Fat: A Fictional Narrative

“I Am Spirit being 1st Human being 2nd Man / Woman 3rd Black /White 4th Christian/ Muslim 5th Fat/ Pretty/Bald 6th ...When I see...I can only see YOU. Why can 't you see me?” -Erykah Badu I believe Louise wanted to be viewed like this her whole life. Sadly the only time she ever noticed that she was “loved” was when she was starving and 150 pounds lighter. The views of Society man and reality standards of beauty have conflicted over a vast period of time, there 's always a certain stigma that sticks with beauty especially when it 's viewed under the social lens. Exploring how reality man and society 's views of physical standard would take a very long time to break down, but here are three reasons on how different our views are by using Andre Dubus’s “The Fat Girl”. Through the view of reality I would like to use Louise’s best friend Carrie, Carrie was a real friend she saw Louise for who she was and not her physical traits she made her feel comfortable with herself and was willing to help her lose weight as oppose of making her feel bad about herself. Society would be classified with Louise’s mother her mother was very hard on her because of how big she was, she always wanted for Louise to be beautiful and the only way her mother would accept her for who she was would be when she lost weight obviously her mother’s definition of beauty was only skin deep. Man would represent Louise, Louise seems confused for most of the story at a young age her mother pretty much

The Ultimate Fit or fat book by Covert Bailey has been the most beneficial piece of writing that has helped me to understand fitness and the effects it has on each individual. I have learned so much more by reading this book than by simply typing in “How to lose weight” in the google search bar. A majority of online pieces of writings and products they advertise on TV that are supposed to help you lose weight are all about dieting. The most important fact I learned while reading Covert Baileys book, is that dieting doesn’t fix the problem. It can help for a little while, but it doesn’t get to the root of the problem and correct it. In The Ultimate Fit or Fat book Bailey says, “The control mechanism for obesity is not diet, its muscle metabolism… Fat people who are constantly dieting should worry less about how to lose weight. Instead they should ask themselves, why do I gain weight” (Bailey). Dieting is not the answer. A mixture of eating healthier, exercising, and having a good mind set is what will end with a lifelong success.

Nearly all girls in their teenage years detest their bodies and diet enthusiastically. The focus of the book Fat Talk leads the person who is reading or the one conducting investigation to think of the survival of girls, providing approaches into how their parents have a discussion with them regarding their transforming bodies. Black girls always have a high regard for their mother’s powers in insisting on taking the right diets while on the other side white girls portray their mothers individual fat chat, fathers painful teasing and the manner in which their mothers at times go on a diet together to flee the family irritation, loose thighs as well as full hips. Most girls evade meals to avoid weight increase that their parents find wrong.

How do you choose between the love of your best friend, and their safety? In Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher, Eric Calhoune, a high school student, must decide how to help his best friend Sarah Byrnes, who was badly burned by her father when she was a toddler. When Sarah Byrnes stops talking to get away from her dad who was never caught for hurting her, Eric decides that he must find a way to keep Sarah’s dad permanently away from her. Eric makes hard decisions in order to help Sarah and himself such as telling his coach about her burns, telling Sarah’s father where Sarah went, and also keeping Sarah from running away to a special school in Colorado.

In American culture, the obese body is represented very negatively. One factor that contributes to this negative representation is the abundance of negative reactions that people display towards overweight people. It is a stigma that often taints and belittles the person, leading others to judge the individual negatively, rejecting, hating, or ridiculing him or her. That can often lead the obese person to develop sever psychological problems.

More than half of adults in the United States are considered to be overweight or obese. America is becoming unhealthy and it needs to change. Adults should exercise daily. Daily exercise can stimulate happiness, prevent or delay disease, and affects health positively. First, exercise causes the brain to be more alert which has a positive impact on the human body, creating a great feeling psychologically that can be associated with happiness. The world will be a happier place with happy people. Furthermore, disease is a large epidemic today, but did you know that daily exercise can help prevent or delay disease? Doctors could diagnose their patients sooner rather than later, resulting in a healthier treatment plan and then a healthier Earth. Finally, daily exercise is just an overall helpful key to good health. The less fat an adult has on his body, the healthier he could potentially be. With that being said, hours and hours of physical activity are not needed, but as little as 15 minutes a day could benefit human lifespan. Overall, adults should exercise daily because exercise stimulates happiness, can prevent or delay disease, and affects health positively.

