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The film stresses that corporations have not always existed. They date back to before the seventeenth century in Europe as a result of the industrial revolution and the civil war. However, in the seventeenth century making money became a key focus. A corporation is defined as a group of individuals working together to accomplish a goal, that goal being making themselves and shareholders as much money as possible is the shortest amount of time possible.
A corporation is seen as a legal person by law. In the film The Corporation they illustrate these "businesses" to depict many negative human personality traits. One trait given to corporations is the incapacity to maintain enduring relationships. Large corporations find countries where the economy is failing and swoop in like heroes to provide jobs to the citizens. After taking advantage of these people by providing low wages and an unsafe work environment they leave at the first sign of economic independence. They leave behind them......

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