Final Presentation on the book

In our last class, we did a final presentation on our books.

My book was "Big Girl."
I picked up 2 key points after reading it.

First...
Throughout the story, she struggles with her weight and her love life.Even if she tries to lose weight, her weight continues to go up and down since
she likes to eat and depends on food to manage life.
But because of her appearance, her parents especially her father always teased her.
I think what the author wanted to say was that the main character just wanted to be loved and accepted.

Second...
The two sisters looked completely different and they were different in ages,
but they kept in touch for a long time even though they lived separately.
The main character didn't like her parents but she did like her sister very much.
I thought there is a strong relationship between the sisters.

McDonald’s Diet Defies Conventional Wisdom of Fast Food

This video is about fast food diet. A high school teacher lost weight by eating McDonalds. He is on a mission to show that eating McDonald’s is actually good for you. He continued to eat for 90 days and also walked 45 minutes a day, 4 to 5 days a week. What happened was, he was able to lower his cholesterol as well as lose weight. Even if people can lose weight, I don't think McDonald's diet is wise. If people want to loose weight, they should eat food like vegetables and fruits and exercise to stay healthy.

Review of the novel: Chapter 7,8,9,10

Victoria gets an official job at school as a teacher in New York. However, her father is not so happy about it and tells her to get a real job. Her dream of losing weight by graduatin was fading fast as the food they were serving was high calory. Although  after going to the gym for a month and being careful of what she ate, she finally lost 10 pounds. After graduating, she goes to New York and starts teaching 4 classes at the new school. First she has difficulties but the students starts paying attention to her. In November, she goes back home to spend Thanksgiving with her family. Victoria's father points out her daughter's appearance as she has gained weight again.

Short Film 'It's Just Food'

This short movie is about a boy who is poor and has no food to eat. He begs for food at streets but gets nothing. Once, he tries to steal food but gets caught and beaten. Then he thinks what he can do to help the poor people. He thinks that he can do small things. By feeding them, they can feel happy. Because after all, it’s just food. Which connects back to the title of the film ‘It’s just food.’

Review of the novel: Chapter 4,5,6

Victoria spends the last summer before going to New York with her family. All of her family members want her to stay. Thinking about Grace, her younger sister, she felt sorry but they promised they would meet for Christmas and Thanksgiving. Victoria's college life went well. She did go back to L.A. to see her family during the vacations. Victoria's roommate in sophomore year was a girl who had an eating disorder and frighteningly thin. Watching her not eat made her want to eat more. Then she meets the first boy. He is a tall, good-looking boy with freckles and red hair, from Kentucky. She decides to get skinnier and she did. Things didn't go well and they break up. During her college years, she repeats gaining and losing weight.  When she is in New York going to college, she takes a summer job. She liked teaching kids. Then, she gets a letter and finds out that maybe she could work as a teacher at a private shcool in New York for a year. She goes to New York for the interview of the work.

Eat Expired Food, Be Green: Real World Green

I watched and listened to this podcast. It talked about expired food. The dates printed on food which says best before or expires on, doesn't exactly mean that we can't eat the food after them. In fact, people waste 1400 calories of food every day by throwing out expired food and others. Also, according to a research, 40% of the food produced is wasted. The speaker insists we eat some expired food and be green to the environment.

Review of the novel: Chapter 3

As years pass by Grace and Victoria grow older and Victoria continues to take good care of Grace. Victoria didn't have much friends at school. Only some but never out of school. Victoria likes eating very much. She definitely prefers foods like burgers, spaghetti, meatballs, and so on. She was growing bigger and bigger. Victoria graduates middle school and she moves on to high school. At first she is afraid, but starts to feel that high school is much better than she thought. On the first day, a girl named Connie comes and talks to Victoria. Being the captain of the basketball team, and she tells her she should join a club. Victoria decides to join the Latin club. She works hard to keep up her grade and applies to seven schools which are all far from California. It's because she thinks that she should get away from her family.