...America, the land of plenty, has always experienced an abundance of resources, but has this tradition of excess become our downfall? It’s easy to see that people in the United States are getting larger. “Childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and tripled in adolescents in the past 30 years” (CDC, 2013, Childhood Obesity Facts). According to the CDC (2013), as many as 18% of young people can be considered obese which puts them at risk for any number of health problems. Diabetes, joint and bone problems, and heart disease or stroke are just some of the health problems affecting the nation’s young people. “70% of obese youth had at least one risk factor for cardiovascular disease” (CDC, 2013, Health Effects of Childhood Obesity)....
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...Childhood Obesity is a growing problem here in the United States today. Obesity in children has become a major problem in America. Childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents in the past 30 years. While exercising and doing fun activities are great for children, parents should regulate what their children eat because it causes serious health issues; it inhabits physical activity, and causes self esteem issues. In today’s modern living, with cutting edge technology, excessive fast food, less physical activity and last but not the least trending obesity. The growing number of cases of obesity has made it into a full blown social problem. Child obesity is a highly talked about topic in today’s time. Sometimes, I sit here and wonder what could be the cause of this epidemic? Our luxurious living has taken us to the number one spot on top of the ladder on one side and submerges us in a concave pit known as obesity. As a parent of a growing toddler this issue is very big to me, because I see how I want my daughter to live a healthy life and then I see people who are obese and a low quality life they live. I in fact grew up as an obese child and it carried into my adulthood. I battled with so may health issues that took a toll on me and I...
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...Childhood obesity is a huge problem in today’s world, with more that 1 in 5 teenagers in America being classified as obese. This is twice as many adolescents compared to 30 years ago and that number is still growing. People recognized this growing problem and numerous actions have been taken to try and fix this. One popular solution is online nutritional education programs and online food tracking. It is very quick and simple to use these online programs and it is also something that is available on a phone or computer, so it really resonates with all adolescents. The study I read about was trying to provide evidence that these online programs really are making a difference. They started by getting three groups of adolescents, a control group who used no program at all, a group...
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...The Problem: Childhood obesity has been a significant problem across our nation for decades, and can be clearly associated with insufficient nutrition, health, and wellness. Obesity is defined as a body mass index (BMI) at or above the 95th percentile for adolescents within the same age group (8). The most recent data show that the national childhood obesity rate for those between 2-19 years old is 18.5% (1). This equates to nearly 1 in 5 school age children being classified as obese (2). The figure below visually represents the prevalence of obesity among youth aged 2-19 years by sex and age in the United States between the years of 2015-2016. Consequently, childhood obesity is a major threat to children's health in the USA and is "regarded as the most common prevalent nutritional disorder of US children and adolescents, and one of the most common problems seen by pediatricians" (3). However, treatment and prevention of obesity are considered the primary responsibility of the individual children and their parents, and public health guidelines and economic policies for the prevention and treatment of childhood obesity are often not taken seriously (4). The Consequences:...
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...What would someone change, if he/she could voice an option on today's childhood obesity problem? In today’s society, childhood obesity has increased over the years across the United States. Many decisions about dealing with academic pressure, family dynamics, food choice consumption, and regular exercise impact a child’s life. Many factors can cause childhood obesity such as emotional struggles, unhealthy diets, and non-active lifestyles. As a result of emotional struggles, children may turn to food in order to obtain comfort, which can result in weight gain leading to obesity. If one becomes stressed due to academic pressure or family problems, then one may turn to emotional eating to suppress the urge of possible failure. One could cope with emotional stress by staying organized in school and asking for academic help when needed. Family conflicts may occur due to financial stress. An imbalance in family dynamics causes many emotional struggles, leading to poor eating habits...
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...I observed my sister eating popcorn for this assignment. She began by taking a few pieces of popcorn, approximately 6 pieces, opened her mouth and put them in her mouth; this is the initiation of the oral-preparatory phase. Throughout this period, there is sensory input of the taste, and texture of the popcorn while saliva is also aiding in the breakdown of the food itself. There are moments where food is shifted to one side of the cheek (buccal cavity) to allow for room to chew other pieces. The stored food is then moved under the teeth where it is also chewed in preparation for swallowing. The chewing motion is done in a rotary motion which seems to allow food to be moved while simultaneously chewing. During this phase, the back of the tongue is raised to prevent food from moving too far back. Once the oral-preparatory phase is complete, a bolus is formed and is held in place by the tongue. The bolus is pushed upward against the top of the hard palate and backwards with the help of the tongue. The submental space moves outward during the swallowing; this may be a result of the tongue’s motion of moving the bolus back into the esophagus, and the pharyngeal system moving up and forward in preparation for the bolus to move down towards the esophagus. As the bolus is moved back, the posterior portion of the tongue depresses and “ramp” is formed as the cheeks and tongue cause anterior and lateral pressure to compress the bolus to move it anteriorly. The bolus is moved back...
