Morality In America

Journalist and business and technology specialist, David H. Freeman’s wrote, “How Junk Food Can End Obesity”. The article was published in the July 2013 edition of the Atlantic. Freeman addresses his major concerns in regards to major whole-foods advocates, and how their stance may be degrading to the overall movement to end obesity. Major media and promotion have been dedicated to demonizing all processed food. Journalist, Michael Pollan suggests that “It is one of the reasons that we have the obesity and diabetes epidemic that we do...If you’re going to let industries decide how much salt, sugar, and fat is in your food, they’re going to put as much as they possibly can...They will push those buttons until we scream or die.” While Pollan’s idea seems entirely plausible to the elite and upper class, who have $7.95 to blow on an organic smoothie resourced from local farms. Freeman explains this idea is unrealistic for a majority of obese people, and gradual change through the fast and processed food industries and education is more likely to have a lasting impact on the obese population.

The 1920’s was an age of dramatic social and political change, and most people knew this time as ‘the roaring twenties’. Most Americans lived in the cities rather than on farms and this was due to the nation’s total wealth was more than doubled and this economical growth took many Americans into the consumer society. Consumerism is the theory that it is economically attractive to encourage the attainment of goods and services in ever-increasing amounts. As money was something that everyone was willing to spend people would lose morality and not spend their money wisely. The prohibition of alcohol, adultery and wealth played a big part in the 1920’s which effected the importance of morality.

In the article “How Junk Food Ends Obesity,” David H. Freedman, an author and writer, discusses the pros and cons that weight engages in people all around the world. Freedman’s purpose is to solve society’s issue with obesity rates increasing by pushing and pressuring more processed food industry to be healthier. He incorporates ways for customers to eat what they like, but in a healthy way. This article, in my eyes, impacts many individuals that do struggle with weight in a time in their life. Freedman originates with a plan that if he can find a way to push healthcare system to eat better, business will expand. Not only will business expand, but more people will become healthy by eating the same food but without it being processed. His plan is to create a wholesome food movement that could work better, reducing the chance of obesity rates increasing.

John, also known as John the Savage, is the son of Linda and his father, who are both members of Utopia. He was born and raised on the Savage Reservation. John is an outsider both on the Reservation - where the natives still practise marriage, natural birth, family life and religion - and the apparently civilised Brave New World: a totalitarian welfare-state based on principles of stability and happiness, even if it`s a happiness of a superficial and bland nature.

Published in 1866, Crime and Punishment showcases the struggles of a young man attempting to find his place within society as he deals with the immoral judgement and guilt that overcame him when he murdered an older lady. Succeeding that book in 1932 Brave New World also mirrors the attempts of a man trying to find his place within a society that’s full of scientific advancement, unnatural births, hierarchy within social classes, and the use of drugs to serve as a type of happiness and religion. Both of these philosophical novels render a scene of society within their time period and, albeit in different time periods, both have similar underlying scenarios of attempting to find morals and ethical decisions. Brave New World and Crime and Punishment

suggests that on a global scale, unique societies fail to share the same evaluative language when

James Rachels' article, "Morality is Not Relative," is incorrect, he provides arguments that cannot logically be applied or have no bearing on the statement of contention. His argument, seems to favor some of the ideas set forth in cultural relativism, but he has issues with other parts that make cultural relativism what it is.

    The founders of America believed that a popular government and its laws necessarily rested upon an underlying moral order that preceded both the state and man-made law. They referred to this transcendent moral order in the Declaration of Independence as "self evident truths" and "the laws of nature and of nature's god" (Barr pg. 211). For a republic to work, the founders thought, the people had to internally guided by commonly shared moral values. The founders viewed themselves as launching a great experiment: Could a free people retain a moral culture that would promote the self-discipline and virtues needed to restrain corruption? "We are still, in many ways, 'the shining city on the

During the 1920s, people tended to lack the common morals of people today. People in the 1920s favored the party life and extravagant social gatherings. For example, Tom constantly cheats on his wife Daisy with Myrtle Wilson who lives in the Valley of Ashes. People tended to always cheat on their spouses although they claimed that they were in “love” with each other. The morals of people in the twenties does not surprise me since it was coming off prohibition. Men were usually drunks and were abusive to their wives constantly. Women usually married men who were older and rich and tended to spoil themselves with their riches. A few of the characters actually had good morals such as Nick Carraway.

