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the ages of 14 to 18” (Park). However, a recent study showed that, in fact, the move has had almost no impact at all (O’Connor D1). This may be surprising, but in fact, it seems that banning soda is not enough. It’s only a half-step that “removes sodas from schools but not Snapple, Gatorade, and other sugary drinks” (O’Connor D1). In fact, many young people avoid drinking sodas like Coke, but regularly drink “sports drinks and energy drinks that are not covered by the soda-only ban” (Park).
The facts are clear; more needs to be done. All beverages that contain high amounts of sugar should be removed from schools, even if this means losing the money that schools make off of their sale. More schools should be like the ones in the Eula Independent School District in Texas. There, students are told that sodas purchased outside the school are not allowed in their cafeterias (“Eula Schools”).
Also, if school is the only place where young people are discouraged from drinking unhealthy beverages, it seems unlikely that we’ll ever really put a stop to the obesity crisis. The study that showed students shifting to different sugary drinks also warned about other ways that students make up for school-based bans. While students who were not heavy soda users did drink less due to bans, heavy drinkers made up for the bans “with increased consumption outside of school” (Park). This is not to say that soda bans should be abandoned. Instead, we need to do more, expanding the bans to more sugary beverages and looking for ways to discourage children and teens from drinking these drinks in their free time. The country faces a genuine health crisis that is threatening our youth. This is no time for half measures.
Works Cited
“Childhood Overweight and Obesity.” CDC: Overweight and Obesity. Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention. 7 June 2012. Web. 4 April 2013.
“Eula Schools Student Handbook.” Eula Independent School District. n.d. Web.
4 April 2013.
O’Connor, Anahad. “Soda Bans in Schools Have Limited Impact.” New York Times.
7 November 2011. D1. Print.
Park, Madison. “Are School Soda Bans Effective?” The Chart. CNN.com. 8 November
2011. Web. 3 April 2013.
After Reading
3. One of the most important parts of research writing is making very clear what ideas are yours, and what came from the material that you read. Reread the sample research project and highlight the places where the writer uses information drawn from research.
Language and Writer’s Craft Practice: Using a Standard Format for Citation
Sometimes including a list of sources at the end of your work is acceptable. However, a reader gets much more detailed information if a writer makes a citation each time a piece of researched work is included and notes the source from which the information came.
MLA citation, like many other citation forms, has two parts: a Works Cited page, which is found at the end of the piece of writing, and citations, which occur at the end of every sentence that uses quoted or paraphrased material. Below, you will see a section of the sample research essay and part of the Works Cited Page:
Once soda machines were removed from schools, many thought there would be a quick reduction in the number of obese students. That is understandable,
My Notes
MLA CITATION
There are many different formats for citing sources that can be used. One such format is called MLA, because it was developed by the Modern Language Association and is used
in most English Language Arts classrooms.
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