Director Morgan Spurlock's Super Size Me

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Director Morgan Spurlock, in the documentary “Super Size Me” about fast foods, films to expose the negatives of fast foods to all of the U.S. to make people aware of the effects fast foods has in a candid tone. Morgan Spurlock supports his main objective successfully by giving straightforward facts. One example of how Mr. Spurlock supports his claim by stating “Nearly 100 million Americans today are either overweight or obese… Mcdonald's alone operates more than 30,000 joints in over 100 countries….” These facts are intended to shock you and make aware about the fast foods worldly expansions. Mr. Spurlock then continued by interviewing children, and in response found out that children know more about fast foods than school related facts. The

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