As many Americans know, there is currently an obesity epidemic that is sweeping the nation. With more food advertisements, bigger portion sizes, and Americans eating more calories than ever before; Linder makes his viewpoint very clear on how this is negatively affecting our nation. In his article “Fat of the Land”, Linder looks at all of the possible leading factors on who is to blame on the current situation in resulting of more than 60% of adults in America being overweight. The main contributing people to blame for the obesity epidemic is of course, the fast food industry. Linder’s main argument starts with his comparison of American’s calorie intake in the 1950’s, than comparing it to today. With stating the other side’s viewpoint on while advertisements and marketing are always surrounding the world around us; it is not forcing us to do anything. With his basic statement claiming that people will be people and at the end of the day, it’s their decision if they want to eat that 1,000 calorie filled Big Mac from McDonalds. Linder does a substantial job at informing the reader about the many dangers causing obesity, while also persuading them by giving tips to lead a well-balanced, healthier lifestyle.

Her lips formed strange and unusual sounds, her eyes closed softly and her cheeks paled. From her side belt she withdrew a small knife, a dagger. With a quick movement she cut her left hand with the dagger. As the drops of blood hit the cold marble floor the knife also clattered to the ground. The girl remained speaking her foreign tongue and let her life's blood run down her outstretched arm.

The United States have been facing a problem of obesity for quite some time now. And no matter how far we dig into this problem, we will find many reasons for the cause. In today’s society, politicians are inclined to take this issue serious because it is now affecting our children on a large scale. According to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, 1 in 3 adolescents between the ages of 6 and 19 are overweight. Many believe this to be a problem of poor eating habits and in some cases the lack of healthy eating options. In the documentary Food Inc. it mentions schools choosing healthy lunch options provided by local farming. In this paper I will evaluate how Wisconsin public schools have adopted programs that will

The blood freezes in her vains. Her whole body freezes in shock as she could feel the barrel of a pistol against the back of her head. Hearing at the same time that significant sing-song voice. She holds her breath, it feels like her heart stops beating. The disbelieve and shock in her mistress´ eyes and the fear on the face of her son are making it even worse.

Obesity has become increasingly more prominent in American society. The Unites States has even been termed an overweight nation. Some twenty to thirty percent of American adults are now considered obese (Hwang 1999 and Hirsch et al 1997). With this in mind, Americans constantly look around themselves determining their weight status as well as that of those around them. While some Americans do fit the healthy category, others enter the underweight, overweight, and even obese categories, all of which can be unhealthy.

There is a big epidemic on the health of today. The world is becoming larger with more obese people or people who are wasting a ton of food especially if they’re eating after they have been full. A lot of things could make the world better like not having as much pollution, not having so many children, alcohol not existing and much more but in this case being healthier is not only benefiting your community, it is befitting yourself. There are many ways to keep yourself from being unhealthy you just have to find an inspiration to be able to push yourself to be healthier. Family members and friends all love the people around them even if it does not seem like it, they would be highly glad to see a healthier person who might just live longer and see more.

This essay discusses how social constructions have an effect on obesity and what combination of causes and contributing factors it includes can lead to obesity. `Obesity is the term used to describe someone who is overweight and unhealthy. Obesity shortens life by an average of 10 years. It is very common in the UK and results from a study back in 2014 showed that a whopping 65.3% of men and 58.1% of women are obese here. (UniversityOfBirmingham,2016) Being over weight is generally associated with being lazy and unpleasant. There are a lot of media groups that have influenced our society’s perception on obesity and many factors that lead to the disease. Obesity can be life threatening and can be the start of lethal conditions such as diabetes,

She then struggles to take the knife to the dead body and stabs him over and over again bathing in his blood.

Addiction. Obesity. Bigotry. Three words that carry such intensity, pain, and negativity able to stand alone without any support also, unfortunately, describe some of the negative characteristics of Americans, and my own family members, today. While I love my family unconditionally, certain members lead less than admirable lives exhibiting bad judgment, laziness, and narrow-mindedness. One would, ordinarily, be safe to assume that these characteristics no longer exist in such an advanced society that has fought for freedom and equality since its founding merely 300 years prior. One would also be wrong in that assumption since this is, unfortunately, not the case.