In “Food‚ Inc.” by Robert Kenner‚ he tries to illustrate how the American system of food production has shifted from farmers to consumers to business-owned farms selling to massive stores that then distribute the food. Kenner’s stance is that this system is harmful to people due to the fabricated chemicals used‚ the animals raised in inhumane conditions‚ or the land that is farmed far beyond its capacity and then filled with inorganic fertilizers to compensate. Kenner demonstrates these facts through
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Agriculture: Insights from Robert Kenner’s Food Inc. Introduction Robert Kenner’s documentary‚ Food Inc.‚ gives insight into operations in the food industry. The documentary depicts the people’s desire for money‚ with resultant implications characterized by mass production through varying approaches. Indeed‚ Kenner seeks to sensitize the society on the manner in which animals are exposed to inhumane conditions‚ severe health conditions that result from mass production in the food industry‚ and unmoral
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Food Inc. Paper Recently‚ I watched the “Food Inc.”1 film by Robert Kenner. The film discusses various topics that regard the production of food that many of us consume. I will discuss four topics‚ such as production of chicken‚ production of corn‚ E Coli and the health status of Americans. The first topic that I will cover is about the production of the chicken‚ such as the house‚ the helpers‚ the farmers‚ the companies and the sanitation of the chicken. The houses for the chicken are really inhumane
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While viewing Robert Kenner’s film in “Food Inc.” the filmmaker uncovers the truth on America’s nation food industry‚ exposing the highly industrialised soft-underbelly of animal production that has been swept under the carpet from the American consumers with the consent of America’s Government Regulatory Agencies‚ the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In this regard‚ the environment‚ the livelihood of American farmers‚ the consumers’ health and
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Director Robert Kenner’s film Food Inc. asserts that there is a veil of secrecy perpetuated by the food industry that separates the consumer from the realities of how food is produced in the United States. Keener supports his assertion by claiming science has contributed to the way food is produced‚ giving us engineered food and has negatively changed the way we eat. The author’s purpose is to inform the audience in order to have the reader know the facts behind the veil of secrecy and know how
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disease gets higher. In Robert Kenner’s Food Inc.‚ Kenner examines the effects that corporate farming has on the American consumer. Kenner shows the industrial production of meat where some people are okay with with feeding animals antibiotics while others are not because it causes the meat to be unhealthy. Food Inc. also shows how the animals are being raised is abusive and inhumane. Many people think that mass production is the best way to farm; however‚ the mass production of food is abusive for the
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Food Inc. The documentary Food inc. by Robert Kenner is a documentary about the food industry and some of the issues that have emerged with the modernization of said food industry. Robert Kenner presents his arguments in sorts of subtitle such as “The dollar menu”‚ and “The cornucopia” to help identify his main points. Robert Kenner also brings in some experts such as Michael Pollen and Barbara Kowalcyk‚ into his documentary to bring some credibility to his argument‚ as well as adding specific
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Documentaries are usually constructed to portray one point of view‚ whether it is a negative or positive point of view. Food Inc directed by Robert Kenner‚ presents a many ideas about how the fast food industry is affecting the ways in which Americans eat. They do this by showing one perspective instead of both. Food Inc doesn’t explore in to detail the positive aspects of fast food; they are just focusing on the negative. They construct the documentary using techniques such as expert opinions‚ Interviews
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Most off our food is handled and processed by somebody else. The truth is Americans don’t have the time to farm and nor do the dirty bits. In America‚ whoever does the best in the fourth quarter controls how things will run‚ with the ever growing hunger for wealth there is no limit to what can be achieved. An American Filmmaker‚ Robert Kenner‚ released a documentary Food Inc‚ a perfect example of greed and disregard for what can be considered ethical in the food industry. Kenner was inspired to make
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H. White English 112 Mr. B 6 April 2013 FOOD INC When walking down the meat isle in the grocery store‚ do people stop to think where the meat came from? A lot of the labels on food will say that it is farm fresh‚ but does it really come from all natural environments or not? It is a good question to consider‚ because people have a right to know where their food is coming from and how it is processed. Throughout the Food Inc movie‚ it shows the animals growing environments and also explains
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