Augmentative/Persuasive Essay - McDonald's is an awesome resturant
I. Introduction
A. Attention-getter: You’re sitting in class trying your best to pay attention to the lecture and you stomach starts growling. You start thinking hmmm….. I’ve got 30mins between classes where am I going to get something to eat? You start checking your pockets to see how much change you have, because you know you spent all of your money the past weekend. You manage to scrape up a little over two dollars and you start thinking about that dollar menu at McDonald’s. Go ahead and admit that you are going to be heading toward those golden arches as soon as class is over.
B. Credibility Statement: I myself have eaten at McDonald’s many times and go there at least once a week, either alone or with my friends. In addition I have also done research on this topic and I believe that I have gathered enough information to help illustrate my point.
C. Thesis: McDonald’s often has a somewhat bad reputation, but I am going to demonstrate that McDonald’s is an awesome place to eat.
D. Preview: In order to prove my point I am going to tell all of you about; the restaurant, the food, and how McDonald’s is helping the community.
II. Body
Transition: First of all,
A. Main Point #1: Restaurant
1. Supporting point 1: McDonald’s is a very convenient restaurant. It is located by the interstate and near Wal-Mart, which makes it very easy to access. Also, unlike other restaurants, it has not one but two drive-thus for a much quicker service time.
2. Supporting point 2: McDonald’s also has great open hours. They are open from five in the morning to eleven at night. What is even better is during the summer months. From May to September they are open twenty-four hours a day, every day.
3. Supporting point 3: An awesome perk that McDonald’s has that other restaurants don’t have is their free Wi-Fi. Their wireless internet is available free to anyone dining in their restaurant. Yet another great thing about dining at McDonald’s the very friendly staff that works there.
B. Main Point #2: Food
Transition: Most people know McDonald’s for it being an incredibly unhealthy place to eat as well as being expensive, but that is simply not true.
1. Supporting point 1: McDonald’s has many healthy options to enjoy from their restaurant. Some of the items from the large variety of options include salads, apples slices, apple juice, milk, and more.
2. Supporting point 2: Despite what people might think, McDonald’s has many low priced foods available to order. The dollar menu is one example of this. On this menu foods such as French fries, McDouble burger, and you can even get two apple pies for just a dollar.
3. Supporting point 3: McDonald’s is also very family friendly. They offer something for everyone in the family from food that adults enjoy such as hamburgers to Happy Meals for children, which the children are happy to eat because they get a toy with their meal.
C. Main Point #3: Improving the Community
Transition: Something that many of you probably don’t know is that McDonald’s also helps the community.
1. Supporting point 1: Many people are needed to make McDonald’s successful. According to ----, the training manager of the --- McDonald’s, said that there is currently around sixty people employed at this time. They also higher younger people than some of their competitors, they can be as young as sixteen and be hired. She also estimated the age of the current employees ranging from sixteen to seventy.
2. Supporting point 2: McDonald’s currently has its own charity called the Ronald McDonald House. According to www.rmhc.org, The Ronald McDonald House provides a “home away from home” for families. This allows them to stay close by their hospitalized child which allows them to focus on the health of their child instead of worrying about shopping for groceries, cleaning, or cooking food. At every house families can enjoy having home cooked meals, private bedrooms, and playrooms for children.
3. Supporting point 3: “I’m proud of our industry-leading Global Inclusion and Intercultural Management team which have successfully driven our efforts to have diversity among our employees, franchisees, and suppliers across the globe.” Jan Fields, President, McDonald’s USA. Diversity and inclusion is something that McDonald’s are greatly trying to improve even farther by creating an environment for everyone to contribute their best. As discussed in the article diversity.
III. Conclusion
A. Review of Main Points: So in conclusion, McDonalds is a great restaurant, with good cheap food, and they help the community.
B. Summary: It is convenient, fast, it has something for everyone, good prices, they provide employment opportunities, are charitable, and are diverse.
C. Closing: Just remember, all the cool people eat at McDonald’s, so I will see you there.
Works Cited
----, ----. Personal Interview. 27 Mar. 2011.
1 comment:
When I presented this speech I had someone,that was dressed up in McDonald's colors, pass out Apple Pies, that came from McDonald's, to everyone in the class including the teacher. Anyone who wanted one could take one from the tray. This idea worked out great and everyone thanked me for the pies. I made a good grade on the speech as well. I also made a pamphlet with pictures and such on it to give yet another visual element.I did that instead of a PowerPoint, that way they had something they could hold in their hand and look at.
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