February 28, 2005
quick fix -cause and effect topic-
1. What is your topic and how does it relate to the overall theme of trends and culture?
The fast fix in weight loss
2. What is the main controversy? Who are the participants in the debate?
How people want to instantly lose weight. Health professionals, and business that stress that you can lose weight quick and easy using their products
3. Please list all the causes/effects you intend to explore in your essay. Obviously, you might come up with other causes/effects based on your research, but it is useful to know what you have to start with.
Television -reality tv- "this could be you" appeal. The growing number of overweight people. Sedated life style. McDonaldization. Dr. Phill, Atkins diet, health conscience society, the explosion of bottle water. The burst of healthy franchises. Every thing know-a-days seem like it needs to be quick and easy
4. What approach will you be using? Please explain if you plan to combine approaches.
Cause and effect. Effect and cause. Maybe even cause effect cause effect.
5. What information will you be looking for as you start researching the topic?
Statistics like how the sale of bottle water has shot up over the years.
Baldemar,
This is an excellent choice of a controversial trend. Before you start working on your paper, though, you need to decide what approach you want to take. Your response about the approach is really confusing to me: are you doing causes or effects or both? Think about it.
