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Fast food seems to be one of the main issues when talking about diabetes and heart disease caused by obesity. Looking at yet another documentary that in my opinion should be shown to every school in the country is called “Super-size me”. This documentary was filmed and played by a man named Morgan Spurlock. His adventure began by his curiosity about two girls who tried to sue McDonalds for their health issues and obesity. The two girls of course lost their case against this fast food restaurant.…

and religion on one’s identity. Bless Me Ultima shows that spirituality comes not from religion, but from wisdom and observation of the land. The antagonist in the book is not always clear, but in the grand scheme of things, evil is the true antagonist of the story. There are times when it seems like God himself is the antagonist. “Everything I believed in was destroyed. A painful wrenching in my heart made me cry aloud, ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me!’” (Anaya 244). The dreams in…

Spurlock's Supersize me, Damon Gameau doesn’t try to influence us into believing sugar is bad and that everyone has to get rid of it, quite the contrary he makes it explicitly clear that sugar isn’t evil, but life can be so much better if you get rid of it So with the help of his experts; Sharon Johnston, nutritionist and David Gillespie, Lawyer and Author of ‘Sweet Poison’, Gameau embarks on a journey that shows his opinion about sugar. Throughout the documentary, he also involves the help of…

exhibited by 50 percent of college students.” Today, college students are getting an average 5 hours of sleep a night. “Students are busy and have a lot going on,” said Suffoletto. “How they manage their crammed schedules on such little sleep is beyond me.” Sleep is the body’s way of replenishing with energy extracted throughout the day after straining itself to work physically and mentally. Simply, sleep is the bodies time to shutdown and relax. Sacrificing sleep to crank out that homework…

Homework should go extinct. Students all across America shouldn’t have homework. Students go to school for 5 days a week, 7 hours a day, and then are expected to go home and do more than 1 hour of homework every night. Students tend to have a lot more stress when they’re assigned a bunch of homework. Homework is preventing students from having a normal, active healthy life. There is not enough time in the day to do homework. Most students have other activities to do that take up majority of…

College: when getting a full night’s sleep, cleaning your room, cooking meals, maintaining hygiene, and socializing are all considered procrastination. Most freshman college students have a hard time coping with the move to college and the stress that comes with it. College is the next chapter of your life where you find out who you really are and what you want to do with your life. Juggling school work along with extracurricular activities can be challenging for many freshmen. How can a…

The film that I chose to do a film study on is the 2004 film written and directed by Morgan Spurlock called super size me. The film is about a man who uses himself to experiment on while eating only Mcdonald 's foods for 30 days. The reason why he does this is to prove to the viewers on how unhealthy fast food is for your body and the results of it. Morgan is also viewed by 3 doctors in the beginning of the film and is checked up on during the 30 days to see the changes inside of his body. The…

Overview: For assignment six, I am writing a research article for the Scientific Terrapin: A UMD Undergraduate Research Journal. My research article will be looking at study abroad and participant’s experiences at the University of Maryland. The article will examine the relationship between student’s study abroad experiences and returning back to the United States. The affect on the student’s social and academic life will also be explored. Some things considered are location of study, length of…

"Supersize me" is a documentary film written and directed by Morgan Spurlock. The documentary emphasizes the message of the dangers of fast food and their effects on our health. Morgan was inspired by a supreme court case where 2 girls were in the process of suing Mcdonalds for their obesity. In the end the judge ruled that there was no proof that the girls obesity and poor health was a result of eating Mcdonalds. After hearing this news Morgan decided to eat Mcdonalds food for a thirty day…

remained relatively silent, they didn’t respond to any of the questions and the teacher could only spend so much time on getting the class to talk before having to move on so they could start on their projects. Moreover, that observation also lead me to think…