In our time of increasingly intrusive government actions, Katherine Mangu-Ward writes this piece about how more and more Americans are suffering from extreme government control over our everyday lives. With degrees in both political science and philosophy from Yale, Mangu-Ward works as the managing editor for the libertarian magazine Reason. In “The War on Negative Liberty”, Mangu-Ward calls upon her philosophy and political backgrounds when she references British philosopher Isaiah Berlin who breaks
liberties for the Washington post. In this essay he talks about the government's intervention in public health issues. He tries to convince his readers that to win the fight on obesity in America, there needs to be less government restrictions on food choices and hold consumers accountable for their own health and well-being. Furthermore, Balko uses strong libertarian views along with his extensive research to help make his claim in this article. He begins his essay with a personal perspective explaining
1/12/17 Dennis Persuasive Essay: Sweets in School Fast Food Failing Grades Did you know twenty percent of Americans are obese (Scholastic)? This is a real issue in our country. Everyone thinks, “Oh junk food isn’t bad” or “It won’t kill anyone.” When in reality, it actually can. Schools are taking action to, according to Nadeem,”44 percent of school districts are banning junk food.” Diabetes is a serious disease it can make you lose limbs or even become blind. Is it all worth it for that daily bag
potential problems. Many clubs have now incorporated “teen night”. Teen night is designed for ages thirteen to eighteen with a soda bar option only and it has been known to receive a very good turnout. There are not many clubs that have a night that focus on age group eighteen to twenty, which is another option for separate nights. Clubs owners now have options other than banning those under the legal drinking age from the establishment. Owners will not have to worry about losing money, liquor license
OBESITY MANIA 3 Obesity Mania Fast Food and Obesity Everyone knows about the obesity epidemic in the United States, however the fact that obesity effects 33% of adults and 17% children is not something to shrug off (Scinta,2015). Obesity is a real epidemic. It may not affect people the way Ebola or AIDS does, but it is a serious medical issue. There are many factors that
responsible for the increase of child obesity and diabetes. Between the two essays, I agree more with Radley Balko’s essay. Americans are dependent upon strict food policies and government intervention rather than taking responsibility for their own health. For example, both state and federal governments and school districts have taken control of food policies, random check-ups on fast food restaurants, and even the banning of bringing lunches from home. In order to live a long healthy life, it is
health issue is favorable to society as a whole. But on closer investigation, it is easily seen that the governments influence on such a personal matter produces the antithesis of beneficial and ultimately aids in nurturing obesity. In Radley Balko’s essay “What You Eat Is Your Business”, he is rightfully insists that the anti-obesity regulations and restrictions set by the government wrongfully alleviates American consumers of their individual responsibility for their own well-being by transforming
media sites, etc” (Brownell, 2009). This amount of money demonstrated that advertising to children is big business for companies, but it affects children directly, who are innocent of future generations. The purpose of this essay is to convince legislators to consider banning the advertising of fast food to children under the age of 12 in children’s programming. First, I will briefly describe the definition of fast food and the negative effects of advertising fast food to children under the age of
Should There Be Taxes on Sodas or Other Junk Foods? Position: No Background: The question whether or not to put a tax on sugary beverages and junk food has made its way to our legislatures desks because of the overwhelming population of obese people throughout the world. The alarming consequences of obesity have given the government reasoning to take charge and try to rectify the problem. They believe that by taxing certain food items that are high in sugar and salt content, trans fat, and saturated
2/25/2013 Essay 1 Under aged Clubbing Prohibiting nightclubs from admitting people under age twenty-one will take some weight off of parents, club owners, drivers and innocent bystanders. With the economy sinking, many owners are making what they believe a wise financial decision by allowing eighteen to twenty year olds in their clubs. They are mixing eighteen to twenty in with the twenty-one and up crowd, as failing clubs’ owners only see more people and more money. Every night thousands of young