Professor Bollinger December 12‚ 2010 SiCKo: The ThoughtProvoker Michael Francis Moore is a controversial American filmmaker who has directed numerous documentaries. These documentaries have taken a large spectrum of popular American issues and reduced them to one: capitalism. His most popular cinematic works include Bowling for Columbine‚ Fahrenheit 9/11‚ Capitalism: A Love Story‚ and mostnotably‚ SiCKo. With a liberal stance‚ Moore has
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Do millions of Americans die because of the United States Health Care? Michael Moore is the director of the movie “Sicko”‚ in which he thinks that the U.S. should adopt universal health care. He was born in Flint‚ Michigan on April 23‚ 1954‚ and was raised in Davison‚ Michigan. His documentary Sicko addresses the issues of America’s health care system and also brings to light the corrupt aspects of the U.S. health care industry. In his film he believes that the system is corrupt because it is outrageous
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Act people could have been turn down do to preexisting illnesses. And if a company found something that was not disclosed during an application process knowingly or not the coverage could have been terminated. Great example would be from the movie “Sicko” by Michael Moore‚ where Tracy Pierce lost his battle to cancer‚ and we think many people die each year‚ but in his case his insurance would not pay for the medication‚ and that includes pain medicine. Even though‚ the movie is bias it show how private
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Lindell Edwards SOCI 4330_6B Chang July 19‚ 2013 Sicko According to this film‚ the United States medical system seems to look out for the business itself versus the American people. The United States medical system focuses more on the reasons to reject a person and save money rather than to save their reputation and keep the business coming. The U.S. medical system does extensive background checks and many different things could be the reasons that you cannot get the help you need. The
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2. ealth care is a right for all Americans because the Preamble of the US Constitution states its purpose is to "promote the general welfare" of the people. Just as all Americans have the right to an education‚ they should have the right to health care because they both "promote the general welfare." 3. Health care is a human right. The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that "everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of oneself
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Summary of the Movie “Sicko” and Some of the Unethical Behaviors Observed in the Video “Sicko” is a documentary movie telling us about the health care system of the USA‚ its shortcomings and fates of people suffered from it. From the very first seconds of the action the movie captures you and takes to the country of freedom‚ to the same people from flesh and blood. These are real and sometimes even unimaginable in the modern world stories of people who have faced the problem of medical care‚ usually
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Reflection on Sicko AODA Rehab. Gateway Technical College By‚ Scott Balcer Reflection on Sicko After watching Sicko by Micheal Moore‚ needless to say I was sickened. I knew from owning my own business and not having health insurance myself that medicine and DR. visits were expensive. But‚ I had no idea of the history‚ depth‚ and inside workings of the U.S. medical and pharmaceutical industry. When I saw the people that assisted with 911 unable to get free help and the help they did get was expensive
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Political Science Sicko Extra Credit The movie we watched in class interested me and I learned a lot about health insurance in America. It surprised me to know that nearly 15 million people have no health insurance. Personally‚ I have never had a problem with health insurance so it surprised me to know that so many people have suffered and have had such tragic problems. A couple became bankrupt from co pay and deductibles and the man had heart attacks and the woman had cancer. Also‚ there is a
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most of a film named “Sicko” by Michael Moore‚ a documentary comparing the highly profitable American health care industry to other nations‚ while sharing HMO (health maintenance organization) horror stories. Three major nations that were in the film are France‚ Canada and United Kingdom. The United States is the only country where its citizens have to buy or be given health insurance to see any medical practitioner. After taking the time to reflect on Michael Moore’s “Sicko” I believe strongly in
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In Sicko‚ Michael Moore compares the health care system in the U.S. with the ones in other countries. The majority of Americans cannot afford the medical expenses. Some people have been rejected by health insurance companies for absurd reasons‚ such as being too thin and too fat. There are much more people who do not benefit from the health care system in the U.S. that those who do. Therefore‚ the U.S. government has to provide a free health care system for these victims; thereby‚ I strongly support
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