At taco bell restaurants the food is “assembled,” not prepared. the guacamole isn’t made by workers in the kitchen; it’s made at a factory in michoacán, mexico, then frozen and shipped north. the chain’s taco meat arrives frozen and precooked in vacuum-sealed plastic bags. the beans are dehydrated and look like brownish corn flakes. the cooking process is fairly simple. “everything’s add water,” a taco bell employee told me. “just add hot water.” the taco bell employee’s quote supports schlosser’s argument in this excerpt because it provides personal opinions about the working conditions in fast food restaurants. the reader visualize teenagers working in fast food restaurants. provides expert testimony about the nutritional quality of fast food. emphasizes the obsession with consistency and standardization in the fast food industry.

Read the following excerpt from f. scott fitzgerald's the great gatsbyin the ditch beside the road, right side up, but violentlyshorn of one wheel, rested a new coupé which had leftgatsby's drive not two minutes before. the sharp jut of awall accounted for the detachment of the wheel, whichwas now getting considerable attention from half a dozencurious chauffeurs. however, as they had left their carsblocking the road, a harsh, discordant din from those in therear had been audible for some time, and added to thealready violent confusion of the scene.which statement provides the best analysis of the symbolism in thepassage? a. the phrase "discordant din" echoes the theme of disillusionment.b. the words "violent confusion" convey the abandonment of theamerican dreamc. the cars suggest the carelessness and recklessness of the upperclassd. the ditch represents the moral decay that was occurring inamerica at the time.