FIGHT AGAINST FAT

I read the article Obesity Rates Falling by Cameron Keady from the New York Times. This article is mostly about how in U.S. cities obesity rates for children are decreasing. Cities such as New York, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles are slowly succeeding in "their fight against fat" as Keady states in the article. Mississippi was the highest rated state for obesity in the nation. Keady wants the readers to know that U.S. cities are slowly making an improvement on trying to end obesity. Keady wants us to be aware that even though obesity may be a huge problem and especially for people at a younger age it is being taken care of, and we are trying our hardest to end it.

Keady wants the readers to feel knowledgeable towards the fact that child obesity is a big issue today in our world and even though it may not being moving quickly the approach to stop it is beginning. Keady adds in the article that from 1980 to 2000 the obesity percentage for children from the age of 6 to the age of 19 tripled. Obesity can cause diseases and extreme harm to the body and your life. In 2011 the Center for Disease Control and Prevention tried to arrange to get healthy foods in schools and food stores and so on. Little things like the CDC helped out on the U.S.'s journey to fight obesity.

I believe that it is very good that cities in the U.S. are making a movement to try to stop child obesity from happening so often. Looking at the statistics I think that the improvement we have made is very good. All of the different organizations are an amazing help to cities of the U.S. trying to decrease the rate of children who are becoming obese. It is dangerous for the health of these poor children so knowing that we are trying to save their lives is truly heartwarming.

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

        Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night

 By, Dylan Thomas    

            The theme of the poem Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night by, Dylan Thomas is to fight against struggles or dark times. Thomas is trying to tell the reader not to give up or give in to anything they may be going through. Thomas is telling the reader that even if you know you might not win your wars, you should fight your hardest against them. He wants the reader to not “gently” give in to your issues, but to “rage” against them.

            In Thomas’ poem he says “Do not go gentle into that good night”. When he says this he’s telling the reader to not give into their dark times. It may be difficult and it may take some hard work but, just keep fighting and don’t give into that “good night”.  When Thomas says good night I think he means the easy way out. Good would mean easy, but night would be a symbol for the rough or dark times that the reader may be going through.

            Then, Thomas adds, “Rage rage against the dying of the light”. When he says this he is trying to tell the reader to fight harshly to move past a period of time that may be tough for him or her. When Thomas says to “rage”, he is saying to the reader to fight and to work hard to get out of periods of times that are difficult to go through. Then when Thomas says “dying of the light”, he is using it to symbolize the painful times that the reader might be going through.

            In conclusion, Dylan Thomas is trying to tell the reader that if they are going through a time that is putting them down to fight through it. He is saying that even though it may be difficult, to keep fighting until you get through. He is telling the reader to “rage” against the dark times. Thomas wants the reader to stick through everything they are going through and to battle their way through. Win or lose, he is saying not to go down without a fight.