Obesity, Violence In Schools And Erosion Of Identity

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Society’s Issues
There are three issues that society faces as a whole that should be brought up. Obesity, Violence in schools, and Erosion of Identity. Kids are fat and getting fatter. Statistics show that 20% of American children are overweight. Video games, TV, and fast food are main factors into why kids are obese. Parents don’t feed their kids healthy foods, they allow them to eat what they want. Obesity can result in low self-esteem and depression. Violence in school is another worldly factor that everyone notices is going on. In urban settings, especially where people make low-income, schools can almost become a war zone: fighting over who is the best at sports, who rules the school, who is the smartest, etc. It’s not as much the minor