Jonathan Pumphrey 2-27-14 Julia Petitfrere After watching “Food Inc.” I have learned the unfortuinite truth about the food that all of uf Americans eat. I learned that the major food companies are using genetically modified organisms (gmos) to make food faster, cheaper, and when it is not in season. The companies change the diets of the animals they are going to sloter because it is cheaper and it is easier to get the wrong food than it is to get the right food for the animals. The Government is not going to do anything about what is going on because a lot of the people that work in Washington used to heads of the companies that they are supossed to be going after. I will give credit where credit is due, I think that GMOs are a fantastic
You will write an argumentative essay in your own words supporting either side of the debate in which you argue for or against the use of GM food. Before you begin planning and writing, read the two texts: 1. “GM Food Saves Lives” 2. “What We Don’t Know About GM Food Can Kill Us” As you read the texts, think about what details from the texts you might use in your argumentative essay. GM Food Saves Lives by Rebecca Wilson Genetically modified (GM) food was introduced to the citizens of the United States in 1994.
I believe that David Zinczenko in his article submitted to the New York Times “Don’t Blame The Eater” makes a good case for how society should be concerned about a generation facing a lifetime of childhood obesity, Type 2 diabetes, heart diseases and other related health complications. However I find that I feel personal responsibility should be the governing factor in this matter. Mr. Zinczenko asks in his article “ Shouldn’t we know better than to eat two or more meals a day in a fast food restaurant? ” Yes we should because although specific warning labels aren’t found on fast food packaging we’ve known for years that fast food consumption on a daily basis is hazardous to your health. There’s information readily available about childhood obesity as stated in Zinczenko’s article where he notes that “Before 1994, diabetes in children was generally caused by genetic disorder-only about 5 percent of childhood cases were obesity-related, or Type 2 diabetes.
With about two-thirds of Americans being obese, the Obama administration has been fighting hard to help Americans with the issue of obesity. Michelle Obama even made her apolitical personal project as first lady to teach Americans healthier eating habits(401). Warner continues in the article to say that we as a nation need to change our culture of food to begin to actually reverse our unhealthy habits. According to Warner, we need to make eating healthily, the cool or “desirable” thing to do. Specifically, she notes, that it should be a “freely chosen” option, not one that is forced by some governmental regulation or law(402).
Victoria Hall 1682892 3/8/2012 LIT 4930 Reaction paper #2 Winner of Best Documentary and Outstanding Informational Programming — Long Form, Food Inc.’s main goal of the film is to inform the general public of the disturbing reality of corporate farming taking place in the current food industry here in the U.S. Nonetheless this shockumentary, or some might even consider it a propaganda film, uses a variety of ways to communicate their important message in a somewhat graphic manner that is intended to capture and take hold of the audience’s attention in order to try to push for change in a positive way. In the very first scene of the movie they have a shot of the inside of an average everyday grocery store with off screen
That is why it doesn’t surprise me that people feel the need to blame the government for them being fat. Taking responsibility for your own actions is also a foreign concept apparently. If we want the government to control everything that goes on in our lives then we will not be able to be considered a free nation. In my experience, all you can eat buffets are quite a turn-off. Who wants to sit and stuff their face until they get sick?
Schools across the country have already begun to make changes to the health options they offer on the schools campuses. Some senators have created what they call a “fat tax” which it’s supposed to be a tax on food with high caloric content. Balko states that Congress is considering menu-labeling as its new project to force restaurants to send all their items for analysis at laboratories. All of this according to Balko is the incorrect way to deal with the problem. He thinks instead of forcing companies to change the way they do their business, such as changing the food options available, our
Madden 1 Harvey Madden Mrs. Crabtree English 101 Nov. 10th, 2012 Who’s to Blame? David Zinczenco, the editor-in-chief of Men’s Health Magazine wrote, “Don’t Blame the Eater.” In his reading he cites the irresponsible actions of fast food establishments, such as marketing to young kids, not providing nutritional facts completely, being responsible for obesity and poor health issues in many Americans today. This poses the question. Can they be held accountable? In all reality, maybe it is the lack of concern and the love of financial gain that these establishments thrive off of.
He insists they would not eat as much if they knew that it was bad for them or if the industry put nutrition labels on their food. My outlook on this topic varied significantly from that of Zinczenko’s. I feel that it is not the fault of the fast food company. Neither would I put blame on the younger children who eat fast food. I would put most of the culpability on the parents who do not teach their kids how to maintain a healthy lifestyle and buy their children unhealthy food. I disagree completely that we as Americans suffer from lack of information about nutrition in fast food.
In “The battle against fast food begins in the home” by Daniel Weintraub he is stating that parents are at fault for children’s obesity and their eating habits. Weintraub also says that the food companies shouldn’t be blamed for people gaining weight and becoming unhealthy by eating their food all the time. In this article Weintraub is blaming the parents which in my opinion is correct for him to do that because parents should teach their children what to eat and what not to eat. I don’t understand how people could blame a food company for making them fatter. That is absurd; if people don’t want to gain weight then they shouldn’t eat there or allow their children to eat there if they are going to complain about it.