We all have opinions and stereotypes on the Great Weight Debate. Some of us may feel that it is up to each individual to maintain his or her own weight while others believe that it is our healthcare system that is failing to do their part to stop obesity.
These are three essays that all lead to the same conclusive point that our society puts too much emphasis on being skinny. However, they make their points in very different ways. Additionally, their styles reflected the specific audience that they were trying to reach.
The author Mary Ray Worley in her essay "Fat and Happy: In Defense of Fat Acceptance" is descriptive, and emotionally looks for sympathy from the reader. The essay is very personal. "In August 2000 I attended the annual convention of the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA) in San Francisco, and it was like visiting another planet altogether. I hadn't realized how deeply my body shame affected my life until I spent a glorious week without it.......
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