#1
As the fast food industry grows food production will also grow. Food production overall has seen more change since the 1950's then the past thousand years. There are many huge companies who simply want mass production of food, subsidized cost, and profit. With these powerful ideas in the minds of the top companies they have a much greater control over the global food supply. The companies simply don't care enough about the consumers as long as they buy the food, the animals as long as they produce, and the workers as long as they do as there told. They want to make cheap food and lots of it. As the years go on companies decide to add more and more chemicals/ hormones to animals to boost their production.
#2
The movies were based on the two books Fast Food Nation, and The Omnivores Dilemma. There was also a lot of information that you couldn't get without watching the movie, and reading the text. The movie provides the actual visuals which helps people to remember things sometimes, and the text's goes into the specifics and details. The movie had a lot of generalization while the movie had a perspective of Michael Pollan and focused on his details since he's the author.
#3
The main thoughts that this book left me with was having to feel guilty about every meal. I can no longer just eat for fun I have to inspect and watch everything I eat or drink. It really does take the fun out of food to me but hey, I want to live long these are the sacrifices you have to make. This movie did not convince me of becoming a vegetarian or a vegan. It did do a good job of trying but, I was born an omnivore and I plan to stay that way for the rest of my life. Meat is an excellent source of protein even if it's badly processed. I will try and cut down on my meat eating even if my mom cooks meat just about every night. Hopefully my quest for health while eating meat succeeds and I don't get any diseases.
Abdul -
ReplyDeleteYour precis at the top of this assignment has strengths, but also places where its' wordy, off-tone, and a little off focus.
Your second paragraph says the boring, "book=informative" and "movies=visual" thing that I asked you all to transcend.
The third paragraph strikes me as sloppy and superficial. For instance, "but hey, I want" doesn't read correctly in an academic essay. And you lack evidence for your claims, "The movie... did a good job of trying" to "convince me of becoming a vegetarian..." I don't think so. What was the opening scene? What does Joel Salatin sell? I think you missed the point, because you fell into the trap of cartoon simplification (that we all fall into frequently, usually without realizing).
I suspect you can do much better.