Where the Children Fall

In the reading of "Your Trusted Firends" by Eric Schlosser, a very infromational article, he found a clear position on marketing to children. As he found that marketing to children is very effective, it can leave an impact on the kids. Schlosser uses sarcasm throughout his article, makingn it believable that he believes that marketing to children is okay.While he does this he says,"Now you can buy the happy meal at the happiest place on Earth." (197)
Schlosser with his sarcasm could be criticed fpr not out roght sayong what he was for or against. though the kids would now say that they know Disnay and Ronald McDonald. So one just one questionafter reading his article where do the kids fall?
I agree with schlosser and disagree. I agree with the use of childre is effective to get more people in the place. though, it isnt effective with helping the kids health and true happiness. these comapanies are changing the American culture.

Is fat a feminist issue?

Women have been expected for years to change, reflect, and exhaust themselves to be the standard of the day. Women for so long are expected to look as the models on cover magazines. Girls are trained by this system when they get in and the gym teacher tells the kids if they are over a certain weight they are overweight and need to lose weight. The techers also present the "fat guide" (sample pg 207 in TS book). This puts the pressure on because the girls are expected to has be thin.

Susie Orbach, a professor and published several books about women, suggest that the "fat out-break" is a rebellion of the women beacuase of the perfection always weighed upon them. The layers each rebelling on thier own. She says that women rebel for the way society evaluates her every day, every aspect of her own-self. Susie says,"Fat is not about lack of self-control or lack of willpower. Fat is about protection, sex, nuturance, strength, boundaries, mothering, substance, assertion and rage." Do these fall under the catagory of things not just women but anyone can control?

So soceity has always put pressure on women to be a certain way, but men have also been pushed a certain way with society. Susie is simply looking for the easy way out. She has decided to say society is sexest so all women decided to be fat to rebel. For the sake of today women ARE rebelling, BUT they are rebelling with thier own statement and style. It is always about self control and will power.

I think these women choose to workout and be thier own rebellion.

blog 3

Yves Engler wrote an article expressing his opposing view on personal responsiblity. He blames the capitalisteconomic system for playing a major role in the rise of obesity. He suggest in his article that capitalism influences eating habits. He uses one example about Ronald Mcdoanld. He gives a statistic that 98 percent of american kids know who Ronald Mcdonald is and that he knows what is best for kids(pg.176). He leads a persausive argument while using statistics and new information.

Two summary's of "Don't Blame the Eater" by David Zinczenko

In David Zinczenko's article of "Dont Blame the Eater" he made it clear that he blames the fast food industries for the increase in childrens obesity. At one point he says,"its the lack of information on the lables of what we exactly are ingesting". This statment is false for numerous reasons, one being the fact all of McDonalds sold food has the calorie intake on the wrap(just like at the grocery store). In fact in his article it makes it a point to say fast food is cheaper. Any day of week i would like to show mr. David all the grocery stores such as Wal-mart and Kroger, where you can find affordable yet inexpensive food. Yes, you may even find your grapefruit for under a dollar.
A different view
David Zinczenko wrote an article called "Dont Blame the Eater". He says that fast food resturaunts are a major cause in this development of child obesity. I believe Mr. Zinczenko is right, he gave statistic of dibetes type two raising twenty-five percent since 1965. Though, david goes as far to say that it is a legitament case for teenagers to sue these fast food joints, i am not so sure about. It would not solve any problems for the people to sue these places but to cause more problems. i believe that if we the parents would try and cooka t home a little more and have a sit down dinner, we maybe able to eliminate this potential danger from our kids lives.

Blog 1

I read the introduction to "They Say I Say". It began with asking about a hobby or activity that i do well. It went on to say that writing is the same way as any other hobby. Much like the saying "practice makes perfect". It went on to say that the basic moves of English are essential to the structure of the language. Form there on the basic moves were instead called "templates". It also said that if you structure you r words into a different format that the audience wouldn't be left in wonder yet possibly agreeing with you. A social critic by the name of Katha Pollitt, left a quote that i found insulting to Americans and the flag as well. In this quote she said, "the flag stands for jingoism and vengeance and war."Also the book went on to ways of responding with the "they say/I say" format. The template can be used to help open an introduction, explain an inncident, or support a topic. It also goes to say that you can still be creative using template form. The last of the reading was called "Putting in Your Oar". I think this in general this was saying that when in the social world and functioning as an human, that you have to be able to put yourself out there and understand ratical events and talk about them as well. You will have to do so in a manner that may make someonelse think and possibly change thier mind on a given topic.

Test blog

This is my first blog. My next blog will be after my first reading assignment.