Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Unit 3 Proposal

The topic we chose was the issue of childhood obesity in America. We would like to argue that having a healthy diet and exercising more will help this obesity issue, in the sense that if the parents create these habits, then their children will be akin to them and improve their quality of life. We decided that a newspaper article would be a good medium to reach most obese adults that could channel the information to children and overall help the issue in our nation. The newspaper article would run in a newspaper in a known obese city. The second argument will come in the form of a comic strip that discusses improving a child's life using emotional appeals, and cartoons are something everyone can grasp, especially younger people. The third argument is a bumper sticker using humor to get the point across. This argument is one that we normally do not think about, but it is a pertinent and continually persuasive element in our "driven" society. As a group we will hope that we can put together these arguments effectively, along the lines of the issue at hand. Other than that, we are ready to rock out.

3 comments:

  1. I think that you guys have chosen a very good issue. I can't believe all the childhood obesity that I see these days. I really like your idea about making a comic strip. It is definitely relatable to people of all ages. The bumper sticker should also be good. I think I will like that fact that it will be in a somewhat humorous tone as it seems that obesity is something that people don't want to talk about, yet alone that they are obese. Good luck!

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  2. i also really like your topic! i think that yall are taking something that is actually a very serious problem and adressing it in a way that all people can relate to, being the seious newpaper article and also the funny visuals. Erin is totally right, child obesity these days is out of hand and yet continuing to increase. I hope that your group has a lot of fun with this project, goodluck!

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  3. This is a really good topic! I get really tired of seeing obese children and no one really questioning the idea. I also really like the comic strip idea, that didn't even occur to our group! Can't wait to see how this works out for y'all!

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