Annotated bibliography

"In the Beginning, There Was a Craving. And It Was Good." What You Crave. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Jan.2013. <http://www.whitecastle.com/company/timeline>.

This particular website is the actual white castle website; it also provides us with a timeline of the business history and what was going on in that time period.

"The History of White Castle Restaurants." Yahoo! Contributor Network. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Jan. 2013. <http://voices.yahoo.com/the-history-white-castle-restaurants-121664.html>.

This website gives the full background of white castle, and how Americans hadn.t acquired a taste for hamburgers yet until the start of this business. It also provides us with the reasons for white castles success

"White Castle." Ohio History Central. N.p., 1 July 2005. Web. 31 Jan. 2013. <http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1005>.

This website provides my group with an actual picture of the first white castle restaurants. Plus, it provides us with lots of background information.

http://www.cityofchicago.org/dam/city/depts/zlup/Historic_Preservation/Publications/White_Cas tle_Num_16_Report.pdf

This website provides us with the short term and long term goals that white castle acquired for the fast food network. It also shows the history of the fast- food industry.

"White Castle System, Inc. History." History of White Castle System, Inc. FundingUniverse. N.p., n.d.Web. 31 Jan. 2013. <http://www.fundinguniverse.com/companyhistories/white-castle- system-inc-history/>.

This website will be helpful to my team because it tells us the different ways white castle advertised and how it inspired the rest of the fast food restaurants.

Cyprus, Sheri, and O. Wallace. "What Was the First Fast-Food Restaurant?" WiseGeek. Conjecture, 30 Jan. 2013. Web. 01 Feb. 2013. <http://www.wisegeek.com/what- wasthe-first-fast-food- restaurant.htm>.

From this website we figured out that although White Castle was the first fast-food. restaurant, that the term wasn.t used until a long time after. When White Castle opened people thought that its open kitchen was weird, making food was usually hidden, almost secret. The requirement of the customer picking up the food was different and it was what made the prices relatively cheaper; a place that was affordable for almost anyone.

"How to Make Your Own White Castle Slider at Home." Fox News. FOX News Network, 23 Sept. 2012. Web. 01 Feb. 2013. <http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2012/09/23/how-tomake-your-own-white-castle-slider-at-home/>.

You dont really need to say much more than that, because everyone understands. The mini burgers are so unique, original, and delicious that anyone who's enjoyed a White Castle slider can't help but take part in the slider-mania that has spread across the country in the form of restaurants, freezer staples, and even a Hollywood movie. People really love these burgers and since they.re harder to get, it makes people want them more. Now you can even pick up your own White Castle burger in the freezer section of your grocery store! The burger even has a specific design and order in which it was made and specific, yet simple.

Schlosser, Eric. "Still a Fast-Food Nation: Eric Schlosser Reflects on 10 Years Later." The Daily Beast. Newsweek/Daily Beast, 12 Mar. 2012. Web. 01 Feb. 2013. <http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/03/12/still-a-fast-food-nation-ericschlosser-reflects-on-10-years-later.html>.

The author of Fast-Food Nation talks about how much society hasnt changed and that even after 10 years, society hasnt gotten any better after this fast food epidemic. He says that although we arent getting better, that he still has hope that someday we will change. He goes into depth about how we are getting deeper and deeper and heavier and heavier.

Rose, Caitlin. "Obesity in America." Down to Earth. Down to Earth Organic & Natural, 2012. Web. 21 Feb. 2013. <http://www.downtoearth.org/health/nutrition/obesity-america>.

From this particular article, we took information talking about the obesity climb after the effects of fast food. We learned that there are more obese people in America than people who are about average or barely above it.

"Local." July 20, 1933: Five 'full-size' Sliders for 10 Cents. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Feb. 2013. <http://www.startribune.com/local/blogs/162751376.html>.

This is an image of the first coupon, which is important to the theme because nowadays, coupons are a big way of getting things out there and advertising!