, company executives set about reinventing McDonald's by focusing on getting better rather than bigger. In the last few years, McDonald's has seemed to do just about everything right.” (Martin, Andrew; New York Times)

1. New healthier kids meals were created substituting apples for French fries and milk for soda.

2. There was also the addition of the Go Active adult like happy meal that includes a bottled water, a salad, and a pedometer.

3. New premium salads are also a hit on the McDonalds menu.

C. We also have seen many schools today changing what the serve for lunch. Most schools have done away with sugary soft drinks at lunch and are substituting fattening snacks with all natural chips and other similar products.

(Transition) So I ask you, are there health risks involved by not eating the right foods ever days?
VI. Conclusion
A. Restated Thesis: The answer is still yes. If you live an unhealthy lifestyle, like eating McDonalds or junk for obsessively every day, you will incur high risks of becoming obese and having many other health issues that follow.
B. Summary: The Super Size Me movie put the dangers of fast food in front of people’s faces and said something needs to change. In the beginning doctors thought nothing could go wrong really wrong by doing this experiment, but quickly changed their opinions as the thirty day trial went on.
C. Decisive Conclusion
1. Now that you have heard my speech I hope you will take the chance to look at your own food choices. If you’re not worried about this topic now, look towards the future and think about how these food choices could affect you own child’s life down the road.
Bibliography
"About McDonald's." McDonalds. 05 Mar. 2008 <http://www.mcdonalds.com/corp/about.html>.

Denton, Andrew. "Morgan Spurlock." Enough Rope with Andrew Denton. 24 May 2004. 06 Mar. 2008 <http://www.abc.net.au/tv/enoughrope/transcripts/s1115328.htm>.

"Fortune Preview Guide." Fortune Education. 3 Feb. 2003. Fortune Magazine. 06 Mar. 2008 <http://www.fortuneeducation.com/preview_guides/fpg_02032003.html>.

Grimen, William. "Feb. 29-March 6; Supersize, We Knew Thee Too Well." New York Times. 07 Mar. 2004. 5 Mar. 2008 <http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C01E4D81E3FF934A35750C0A9629C8B63&scp=5&sq=Supersize+Me+by+Morgan+Spurlock&st=nyt>.

Martin, Andrew. "THE FEED; Did McDonald's Give in to Temptation?" New York Times. 22 July 2007. 5 Mar. 2008 <http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C01E1D71531F931A15754C0A9619C8B63&scp=1&sq=Did+McDonald%27s+Give+In+to+Temptation&st=nyt>.

Parloff, Roger. "Is Fat the Next Tobacco." Money.Cnn.Com. 3 Feb. 2003. Fortune Magazine. 6 Mar. 2008 <http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/02/03/336442/index.htm>.

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Speech 1 Outline

Super Size Me
By: Morgan Spurlock

I. Introduction
A. Attention Getter: Who has heard of or seen the movie Super Size Me?
1. Many of us realize that the world today has been facing the problems that come along with fast food restaurants. Super Size Me is documentary film by Morgan Spurlock that shows the world the effects of eating too much fast food does to a healthy person.
B. Credibility: The New York Times had a couple of articles that explained the effects of the Super Size Me movie. I have seen this movie a few times and am guilty of ordering from McDonald’s more than I probably should. I have also researched McDonalds nutrition facts online that fully details exactly what we are eating when we order that large french fries and soda.
C. Thesis: “IT wasn't too long ago that the only thing McDonald's seemed good at was making people fat”(Martin, Andrew).
(Transition) Before Morgan created this movie the general public did not seem to mind as much what they were putting into their mouths at McDonalds. Now, we see that more people are becoming healthier when making food selections.

II. Audience
A. Morgan Spurlock wanted to influence a range of audiences when taking on this documentary.
1. One audience is teenagers. This movie is shown is many health classes now to show teens the effects of not eating appropriately. There is even an edited DVD version, which was released in February 2005, made specifically for high school health classes.
2. Another audience is the adult population. Not only are adults looking after themselves, but they also have to be aware of what their children are eating on a daily basis.
3. McDonalds was also a targeted audience. He wanted to show them how bad their food was and how it could actually physically and mentally harm a person. Another main point against McDonald’s was the fact that it is extremely unnecessary to Super Size a meal. Isn’t a large enough?
(Transition) So why do people still continue to eat at McDonalds?

