King Corn is a documentary about two recent graduates from Yale University, Curtis Ellis and Ian Cheney. As they begin their journey to finding out where corn originated from, both men made a visit to Stephen Macko also known as the Hair detective/he tested both strands of hair from each men to see what they had in it and to their surprise they found corn in their hair, which made them make a drastic move from Boston to Greene, Iowa and bought eight Acres of land to plant their seeds. They believe that their parents were going to outlive their generation because of how much fast food their generation was consuming on a daily base. When consuming these product no one is becoming aware of what was going into their body because in reality not
Bridge to Freedom provides the historical documentary behind the events that served as the narrative for Selma. Instead of a drama, the viewers receive an actual documentary that shows the confrontations between the marchers and the government. Like Selma, it highlights the violence, the deaths, and the beatings, but also goes further back in time to show society’s treatment of African Americans.
The Ivory game is a documentary about the illegal poaching that is going on in Africa. It is aimed at bringing awareness to the black market business of ivory that is running rampant in China and the danger that it poses on elephants and even people who want to help against poaching. The producers of the movie are Kief Davidson, Wolfgang Knopfler, and Walter Kohler. These people worked together to bring the movie that has information about the illegal ivory trading in China and Africa and released the movie in the year 2016. The documentary did an amazing job at conveying it’s message with the logos and pathos fields, although it needed to strengthen the ethos section of the triangle.
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The documentary LaLee Kin is based on a family from Tallahatchie County, who has fallen on harsh times. Laura Lee Wallace, known as LaLee, took care her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She provided shelter, clothing and food. LaLee was introduced to poverty at an early age, she discontinued her education to pick cotton for income. As she grew older her monthly income came from fixing lunch for the farm workers. We have all heard it time and time again, “Get your education.” In fact: it has been embodied in our skills. The economy being what it is, no education generally leads to unemployment.
Today, the American consumer is unknowingly eating animals that have been raised in torturous, contaminated living conditions, raised on chemicals and synthetic food, and slaughtered inhumanely. In the documentary Food Inc. the directors take you behind the scenes in what really happens on these so called farms, all controlled by four meat packaging companies. (Food Inc. Robert Kenner. Magnolia Pictures. 2008. Documentary.) Showing you the tainted living conditions the cows, chickens, and pigs are residing in while being fed foods that are not only a part of their natural diet, but also filled with hormones. Farm animals also endure monstrous acts from the workers, many animals won’t even see the light of day until they’re being led into trucks
Corn is one of the principle agricultures in the United States. King corn is a documentary film made by two college students Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis. They made this documentary in order to know more about the importance of the agriculture in American life. In fact, the interest of the two students in corn agriculture originated after the shocking results which show that the body of American people is made of corn. Moreover, the two students discovered that all products in American markets are made by corn, including meets where lambs, pigs, and chickens are fed by corn.
In the documentary Waging a Living, 4 families are presented that are living in poverty. Among those four individuals is Mary Venittelli. Mary is a single mother of three living in poverty. She is a waitress and makes $2.18 per night, plus tips. Throughout the documentary, we see Mary’s life and her struggling to make ends meet.
In the documentary In Whose Honor? Director Jay Rosenstein focuses on protests of a then University of Illinois graduate student, Charlene Teters. She is a Spokane Indian whose campaign against Chief Illiniwek, mascot of the University of Illinois. The beloved mascot team of University of Illinois, turned a college town upside down and made many people rethink the larger issues of culture and identity. Started in 1926, the mascot has undergone many changes, but has largely remained a very stereotyped Indian image. Initially coming to the U. of Illinois from Santa Fe, and recruited to help bring diversity to the university, she recalls first seeing the Chief at a basketball game, and watching the reaction of her children. On other hand her
Selling corn in massive quantity can lead to a greater profit. An ear of corn may averages about eight-hundred kernels in sixteen rows and a pound of corn consists of approximately 1,300 kernels. One-hundred bushels of corn makes approximately 7,280,000 kernels. Every year, a single U.S. Farmer may provides food and fiber for 129 people in the U.S. and 32 overseas. In the U.S., corn production is 2 times that of any other crop. Over 55% of Iowa’s corn goes to foreign markets and the rest is used in other parts of the United States of America.
The name corn, though funny-sounding, is a condition that does not exactly induce hilarity. These corns normally grow on feet and they can be extremely painful. So much so that the prevention and treatment of them has become a thriving business. Doctors can be consulted in how to treat or remove corns.
As the class discussed in lecture, the myth created a personalized connection between the Native Americans and the Earth and allowed the Native Americans to identify with their landscape. Because they believed that corn came from recycled human flesh, they could see it as an animate, personalized being, rather than just an object. Merchant explains how the Native Americans also believed, because of the Corn Mother, that “the Earth would continue to regenerate the human body through the corn plant.” This shows that rather than just seeing corn as an object to cultivate, it was a sacred gift given to them by the land. Because the land gave the gift of corn to them, they believed the land should be treated with
The movie I decided to analyze for this course was American History X (1998), which stars Edward Norton. Though this movie isn’t widely known, it is one of the more interesting movies I have seen. It’s probably one of the best films that depict the Neo Nazi plague on American culture. The film takes place from the mid to late 1990’s during the Internet boom, and touches on subjects from affirmative action to Rodney King. One of the highlights of this movie that really relates to one of the key aspects of this course is the deterrence of capital punishment. Edward Norton’s portrayal as the grief stricken older brother who turns to racist ideologies and violence to cope with his fathers death, completely disregards the consequences of his actions as he brutally murders someone in front of his family for trying to steal his car. The unstable mentality that he developed after his father’s death really goes hand-to-hand specifically with Isaac Ehrlich’s study of capital punishment and deterrence. Although this movie is entirely fictional, a lot of the central themes (racism, crime punishment, gang pervasiveness, and one’s own vulnerability) are accurate representations of the very problems that essentially afflict us as a society.
You are starving and your family is starving, but the law told you that you could not feed your family, would you obey the law or do you decide to feed your family anyway despite what the law says? To Tommy Pikok Sr., “When I am hungry, I can protest the law. I can use my stomach as a reason to protest the law” (Edwardsen, Duck-In). In the documentary, The Duck-In, the Iñupiat people of Barrow, Alaska fought against the law by coming together as a whole community to get what should be their right as native people. The Iñupiat people would rather hunt for their food than consume white people food on a daily basis. It is our culture, tradition, and duty to hunt for food and no one or anything could change our way of thinking. The citizens of Barrow, Alaska should watch the Duck-In because the documentary informs the citizens
Recently, corn smut has emerged as a delicacy in dozens of countries across the world and has become a common ground for scientific research in vaccinations; however, its health benefits and risk factors have been debated for thousands of years (McMeekin). Huitlacoche, the common Mexican name for corn smut, has been utilized as a food source since the 1700s when the Aztecs embraced it as one of their most valued meals and the Europeans claimed it caused severe health complications such as extreme hair loss among men (McMeekin). Today, Mexicans can more than 100 tons of corn smut a year for consumption and the health risks have been evaluated extensively (Patarky).
Is corn the future of the world? Will our human race develop an immunity and need for corn? Nations across the world are turning to cheaper, unhealthy ideas using subsidies such as corn. Since corn is cheap and useful to the agricultural businesses, our world has lost respect for one’s health. Monocropping corn is a growing problem creating health issues and destroying our fragile ecosystems; therefore, the only solution is change.