THE POWER OF THREE- All this nonsense of "So, there's nothing I can do to help" has made me think. What if we just reach out to one person. If we have accepted the change and begun to act on it, then we are already making a difference. If we then tell a friend about what is really going on in the food industry, we have made a greater difference. If they go out, and tell another person, it becomes the domino effect. To think it can't be done, is foolish. Yes, it may be the utopian idea, and not all will agree, however, a difference can be made by educating our community and our world. So, PAY IT FORWARD, make that difference.

It is this video that inspires me to make a change. I will change the world by first changing myself. I plan to research more about the vegan diet.

Even Paul Mccartney takes a stand and speaks out.

I am still talking about this film, on facebook, at work, and during dinner
conversations. My mind is still boggled. There are multiple topics I have come
across. These ideas are a few that I have narrowed down.

-The labeling on the packaging is far too deceiving to be considered appropriate. Something needs to be done about this. I want to know what has been done to fix it, what ought to be done, and how to do it. My hopes in this research paper is to prepare for a change in the future.

-Another way to create change is to research the quaility and benefits of eating organic. I want to learn where we can get organic food. Stonyfield.com is one resource. Learn what stores are jumping on the Organic Bandwagon.

-Perhaps one possible topic would include a case study on one individual family to see what they are going through. "The Dollar Meal" portion of the film made me consider the following question, "Do some families not have the choice?"

-This idea of FAST FASTER BIGGER CHEAPER and how we have become a nation where bigger and faster is ALWAYS better. Then, possibly focusing on how to alter this view and strive for a better tomorrow.

-If that doesn't make you strive for a better tomorrow, maybe researching the way animals are treated and how it really affects them will.

-What does our future entail?

- What about the science behind salt, fat, and sugar, and how we are wired to crave these things?

-Or, how about the fish that are now being fed corn!?!? What else is the industry getting away about that defeats our ignorance!?

-Maybe we could compare the organic farmer to the industrial one.
Possibly learn about CAFO and USDA.

-Let's get real and see how many children and/or families have been affected by Ecoli outbreaks.

-And lastly, "we wouldn't treat humans like this." This was mentioned in the movie and it was all I thought about. How can anyone get away with trying to justify this way of treating animals. I want to know what the animal rights groups are saying and what they're doing to stop this. One resource: www.apawspets.org/

I seriously am sick after watching this video. I knew going into this I wasn't going to like it. I have read and discussed books similar to this topic before, like Fast Food Nation and Chew on This. We are in this world that has become so industrialized that we have allowed ourselves to forget our foundational understanding of what is right and what is clearly wrong. When the one important, edumacated guy stuck his hand into the stomach of an animal to feed it, my stomach sunk. No matter the IQ, we know that is simply wrong. The justification given is just sickening, like "Oh, we are forced to do this because of money," or "it doesn't hurt them," or "we're just helping society." WHY NOT STAND UP FOR WHAT IS RIGHT!!!! Another disturbing point in the video was the little chickadees going for a ride on a conveyerbelt only to meet their doom at the end of the roll. SERIOUSLY! MURDERERS! Okay, so I definitly believe as humans, we are to take part of the natural life cycle and eat animals, but, we are to respect them and treat them with some sort of dignity. When the Indians hunted way back in the day, they were sure to use every piece of what they killed. Nothing went to waste and no animal suffered. It was appreciated, respected, and most importantly, they were grateful of them and nature. This new industrial way of America and it's fast food demands is every thing opposite from the right way. I am actually angry by this. Seeing this first hand makes me think of my own choices in the food I choose. I haven't eaten eggs, chicken, or any dairy since this movie. All I keep thinking about are the animals that suffer. I will eventually eat meat again, but only when I learn how to appropriately pick out the right products to ensure that I am not promoting what these people are doing.