Childhood Obesity: Mental and Emotional Issues Amber Allen ENG 122 Instructor: Katie Newbanks TA: David Surratt January 15‚ 2012 Childhood Obesity: Mental and Emotional Issues Childhood obesity is a rapidly growing issue in the United States of America. Children see the world differently than adults. Many see children that were of average height and weight in grade school but as they reached junior high and high school they begin noticing the changes other kids had gone through. Some of
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A Critique of Stanley Fish’s “What Did Watson the Computer Do?” Zaw Phyo Ohlone College A Critique of Stanley Fish’s “What Did Watson the Computer Do?” In the fascinating game of “Jeopardy!” played in 2011‚ the end product resulting from decades of research and innovation was unveiled. This artificial intelligence system‚ named Watson‚ was able to answer questions by detecting keywords in the question‚ checking with its vast data base‚ and giving the most probable answer to the questions asked
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In this article the author was relating teenage obesity to some of the dangerous activities that teens may be experimenting with. The authors theory was that since sometimes teenagers who are obese may be socially isolated‚ they may do things to try to fit in with the crowd. Also being socially isolated may cause stress. Some of these things may include experimenting with drugs and alcohol. One of these drugs might be cigarettes which can become very dangerous to an obese person because of the health
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the dangers obesity has inflicted on the lives of children. According to the United States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service‚ they indicated between 2007 and 2012 a majority of cities has increased 50 percent in fast food restaurant outlets. Making life tougher for children to acknowledge a life without fast food. Thankfully‚ since over the past few years‚ many have discovered possible solutions to try and prevent or somewhat help those already impacted by obesity with some solutions
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Family Presence Article Critique Inez Robbins Liberty University November 26‚ 2012 Abstract Family presence at the bedside during resuscitation is starting to become standard protocol in many emergency departments but research is limited in this area. The objective of the article reviewed is to explore the nurse’s perception of the benefit and/or harm to the family in a facility that has well established family presence protocols. The nurses’ perceptions of the effects on the family provide
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Parental Decisions Impact Childhood Obesity Parental Decisions Impact Childhood Obesity Society‚ in general‚ has drastically changed over the past century. Growth and expansion have paved the way for new technological advances‚ but not with some downfalls to go along with it. One such downfall of new technology would be the “convenience factor” (convenient stores for junk food‚ convenient to watch television‚ play video games‚ watch a movie‚ talk or text on a cellular phone as opposed
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Childhood obesity is a big issue in the United States. Did you know there are over 45 to 53 percent of children’s under the age of 17 in the United States that are obese? According to Wikipedia.Com ‘’obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health’’. Childhood obesity has many causes and effects that need to be understood so that we can stop it. Some of the main causes of childhood obesity are family statutes
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and fat in their home brands‚ making their products healthier and thus working towards a reduction in childhood obesity. What this praise fails to acknowledge is the part that Wal-Mart has played in the past in encouraging childhood obesity. A study by Courtemanche and Carden (2011) found that an increase of Wal-Mart supercenters across North America had led to both an increase in BMI and obesity in those regions‚ with the most profound affect being on the low-income communities (Courtemarche & Carden
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learned new skills and tactics to formulate decent articles. I also have learned what to notice while reading articles. Following the reading of three articles‚ I can analyze and evaluate them and identify several essential elements. I plan to determine the strengths and weaknesses‚ the effectiveness of evidence presented and determined if the author has proven their thesis statement. The three essays I chose for my paper were “Childhood Obesity” by Janet Barnett‚ “Taking the “Rap” For Violence in
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Journal Article Critique Assignment Due: Friday‚ 1 November‚ midnight Overview In this assignment‚ you will write a journal article critique of Yap‚ Mason‚ & Ames (2013). You should draw upon the skills you have developed in writing and discussing 3/3/3s in tutorials throughout the session. In this written assignment‚ you must address each of the following: A short summary of the method and key findings of the target article (up to 150 words) 3 strengths of the article (approximately
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