Fed Up is a documentary made in 2014 that is based on the issues caused by the American food industry. Fed Up, uncovers America’s true secrets about the food people consume every day. More specifically, it reveals the affect sugar has on people’s bodies. As a result, the amount of sugar in food, the bodies consent of glucose, and the satisfying taste it brings, too much sugar could cause certain sicknesses causing the body to not work the way it supposed to. To start off, the amount of sugar put in America’s food is predominately high. When it comes to nutrition labels on food packaging, it only shows the amount of sugar in grams, never in percent. This gimmicks people into thinking that its not much sugar in the product they’re eating, because while the grams seem small, people are unaware of the actual amount of sugar placed into the product. Moving on, since the 1900s, obese rates in America have drastically increased in the 2000s. This meaning that people are starting to eat more food, with sugar they did not even know was in there. This is unfair to the people who develop diseases and illnesses, like getting obese, diabetes or cancer, because of the unknown amount of sugar placed into the food. Sugar is highly dangerous to the body, so …show more content…
Our bodies take in the glucose and turn it into energy we can then use. When we let glucose in, we are raising our insulin and glucose levels. Insulin is the hormone in people’s bodies that grants glucose access into our bloodstreams. However, insulin keeps our blood levels from raising or lowering, and it stores the fat to use for energy later on. Unfortunately, people have no control over the insulin function, though they do have control over the types of food they eat that contain certain amounts of glucose. In order to prevent the negative effects that come with sugar, people need to slow down on consuming it so
High school graduation, one of the many milestones in an individual’s life. Teenagers are given a diploma, maybe a few cords, and if they worked extra hard, they may even receive a medal; these are all tickets to their next destination, a whole new world. They journey into the adult world, into the college world all on their own. They don’t know what lies ahead of them, they don’t know that the most unimaginable can happen, and they don’t know that college is a hunting ground. In the documentary The Hunting Ground, sexual assault and rape are bought to light with heart-wrenching statistics and inspiring stories to change society’s rape culture.
According to Nicki L. Cole’s article, “Definitions of Intersectionality,” the concept of intersectionality “refers to the simultaneous experience of categorical and hierarchical classifications,” including race, class, and gender. Consequently, the different forms of oppression, such as racism, classism, and sexism, depend on one another and intersect to form “a unified system of oppression” (Cole). Using the concept of intersectionality as an “analytical tool,” social scientists may research “how different forms of privilege and oppression exist simultaneously in shaping [one’s] experiences in [society]” (Cole). In the article, “The Case for Reparations,” the concept of intersectionality reveals that capitalists purposely pitted the various
“The Judge and the General” is a documentary depicting the long and complex process that Judge Juan Guzman had to face in order to find the truth on General Pinochet 's atrocities. Due to Judge Guzman having grown up in a high class, he was sheltered from the reality that the lower working class had to deal with. He had no knowledge on the imprisonments, torture, disappearances and murders that were occurring under Pinochet 's dictatorship, so for him to get a case where he can indict Pinochet was difficult.
Did you feel like this was an effective method of presenting information? Yes, I feel that “Vegucated” did a very good job of explaining the difference between veganism and vegetarianism. It also used real life examples of actual individuals making the transition from “meat-eater” to living a vegan lifestyle, and the journey they experienced through their transition of eating. I also liked seeing the effects that it had on the families of those deciding to make such a big life change (to not eat meat).
Dev Patel 10.30.15 Expository Today, the average American eats 130 pounds of sugar a year. That’s enough to fill a bathtub, while in 1801 the average American only ate 8 pounds of sugar a year. Americans are consuming more sugar.
