In the third sentence of the first paragraph, the author refers to “statewide changes” in obesity rates to illustrate which of the following claims about obesity?

its prevalence differs significantly by state.

a

its rate of increase differs by state.

b

its incidence is increasing very rapidly.

c

its causes can differ from year to year.

d

its occurrence has become less predictable in the last decade.

The author refers to “statewide changes” in obesity rates to illustrate that its incidence is increasing very rapidly. The correct answer is C.

The third sentences in the paragraph are as follows:

"We know that the cause of obesity is excess energy/calories that are not thrown away in daily activities, and what needs to be done to reduce weight, obesity is because people consume more calories and not spend more."

The sentence is from the American diet journal named “more calories, more obesity”. The journal claimed that the rate of obesity in the United States is increasing and as a result, many people are living with heart disease. The American diet journal attributed the causes of heart disease to the daily consumption of food rich in calories.

According to the journal, obesity in America has become a major health issue and it causing a lot of diseases such as diabetes, stroke, cancer, and health diseases.

Obesity is when a person is having too much weight or body fat and some of the food that can increase the body weight include: fast foods, dairy products, alcoholic drinks, high-carb foods, and sweetened juice.

The journal claimed consuming too much of these foods can increase the risk of weight gain.

Therefore, the author refers to “statewide changes” in obesity rates to illustrate that its incidence is increasing very rapidly

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to leave the reader thinking and wandering on their own. without a resolution we are clueless to what happens next, and why it does. it may even cause suspension with the reader.

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the hunger games, written by  suzanne collins, is fiction in the young adult genre, which is not my age group, but i found myself unable to put it down. its combination of nerve-racking tension, thrilling action, and engaging love story kept me up until the wee hours. i was surprised at how completely engrossing the plot was. like  brave new world, this story is set in a future where the government oppresses its people, but the book also borrows ideas from the greek myth of theseus and the minotaur.

divided into 12 districts, ruled by an oppressive government located at the  capitol. katniss everdeen, a 16-year-old girl from district 12, takes her younger sister’s place as one of 24 “tributes” selected every year to participate in the hunger games at the capitol.

while i found this book absolutely enthralling, i was surprised it was aimed at an audience of young adults. it seems extremely intense for anyone younger than 16 or 17. for example, there is a scene where one young tribute is slowly eaten alive by wolf-like creatures all night long, and katniss has to finally throw a weapon at him to end his misery. i found this a little too disturbing when i considered the age of the character.

the intensity of the action was something one would find in a more mature book, but the age of the characters and the simplicity of the prose were aimed at a much younger audience. in addition, this book was written in present tense, which i found annoying, but that’s more of a personal preference than a stylistic fault. it was also edited somewhat poorly, but that rarely distracted from the plot. for example, the author often spoke in sentence fragments to describe how katniss felt, which might have been an attempt to reflect on her thought process, but i found it disorienting to read a lot of really short sentences all together. it would have been better to vary the sentence length on occasion, but the story was still coherently.

overall,  the hunger games  was an excellent, enthralling read that i highly recommend. if it was more clearly marked for older teens, it would have been better, but it was a fantastic book with a wonderfully creative plot.

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