Childhood Obesity Stephanie Cervantes ENG 122 Deborah Zeringue May 15‚ 2011 Childhood Obesity The writer has chosen to research the topic of childhood obesity. An article in the Washington Post tells us a disturbing fact: “With one in three children in this country overweight or worse‚ the future health and productivity of an entire generation -- and a nation -- could be in jeopardy.” (Levine‚ Stein 2008. para. 4) That number is alarming! In my research
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Middle childhood (usually ages 6-12) is a time that children are becoming more independent of family and begin looking toward their peers for social direction (Peer Relationships in Middle Childhood‚ n.d.). At this stage children are spending more time with their friends and wish to be liked and accepted by others (Psychology Campus‚ 2008). Children are now competing with each other to find their position in the social hierarchy (Kennedy-More‚ E. 2013). According to (Kennedy-More‚ E. 2013)‚ there
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Comp 11 November 13‚ 2012 Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity is a serious health and societal issue. Rising at extreme rates‚ one may call it an epidemic. Childhood obesity increases incidences of mortality later in life‚ causes asthma and type II diabetes‚ which was only found in adults. With these ill effects‚ childhood obesity is an issue that should not be taken lightly. Over the last fifteen years‚ obesity in children has increased fifty percent. While the cause of this
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Difficult Childhood After reading “The Sanctuary of School” by Linda Barry I figured out that we share some similar life experiences. Our similar experiences include growing up in poor families‚ crowded households‚ and positive educators that shaped our lives. At the same time‚ there are many differences in our background. She grew up in an urban place‚ and I grew up in a rural area. Linda’s childhood was very unhappy while mine was happy. She was neglected and I was well taken care of as a child
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3/19/13 8AM Play/Creativity/Dreams/Imagination/Intelligence When we see children playing with others or by themselves‚ we tend to think of them as ‘just playing’‚ when in reality they are developing important skills‚ habits and attitudes they will use in everyday life. When children play they learn how to cope with their emotions‚ continue to try to improve and learn to share with others. Children are not generally taught how to play‚ they use their imagination and creativity. Through play
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Annie Yvonne Jones was just an ordinary girl‚ born in Camden‚ New Jersey 1890. Ever since she was born her parents knew that she would be an extraordinary person. Her hobbies consist of drawing‚ writing journals‚ and dancing. When she wasn’t having downtime‚ she was in school. Education was the only way she could escape the harsh realities of Camden. Her favorite subject was science. She had a strong passion to help others in life. One day when she was a teenager she volunteered at a hospital to
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Childhood memories Childhood memories are moments‚ when we are young‚ that we don’t forget. My nicest memories are very clear‚ but there are some other memories‚ that I only can remember in bits and pieces. My clearest memory is when I was three years old. My mother would sing wonderful songs to me. My favorite song was "Dumbo the flying elephant". Sometimes I would fall asleep‚ listening to her comforting voice. As I spent most of my summer holidays in Switzerland‚ I have beautiful
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The Journey of Childhood Sandra Cisneros creates a magnificent description of the struggles that children go through in her novel‚ Woman Hollering Creek. The children in her stories experience unfortunate events‚ which will affect their future. In “Eleven”‚ “Barbie Q” and “Mexicans” she tells the stories of three little Hispanic girls who are part of the lower class. The girls are seen differently because they are not the “ideal” Americans. Throughout the stories they learn important lessons and
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In every person’s life ‚ there are many important times. One of them is childhood . Some people may argue that childhood is the happiest time in a person’s life‚ other think that it isn’t so. But for me ‚ I had the happiest memories as well as the saddest memories in childhood. When I was a child ‚ the world seemed to be a place of a joy and happiness to me. There was nothing worth worrying about because my parents always looked after me .Also ‚ I lived with the full of my grandmother’s love .I used
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A Childhood Dream It seems as if it was yesterday‚ I was at home standing on my couch with a fake microphone in my hand. I would sing‚ or rather yell‚ to the lyrics of “Thriller” by heart with no intention of stopping. Yet today‚ although singing is undoubtedly not my forte‚ I still find the happiness and sense of freedom I felt on that couch with the microphone in my hand. Michael Jackson was like my real-life Peter Pan‚ who could rescue me from reality and whisk me away into a magical‚ joyous
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