Essay Idea

The essay topic me and my group came up with was, " the word obese/obesity gets thrown around loosely. Why ?". We chose this because we feel our society has a certain perspective of what our bodies should look like, and if we don't meet up to the standards, we're fat or overweight. This topi will help my writing because I feel strongly about this topic and I feel it will be easy for me to elaborate on it. 

Vocabulary #2

Obesity-the condition if being very fat or overweight.

His obesity affected his health.

Accumulate-to gather or collect, into a heap or mass form, increasing quantity.

My debts keep on accumulating.

Mass- parts forming a body;whole.

There were mass amounts of sand in the sandbox.

Disease- any harmful depraved condition as of the mind or society/ incorrectly functioning organ, part of body resulting in illness.

She was diagnosed with a disease that was incurable. 

Diet- food and drink considered in terms of its qualities composition, and it's effects on health. 

I decided to go on a diet to better my health.

Prevalence- the condition of being widespread.

The prevalence of obesity in countries is affecting our societies health.

Stigma- a mark of disgrace or infamy, a stain as on ones reputation.

The social stigma against smoking helped change people's perspectives on their bad habits.

Prevent(able)- to keep from occurring.

Obesity is preventable with daily exercise and a healthy diet.

Adolescent- growing to manhood or womanhood; youthful 

Cardiovascular- of pertaining to or affecting the heart and blood vessels.

Smoking affects the cardiovascular system.

Excessive- going beyond the usual, necessary, proper limit. 

I tend to spend more excessive than I should.

Mechanism- assembly of moving parts performing a complete functional motion often being part of a machine.

I have a high defense mechanism, when people try and mess with my family.

Sedentary- characterized by or requiring a sitting posture.

He was very sedentary because of his weight.

Predispose- give inclination to beforehand; make susceptible.

Genetics are predisposed before we are born.

Syndrome- a group of symptoms that together are characteristic of a specific disorder, disease, or the like.

The doctor diagnosed the young girl with a case of Down syndrome after tests that were ran on her.

Pros&Cons: Obesity

    The article written about obesity and "fat letters" by Joanne Eglash totally surprised me. It is such an epidemic that we have come to the point where we have to send "fat letters" home to the students who are overweight. I am not going to say that there is not an obesity problem going on in our society but I think there are certain ways to go about it , and that is not one of them. Sending those letters, is very demeaning to the children who are recieving them, and even to the parents of the children as well. Though I think the letters shouldn't be sent out, I see  both how they are very wrong, and how they are trying to help.

       I personally think the "fat letters" are wrong because they will provoke bullying if other students do happen to find out. Bullying is a big problem that we have everywhere ; online, in school, in your neighborhood. Especially if you are more bigger tha. Students your age, or different, others tend to judge you. Bullying happens the most because I physical appearance, in my opinion. Another reason why these letters shouldn't be sent home is because I feel it will make the child feel horrible about themselves. It might cause them to go to extreme measures like anorexia, or bolemia, and/or maybe even depression. How would you like to get a letter saying that you are fat ? I don't think anybody would be pleased to open a letter like that.

    I, however get the schools' perspective of the whole "fat letter," and how it could be beneficial to the kids. These letters might open the parents and the children's eyes to realization that maybe they do need to go on a diet, and/or excercise. Since obesity is an epidemic in our country and it is affecting people's health and living expectancy. Another reason why this might help is because it could cause awareness and start more health programs in schools to help the problem.

   I came to the conclusion that I am totally against this still. I think is it so sad and cruel for them to give them letters about their physical appearance. 

Text Analysis #1

So I was looking at other people's posts about fast food and I came across Alex Hunter's. It was so disgusting ! A lady had come across a chicken head in her order of chicken nuggets. The whole head, with the beak and everything. That's completely lurid. I am so disgusted and that changes my whole insight on fast food. Nowadays when mom's are tired and don't have time to cook, they go out to get dinner. I get they are tired and worn out from work and/or cleaning but I think once they read this, they will never want to order out again! After finding out about Johnna's though, I am really interested in that article. I see both sides of the story, but I think it is completely horrible for a kid to have to go through that. I understand obesity is harming our society but maybe add more physical education into schooling, instead of taking up their time on those tests and maybe it will help.

                     Obesity

-Mexico is number one in obesity

-traditionally the wealthy got fat

-poor people are now getting fat because they can't afford nutritious food

-how we eat affects what others think of us

-nutrition affects the way we think and act

-Applebee's and Olive Garden foods are engineered to make you more hungry

-commercials make you want fast food more

-media is done to help convince people to buy products

This is PHAT!

