and “What you eat is your business” by Radley Balko both authors expressed their views on obesity in America. Both authors spoke about how the government set aside millions of dollars within their budget to assist in the fight of obesity. Both articles also touches on how an individual’s responsibility can have an impact on individuals overall wellness. However‚ Balko views towards government assistance and responsibility slightly differs from Zinczenko. Balko feels that government support should
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personal responsibility‚ the fast food industry‚ or the government involvement? All fours authors‚ Radley Balko‚ Yves Engler‚ Eric Schlosser‚ and Dr. Richard H. Carmona express their own point of view about their ideas on the causes of obesity? They all believe that the cause is due to the lack of responsibility people put in for themselves and their families‚ especially their children. Radley Balko‚ the author of the essay‚ “What you eat is your business” writes about how Americans should be responsible
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Don’t Blame the Eater vs What You Eat Is Your Business America’s obesity can be an argument that has many sides to it. The one that is the most straightforward and logical is that us as americans are bringing this upon ourselves. We know the kinds of foods that are good and healthy along with the foods that are bad‚ fattening‚ and unhealthy. We try to blame fast food restaurants and grocery stores for serving us foods that are unhealthy. In reality‚ we know. We try to blame those companies because
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they should have noticed a golf club un his hand not a gun. The use of their power in this case was not justified even if he resisted non of the officers would have been hurt by the helmet and body armor they wear. Their use of power was unjustified (Balko‚ 2013). The second example where a homeless man is carrying a knife and would not drop it was shot. It was legal for him to have and carry the knife and if a bystander has to ask a police officer why he shot him tells me that he was not doing anything
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second writing on this subject‚ “What You Eat is Your Business‚” Radley Balko‚ takes a different standpoint on the matter. Balko believes that it is nobody’s business but your own when it comes to what you eat. He absolutely focuses on the problem of obesity‚ but he puts the blame on the government and the eater. Zinczenko and Balko both acknowledge the growing problem of obesity as a whole. Although they both have very valid points‚ Balko has a more serious‚ truthful tone to his writing. Lack of
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cares about fitting into an airplane seat? Interestingly‚ Radley Balko appears to initially agree with Zinczenko in the article‚ “What You Eat Is Your Business.” Yet‚ while Zinczenko emerges as a sympathizer to overeaters‚ looking to government entities to force personal accountability‚ Balko rejects the notion of government intervention regarding obesity‚ favoring voluntary personal accountability instead. In fact‚ both Zinczenko and Balko actually do a disservice to fast food junkies‚ but for different
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Food Fights In “Is Junk Food Really Cheaper” Mark Bittman explains many arguments of why people choose junk food rather than the healthy alternative. One of the arguments being that junk food is cheaper when measured by calorie and price. Mark Bittman believes that “most people can afford real food”. Bittman defines the core problem is that cooking is defined as work and fast food is both a pleasure and a crutch. What he means by this is that people would rather eat unhealthy food choices rather
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Cited: Balko‚ Radley. “What You Eat Is Your Business” They Say/ I Say with Readings. 2nd. Ed. Gerald Graff‚ Cathy Birkenstein and Russel Durst. New York: W.W. Norton‚ 2012. 395- 8. Warner‚ Judith. “Junking Junk Foods.” They Say/ I Say with Readings. 2nd ed. Ed. Gerald
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Fast food is something which is generally considered as a quick alternative to get some tasty food. It came up in ancient Rome‚ where there were shop stalls which used to sell bread ‚ sausages and wine(howstuffworks.com). Radley Balko states in his article “What you eat is your business?”‚ “We’re becoming less responsible for our own health‚ and more responsible for everyone else’s. Your heart attack drives up the cost of my premiums and office visits. And if the government is paying for my anti-cholesterol
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stand point‚ drinking is wrong and should not be done. Radley Balko believes the drinking age should be lowered and that there are benefits to it (Kirszner and Mandell 371). There are no benefits to lowering the drinking age despite what Balko may think. In this essay it will be discussed that drinking does not help college students‚ it increases fatalities in automobile accidents‚ and parents should be punished for giving alcohol to minors. Balko believe that college students will benefit from an
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