wondered where your food comes from? If you have then you are not the only one. American Film producer/director‚ Robert Kenner‚ in his academy award winning documentary Food Inc. he takes a deeper look into the food industry‚ and uncover the “veil” that most Americans do not want to see. Some people think that our food still comes from small farms in the corn belt of America‚ but sadly that is not the case anymore. Due to the rapid increase in population‚ mass production of food is essential to feed
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FST 11 Reaction Paper Food‚ Inc. is an American documentary film directed by Robert Kenner. The film is about corporate farming in the United States‚ concluding that agribusiness produces food that is unhealthy‚ in a way that is environmentally harmful and abusive of both animals and employees. The film is narrated by Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser. The film opens with the sentence‚ “The way we eat has changed more dramatically in the past 50 years than in the previous 10‚000 years.”‚ which
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In this documentary‚ this shows the reality of this world in an aspect of consumerism. Currently‚ there are more opportunities for people of high society‚ which for the poor. This documentary called Food Inc.‚ reflects the reality of this consumerist society. Most products on the market contain antibiotics to increase the size of fruits or vegetables. Also‚ in the case of animals they are injected with hormones to alter muscle mass and obtain more meat. Poor people do not have enough economic resources
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Organic Farming or Factory Farming? In the documentary‚ Food Inc.‚ director Robert Kenner reveals the truth of factory farming and organic farming. In the film‚ he interviews an organic farmer‚ Joel Salatin‚ who owns Poly Face Farm‚ in Swoope‚ Virginia. Salatin believes that animals should be fed with grass instead of corn. Corn is a natural resource that both the factory farm and organic farm uses. Factory farming use corn because it is cheap‚ easy to grow‚ and makes the animals fat very fast
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G11 Zenith Pet Foods‚ Inc Zenith Pet Foods is a major distributor of dog food for show-dog kennels in the US. They are a unique distributor in the way that their food is primarily for show dogs known as Show Circuit. The food helps improve the quality of the dog’s coats and the Show Circuit products are federally inspected which forces Zenith Pet Foods to meet specific requirements and regulations. Fresh meat constitutes 85% of Show Circuit’s product volume and cereal accounts for the remaining
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| Whole Foods Market‚ Inc. | [Type the document subtitle] | | A | [Pick the date] | | Whole Foods is a grocery store chain that offers an extensive selection of organic and natural foods and products such as meats‚ seafood‚ cheese‚ poultry‚ beer‚ wine‚ coffee‚ nutritional supplements‚ as well as books‚ pet products‚ household products‚ and floral products. The strengths of Whole Foods involve considerable product selections such as catering services‚ fresh food‚ and also some
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The documentary Food Inc. provides an eye-opening glimpse on the mass production of food and the process in which it reaches consumers. Personally‚ when I go to the supermarket‚ I never think about how the chicken‚ beef‚ or eggs I’m buying‚ actually got there. I was oblivious of the whole process. For instance‚ baby chicks are being modified to grow within 48 days compared to three months. Chickens are put in dark and overcrowded coops and some die daily because there bodies cannot handle their enlarged
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Chapter I: Fast Food to all Food 1. If animals should have certain rights‚ do you think those rights also apply to animals we raise for food‚ like chicken and pigs? Are there any rights that these farm animals should have? If so‚ what are they? * Yes‚ I believe that those rights should apply to animals raised for food‚ as well. I’m not saying that we should stop killing them altogether because‚ however cruel it may sound‚ we still need food and meat is food. Yes‚ the farm animals should have
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Food Inc. 1. Food production has changed more in the last 10 years than in the preceding 10‚000. 2. Images of agrarian (farm) society in the consumer’s mind include: green fields cattle grazing red barns 3. The average supermarket contains 47‚000 (how many?) items 4. How do you think farm animals should be treated? How do your ideas compare to what you saw in the film? I think farm animals should be treated with some respect. If we are going to keep them trapped then we ought to let them do what
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Hop-In Food Stores Inc. Hop-In Foods Stores has historically been able to rely on internal financing and long term debt in order to continue its growth. The continued growth is attributed to acquisitions of already established stores. Hop-In management has predominantly stayed away from starting up new stores from scratch due to high start up costs. They had found out that it was easier and more cost effective to buy up smaller stores in good locations. As of 1976 all of Hop-In’s expansion was
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