I found an article about fast food, but this wasn't a bad one. It didn't talk about how unhealthy it is for you, it gives you alternatives to eat, that will be "healthier" for you.

http://m.helpguide.org/articles/healthy-eating/healthy-fast-food

My Opinion Isn't (A) Right

The article "The right to your own opinion" was very tough to comprehend at first. The second time around I understood a little more. He was basically saying no one has a right to their own opinion because it might not be factual, and people just don't care. I definitely disagree with him because we do have a right to our own opinions. Everyone is different, therefore no one thinks the same. As long as we have emotions and mouths, we'll always state our opinion and our feelings towards something we care or don't care for. For example, saying the color red is ugly. Well someone else might not find it ugly, it might be their favorite color. That's THEIR opinion. We're all different .  Well at least that's what I think the article was about, that's what I got from it.

Vocabulary: Fall #1

Expository- serving to expand or explain
Composition-the act of combining parts or elements to form a whole
Assuage- to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease
Decadence- the act of or process of falling into an inferior condition or state; decay in society
Hackneyed- made common place;cliche;overused
Coalition- a combination or an alliance especially temporary, between persons, factions, states etc.
Transcend- to rise above or go beyond
Meritorious- deserving praise, reward, esteem, etc.
Lurid- gruesome, horrible, revolting
Petulant- moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially over some trifling annoyance

This reading is very expository.

There is a wide variation of ethnic composition at Rghetti High School.

When my little sister fell down the stairs, I tryed to assuage the pain she felt.

There is a decadence going on in the world, in my opinion, due to new inventions and technology. 

Hackneyed phrase used over and over again, "I have the right to my own opinion."

We the people are in a coalition against war.

My knowledge is hopefully going to transcend by the end of the year.

I was very meritorious due to my 4.0 GPA.

The smell of the dead corpse was very lurid.

I was becoming very petulant due to my little sister's behavior.

Marc was trying to be very expository at the meeting to help them understand the composition of their plan to help the decadence in their city. As he was explaining he got a cramp, and fell to his knees. His coworker Nancy assuaged him, and told him to "walk it off", a very hackneyed phrase. He became petulant with her , and walked away. Marc started a coalition to help his city transcend past their old lurid ways. They are very meritorious.

What Is Expository Composition?

I was looking at my classmates blogs and realized I was missing one .. "What is expository composition?".  So here it is. Expository composition is a report that shares your ideas or knowledge about a certain topic.

Reflections On Week 1

1. Are there any factors that you think are going to affect your participation or experience in this class? Access to a computer?  Mobile/smart phone?  Transportation?  Friends/family? Schedule?
2. Think of an awesome best ever learning experience that changed you. What did you learn? Where were you? What happened? Who else was there? Did it teach you anything about how you learn (or pay attention... or remember, or think?) How did you know what was happening? 
3. What are you most [excited/concerned] about in this class? What do you look forward to in learning?  How do you think it can/will make a practical difference in your life?

     1. No, I don't think there are going to be any factors that are going to affect my work, experience, or participation in class. If I do have a problem with anything it might be technical, but I'll definitely be sure to ask you to get it cleared up. I have access to a computer, a smart phone and a car, fortunately so I think I'm covered.
     2. I remember in sixth grade, in my AVID class, we were watching a video about kids in Uganda and these 3 guys trying to help them. It was called Invisible Children. They were young African American kids being forced to be child soldiers. Being killed and taken away from their families, and just having horrible things happen to them. It taught me many things. For starters, realize I was, still am, very fortunate for the things I have and I shouldn't take them for granted. Like education, my family, food, and a roof over my head. It made me more aware of things that were happening in the world.
     3. I am most excited about in this class is probably going to be the new way of learning, blogging, and sharing and learning from my fellow classmates.

5 Go-To Sources for Good Non-Fiction

http://www.wattpad.com/stories/non-fiction
http://www.kobobooks.com/
http://www.booksinmyphone.com
/http://mnybks.net/
http://knowfree.net/

The Big Question

I always question and wonder what the future has in store for me, where am I going to be 10-20 years from now? Am I going to be doing something I love? Because I still do not have a clue what I want to do..

A Truly Interesting Piece of Non-Fiction

http://gawker.com/kc-man-kills-himself-leaves-behind-website-with-treas-1153793095


At first I wasn't sure to look up for an interesting piece of nonfiction, but I came across this story. A man named Martin Manely committed suicide on his 60th birthday. He was known for his sports blog. After he shot himself in the parking lot, his website that he made went live. It explained why he had done what he did and told his family and loved ones that he was sorry, and hoped that one day they will understand and forgive him. The best part of this story that got me intrigued was that he talks about gold and silver that he has/had, worth more than 200,000! Martin left GPS coordinates to what people think the treasure is buried. His family claims that all the gold and silver was given to them before his death, but i question that. What if they are just saying that so the investigators wont go and find the treasure? What if they had no clue about this until the now and want all of it to themselves. I feel they should still and trace those coordinates to see what it is and see If maybe there is a treasure buried there. If not, oh well. At least they know instead of wondering there whole life what those coordinates led to. Why else would he leave the world coordinates to where X marks the spot?