The epidemic of the overweight and the obese ranging between children and adult have been on the rise in the United States. Many campaigns have been set into motion to help reverse, prevent and treat individuals with this disease. Many of the campaigns offer programs such as health nutrition, exercises of different form and some have given advice into various type of surgeries, however there is so much more to be executed. I plan to make a case to help change the future health of America into a healthier way of living. I’m going to look at the issue of the overweight and the obese in America and how we can get the Organic Consumer Association to educate the public to shop healthier conscious. Obesity is defined as having a body mass index of 30 or more and the body index compares a person height and weight. Obesity related diseases and health problems account for sixty-one percent of healthcare costs in the United States every year. We must target people before they

The question of morality proves to be a complex interrogatory. Should you be moral? If so, why? Justifying why one should behave morally is a surprisingly difficult task. In today's world, morality is frequently thought of as belonging to a particular religious point of view, but it is not the case. Everyone adheres to a moral doctrine of some kind. Morality describes the concepts that govern our behavior. If these concepts did not exist, societies would not be able to survive for long. There are numerous definitions that address what morality is and why it’s important, however, all of the contrasting views are essential to describing the overall concept of it.

The American citizens do not have a clear understanding of healthy nutrition is and it may be very reason for the health issues that plague the United States today. It is no wonder so many people are so confused about diet and nutrition. Since the 1940’s there have been 7 major changes in the nutrition guidelines provided by the USDA in the United States; Obesity statistics are at an alarming pace; food scientists and food processors have genetically altered our food supply for more than 50 years; and the family farm has largely been replaced with large scale animal and cash crop operations designed to produce more and cheaper food at a faster rate. The combination of these significant changes over the past 70 years is the likely culprit

Morality only exists if we believe in God; therefore if God doesn’t exist there is no morality. There have been so many evil acts committed in the name of God that it is difficult to maintain that a belief in God equates to morality. There are situations that happen every day where decisions are made based off of human rights that contradict the word of God. Morality comes from within, it is an understanding of right versus wrong and the ability to choose what is right. Knowing all this a belief in God is not a requirement for a person to be moral. (Mosser, 2011)

Obesity is one of the most common problems faced by people today. Since thirty-four million Americans are estimated to be obese, one out of every three Americans must live with this disorder. Obesity is defined as a body weight consisting of 20% or more above the standard ideal weight (http://www-med.stanford.edu/school/DGIM/Teaching/Modules/obesity.html#RTFToC12). In order to reduce obesity, most invest in diet and exercise programs. Recently, liquid diets have been positively modified, thus rising in popularity since their fall out during the late 1970’s. Out of the twenty million dieters, about one billion dollars will be spent this year on either medically sponsored liquid diets or over-the-counter liquid diet

The United States government exists to maintain order and harmony in the country; it does so by ensuring that the individual rights of citizens are not being infringed upon by either other citizens or the very structure of the government itself. The government is responsible for prohibiting activities that may cause any possible harm to the well-being of the country or a citizen, and therefore creates laws that dictate what is right and what is wrong. These laws can be viewed as a reflection of the moral state of the nation. Morality itself is defined to be the “conformity to ideals of right human conduct” (Merriam-Webster). In politics, morality aids in distinguishing actions that are deemed intolerable to the citizens of a society, and lays down the repercussions that would follow if one were to commit any of these acts. Morality can also be seen as the backbone of human rights, as it is considered a moral responsibility of a nation to guarantee all its citizens equal opportunities, which promotes the concept of freedom and equality for all regardless of their backgrounds.