For this week’s discussion, we have decided to move forward with the software development. We are looking at some tools that allow us to better look at the upcoming project. There are several diagrams that all have different purposes of showing other things about the project. · Of the following tools, which do you feel is the most valuable? Explain why. . Functional decomposition diagram (FDD). . Use case diagram.   . Data flow diagram (DFD).  . Sequence diagram. By Ryan Jaslow CBS News November 28, 2011, 10:33 AM Obese third-grader taken from family: Did state go too far? 1. Childhood obesity is in the spotlight, as a 200-pound third grader from Ohio has been taken from his family and placed into foster care. 2 A county spokeswoman cited "medical neglect" for the reason the eight-year-old was removed from his Cleveland home. Social workers worked with the boy's mother for a year before asking the court for custody of the child, the Plain Dealer reported. Social workers said the boy's mom wasn't doing enough to control his weight, putting him at an increased risk for diseases such as diabetes and hypertension. 3 Lawyers for the mother argue that the county "overreached" in taking her son, saying the kid's health is not in imminent danger. The lawyers said they've seen children left in homes with abusive parents and drug addicts, but this boy had a normal childhood, participated in school activities, and was on his elementary school honor roll. 4 "They are trying to make it seem like I am unfit, like I don't love my child," the boy's mother, who did not wish to be identified, told the Plain Dealer. "Of course I love him. Of course I want him to lose weight. It's a lifestyle change, and they are trying to make it seem like I am not embracing that. It is very hard, but I am trying." 5 What do obesity experts have to say? Temporarily putting an obese child in foster care is makes more sense than alternative options - like obesity surgery, according to Dr. David Ludwig, an obesity specialist at the Children's Hospital Boston. Ludwig, who was not commenting on this particular case, raised the issue in a commentary published last July in the Journal of the American Medical Association, CBS News reported. 6 While these kids might not be in imminent danger, Ludwig said, children with obesity-related conditions like diabetes, breathing difficulties, and liver problems could die by age 30 if no action is taken. 7 Ludwig's paper set off a media firestorm, forcing him to defend his paper. 8 "It's absolutely understandable that if someone with an obese child heard the government could swoop in and take that child away, (they would) be frightened and outraged," Ludwig said. "I want to emphasize that foster care should only be the last resort when all other options have failed." 9 Other experts expressed doubts about the wisdom of taking kids away from their families. 10 "A 218-pound 8-year-.

1. For this week’s discussion, we have decided to move forward
with the software development. We are looking at some tools
that allow us to better look at the upcoming project. There are
several diagrams that all have different purposes of showing
other things about the project.
· Of the following tools, which do you feel is the most
valuable? Explain why.
. Functional decomposition diagram (FDD).
. Use case diagram.
. Data flow diagram (DFD).
. Sequence diagram.
By Ryan Jaslow CBS News November 28, 2011, 10:33 AM
Obese third-grader taken from family: Did state go too far?
1. Childhood obesity is in the spotlight, as a 200-pound third
grader from Ohio has been taken from his family and placed
into foster care.
2 A county spokeswoman cited "medical neglect" for the reason
the eight-year-old was removed from his Cleveland home.
Social workers worked with the boy's mother for a year before
asking the court for custody of the child, the
Plain Dealer reported. Social workers said the boy's
mom wasn't doing enough to control his weight, putting him at
an increased risk for diseases such as diabetes and hypertension.
3 Lawyers for the mother argue that the county "overreached" in
taking her son, saying the kid's health is not in imminent
danger. The lawyers said they've seen children left in homes
with abusive parents and drug addicts, but this boy had a normal
childhood, participated in school activities, and was on his
elementary school honor roll.
4 "They are trying to make it seem like I am unfit, like I don't
love my child," the boy's mother, who did not wish to be

