Saturday, September 14, 2019
Michelle Obama Speech NAACP Essay
In Michelle Obamaââ¬â¢s speech ââ¬Å"Remarks to the NAACP National Convention,â⬠she laments that childhood obesity is a serious issue in America today, back when she was young children were always out playing and being active, nowadays children would rather sit inside and play video games then do anything else. Since most children are seldom most of the time and spend hours upon hours watching television ââ¬Å"every extra hour of TV they watch is associated with the consumption of an additional 167 calories.â⬠(423). Children arenââ¬â¢t just becoming lazier, theyââ¬â¢re actually becoming more and more unhealthy as time goes on developing ââ¬Å"diabetes and cancer, heart disease, asthma.â⬠(420). In an effort to try and help fix childhood obesity Obama launched the ââ¬Å"Letââ¬â¢s Moveâ⬠campaign, which even features commercials on Disney Channel showing the Disney celebrities outside playing some kind of physical activity. The four main points to this campaign are; The first one consists of giving parents knowledge to give their children healthy food not fast food. The second point states that the government is attempting to replace fatty foods in schools with healthier options, regardless of how the children will feel about it. The third part of the campaign is just trying to show children that being active actually is fun, it doesnââ¬â¢t just have to be challenging. The final point Obamasââ¬â¢ campaign states is that all families no matter what their income is, wealthy or struggling, should have the ability to get fresh and healthy food without breaking the bank. Works Cited Page Obama, Michelle. ââ¬Å"Remarks to the NAACP National Convention.â⬠They Say / I Say with Readings. Ed. Gerald Garaff, Cathy Birkenstein, Russel Durst. 2nd ed. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2012. 417-433. Print.
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