In the documentary Food Inc.‚ food-borne illness was one of the leading themes and also gave a story to go along with it. The director’s main argument was to show consumers where their food is coming from and the beginning stage of how it all begins‚ before getting on the table. “The Center for Disease Control estimated that each year roughly 1 in 6 Americans get sick from foodborne diseases” (CDC‚ 2016). There are many types of food-borne illnesses‚ but the one thing that they all have in common
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Movie #1: Food‚ Inc. The Food‚ Inc. was a very disturbing film to watch because I love food. I am hesitant to watch movies like this because I rather not know what really goes on. I love food and I don’t want it to change my mind about them. This is probably the thinking of most Americans‚ which is why the food industry is as corrupt as it is. Still I was very glad to be able to watch it because it really opened my eyes. The movie Food‚ Inc. is a shows how the process and the food industry has
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our food is handled and processed by somebody else. Well‚ the truth is that Americans don’t have the time to farm and basically‚ get their hands dirty. On that note‚ I do believe that it’s necessary to have other people handle the food we eat. For two reasons I believe this‚ one‚ the people who process the food need the job and the money that comes with it‚ and two‚ most Americans don’t even want to know about the food they buy. Although Americans don’t want to know about where our food came
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Food Inc. Food Inc.‚ a 2008 documentary film directed and produced by Robert Kenner‚ exposes the secrets about how food is processed. Robert Kenner is famous for exposing facts and controversies that are rarely discussed. He is also known for his authenticity and his desire to reveal the truth. Kenner has received several awards for his films. Food Inc. even influenced some food policy decisions. His documentary‚ Food Inc.‚ talks about the industrialization of the food system in America. The documentary
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the Situation: 1. Institutions have complete power of the food industry. They have the ability to make decisions on everything we consume. For most of America‚ the food industry is unknowingly controlled by only a few major institutions. Due to having complete power‚ these institutions are able to create the illusion of options‚ but in reality‚ the millions we spend of food each year end up in the hand of the same few institutions. 2. Food‚ Inc. was delivered to its audience in the form of a documentary
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Consumer’s Don’t Know About Their Food? "The way we eat has changed more dramatically in the past 50 years than in the previous 10‚000 years." Food‚ Inc. is a documentary film directed by Robert Kenner in 2008. In the film it’s pointed out that one of the important changes in what we eat is that our food supply has been flooded with sugar and other refined carbohydrates. "Food‚ Inc." is about how these and other changes came to be‚ and the little-known state of our present food system. This film has multiple
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1. How has technology been applied to the food production process? Give/describe at least 3 examples. In the last 50 years‚ technology has completely changed the way we eat. When we think about farming‚ we think red barns‚ green grass‚ free-roaming animals‚ etc. Farming‚ now-a-days‚ is far different than the image the industry has lead us to believe. Farming has become a highly industrialized and mechanized business. The reality is our food is no longer coming from farms; it’s coming off assembly
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Impact of Food Inc. Food Inc. is a documentary directed by Robert Kenner targeted towards the general public about the ugly truths behind the food industries. The documentary outlines the procedures taken to process the food that surrounds us‚ with the aim to expose and change the basis‚ footprints‚ and corruption behind this process. Kenner successfully does this through several techniques and strategies used to persuade and motivate others to make a difference. Throughout the documentary Kenner
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Genetically Modified Organisms‚ GMO’s‚ and how they can benefit humanity in the near future. In the film Food Inc.‚ the director‚ Robert Kenner‚ wants to show the viewers the truth about what is really in their food and where it actually comes from. In its debate of peoples health‚ success of enhancing food‚ and customer satistfaction‚ the "Nine Things" article is more effective than Food Inc. because the article tells readers what they want to hear unlike the film that shows viewers images they
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This is the second time I’ve watched Food Inc. and I enjoyed it this time as much as the last. I felt it is an incredibly important film that goes into ideas that have been pushed into us by the society we live in about food and where it comes from. It truly lifts the veil back from a lot of what we consider to be staples of our nation like fast food and the quick and plentiful supermarkets. Without being knowledgeable and skeptical of where our food comes from we can’t hope to possibly exist in
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