Childhood Obesity: The Causes‚ Health Problems‚ and Prevention Kristina Waltmire ENG122: English Composition II Instructor: Marsha Beckwith-Howard February 21‚ 2011 The topic that I have chosen for my paper is addressing the issue of childhood obesity. According to Merriam-Webster (2010) obesity is a condition where there is excessive accumulation and storage of fat in the body. I think that childhood obesity is an epidemic that the United States of America is facing as a major issue
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The movie‚ The Crucible was written by Arthur Miller in 1952. It is about Salem witch trials that happened near the Massachusetts Bay during 1692 and 1693. Miller wrote the play because of McCarthyism. Before the court trials anyone‚ he had a lot of hearings before they chose who is guilty of witchcraft. When the court found out who was guilty‚ they would be hung between February 1692 and May 1693. Even though The Crucible is based on the Salem witch trials‚ the play and the movie are different in
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Stephen Forero June 17‚ 2012 Engl 0307‚ section 5003 The Soloist: Doing What we Love One day a LA Times journalist named Steve Lopez was looking for a story. He ends up going to the park‚ where he finds this homeless man playing on his violin and it sounding remarkable. He starts talking to him and wants to do a story on this homeless man‚ named Nathaniel Ayers. In the movie “The Soloist‚” as Steve starts finding more about Nathaniel‚ and Nathaniel finds out more about Steve‚ they unexpectedly
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The short pieces Monday and Tuesday by Virginia Woolf and A Clean‚ Well-Lighted Place by Ernest Hemingway are both proper examples of Modernist writing. Generally‚ the two stories contain very ambiguous‚ or seemingly non-existent‚ themes‚ which complement their pieces. The authors both achieve this by not really having an obvious protagonist‚ having this character be without motive or a subjective opinion of their situation‚ and finishing the piece with unresolved ending and meaning. Virginia Woolf’s
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Let’s Move – Childhood Obesity Prevention from Pregnancy and Infancy Onward a. Article Citation Name: Let’s Move – Childhood Obesity Prevention from Pregnancy and Infancy Onward Date Published: April 22‚ 2010 Authors: Janet M. Wojcicki‚ Ph.D.‚ M.P.H.‚ and Melvin B. Heyman‚ M.D.‚ M.P.H. Page Numbers: 1457-1459 b. The main idea of this article focuses on First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign against childhood obesity. The authors go into detail on how it can be improved
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How often do we see fast food portrayed in a negative manner in the media? Consequently America is one of the fattest nations in the world‚ we are constantly looking to improve our diets by eating healthier food even though 25 percent of Americans consume fast food every day. Fast food isn’t always unhealthy‚ but most of the time it is. In fact people are ordering foods with more fat‚ calories‚ sugar‚ sodium‚ and less nutrition and vitamins than what is necessary. In this situation‚ fast food restaurants
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look at Ashley--42 inches‚ 71 pounds--and exclaimed‚ "This child’s obese!" Malin did some research‚ and she found a local pediatric-obesity clinic at Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital. There was a six-month waiting list. "Clearly‚ we weren’t the only ones with a problem‚" she says. Far from it. We are so far that three hundred
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be considered overweight. Childhood obesity is a very dangerous epidemic with potential catastrophic effects on the health of our future. This report will analyze what causes childhood obesity and what can be done by schools‚ parents‚ and communities to help our children grow up happy and healthy. Purpose‚ Scope and Limitations In a perfect world every child would be in perfect health and ready to start their life in the most optimal conditions. In reality‚
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Influence on Childhood Obesity Today‚ there are many social problems that society is faced with. Among all of these problems‚ childhood obesity is one of them. Prevention of childhood obesity is solely the responsibility of the parents. This pressure occurs because of the societal stigmatization of overweight children. Today‚ about one in three American children are overweight or obese (“Flass”). Overweight is generally defined as having more body fat than is optimally healthy‚ and obesity itself
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According to Gabriel V. Jasul‚ Interventions for a multifactorial condition such as obesity can be categorized according to so-called ecological levels‚ i.e.‚ downstream‚ upstream and midstream. Briefly‚ downstream factors involve individual decision-making that influences personal preferences and habits. Upstream factors‚ on the other hand‚ are at the community and national levels that may include infrastructure and community planning that may influence lifestyle (diet‚ physical activity) in the
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