III. Exigence
A. People love McDonalds.
1. “McDonald’s is the leading global foodservice retailer with more than 30,000 local restaurants serving 52 million people in more than 100 countries each day”(www.mcdonalds.com).
2. A majority of the people who go into McDonald’s know the food is not the healthiest choice but they go anyways. People enjoy ordering the large soda and fries with extra ketchup.
3. On the other hand for McDonald’s to grow with the changing society, they need to offer select healthy options too.
B. Again this documentary shows what can happen to people who eat unhealthy amounts of food without exercising regularly.
1. Because of this, we now see a change in the way fast food eateries are marketing their products.
2. Along with that comes the addition of new products to the McDonalds menu. If they wanted to keep their customers they needed to adjust their strategy to fit the growing need for a healthier lifestyle.
(Transition) Just like McDonald’s changing their ways to fit society and attract customers, Morgan had to attract viewers and keep them interested while watching his documentary.

IV. Constraints
A. Because this movie was a documentary and Morgan had control of every aspect of the film, he had to be extremely careful when trying to appeal to all audiences.
1. There are a large number of people who like going to McDonalds still knowing that what they are eating is not the most heath conscious decision. Therefore, he could not just make a movie about how bad McDonalds is and tell everyone to stop eating there.
B. It was also important to back up his experiments by going to doctor appointments and showing the actual results.
1. If Morgan just showed himself eating at McDonald’s three times a day and then at the end of the movie explained the results, the movie most likely would not hold the creditability it does today.
C. Morgan also suffered from physical constraints from eating McDonald’s food three times each day for a month.

VI. Conclusion
A. Thesis Restated: “IT wasn't too long ago that the only thing McDonald's seemed good at was making people fat”(Martin, Andrew). Now we see a change in the way McDonalds is operating.
B. Reviewing Main Points:
1. Morgan’s plan was to show a range of audiences the effects caused by excessive and unhealthy eating that can occur in just one month.
2. With the rise in obesity along with society becoming more health conscious, it was important to get the message out there about unhealthy eating habits.
3. He had to be careful when choosing exactly what to show and how to present his case so it would appeal to these audiences, without coming off too anti McDonalds.
C. Closing: It was always on the back of most peoples mind that eating fast food was not the healthiest choice out there. But, with the movie Super Size Me out and in peoples faces, we have started to see a change in the operation of fast food restaurants.

Bibliography

"About McDonald's." McDonalds. 05 Feb. 2008 <http://www.mcdonalds.com/corp/about.html>.

Denton, Andrew. "Morgan Spurlock." Enough Rope with Andrew Denton. 24 May 2004. 05 Feb. 2008 <http://www.abc.net.au/tv/enoughrope/transcripts/s1115328.htm>.

Grimen, William. "Feb. 29-March 6; Supersize, We Knew Thee Too Well." New York Times. 07 Mar. 2004. 1 Feb. 2008 <http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C01E4D81E3FF934A35750C0A9629C8B63&scp=5&sq=Supersize+Me+by+Morgan+Spurlock&st=nyt>.

Martin, Andrew. "THE FEED; Did McDonald's Give in to Temptation?" New York Times. 22 July 2007. 01 Feb. 2008 <http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C01E1D71531F931A15754C0A9619C8B63&scp=1&sq=Did+McDonald%27s+Give+In+to+Temptation&st=nyt>.

Comments:
Hey! I'm kinda unsure of how this works, but I think I'm supposed to comment on your thingy here. I feel lame. Ok, ummm...you talked kinda fast, but I'm sure I will too and besides from that it was a great speech. You had killer credibility backed up with a lot of facts. Good job! - Nate Scarbrough

Quan,Zou: It was really an interesting and popular topic. The movie is a showing of life and you had proved this theory perfectly well in your speech. All your points of view towards the movie and fast food were clear and credible. Nice work!

Maria Martin: Hey, you did really well with your speech- you really seemed to know alot about the movie (and nutrition facts in general). You also seemed to adapt your speech to your audience, a bunch of college kids, so that was pretty cool. You might want to smooth out your transitions a little but really besides that I think you did a good job and ended with the conclusion nicely.

Joe Belack: Good eye contact. Your thesis and credibility were a bit overstated. The topic and closer were both great and good for the class as well.

David Oh: Your introduction was very informative and your overall speech had great structure to it. One thing I did notice was that you had a little bit too much hand motions with your flash cards. Besides that, you had a great close. Good Job!

Scot Brown: One problem I noticed was your tendency to announce that "this is my thesis," or "this is my credibility." We all know those parts are supposed to be in the speech, but the structure could use a bit more transparency to keep the audience engaged. Context was good, but you used a lot of anecdotal evidence as to the harm of fast food. It would have been helpful to have statistics and facts to back up those things. All in all, good job.

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