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__reading__ "Playing with Fire" Types of Data Drawn on: Proposal: Pulling on Our Heart Strings
 * Interviews
 * contact interviewees, develop trust, ask questions regarding the investigation
 * Articles
 * contact sources and research library, online
 * Journal studies and Lab testing
 * contact sources and research library, online
 * Hospital Records
 * research with hospital and ask about public records
 * Committee transcripts
 * public records

Companies often use personalized stories that hit close to home in order to distract the public from the activities that are occurring behind closed doors. The aim of this paper is to uncover the false relationships developed between the public and big corporations in order to avoid high risk claims. Using the foundation of "Playing with Fire" I will analyze other recent similar scenarios, such as chemicals in food industry, led paint in house hold products, and unintended consequences of technologies like cell phones. Through this analysis policies can move from the current reactive role that is taken towards corporations to a more proactive role.