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Capitalism

Capitalism. A Love Story. Before Viewing. Examine the content on slides 3-10. Plot Synopsis.

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Capitalism

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  1. Capitalism A Love Story

  2. Before Viewing Examine the content on slides 3-10.

  3. Plot Synopsis The film examines the impact of corporate dominance on the everyday lives of Americans. With both humor and outrage, the film explores the question: What is the price that America pays for its love of capitalism? Families pay the price with their jobs, their homes and their savings. Moore goes into the homes of ordinary people whose lives have been turned upside down; and he goes looking for explanations in Washington, DC and elsewhere. What he finds are the all-too-familiar symptoms of a love affair gone astray: lies, abuse, betrayal...and 14,000 jobs being lost every day. Capitalism: A Love Story also presents what a more hopeful future could look like. Who are we and why do we behave the way that we do?

  4. Consider the Source • Michael Francis Moore (born April 23, 1954) is an American filmmaker, author and liberal political commentator. He is the director and producer of Bowling for Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11, Sicko, and Capitalism: A Love Story, four of the top eight highest-grossing documentaries of all time. • In September 2008, he released his first free movie on the Internet, Slacker Uprising, documenting his personal crusade to encourage more Americans to vote in presidential elections. He has also written and starred in the TV shows TV Nation and The Awful Truth. • Moore is a self-described liberal who has criticized globalization, large corporations, assault weapon ownership, the Iraq War, U.S. President George W. Bush and the American health care system in his written and cinematic works.

  5. Bias • An opinion based on unchallenged assumptions • To bias someone means to influence them in favour of a particular choice. • Bias is a tendency to prefer one person or thing to another, and to favour that person or thing.

  6. Capitalism… • is an economic system in which the means of production and distribution are privately or corporately owned. Profit Motive… • is when development within a sector occurs only when there are profits to be gained in a free market.

  7. Foreclosure… • happens when people cannot afford to pay their mortgages and money is still owed to the bank. • means the owners must leave the house because the bank is selling it to make back their money.

  8. Discussion Question • Based on Michael Moore’s political views, predict what do you think his view of capitalism is going to be?

  9. Viewing Instructions • Turn the TV to channel 40. • It will start to play approximately 15 minutes into the block.

  10. Complete the Capitalism - A Matter of Perspective Worksheet. Make sure to personally respond to a statement. While Viewing

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