Corporate Farming Case Study

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The Dangers and Ignorance of Corporate Farming Throughout time new developments have taken a toll over our lives, but in the industry field things have taken a dramatic change, changing the farming methods used to produce. As Mark Hyman states in one of his quotes, “In the 21st century our taste buds, our brain chemistry, our biochemistry, our hormones and our kitchens have been hijacked by the food industry,” the government and industry companies have corrupted our mind set. Food, Inc., released in 2009, addresses the topic of corporate farming, and argues that the industries are producing unhealthy food for society. Director Robert Kenner filmed this documentary to aware all consumers of the dangers corporates are doing, which is only benefiting them and harming the society with the food they are producing and that in some cases is killing people due to the bacteria it contains. Corporate industries, government agencies, and private …show more content…

We come across a scene where we are introduced to a family who rather eat fast food versus healthy food. This is due to the fact that the fast food is cheaper than healthier food. This family is not your average sized American the father suffers from diabetes and three out of the members are overweight. When you see this family you make a conclusion that this family has a choice to eat healthier food rather than fast food. The scene starts out with them in the drive-thru ordering from the dollar menu and in your mind it pops up “well this is why they are overweight.” In this scenario we are given a Hispanic family that rather spend a dollar to purchase something off the dollar menu at Burger King than buy three pairs for a dollar. When you see this scene, many people would say, well there figure speaks for itself, when in reality we need to stop and think that society always judges upon what they see not what they

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