Amy Crumbaugh
English 101
The Claims Paper
The American people are fickle at best. What's popular today may not be popular tomorrow; trends are easily forgotten and replaced with new fads. Yet can human beings themselves be considered trends? If the growing number of overweight Americans - and the accommodations that have been made for them - mean anything, than yes. For now, more than ever in America's history, it is acceptable, even desirable for some, to be overweight. Why? Why has our nation become a fat nation? And why are we trying to embrace it, rather than fix it? Because like those designer jeans and adorable new boy bands, being overweight has become a trend among Americans.
Ten years ago, fat was anything but appropriate. Rail-thin models like Kate Moss were having their heyday with the popular "heroine chic" look. And new diets and promises of quick and painless weight loss were popping up left and right. In less than a decade, though, obesity has become one of......

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Title: America's Battle With Obesity
Approximate Word Count: 710
Approximate Pages: 3 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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