Choose one prompt and write a 500-word argument essay. Here are the prompts for Essay 1:
- Fast food companies, such as McDonald’s, Taco Bell, and Burger King, have made children the target of their advertisements for years. There was a movement some years ago to rein in the aggressive practices of fast food ads, but eventually the movement was defeated and the advertising grew even stronger. Do you think fast food companies should be allowed to advertise their products directly to children, such as through commercials during cartoon programming?