Percentage of Child Obesity in Elementary School Students in the United States Child obesity in the United States is becoming a really big problem. Child obesity has grown by 11% in the past 10 years. That means that 17% of all elementary school students are either overweight or obese as of 2012. If this continues by 2020‚ 23% of all elementary school students will be obese ( http://www.obesity.org ‚ 2014 ). This would be a huge problem with future generations. Now I will show you my information
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it gets to be a serious problem. The growth of technology has formed a major impact on the obesity of today`s children. This technology has substituted normal childhood play exercises with computer games that take less physical effort. Because of technology in today’s society the problem with child obesity has become tremendously intensified. First‚ what is child obesity? The term child obesity means a child is a person between birth and puberty and obese is extremely fat: corpulent (The American
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for Their Child’s Obesity? Pro: My opinion is that parents should be blamed for their child’s obesity‚ whether it be partially or fully‚ they do influence their child’s weight. The parents of children are the ones who provide food for them‚ so they have direct control of what their child is consuming‚ so they should be able to help their child maintain a healthy weight. Parents also have control over what their children do‚ resulting in the fact that parents could enroll their child in an excersize
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1.Tips for talking with your child about drugs. American Council for Drug Education. http://www.acde.org/parent/Tips.htm. Accessed Oct. 26‚ 2012. 2.Signs and symptoms of drug use. American Council for Drug Education. http://www.acde.org/parent/signs.htm. Accessed Oct. 26‚ 2012. 3.Drug guide for parents: Learn the facts to keep your teen safe. Partnership at Drugfree.org. http://www.drugfree.org/drug-guide. Accessed Oct. 26‚ 2012. 4.Drug abuse prevention starts with parents. American Academy of
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Informative Speech Purpose: By the end of my informative speech the audience will understand the mystery behind hiccups. Most individuals do not know why people hiccup even though it is such a common uncontrollable body function. Before deciding on this topic I did a little bit of audience research and asked a group of six classmates whether they knew why we hiccup; nobody was able to give a clear correct reason‚ only guesses. Thus‚ this topic is relevant to my audience for the informative speech.
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As the obesity rate in America is increasing‚ people are pointing fingers at the fast-food industry. Teenagers‚ with the help of their parents‚ have filed lawsuits blaming fast-food restaurants like McDonald’s for their own health problems. A public health group in California has asked the governor to declare childhood obesity a state of emergency. However‚ parents-- not the fast-food companies- are to blame for the amount of overweight children that are present today. They are the ones who teach
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Child obesity is a problem in today’s society. Another problem in today’s society is parent-child relationships. A recent study showed that these two problems may be linked. In this chapter we learned of three different types of parenting. They are authoritarian‚ having complete control over a child without thinking of one’s feelings‚ permissive‚ not really caring what your child does either way‚ and authoritative‚ making the rules known while still thinking of your child. The study has shown that
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billion people‚ which are one-third of the world’s population‚ are suffering from obesity (Oslow). Furthermore‚ a joint report made by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Trust for America’s Health has predicted that nearly 50% of the U.S. population in 39 states will be obese by 2030. As a result of the inactive lifestyle‚ the unsupportive society‚ the genes and the family history‚ the world is facing a serious obesity problem.
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The Legacy of Jerry Falwell Organization: This speech uses topical organization. Audience analysis: The average age of the audience is between 19 and 23 years of age. There are a greater number of males than females‚ and all are Caucasian. All are from conservative religious backgrounds and abide by Liberty University’s guidelines. Central Idea: To reflect and admire the life of Jerry Falwell‚ who lived to win souls for Christ. Introduction I. Attention-getter: A. After 73
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Outline Objectives Title | Whose job is it to report child abuse? | General Purpose | I want to persuade my audience to rethink their position on reporting child abuse. | Specific Purpose | Reporting child abuse is a responsibility by everyone and should not be taken lightly and overlooked. | Central Idea | Child abuse reporting has become more difficult because of the stigma that both the victims and alleged child abusers endure. | Introduction Attention Getting Material | I just had
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