In compare with national trends, a third of Orange County children are overweight or obese, and in low-income cities like Santa Ana, as many as half of the children are overweight. Latina women are nearly twice as likely to be obese as compared to the overall population. Diabetes and heart disease, are two obesity-related diseases, and are on the rise. Mental health is growing concern. Hospitalization for major depression among children has jumped 28 percent since 2003. Deaths from drug abuse,…
didn’t have a babysitter for her son. Her next job was at Cutco selling knives, but that job didn’t work out either. After that she worked at a Coffee Beanery, then a Hair salon, in addition to that hair salon was another one, than lastly it was Pizza Hut. None of those jobs worked out so she was a single mother on…
Eating Responsibly Instead of Recklessly The most pressing issue facing American health today lies in the increasing number of obese people. When analyzing the two texts Don’t Blame the Eater and Against Meat, both authors messages combine to form the idea that food is much more than the enemy and we must take responsibility for our own eating failures. The messages presented both convey how our parents influence our food choices, the lack of good and bad food, our own “conscientious…
Oversized children repeatedly singing, “Mcdonald’s, Mcdonald’s, Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut!” (Super Size Me, 2004). This was the opening scene to the well known documentary that shocked Americans and other viewers, possibly even leaving them in disgust. Super Size Me, written and directed by American documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, was a film about a constant growing problem in America, obesity. During the time of the film, obesity was the second leading cost of preventable…
In the mockumentary, “Leaked: The Internet Must Go”, a market researcher, John Wooley, was hired by Internet service providers (ISP) to do market research and talk to people to help them sell their new vision; eliminating net neutrality to reach maximum profit potential. Over many years, ISP has spent billions of dollars to build towers that bring Americans the Internet. However, they believe that there is too much traffic. Their solution to this problem is the “Internet must go”. ISP wanted to…
health, saying things such as ‘This guy would have died going up a flight of stairs,’ ‘He died because of his pre-existing medical conditions’ and ‘His family should sue Papa John’s, ableism with classicism and fat shaming. If Garner hadn’t Dominos, Pizza Hut, Burger King, McDonald’s” (Perry, 2014). These comments combine the element of ableism with classicism and fat shaming in an attempt to hide racism. If only Garner had not been disabled, he would not have died. The assumptions that Garner…
Most fast food places such as MacDonald’s, KFC, Red Rooster, Hungry Jacks, Pizza Hut, Burger King use logos that are red and yellow. This is because psychologically red triggers appetite hunger and attracts attention while yellow triggers the feelings of happiness and friendliness. When the colours red and yellow are put together…
Behind the swinging doors that hold “Employees Only” signs, or the register counters at widespread fast food chains, there exists a social and behavioral dogma. This dogma comes from a wide array of influences. Yoga Hinduism holds underlying principles, principles which are used to reach an underlying self. Following this introduction, this paper will contain relevant and pertinent information about Yoga Hinduism. Then, using sources from a service employer popular worldwide, their expectation…
I grew up with three brothers and a single mother. The life we lived was not the average person’s life because my brothers and I have been put through so much at such a young age that we didn’t really register what was truly happening. By the time we would start to catch on to what was happening, we would already be on the move. That was pretty much our life, a life that was unstable. As we watched our mother get fired or let go job after job, it began to be a very hard life to live. I’ve lost…
beautiful cities of the world. For instance the city of Plano, in the state of Texas is not only a tourist’s hotspot but at the same time an ideal destination for major businesses, worldwide. Dell Services, Alliance data, HP Enterprise Services, Pizza Hut, Toyota Motors are some of the acclaimed business houses that have their corporate head quarters in this city. Historical of Plano Every city in the USA has a historical significance and Plano is no exception. Europeans settled in the city as…