What is the American Dream, from your perspective? Can we achieve it on our own? Why or why not?

Read the excerpt from "how i learned english.” and that was important, as important as joe barone asking me how i was through his tears, picking me up and dusting me off with hands like swatters, what does the imagery in the excerpt best readers picture? the awful stinging sensation of being dusted off the quick slapping motion of joe’s hands how roughly the speaker is pulled off the ground how loud and hard joe is laughing

According to eric shlosser’s introduction to fast food nation what is his book primarily about?

Which words best describes the speakers?