Minding the Gap is a 2018 documentary that follows the lives of three young men Bing Liu, Keire Johnson, and Zack Mulligan who are growing up in Rockford, Illinois and are brought together by their love of skateboarding. The film explores the complex situations and relationships between peers and caregivers that are prevalent in many 21st century cultures, and watches the three friends develop emotionally, physically, and cognitively as they do their best to bridge the gap between adolescence and adulthood. The film uses footage that is taken over a large span of time and captures many key moments in which each respective boy is faced with a new challenge or opportunity. There isn’t a lot that is left up to the imagination, but one is drawn
The Netflix original documentary, 13TH directed by Ava DuVernay explores the racial inequality in the United States throughout history. The documentary focuses mainly on the fact that most of the nation's prisons are unfairly filled with African Americans and colored people. The documentary educates the audience of the horrors the African Americans and colored people went through history and today beginning with slavery, to convict leasing, to Jim Crow Laws, and lastly to present mass incarceration. Ava deeply examines the economic history of slavery and Civil War racist legislation and practices that replaced it as "systems of racial control" and the present forced labor from the years after slavery was abolished. The powerful film 13TH represents
The documentary titled, “ A Class Divided” introduces us to the experiment made in an elementary school in Iowa by the schoolteacher named Jane Elliot. The documentary begins with Mrs. Elliot reuniting with the students who she did this experiment with the first time. The students are much older now, and they willingly want to watch the experiment that they were part of when they were elementary kids. The experiment was done days after the death of Martin Luther King Jr. Mrs. Elliot has always thought about doing the eye color experiment, but she was never sure of when to do it. She asked her third grade student if it would be interesting to see what would happen if they were judged by their eye color.
The Netflix original documentary, 13TH directed by Ava DuVernay explores the racial inequality in the United States throughout history. The documentary focuses mainly on the fact that most of the nation's prisons are unfairly filled with African Americans and colored people. The documentary educates the audience of the horrors the African Americans and colored people went through history and today beginning with slavery, to convict leasing, to Jim Crow Laws, and lastly to present mass incarceration. Ava deeply examines the economic history of slavery and Civil War racist legislation and practices that replaced it as "systems of racial control" and the present forced labor from the years after slavery was abolished. The powerful film 13TH represents
Milca Jara Professor Katz ENC1102 17 February 2016 Slowly Dying “ Today more than a third of U.S adults are obese” (Majerol). This portrays that America is not taking responsibility of its nation, by creating a safer food industry and rising labels of MSG for its buyers in order to properly educate them in what they are buying for themselves, and their families.
In recent years, media growth has exploded in ways unforseen a generation ago. Since media continues to grow and reach every aspect of an individual’s life, be it through the news they receive or social media they follow, media’s influence on our society is largely present and seen everywhere. Additionally, the widening expanse of media options has made documentary film an emerging influencer that is attracting attention from individuals of all generations. The newly popular genre’s ability to combine appealing narratives, striking visuals, and crucial facts has already left its mark on the way we think about controversial topics and critical issues. Activist documentaries - or documentaries aimed at addressing controversial issues or relevant
, 2015 The documentary of the subject was a powerful yet depressing but it 's the reality of so many people. When we finished watching the documentary, "30 days" I took a break and reflect about the things I have in my life, and thanked my parents everyday for always working hard for us. Even with long hours of working, they always bring a smile on their face to hide how tired they are and entertain us.
That Sugar Film is an interesting documentary following a man’s journey to discover the harmful effects of sugar on the human body. Damon Gameau uses his own body to try to show his audience that sugar is harmful. His goal with this documentary is to try to convince his audience to reduce the amount of sugar that they consume. Gameau shows that he is passionate about this subject by eating large amounts of sugar daily after having not had sugar for over three years. This potentially puts his body at risk.
Processed foods and beverages are the biggest sources of added sugar (and High fructose) in the diet. Sugar is very unhealthy and can have serious adverse effects on metabolism when consumed in excess. Sugar contains a lot of calories, with no essential nutrients. It also causes tooth decay by feeding the harmful bacteria in the mouth. For people who are inactive and eat a processed food, large amounts of fructose from added sugars get turned into fat in the liver.
Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, which include soft drinks, fruit drinks, ice tea, energy and vitamin water drinks across the globe. Regular consumption of sugary sweetened beverages have been associated with weight gain, obesity and diabetes. The role of sugary sweetened beverages in the development of related chronic metabole diseases such as metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes, has not been quantitatively reviewed . How is consuming sugary beverages harmful to the body ?