Thursday, August 29, 2013
Essay Idea
Our essay topic was a persuasive essay. I don't remember the exact prompt but the reason we choose it was mainly because one person in our group said she was good at it , and the other three said that it wasn't their best. We thought it would be a good chance for that one person to help the other three and that way they can all build up their persuasive writing skills. another reason is that obesity is a very big problem right now more than ever, and its easy to get statistics that will help prove your point and that's a good skill to have ; being able to include actual research and facts.
Monday, August 26, 2013
Vocabulary List #2
1) Obesity - the condition of being grossly fat or overweight.
2) accumulate - gather together or acquire an increasing number or quantity of.
3) mass - relating to, done by, or affecting large numbers of people or things
4) disease - a disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant, esp. one that produces specific signs or symptoms or that affects a specific location and is not simply a direct result of physical injury.
5) diet - a special course of food to which one restricts oneself, either to lose weight or for medical reasons.
6) prevalence - the fact or condition of being prevalent; commonness
7) stigma - a.
a mental or physical mark that is characteristic of a defect or disease: the stigmata of leprosy.
b.
a place or point on the skin that bleeds during certain mental states, as in hysteria.
8) prevent(able) - to keep from occurring
9) adolescent - growing; youthful
10) cardiovascular - of, pertaining to, or affecting the heart and blood vessels.
11) excessive - going beyond the usual or necessary limit
12) mechanism - an assembly of moving parts
13) sedentary - to take little exercise; to sit or rest a great deal
14) predispose - to give an inclination to beforehand
15) syndrome - a pattern of symptoms that indicate a disorder or disease
- The problem of obesity among children has gone up tremendously.
2) accumulate - gather together or acquire an increasing number or quantity of.
- Investigators have yet to accumulate enough evidence to charge Antonio with murder.
3) mass - relating to, done by, or affecting large numbers of people or things
- The movie had a positive effect on mass amounts of people .
4) disease - a disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant, esp. one that produces specific signs or symptoms or that affects a specific location and is not simply a direct result of physical injury.
- Seventy-five percent of humans die from cardiovascular disease, cancer, or stroke.
5) diet - a special course of food to which one restricts oneself, either to lose weight or for medical reasons.
- A healthy diet and regular exercise are key to a good and healthy life .
6) prevalence - the fact or condition of being prevalent; commonness
- Obesity has become very prevalent among today's youth .
7) stigma - a.
a mental or physical mark that is characteristic of a defect or disease: the stigmata of leprosy.
b.
a place or point on the skin that bleeds during certain mental states, as in hysteria.
8) prevent(able) - to keep from occurring
- Most of the obesity cases are completely preventable.
9) adolescent - growing; youthful
- Many people gain weight during the adolescent stages of their lives.
10) cardiovascular - of, pertaining to, or affecting the heart and blood vessels.
- Obesity can eventually lead to cardiovascular problems.
11) excessive - going beyond the usual or necessary limit
- Obese people have excess weight.
12) mechanism - an assembly of moving parts
- Our bodies has many functions and is a very complex mechanism.
13) sedentary - to take little exercise; to sit or rest a great deal
- People who have office jobs are sedentary throughout the day.
14) predispose - to give an inclination to beforehand
- If your genes predispose you to asthma or obesity, eradication may be unwise.
15) syndrome - a pattern of symptoms that indicate a disorder or disease
- Her syndromes suggest that she is anorexic.
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Pros And Cons : Obesity
Obesity is a big problem in the world , we all know it. Some schools are taking extreme measure and sending home "fat letters" , which lets the child's parents know that their children are overweight. I personally think that its pointless because the parent should know that their child is obese , after all they are the ones that feed them and buy the food and the snacks they eat. On the other hand , it could be a wake up call to some parents.
Some experts believe that this is a good idea because it can prevent children from future health problems such as heart failure and joint problems . Which is a good point, it could potentially save the life of a kid we can say because it will give that parents a reality check. once parents receive this letter they can be more aware of what kinds of foods they decide to buy. Also, they can encourage their kids to be more active and to spend as little time as possible on video games or whatever it may be.
Another positive thing about informing a parent would be that the school and the parent could work together to help the child out. Once the parent gets the reality check that was needed , they could go talk to a dietitian and they can work together to change the eating habits of not only the child , but the entire family which could prevent future health issues as mentioned earlier.
Other expert argue that these letter can potentially cause a child , most likely a girl, to become more self conscious and develop a eating disorder which eventually could be fatal ; also a good point. the point of these letters would be to help a child get healthy , but if the results are negative the child would end up hurting themselves by developing a eating disorder. Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness ( South Carolina Department of Mental Health ) .
