Essays on Baranowski

Obesity

We have all heard about the growing epidemic of obesity from our parents, teachers, and even our government. According to a recent study, about a quarter of two to five year olds and one-third of children are overweight or obese in the U.S. (Ogden et al., 2014). There is a wide array of factors which play a role in children becoming overweight or obese. Genetics, along with behavioral, social, cultural, environmental influences, can create an environment conducive for obesity. Environmental factors include great amount of exposure to advertising that encourages food consumption and promotes unhealthy foods, technological advances or increase in media use, ...

Most people believe that participating in team sports helps one develop good character, however, another group of people differs with the statement. Participating in sports is basically taking part or engaging in a sport. Ideally, the word TEAM means ‘Together Everyone Achieves More’; therefore, it engages team players in various activities that involve honesty, courage, fidelity, compassion, generosity, prudence, and self-control. Character is defined as a person’s internal state. It is a state that manifests itself in their behavior. Research shows that people who engage in sports gain social experiences that relieve stress. As people try to reach for the same ...

An ‘English as a Second Language’ Collection for

Brisbane City Council Library Services Collection Development for Library Services and Course Number 3. Initial ESL Collection Development The “Success in Reading English: An ‘English as a Second Language’ Collection for Brisbane City Council Library Services (BCCLS)” is our group proposed library collection project. As part of the detailed overview and discussion of the library and information services, the context in which we anchor our initial ESL collection development is at the city of Brisbane Queensland, primarily; and secondarily, the online community. Brisbane, as Australia’s largest local government, has to serve its more than two million ...