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...Ever since I was little the argument has always been the same, I’ll be the first to admit that childhood obesity is a serious epidemic in this country, but it just seems to me that instead of studying the topic and finding solutions people are more and more curious about finding someone else to blame. Each and every person is responsible for the things that they eat and the things that they do this is an undeniable truth, but no matter what it seems as though people are more interested in shifting the blame to something else for example childhood obesity instead of blaming the person who spent years and years eating three meals a day from McDonald’s not concerned with the calories or the health issues just shoveling food in their mouth, no...
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...the Wild side The author starts off the essay about when she grew up in Southern Ontario and how it use to be when she was younger. The descriptive language she use to put everything into great detail makes you feel like you are actually there. “The trees were scattered to provide shade for the cattle and the river provided a drinking source”. Then she changes the mood of the essay to a dramatic feeling like everything there has changed for the worse. “The river was not poisonously polluted but often chocked from the algae and water plants.” She says how she wouldn’t even think about going swimming in the river. It seems like the author misses the house she grew up in when she was little. The story is directed towards older adults and bringing back their childhood memories and how bad it is not to be a child anymore. The reason I could tell who it is directed to is because that’s the only people that could understand what she’s actually feeling. She sadly talks about how the fields were ruined, elm trees she loved fell down, and that the town also built anther highway ruining the scenery. It shows me that enjoy the time as a child you have now because you will never be able to return to it. Another thing that had her chocked up was the private property signs. She loved walking through the woods freely not worrying about getting yelled at or arrested. The essay ends talking about how to try to preserve the wildlife. The essay a walk on the wild side was a very good written...
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...Reaction – “Salvation” The nonfiction short essay “Salvation” written by Langston Hughes in 1940, presents a theme on the literal and often manipulated perception of children. Hughes narrates the essay as he recounts his disappointing attempt at salvation. Hughes aunt told him that when she was saved by Jesus she saw a light, and felt something happen within herself. As children will do, Hughes took her story literally and was heartbroken as he sat in front of the church and watched other children “saved” while he was not. He believed that Jesus must not want him because he did not see or feel anything. In the end, Hughes is forced to lie about accepting Jesus and in turn rejects the Christian faith all together. I related to Hughes story on many accounts. I am a mother of three young children who perceive everything in life literally, and as a young girl I was raised in a very religious environment. I could visualize and almost feel Hughes devastation as he sat at the front of the church crushed by the thoughts of God not wanting him. “Still I kept waiting to see Jesus” (Barnet, Cain, & Burto, 2011, pp. 351). One of the churches that my family attended for a short time during my childhood practiced speaking in tongs. I specifically remember feeling just like Hughes during a service when other children were speaking in unnatural languages perceived to be sent from God himself. I could not understand why I was not chosen to talk for God and intern was hurt and...
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...The article “My happy Detroit” is written by Carolyn Edgar and is from July 28, 2013. The article is a reflection on Carolyn’s childhood growing up in Detroit and the causes to the city’s bankruptcy. Detroit filed bankruptcy and many people are devolving into political causes. The city also never recovered from the riots and the white flights. Detroit is a city that is going so bad, that more and more people are moving away from it. In the article she write about the good and bad times in Detroit. Carolyn Edgar is a single mother, lawyer and a writer. Her personal work has been published widely, including Co-parenting, The Fresh Express and My Brown Baby. Carolyn’s personal essay was published in Mirror on America and Reconstruction Magazine: Short Essays and Images from Popular Culture. You can therefore say that Edgar is a very strong and independent woman, because she is not torn apart by how her childhood home is falling apart. When reading the article you notice that she uses a mixture between neutral language and high language – which makes everyone understand her arguments clearer and in that way makes the audience listen. You can tell that she is very well spoken, which also make the seriousness of her speech bigger and you can better relate to how big the problem in Detroit is. In the beginning Edgar uses a happy experience from her own childhood, “My mother’s garden was in full bloom, and it seemed everyday brought new bounty (…). Every Fourth of July my uncle and his...
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...com/shop/soc-100-assignment-3-obesity-in-america/ Due Week 9 and worth 65 points Obesity in America is considered an epidemic. There are many contributing factors to obesity (both childhood and adult), such as biological, environmental, social, or economic factors. Review the information on obesity on pages 383 to 385 in the textbook. You may also use the Internet or Strayer Library to research obesity and its causes. Suggested Reading: • “What Are the Health Risks of Overweight and Obesity?” located at http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/obe/risks.html Write a one to two page (1-2) page essay in which you: 1. Describe the effect that obesity (childhood and / or adult) has had on you personally or your community. 2. Select one (1) contributing factor to childhood or adult obesity. Recommend two (2) preventative measures related to the selected factor that people can take in order to reduce their chance of becoming obese. 3. Discuss one (1) sociological theory that relates to the selected contributing factor to obesity. Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements: • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides. Check with your professor for any additional instructions. • To keep this essay short and manageable, your only sources for the essay should be the article from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and the sections noted in your text. For this reason, APA citations or references are not...
