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Many people know what obesity is, however not many know what it entails. Obesity is often judged by the public based on how much space an individual occupies or how much fat they have on their body. People see an obese individual as someone with no self-control who will not stop eating. Unfortunately, not many people see what goes on in the background. Prose’s examination of Gluttony is much like Dolnick’s discussion of the “obesity-hunger paradox in which they both argue that the people at…

A Reconsideration of “Zootopia”: Stereotype Zheng Kejia Wenzhou-Kean University Introduction The movie “Zootopia” is a comedy cartoon movie which was produced by Walt Disney Animation Studio in 2016. This movie mainly talks about how a “small” rabbit and a “sly” fox work together to detect a mysterious case, and finally found a huge conspiracy hidden behind this case (Spencer, & Howard, and Moore, 2016). Although this is an animal-based cartoon movie, it veritably and…

Have you ever related to something in a short story or novel in some way? Connecting to the text can give a deeper understanding of what the author is trying to convey. When reading “Listening to My Father,” I could relate to the views the author had of his father. Even though both parents lived in a different time era, Dirda’s dad had similarities and differences in lifestyles and traits like my own father’s. They were different in their ideals of self improvement, but were hard working men who…

The public engagement activity consisted of a 3 day intervention process over a duration of 3 weeks, with a group of 12 school children between the ages of 7-10 from Roll’s Crescent Primary School. They regularly visit the Brooke’s building at the Birley Campus of Manchester Metropolitan University for sessions run by Mick Chesterman and Juliette Wilson-Thomas. We were invited to participate and run an introduction session of 10- minutes and 2 sessions of 90-minutes. The interventions involved…

gentlemanlike personage, of vastly superior taste and accomplishments to the rough country swains.”(3.3) Ichabod’s occupation paved the way for Katrina. He cherished sweet sentiments for Katrina Van Tassel, the daughter of a farmer, also a maker of pies and doughnuts (Babbitt, John S.). He let his job as a schoolmaster define himself. Meaning, a schoolmaster has a “gentlemanlike personage” so his job should show he is a trusting, respectful individual. He hoped Katrina’s father would see this in…

Life Changing Events “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” Is a quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson that can describe this book written by Rachel Hawkins. The book “Hex Hall” by Rachel Hawkins has the paranormal romance genre. There are many events and accomplishments that form a person. Sophie Mercer is a young witch who grows throughout the story. She grows within culture, community and family. Some of the…

Family and friends get together and have a “Rosca De Reyes” which is like a big doughnut, but in the shape of an oval called “King’s Cake Pastry”. Inside the pastry there are plastic babies representing baby Jesus, there can be 2 to 8 babies found inside of the pastry. Along with the rosca they also have Mexican hot chocolate for dinner…

The article “Bad Food? Tax It, and Subsidize Vegetables” was written by Mark Bittman in an opinion section of the New York times. Food that has negative or no health benefits are to be taxed so foods that are healthier are cheaper and more available to all people. I believe eating unhealthy food is an addiction and should not be taxed because people cannot control themselves. Tax the unhealthy food to make the healthy food cheaper. The taxation of unhealthy foods would produce billions of…

According to the Healthy Eating Guide, statistics have said, "children who are considered overweight will have a 70% chance of becoming overweight as an adult"(thehealthyeatingguide). How scary does that sound? You and your child have to worry about obesity at the time in their lives where they are supposed to eat unhealthily and run around playing. Obesity has grown into a taboo topic nowadays, people love it, people hate it, but is it healthy? What is healthy? Why do some identify themselves…

law enforcement or a personal need to be a community servant, each individual’s motivation is different. Of course, no one is going to admit during the interview that their main reason for applying is so they can enjoy all of the free coffee and doughnuts they can get. Kooken (1947, p. 178) explains that “policemen have renewed interest in such subjects as courtesy, community responsibilities, and other public relations…