Another point that was mentioned was bulling. These letters could result in a child being bullied and that could also be tragic. Kids can find out which parents were sent these "fat letters" and then the kids would be easy targets for bullying. " The statistics on bullying are upsetting. In a recent national survey of overweight sixth graders, 24 percent of the boys and 30 percent of the girls experienced daily teasing, bullying or rejection because of their size. The number doubles for overweight high school students with 58 percent of boys and 63 percent of girls experiencing daily teasing, bullying or rejection because of their size." ( By JoAnn Stevelos, MS, MPH) .
Now that I've written this my opinions have changed . Yes, parents show be aware of their child's health and whether they are obese or not. but truth be told , a lot of parents need that reality check. A lot of parents do need to be informed , but should it be the school to do it ? I don't think so. I believe that that is a discussion for parents and the child to have with their pediatrician , after all they do get paid to look after the child health. Once that discussion has taken place , the rest is up to the parents and the child.
Some experts believe that this is a good idea because it can prevent children from future health problems such as heart failure and joint problems . Which is a good point, it could potentially save the life of a kid we can say because it will give that parents a reality check. once parents receive this letter they can be more aware of what kinds of foods they decide to buy. Also, they can encourage their kids to be more active and to spend as little time as possible on video games or whatever it may be.
Another positive thing about informing a parent would be that the school and the parent could work together to help the child out. Once the parent gets the reality check that was needed , they could go talk to a dietitian and they can work together to change the eating habits of not only the child , but the entire family which could prevent future health issues as mentioned earlier.
Other expert argue that these letter can potentially cause a child , most likely a girl, to become more self conscious and develop a eating disorder which eventually could be fatal ; also a good point. the point of these letters would be to help a child get healthy , but if the results are negative the child would end up hurting themselves by developing a eating disorder. Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness ( South Carolina Department of Mental Health ) .
Another point that was mentioned was bulling. These letters could result in a child being bullied and that could also be tragic. Kids can find out which parents were sent these "fat letters" and then the kids would be easy targets for bullying. " The statistics on bullying are upsetting. In a recent national survey of overweight sixth graders, 24 percent of the boys and 30 percent of the girls experienced daily teasing, bullying or rejection because of their size. The number doubles for overweight high school students with 58 percent of boys and 63 percent of girls experiencing daily teasing, bullying or rejection because of their size." ( By JoAnn Stevelos, MS, MPH) .
Now that I've written this my opinions have changed . Yes, parents show be aware of their child's health and whether they are obese or not. but truth be told , a lot of parents need that reality check. A lot of parents do need to be informed , but should it be the school to do it ? I don't think so. I believe that that is a discussion for parents and the child to have with their pediatrician , after all they do get paid to look after the child health. Once that discussion has taken place , the rest is up to the parents and the child.
- http://children.webmd.com/news/20130821/fat-letters-take-the-stage-in-childhood-obesity-debate
- http://www.obesityaction.org/educational-resources/resource-articles-2/childhood-obesity-resource-articles/bullying-bullycide-and-childhood-obesity
- http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/08/19/report-fat-letters-necessary-to-fight-childhood-obesity
Text Analysis #1
I decided to do my text analysis on the article that Johna posted about " fat letters''. So basically , some schools are sending letters home to let parents know that their children is overweight. Some people agree that this sis a good idea and others don't like it . I, personally , think its a waist of time because parents DO know that their kids are overweight. I mean , how could they not know? They would notice when they go shopping for clothes. I feel like the only way a parent wouldn't notice is if they aren't involved in their child's life and just basically let them do whatever they please, other than that the parent would notice.
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
THIS IS PHAT!
I haven't read this book myself , but I mentioned this assignment to my tutor and she said that this was a good book for this topic. I'm going to try to find the book and read it , that way I'll actually know what I'm talking about. There are also a few movies based on the book.
Vocabulary List : Fall #1
1) Expository - intended to explain or describe
- The students want to develop their creative and expository writing skills.
- The Neighbors were curious about the composition of Lluvia's famous brownies.
- The only way to assuage his pain was by icing his sprained ankle.
- Decadence is wild spending spree with credit cards when job security is very low.
- The phrase " I have a right to my own opinion" is a very hackneyed way to end an argument
- The armies of the north formed a coalition to help defeat the southern aggressors.
7) Transcend - be or go beyond the range of limits
- The underlying message of the film is that love transcends everything else
- The family decided to give the meritorious boy a reward for returning their lost dog.
- The reporter wrote a lurid article about the gruesome murder.
- The child had a petulant reaction when his parents refused to buy him a new toy.
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