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...a second thought about what you’re leaving behind: your home. But have you ever thought about the significance of that word, “home”? In Joan Didion’s essay, “On Going Home”, Didion describes her experiences and thoughts on what defines her meaning of home. Didion uses many asyndetons and polysyndetons to emphasize her emotions and poses several rhetorical questions. Throughout the essay, it can be concluded that perhaps the generation that truly knows the meaning behind the word “home” is gradually disappearing. The contributing factors to such interpretation derived from Didion’s personal experiences with her direct family, her husband, and even her own daughter. Didion first sets her definition of home by clarifying that to her, home means “not where [her] husband and [she] and the baby live, but the place where [her] family is”. Her diction reflects the way she thinks about her home, with words such as “troublesome” that give off a negative connotation. Although she defines this place as her home, she expresses how she changes personalities and formalities in front of her parents and brother, which her husband is unfamiliar with. This transformation represents her familiarity with her family, whom she grew up with, or her childhood, and a vague description of what makes up her home. However, since she is not in her childhood anymore, this familiarity is somewhat uncomfortable to her and her husband, whom Didion is more accustomed to. She, therefore, calls her home a “burden”...
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...authors show their awareness of the problem at hand but point the finger at two very different groups of people using factual and statistical evidence as well as personal opinions. Although both arguments are very valid, David Zinkzenko’s essay provides the reader with a lot more than opinion. The title in every essay brings it to life. A spunky title will keep your audience yearning to read what the writer has to say, while a boring title will readers doped up on energy drinks to get through what the writer has to say. David Zinczenko’s title, “Don’t Blame the Eater” catches the reader’s eyes. The title as a whole has the audience asking questions about the “eater”, and who blames them? However, the title of the second article, “What You Eat Is Your Business”, by Radley Blanko comes off as arrogant and insensitive to the reader. An example of a less arrogant title would be, “All You Can Eat”, this title would be more pleasing to the reader allowing them to imagine an all you can eat buffet. As a reader, I take immediate offense to the title because of the negative connotation it gives off. Without a strong claim, a paper has no foundation. Both author’s do exceedingly well when providing a powerful claim to their argument. In the essay “Don’t Blame the Eater” Zinczenko expresses his concern for obesity but argues that the consumer is not the one to blame, fast-food companies are. As he emphasizes on...
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...In Joan Didion’s essay, “On Going Home” Didion describes her experiences and thoughts on what defines her meaning of home. Didion uses many asyndetons and polysyndetons to emphasize her emotions and poses several rhetorical questions. Throughout the essay, Didion poses an important point that, perhaps her generation is the last to truly know the meaning behind the word “home”. The contributing factors to such conclusion derived from her personal experiences with her direct family (mother, father, and brother), her husband, and even her own daughter. Didion first sets her definition of home by clarifying that to her, home means “not where [her] husband and [she] and the baby live, but the place where [her] family is.” (Didion1) Her diction reflects the way she thinks about her home, with words such as “troublesome” that give off a negative connotation. Although she defines this place as her home, she expresses how she changes personalities and formalities in front of her parents and brother, which her husband is unfamiliar with. This transformation represents her familiarity with her family, whom she grew up with, or her childhood. However, since she is not in her childhood anymore, this familiarity is somewhat uncomfortable to her and her husband, whom Didion is more accustomed with. She, therefore, calls her “home” a “burden” (Didion2) where her source of tension and drama come from. Didion’s relationship with her husband reflects what she left behind at “home”. When Didion...
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...Experiences as a writer. I have many experiences in writing throughout my twenty five years of life. These experiences were more like stepping stones within my life’s journey. There are three experiences in particular that stand out to me more than any other of the thousands of experiences I have had in a whole. These stepping stones range from my childhood, my time served during deployments, and my time of service in the army. One of my very first distinct experiences in writing started in my childhood. Being born and raised in a Hispanic country it was very challenging to learn the English language. My mother pushed me very hard and taught me English through writing. Thinking in Spanish and writing in English not only helped my writing but also helped me adopt my new language. As years went by my writing matured and I became proficient in the English language. My proficiencies in writing English became detrimental in reference to my childhood studies. My studies as a child were not the typical studies of an average student. I was raised in a Christian curriculum home school setting. My parents used to host bible studies in our home and sometimes my dad would make me write the study for the class he was going to give. That time of my life was very challenging but my dad always pointed me in the right direction. Once I became fluent in writing in English, It became my main source of communication when corresponding to my loved ones from Iraq during my deployment. Never thought...
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