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Location: Heritage Commons

Observation
The neighborhood is half-way built and is gated. On the side where it is built, all homes look nice and freshly painted. All have the same design except painted in different colors. Every town home has a one-car garage and also a small front yard that has a very low fence. All of the homes are two-stories. The neighborhood contains a small pool which is located in the front. Also, next to the pool is a playground for little kids. I been inside of couple of homes there and I have noticed that all of them have stairs right next to the front door leading to the second floor. Another observation is that a lot of cars are parked parallel with the street.

Speculation
I think the development is built there because it is a quite big area with great quality schools around it, stores and parks. This is probably the reason why the developer built the neighborhood there and not somewhere else. If you have schools, stores and public parks near the development, it would attract people to move there because is close to to.

Analysis
The neighborhood is there because in that area, you have all services and resources need for living. Basically, they built it there because the land was affordable. However, based on my interview, I learned that schools, stores and parks in that area also contributed to building the neighborhood in that spot.

Evaluation
Based on both my speculation and analysis, the neighborhood is located there so the residents can go to school and shop within minutes away. Everything is there and the developer probably thought that those factors would contribute to people moving there. In conclusion, it is a good location for a neighborhood because it is in middle of everything and I believe that where neighborhoods should be.

My neighborhood vs. Heritage Commons
My neighborhood is way different from Heritage Commons. To start off, my neighborhood is really small compared to Heritage Commons, and my neighborhood is pretty old, while, the other one is new. Also, my neighborhood consists of mostly Serbian people, however, the other one doesn't have a single Serbian family. My neighborhood doesn't have a lake or a playground like Heritage Commons does.

Chapter 1

What was the "Speedee Service System" and how was it different from what other fast food restaurants were doing?

The "Speedee Service System" was started by McDonald's and it was all about making and preparing food at a fast rate. The faster you make it, the bigger profit you make. Fast food restaurant would have each worker doing one task and one task only. However, other fast food restaurants would have one worker doing not just one task, but many different tasks at once. Food production would go a lot faster when you have one worker on each station.

What restaurant chain did Carl Karcher start?

Carl Karcher started a restaurant chain known as Carl's Jr. It was founded in 1941 in Los Angeles, California.

Chapter 10

In what ways might there be a connection between the obesity rate in America and the fast food industry?

There is a huge connection between the obesity rate in America and the fast food industry because people who eat fast food become obese. Fast food industry doesn't care about people's health, they all about making a big profit. So they will make food at a fast rate causing the food to be unhealthy and people are always in the rush in the United States so they stop by fast food joint. It has become a daily routine for some Americans to stop by McDonald's or any other fast food place and this is what causes them to become obese.


Why is obesity a problem for American society as a whole?

Obesity is a problem for the American society as a whole because obesity causes major health problems. If you are a person who is overweight, you are in a risk of getting heart disease and cancer. Also, if you are overweight, you can get diabetes and have strokes. Another issues that obesity causes is people making fun of overweight people. Especially in schools, kids would make fun of overweight teens because they don't fit with the crowd.