Persuasive Essay #1 Outline and Two Paragraphs

Outline

Thesis Statement: Fast food can obviously cause obesity, so government and schools should not allow fast food companies to advertise in public schools.

Body Paragraph 1: Fast food companies try to use advertising in order to encourage children to buy more their products, even though they know that their products may cause obesity, they still claim their foods are not unhealthy.

Body Paragraph 2: Public schools should not promote any particular product or service, and should not be used as a way of media for commercial activities because schools are sacred places for education.

Body Paragraph 3: The government should make any policies to limit advertising and commercial activity in public schools because it can protect students from the collection of personal information from the advertising.



Two Body Paragraphs:

Public schools should not promote any particular product or service, and should not be used as a way of media for commercial activities because schools are sacred places for education. Schools play a significant role in providing food to children and in shaping children’s acquisition of life time dietary habits. Advertising in schools has become big business. “The explosion in children’s advertising occurred during the 1980.” (Schlossor, 42) In the other words, commercial activities in schools have become increasingly common over the past decade. Schools should provide a neutral and impartial environment to educate students in a manner that allow them to make correct choices, even for their future lives. Students have to realize that education is not only science, math and languages, it also includes how to make correct choices of daily life in the future. “It’s our responsibility to make it clear that schools are here to serve children, not commercial interests.” (Schlosser, 55) Schools are institutions of education, not just a tool of persuasion. Fast food companies should not exploit schools to advantage for their profit, it is an unethical and improper business practice.

Fast food companies try to use advertising in order to encourage children to buy more their products, even though they know that their products may cause obesity, they still claim their foods are not unhealthy. Does fast food cause obesity? Today with the rise in obesity widely in the world, especially in the U.S., many doctors and scientists are beginning to question whether fast food can cause obesity. Fast food causes obesity by increasing amount of saturated fats and calories, they are packed with high amount of sugars, carbohydrates, and oils. Even small amount fast food can increase calories intake considerably. Children are loyal consumers of fast food, this is the reason the obesity rates is increasing rapidly in teenagers. While consuming fast foods, children may get tempted to have extra cheese and soda either. These food and drinks increase the risk of obesity greatly. Without knowing all these disadvantages of fast food, children consume a lot of calories. However, people who consume fast foods are less likely to eat healthy foods like fruits, vegetables, and milk. This change in eating habits can easily lead to obesity. On the other hand, children consume the new coming food by advertisements, and that is the reason billions of dollars are spent to advertise fast food every year. These advertisements subconsciously encourage children to indulge in high calorie foods. Therefore, the fast food advertising should be banned in public schools because it would decrease the consumption of fast food.