SWA Genre Analysis

SWA 2/23 Genre Analysis

Topic: American Obesity Cause and Affect

1.     Source one (academic): University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill published a study which determined the true source of childhood obesity. The source “says” the problem for children, instead of the previously thought fast food, is instead the child’s dietary habit at home presented by his/her parents or caregivers. The article “looks” professional serious and is ordered to deliver information precisely. The writing “sounds” mid-class smart and informative and cites multiple sources in its article.  

2.     Source two (diagram): Obesity System Influence Diagram illustrates the main roots, psychologically, physically, socially, economically, and several more. The diagram “says” which factors influence people to develop the obese habit. The illustration “looks” like a spider diagram with easily over 100 boxes to which half sentence phrases fill with “Media” à “Media consumption” à “Importance of ideal body size-image” à “Peer pressure.” The diagram “sounds” informative and quick in the sense that you might fly from one section to another.

3.     Source Three (other): Comic by Dan Piraro illustrates two chubby vampires sitting on a bench late at night, the vampire on the left says, “Sure is getting hard to find low-fat blood.” The comic has a comedic tone and great illustrative graphic. The humor is smart and relative considering obesity is hard to miss in the US.