2.2: "Junking Junk Food" by Judith Warner
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Directions
Here, you will find the reading "Junking Junk Food"
Links to an external site.by Judith Warner
The story is a docx. file. I recommend either printing it our or annotating the digital copy on your computer, or taking notes on the story on a separate piece of paper.
Author's Bio:
Judith Warner, author of the new book, And Then They Stopped Talking to Me: Making Sense of Middle School
Links to an external site., is best known for her 2005 New York Times best-seller,Perfect Madness: Motherhood in the Age of Anxiety Links to an external site., and New York Times column, “Domestic Disturbances.”A former special correspondent for Newsweek in Paris, she hosted “The Judith Warner Show” on XM satellite radio from 2005 to 2007, and wrote the 1993 best-seller Hillary Clinton: The Inside Story Links to an external site., as well as several other books
She speaks frequently on American family life, workplace issues, and mental health, and lives in Washington, DC.
While reading the article, keep these questions/ideas in mind:
- What is obesity?
- What role does Junk food play in America's obesity? Is our love for junk food cultural?
- Is advertising ethical?
- Should government be involved in regulating fast food? Advertising? Nutritional Information? How is this significant in terms of personal choice? Control issue?
- What is the kind of body image portrayed in the media? Why is this significant?
- How does body image translate into gender stereotyping?
- Who is ultimately responsible for America’s obese culture? How can we change the culture?
- Is it the eater who is responsible or the government? Both?
Essay 2 Topic
What is a common topic about fast food/obesity that you saw in two or more of the readings? Why are these authors writing about this argument? What do you think/argue/believe about this idea? Why do you believe this to be true?
Thesis Hints
Topic+ Opinion+ Reasons Why= Thesis
“In order to prevent the national threat of obesity, the American government needs to regulate fast food advertising, provide easier to understand nutritional information, and educate the people on healthy eating habits “