After watching Michael Moore’s controversial documentary Sicko and reading “The Nanny State” I felt that America was in big trouble as far as health care is concerned. Not only does Moore expose how bad our healthcare system actually is‚ he takes it the next step further by exploring how to fix it and he does that by going to other countries who have already done just that. It’s impossible not to relate to it‚ since it’s a movie about common fears we all face. At first‚ he isn’t telling us anything
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citizens; from the government to the farmers to even the children. It was as if fire arms seemed to be a joke to some people and to others it was a hobby. Most people didn’t realize how their actions affected their children‚ neighbourhood and city. Michael Moore portrayed the ignorance within the American people on not only the topic of firearms but also in racism‚ media and world view. The viewer was able to watch while one topic unfolded into the next. The problem Americans faced was ignorance. They
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Many problems involving the U.S health care system includes health insurance companies not being able to cover everything that needs to be covered. In the movie Sicko‚ Michael Moore examines the difficulties shown in our U.S healthcare system. It points out that about 15% of American are uninsured and about 18‚000 Americans die each year due to inadequate screening or care (2007). The U.S disastrous health care system is an issue that should be first priority. The current issues presented in the
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The documentary “Capitalism: A Love Story” by Michael Moore was extremely interesting. At first I thought that it was going to be just another boring documentary‚ but the way he presented his arguments‚ and his point of view was very intriguing. It opened up my eyes to a lot of underlying issues that have occurred or are currently occurring in America that many people are unaware of. Three major aspects of the documentary that stuck out to me were the fact that American textbooks and made Ronald
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growing town of Flint to become nothing more than a deserted and run-down place. Michael Moore’s film Roger & Me is a very biased film concerning the citizens of Flint‚ Michigan that lost their jobs due to General Motors shutting plants down in the town. Moore set out to try to get an interview with Roger Smith‚ the CEO of General Motors‚ and show him the devastations that the plants closing down had on Flint. The way Moore documents and uses pathos throughout the movie grabs the attention of the viewer
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the bowling? It must be the Video games? Michael Moore’s award winning documentary; ‘Bowling for Columbine’ explores the reason for the violence in America and the reason for the Columbine High school mascara. In April 1999 two students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold went on a shooting rampage killing 12 students and a teacher before committing suicide‚ Moore looks at the background in which the massacre took place and assumptions about related issues. Moore uses Bill Nichols’ four modes of representation;
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Beginning from a young age‚ Michael Moore had always been a bit opinionated. Even though he was just the age of 18 years-old‚ he had already began writing his thoughts on the cruel injustices and consequences of capitalism. He was also a well-respected in his community because at the same age he had been chosen to as a member of the school board. Despite the fact that everyone seemed to be going with the flow‚ Michael decided to take a step back and really look at what the world around him was at
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In the publication‚ “The Other Wes Moore‚” the author describes how many different situations affect two boys‚ the author‚ Wes Moore‚ and the felon by the same name. They both had been in a similar situation: They were both in a poor neighborhood‚ surrounded by drugs‚ crime‚ guns‚ and a lack of education. Even though they both had a similar life‚ the felon had gone down a path he shouldn’t have gone on‚ while the other became a successful author! This seems a bit odd‚ right? They both had very similar
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Most discussions of the competitive success of nations look at aggregate‚ economy-wide measures like the balance of trade. Porter chose a different starting point‚ beginning with individual industries and competitors and building up to the economy as a whole. Nations do not compete in the marketplace—business firms do‚ and the performance of individual companies in particular industries in where competitive advantage is either won or lost. The home nation influences the ability of its firms to succeed
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Michael Moore’s article‚ "Idiot Nation" complies with Mike Rose’s article‚ "I just want to be Average."; since both articles‚ state that the education or intelligence level of scholar in America‚ are very low. This decreasing level of intelligence‚ in scholars; is caused by the incompetence‚ the instructors comprehend; according to Rose‚ and Moore. One instance of the instructor lacking the proper training; is shown when Rose‚ states; "Sophomore English was taught by Mr. Mitropetros...He had little
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