4th Blog Post

From doing this blog, I have learned about different ways of approaching a research assignment over all. I have also been able to look at different ideas as far as approaching my research topic. I was able to look at my other classmates topics and see how they were able to approach them.  I now know how much time and effort goes into a research assignment and I have learned that it is better to complete each step of the process and not just rush through it. I have also learned about the writing process and how it contains various steps which all are important when forming a effective, and more complete essay.

3rd Blog Post

I am writing about low-income and its effects on the those who live in poverty so besides my audience, I believe my audience would be people who live in poverty. I understand why my topic is crucial for my audience to care about what I'm writing because this is a major issue that effects many people around the world. I care about this topic because I have personally seen it effect a family member of mines. One new fact that I have learned so far is that one average, a diet consisting of calorie dense foods cost about $3.53 a day while a diet of low-calorie foods cost about $36.32 a day. I commented on Chloe Watson's Blog post.

2nd Blog Post

One of the most interesting resources I have found was an article. The author's name is Stacy Kish and the name of the article is " Healthy, low-calorie Foods Cost More on Average". It is interesting because it talks about a study that was done by Adam Drewnowski. His research showed that lower-income foods cost more per calorie, while more calorie dense foods showed a lower cost per calorie. Their researchers also found that high calorie foods were less likely to rise during inflation. This means that when prices are food are going up, the price of high calorie foods and fast foods are less likely to rise. I have re-visited my topic and was able to tweak it to make it more narrowed. Instead of showing how low-income effects the health of society, I have narrowed it down to see how it is effected with in people who actually live in poverty. One challenge that I may have is finding a variety of sources instead of just internet and article sources.

Beginning of my Research

My research topic is " How low-income effects the Health of Society". I decided to do this topic because of the class discussion we had on the definition of health. This topic is interesting to me because I began to see some type of correlation between people with lower incomes and various diseases like heart disease, diabetes, hypertension etc. I believe this topic is important because everyone should be informed about people with lower incomes and the problems they suffer with. I expect to find out why people with lower income are linked to different diseases and issues with health care. So far, my research has suggested that people with lower incomes can only afford to buy the less expensive foods which tend to be the unhealthy ones. I agree with this view point because I have seen this issue in many people such as some of my family members.