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    period:5 The documentary ‘’Food Inc’’ gives a look into how the food system in America is run. Eric Schlosser a person in the documentary describes the American food system as ‘’ the world deliberately hidden from us.’’ As I watched the documentary called ‘’Food Inc’’ that statement became more and more apparent to me. Big name companies are constantly trying to hide to the consumers on the unruly truth about what we are putting into our food on a daily basis. The companies hide how the animals

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    Film Analysis: Food Inc.

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    I chose the film Food Inc. for this assignment. My decision to use the film for the assignment was based on the fact that I had watched it before and was highly influenced by it. Additionally, I found it very relevant for the assignment. The film is among the most perspective-altering documentaries ever produced. It exposes how agricultural production has been revolutionized from small family farms to big agribusinesses with dire consequences to consumers. I learned many valuable lessons from

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    Rhetorical Analysis – Food Inc. ‘Food Inc’, is an informative, albeit slightly biased, documentary that attempts to expose the commercialisation and monopolisation of the greater food industry. The film attempts to show the unintended consequences resulting from this, and for the most part this technique is very effective; however there is an overreliance on pathos in lieu of facts and statistics at times. ‘Food Inc’ starts off with a camera moving slowly through supermarket shelves with

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    Marketing Plan Name Institution Date The company’s background information The hypothetical company to be analyzed is Rich Foods Inc., a company involved in the production, marketing and distribution of consumer food products with its headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Among the firm’s popular brands include breakfast cereals, baking brands, and beverages. The company’s product that would be focused on is its common cereal popularly referred to as “OTG” standing for “On the Go” Environmental

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    local fast food place? Have you ever paused or stopped to think about where the burger really came from, or the process that went in to be made? The Food Inc documentary investigates and exposes the American industrial production of meat, grains, and vegetables. Robert Kenner the producer of the film makes allegations in this film and he explores how food industries are deliberately hiding how and where it is our food is coming from. He emphasizes that we should find out where our food comes from

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    During the Food INC. documentary Joel Salatin said, ¨If we put glass walls on all the mega-processing facilities, we would have a different food system in this country.” You may be questioning this statement just as I do. What does Joel mean? Is this accurate? What adjustment would happen if there was a greater amount of transparency within our food systems? Therefore we may be curious about some things, why did Salatin say this about these facilities, what exactly is he claiming? I believe he is

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    Success of Food Inc. The act of consuming food is one of the most intimate parts of the human experience. Humans eat for sustenance and pleasure, for better or for worse. The necessity of food is one of the unavoidable, unchangeable facts of life. Everyone eats; therefore no one is immune or exempt from the consequences of prioritizing cheapness and convenience over nutritional value and environmental impact. The 2008 documentary film, Food Inc., argues that in the last half century, the food industry

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    Food Inc Conflict Theory

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    From gangs around the world to the food industry in America, there are always struggles for the control of power. The film Food Inc. looks at the mass production of food in America, from meat products to corn and soy. The battle to control the production of these crops is never pretty. Another example of the conflict theory is portrayed in this film in several ways. Large companies within America are aloud to patent life, and this has turned into an a battle to control the production of corn and

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    December 2014 Film Guide Review Introduction 1. Give the name of film, producer and the year. The film I chose is titled Food, Inc. It was directed by Robert Kenner, and produced by Robert Kenner and Elise Pearlstein in 2008. 2. Why did you select this film for your review? I chose Food, Inc. for my film review because it was on Netflix, and because I have always been interested in food production documentaries. 3. Had you seen it before? If so, how did a second viewing help in your understanding or

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    Food Inc Media Report

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    Media Report The film “Food Inc.” was an extremely important eye-opener for learning about the food my community and I eat ritually. I was shocked to learn about how the animals were treated, feed, abused, and slaughtered. Throughout the movie I was able to learn that I never truly took the time to think about the process of how meals, I ate my entire life, were created in the final product on my plate. Nevertheless, I have read articles prior to the movie about the scandalous treatment of animals

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