Skinny Sweepstakes

In the article, “Skinny Sweepstakes” by Hara Estroff Marano, Marano dives into the subject of eating disorders. She describes eating disorders in-depth and what causes them. Marano also gives some solutions that can alleviate eating disorders from happening. Marano gives some of the examples that cause causes eating disorders. With causes you also have the effects. Parents are ultimately why eating disorders are running rampant. When Marano talks about parents raising their kid she exclaims, “They allow them to be socialized by television, the Internet, and by their peers rather than by caring, demanding, and mentoring adults (3).” In addition, she mentions that parents, in particular the mother can also be plagued by eating disorders, which also adds on to the problem. Marano shows this aspect in the case of Katy Palmer. Katy Palmer was vying
Normal is what the majority see as what’s right. This normal of eating disorders is becoming higher, and kind of alarming.
This new normal will take over unless, of course parents dictate and quit curving off responsibility to social media, electronics, and other students. In addition Marano thinks, “Lobby
Forum Essay 9 4 upper schools to dampen the college entrance sweepstakes.” This writer not sure if that is the right move as far as dampening the application process, first and foremost this whole issue starts with the parents. They need to take responsibility. Marano is even deferring responsibility from parents to the Universities. Agreed the application process is crazy, but this decision will forever affect you.
In conclusion, Marano has some great ideas mainly the parents aren’t doing their job. She uses some sources to back up her statistical analyses. In addition, she sets up her article in a very understanding way, by setting up her ideas in sections. Overall she does an adequate job tackling eating