Informative speech assignment #1 Purpose: To inform my fellow classmates about the seriousness of an eating disorder. Thesis: To better inform the class about the seriousness of an eating disorder. Ill be discussing what and eating disorder is‚ why do people develop an eating disorder‚ and how can an eating disorder be treated. Intro: Attention Getter: There are 8 million Americans with an eating disorder; 7 million of them being woman while 1 million of them are. If you are to look at me now
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INTRODUCTION Reading is a way of making meaning from printed or written materials which requires the reader to be an active participant. Several scholars have looked at reading at different levels. These include Unoh ( 1980 )‚ Lawal (1989)‚ Emenyonu (1982)‚ Olaofe (1988)‚ Omojuwa (1991)‚ among others. Reading according to Fatimayin and Lawal (2010)‚ connotes the ability to read well not only English language and literature texts‚ but also newspapers‚ magazines‚ journals‚ periodicals
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Eating Disorders “The pressure to stay thin and trim in Hollywood is relentless‚ leading many stars to diets‚ drugs‚ and daily dates with their personal trainers” (Anderberg 73). This does not only affect celebrities however. As the media continues to impose its ideal body image‚ women and teens become obsessed with achieving that thin‚ flawless beauty. What they do not see is the hours of editing dedicated to that project. That “flawless beauty” is often as unreal as the magic on Harry Potter
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Eating Disorder April R. Gaines Alcorn State University Eating Disorder An eating disorder is when a person experiences severe changes in eating behavior‚ such as a very low dose of food intake or a high dose of overeating‚ or worry about body weight or shape. A person with an eating disorder begins eating smaller or larger amounts of food than usual and then the situation gets out of control. Eating disorders are very complicated; the biological‚ behavioral and social
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BAD HABITS Most of our lives depend on the habits we create. Habits define who we are. Whether they are good or bad‚ it is our decision to decide. There are quite a few bad habits in our world that people get so addicted to doing that they suddenly can’t control themselves and their mind begins to think that it is part of what you’re meant to do. Some people confuse themselves about what is a habit and what is not. Smoking‚ drinking and doing drugs are bad habits but‚ they come under a different
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Are there benefits to healthy eating? There are certain benefits and important reasons for eating healthy. Eating healthy allows the body to feel better so that the number of visits to the doctor’s office or far and few between and a better quality of life can be enjoyed. Eating healthy can also prevent certain diseases and illnesses. This paper will discuss the benefits of healthy eating‚ controlling diabetes and prevention of diseases and illnesses. What are the some of the benefits feeling
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Bad Habits Its midnight and I have a paper due in the morning that I haven’t even started writing yet. Procrastination is one of my bad habits I really need to work on getting rid of. Bad habits can have an affect on your everyday life like work‚ school‚ social life‚ life style‚ etc. Some habits are easier than others to get rid of but with a well understanding with why you have the habit can help overcome it. First of all‚ there are two types of habits automatic and cognitive habits. An
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Eating disorders are psychological problems marked by an obsession with food and weight. There are four general categories of eating disorders these are; Anorexia nervosa‚ Binge eating and Bulimia nervosa. However this disorder affects individuals of various age groups; it has become more popular among teenagers these days. For the purpose of this research plan the writer will focus on age group of ages 15 to 19 because teenagers most vulnerable to eating disorders fall into this age group. Moreover
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CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE Background of the Study Study habits are the behavioral practices of students towards their studies. Every student has his or her own study habit. Study habits are habits that include memorizing‚ reading‚ advance knowledge to a lesson and etc. And these study habits are seen before every quiz‚ recitation or exams. But during these activities‚ most students forget what were the things that they have studied. That leads them to cheat by looking to their seat
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Media Promote Unhealthy Habits in Regulating Body Image? There are many detrimental physical‚ and psychological effects from observing the media. If body image concerns are intense enough‚ they may catalyze behaviours that are aimed at changing one’s physique to reduce discontent (Borzekowski‚ Bayer‚ 2005‚ pg.3). How does the media promote unhealthy habits in regulating body image? Studies have been done especially and specifically concerning the media’s influence on eating disorders. Media has a
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