Reflection

This past quarter I have gained a lot skills that I can use throughout the rest of my college career. I gained skills in english 102 that I have been trying to accomplish in my past english classes. I have used MLA formatting correctly now. I have been able to give feed back on peers paper correctly, and my writing as become stronger as I write each paper. Having my classmates help has been an excellent aspect in my writing. Instead of getting the teacher's opinion only, I received other authors opinions, which is always good to have when writing papers for different groups of people. Having Rachel correct papers and getting them back to you in a timely matter helped exceptionally well when trying to write your final draft. All the different advice she gave me helped write a stronger final draft. Overall, english 102 has helped me become a stronger writer which will help me do good in other english classes I decide to take in my future.

Thesis

Childhood obesity seems to be becoming more prevalent in today’s society. It’s reported more often in the media. The Free Medical Dictionary online defines obesity as “an abnormal accumulation of body fat, usually 20% or more over an individual's ideal body weight. Obesity is associated with increased risk of illness, disability, and death.” The number of obese people in the United States seems to be increasing more rapidly than before. The article “Changing the Tide of Childhood Obesity” written by Zephyr Crenshaw shows that since 1980 the percent of obese children between the ages of 6 and 11 has increased 6.5 percent, almost 14 percent of children between the ages of 2 and 5, and a little bit over 17 percent of children 12 to 19 years of age. How can our society stop these percentages from increasing? Our society needs to lead healthy lifestyles because the children are looking at us as role models and are copying what we do.

Childhood Obesity

The topic I have chosen for my research paper is Childhood Obesity and the lifelong effect it can have on a person, as well as the impact it has on society. I know that being obese as a child can affect a child’s social life, self-esteem, and health. Childhood obesity might also determine the way they live their life as an adult. Habits and choices made as a child can carry over into adulthood. Childhood obesity can have an effect on family, friends, school systems and the medical field. Childhood obesity is a problem throughout the United States. This problem seems to be increasing over time. Obesity is thought to cause more medical problems which can cause health care costs to increase.

I will need to find out how obesity does affect a child’s self-esteem, family and friends. I will also need to research the impact of obesity on school systems and the health care fields. I would also like to know if the rate of childhood obesity is really increasing, and if so, by how much. Are they certain parts of our country with higher rates of obesity? Are there any programs to help prevent or treat childhood obesity? Are there any direct causes for childhood obesity? Is it genetic? Does society have an impact on childhood obesity?

"The Men We Carry In Our Minds" Response

I disagree with the essay "The Men We Carry In Our Minds" by Scott Russell Sanders it shows how women in the 1940's to 1950's were perceived as the stay at home mom, while the dad's went off and worked 40 hours or more a week. Women had to stay home to take care of the children, clean and make sure dinner was on the table by the time their husbands got home from work. The men thought that this an easy job, who wouldn't love to stay home take care of children and just sit all day? But in reality the women did basically everything besides bring home the money. Taking care of children is a difficult job, doing the shopping and cleaning takes a lot of energy out of a women. In the mind of a man he thinks he needs to bring home the money and by doing that he is giving is wife and children a comfortable life and showing his son(s) that its your job to do bring home the money and support your wife. But really a woman should have equal opportunity to support their household. Women should be able to college and get a degree in what they have an interest in. Even though some women would enjoy staying at home and letting their husbands be the "bread winner" still women should be given equal opportunity to do what they want. I would want to be given the chance to decide whether or not I would want to help support my family or not.

"The New Vocationalism: What It Is, What It Could Be"

In W. Norton Grubb's essay "The New Vocationalism: What It Is, What It Could Be," he discusses how high schools should be preparing you for real life situations such as; college, job interviews, and jobs. I agree with Grubb because when you get out of high school you should know what colleges expect from you and be prepared to fulfill their requirements. In high school I felt like the teachers did has much as they could to prepare you to move on but it wasn't enough for me. I had no clue on what I wanted to or where to go to school. Since I didn't know what to do I decided to attend SFCC to help me figure something out. About half way through my freshmen year I decided to set my goal at just completing the requirements for getting my A.A. by taking the recommended classes. After finishing up my A.A. here at the falls I intend on setting a new goal by going to SCC and completing their Diagnostic Medical Sonography or ultrasound program. Grubb's argument relates to my goals by showing how schools are preparing you to make decisions on what you want to major in.