ENC 1101 10 March‚ 2014 Summary of “Don’t Blame the Eater” by David Zinczenko In his article “Don’t Blame the Eater”‚ David Zinczenko says he identifies with a group of children who are suing McDonald’s for making them fat. Drawing on his own experiences as a “1980’s latchkey kid‚” he describes how easy it is for teenagers to put on weight with a solid diet of fast food meals. Part of the problem‚ he argues‚ is that nutritional information about fast food is often either unavailable or hard to
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To what extent are young people influenced by celebrity image? ‘The models that everyone claims are beautiful‚ the spitting image of perfection‚ are any of them fat? NO!’ (Quote from Anonymous‚ Pro-Ana Thinness Addiction online blog‚ 2011) This particular blog has had over 11 million hits since publication‚ and although not everyone that reads it would agree with the views‚ it only takes a couple to be influenced by the text. It’s an unnerving thought knowing that a minority of the youth think
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The Duality of Blame Terrible things happen‚ that’s a fact‚ but when they happen‚ who or what is to blame? In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ the famous star-crossed lovers end up committing suicide and dying in each other’s’ arms. Almost every event in this play added up to this result‚ but the four major events- the two meeting‚ the two marrying‚ Romeo being sent away‚ and the fake death of Juliet and real suicides- are evenly split between the two causes‚ fate and personal choices
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their lives because of their love for one another has inspired a lot of controversy as to whether the adults surrounding these adolescents could have done something to prevent this tragedy. The truth is the adults in the situation are ultimately to blame for the deaths of their love struck teens. This essay will explain why Friar Laurence‚ Nurse and to a lesser extent Mercutio‚ caused the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Friar Laurence is at fault for causing this catastrophe. Friar Laurence is one of
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Who should be blamed for the obesity problem in America? Imagine a world where everyone is fit and slim. People biking and running every afternoon or morning. Everyone enjoying a good healthy meal in their homes. Cars are less used. Obesity is nowhere to be found. Everyone is happy and living longer. Fast food industries should not be blamed for obesity in America. Americans should be blamed for obesity. Americans allow obesity to overcome them. People are free to choose to eat what they pleased;
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In comparison to how starting from a young age women are idolizing TV models who portray the ideal body image that every woman should have‚ but because celebrities are constantly updating what happens in their daily lives and create unrealistic body images that causes young women to admire them and aspire to be like them. Dsymorphia‚ a condition in which there is dissatisfaction with body appearance‚ is on the rise as young women struggle to reach perfection. Because they go through body changes
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Poverty is a complex problem facing our nation today. Poverty can be defined as the deprivation of things that determine ones quality of life. While‚ we generally think of food‚ shelter‚ and clothing as these things‚ we commonly forget the intangibles. Opportunity to learn‚ meaningful employment‚ and respect of fellow citizens are also determinants of poverty. The government tries to amend the problem by providing a public assistance program‚ welfare‚ which provides a comfortable resting ground for
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Who’s to Blame? “For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo” (Act 5‚ Scene 3). In the play Romeo and Juliet‚ many tragedies took place and I blame 3 people for it. Romeo‚ Juliet‚ and Friar Laurence is responsible for the deaths that took place. Juliet was very numb and exaggerated a lot in times where it would of been best if she thought a little before she did things. Juliet had a chance to marry Paris who would be able to take care of her and her father accepted him. She
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Who’s to Blame? There are few pieces of literature that remain timeless and influential throughout the years that can impact and entertain multiple generations of people‚ and the story of Romeo and Juliet is one of these few gems. Set in the Italian city of Verona‚ Romeo and Juliet tells the tale of two star-crossed lovers who cannot be together because of a family feud. The story ends in tragedy with both Romeo and Juliet dying‚ along with other characters in the story. Though there are multiple
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in the story‚ it was Romeo and Juliet’s fate and there personal character flaws that led to their deaths together because they couldn’t live without one another. People Might think that it was Romeo and Juliet to blame for their deaths in this tragic story. They have many reasons to blame themselves for their death like they could have told people about their marriage. I think they are wrong because if Tybalt would not have killed market up this whole fight would not have happened in the first place
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