Essays on Fat Person

Food as a matter of choice is ruling the planet. We eat what we like and that which appeals to the eyes, tongue or brain. We survive because we have good food, water, and air. The line between what is good food and bad food seem to be contentious. Most consider good food as that which sits well with our pallet. Ages ago food was hunted, gathered, and stored for survival. Now food is stored for our cravings, whims and fancies. That’s because there is surplus of food around us, available year long and cheap too. We need to ...

Currently, in the United States and other developed nations of the world, obesity has become a rampant disease. In these countries, fat people have been made to believe that having weight is not always the best thing. Several researchers have ensured that fat people hate themselves to the extent of always considering reducing their weight. However, according to Ragen Christian, every person deserves respect and right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are inalienable, not contingent on size, health, or dis/ability (Chastain, 2008). There are several assumptions about being fat. These assumptions have always lowered the self-esteem ...

and “That Lean and Hungry Look” When examining Natalie Angier’s essay “Why Men Don’t Last: Self Destruction as a way of Life’ and Suzanne Jordan’s essay ‘That Lean and Hungry Look,” many differences become apparent very quickly. Angier’s intended audience appears to be people who are concerned with men’s health issues overall, especially suicide; she writes to inform about the issue. Jordan’s intended audience initially seems to be more general but may be primarily overweight people who feel insecure about their weight; in contrast to Angier, Jordan writes to entertain and reassure. However, ...