Michael Moore's Influence On Education

The United States and the struggle for the American dream has been talked about time and time again through history, and Michael Moore has dedicated a huge amount of his adult life to documenting such topics. Michael Moore has been acknowledged for his controversial style documentaries such as his film on the attacks in New York City on September 11th and also his Oscar award winning film on the Columbine High School shootings. These projects of Moore 's are sometimes misunderstood for their satirical content and questioned by citizens and some political party leaders. Any topic that arises in our country is documented on such media as the news, radio, newspaper, magazines, and even movies. So is it such a surprise that Moore would decide to
Corporations contribute a lot of money to today 's public school system, so it is safe to say that not all sponsorship can be considered problematic. "…schools get ten cents for each box top logo they send in, and can earn up to $10,000 a year…all you need is a school of 528 kids to get that free computer" (144). Companies like Coke, Nike, Pepsi, and other affiliates constantly put money into schools to either better the education or to provide certain facilities the students need in order to further their academic and sometimes athletic careers. At some points these contributions may seem conflicting and sometimes questionable, but at best they are just providing for today 's youth. A vast majority of public schools in our country do not have the advantage of a fairly large budget in order to have certain facilities such as a library, or even a gymnasium. This is where corporations see that their contributions are welcome and much
Or more young women with calcium deficiencies because they 're drinking less milk?" (144). Along with the interest conflictions between the schools and the corporations, some problems have evolved due to the introduction of soda and fast food corporations in public schools. America is known for being the most obese country in the world, especially with our youth. Kimberly Thedford from Northwestern University explains that "…when you take in calorie full beverages on top of food, you are pretty much just adding extra calories to your diet…and all it takes is an extra 500 calories a day to add a pound a week" (Thedford). The public schools are looking for ways to help their students by seeking out corporate sponsorship, but don 't anyways agree with what demands the corporation has in return. That is the only problem when seeking outside help from such large conglomerates, is that as generous as the contributions are, the end result always ends up helping the company more then helping you. It 's not saying that companies do not care about the livelihood of the students; but with such large sponsorship dollars given, the companies obligated to get something in return. With what Moore and Thedford have found out about the effects of soda on students, companies have gone in the production of offering water and also some juices to go along with their unhealthy counterparts. According to Pepsi-Cola 's School