2. identified, told the Plain Dealer. "Of course I love him. Of
course I want him to lose weight. It's a lifestyle change, and
they are trying to make it seem like I am not embracing that. It
is very hard, but I am trying."
5 What do obesity experts have to say? Temporarily putting an
obese child in foster care is makes more sense than alternative
options - like obesity surgery, according to Dr. David Ludwig,
an obesity specialist at the Children's Hospital Boston. Ludwig,
who was not commenting on this particular case, raised the
issue in a commentary published last July in the Journal of the
American Medical Association,
CBS News reported.
6 While these kids might not be in imminent danger, Ludwig
said, children with obesity-related conditions like diabetes,
breathing difficulties, and liver problems could die by age 30 if
no action is taken.
7 Ludwig's paper set off a
media firestorm, forcing him to defend his paper.
8 "It's absolutely understandable that if someone with an obese
child heard the government could swoop in and take that child
away, (they would) be frightened and outraged," Ludwig said. "I
want to emphasize that foster care should only be the last resort
when all other options have failed."
9 Other experts expressed doubts about the wisdom of taking
kids away from their families.
10 "A 218-pound 8-year-old is a time bomb," Dr. Arthur
Caplan, a professor of bioethics at the University of
Pennsylvania, told the Plain Dealer. "But the government cannot
raise these children. A third of kids are fat. We aren't going to
move them all to foster care. We can't afford it, and I'm not sure
there are enough foster parents to do it. "
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Ohio puts 200-pound boy, 8, in foster care

3. Associated Press, November 28, 2011, 12:00 a.m.
CLEVELAND - An Ohio third-grader who weighs more than
200 pounds has been taken from his family and placed into
foster care after county social workers said his mother was not
doing enough to control his weight.
The Cleveland 8-year-old is considered severely obese and at
risk for such diseases as diabetes and hypertension. The case is
the first state officials can recall of a child being put in foster
care strictly for a weight-related issue.
Lawyers for the mother say the county overreached when
authorities took the boy last week. They say the medical
problems he is at risk for do not yet pose an imminent danger.
A spokeswoman said the county removed the child because
caseworkers saw his mother’s inability to reduce his weight as
medical neglect.
The Cleveland Health Department estimates that more than 12
percent of third-graders statewide are severely obese.
Nationwide, one in three children is overweight or obese,
putting them at greater risk of developing diabetes, heart
disease, or other health conditions, according to federal health
officials. Michelle Obama, the president’s wife, has embarked
on a program to help youngsters maintain a healthy weight by
eating better and getting more exercise.
James Gavin, chairman of the board of the Partnership for a
Healthier America, said the current generation of children is
projected to be the first that will grow up to be sicker and live
shorter lives than the generation before it. The organization was
created to work with the private sector to help reduce childhood
obesity.
She has called on food processors, distributors, and restaurants
to promote healthy foods and healthy eating habits for children.
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_________________________Obese Third Grader Taken from
Mom, Placed in Foster Care
By Alyssa Newcomb November 27, 2011

4. A Cleveland third grader who weighed more than 200 pounds
was taken from his mother after officials reportedly said she did
not do enough to help the boy, who suffered from a weight-
related health issue, to lose weight.
“They are trying to make it seem like I am unfit, like I don’t
love my child,” the boy’s mother, who was not identified, told
the
Cleveland Plain Dealer. “It’s a lifestyle change and they
are trying to make it seem like I am not embracing that. It is
very hard, but I am trying.”
Officials first became aware of the boy’s weight after his
mother took him to the hospital last year while he was having
breathing problems, the newspaper reported. The child was
diagnosed with sleep apnea and began to be monitored by social
workers while he was enrolled in a program called “Healthy
Kids, Healthy Weight” at the Rainbow Babies & Children’s
Hospital.
The boy lost a few pounds, but recently began to gain some
back, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported. At that point, the
Department of Children and Family Services asked a juvenile
court for custody of the boy, citing his soaring weight as a form
of medical neglect, according to the newspaper.
Taking obese children from their families has become a topic of
intense debate over the past year after one high-profile pediatric
obesity expert made controversial comments in the Journal of
the American Medical Association advocating the practice in
acute cases.
“In severe instances of childhood obesity, removal from the
home may be justifiable, from a legal standpoint, because of
imminent health risks and the parents’ chronic failure to address
medical problems,” Dr. David Ludwig co-wrote with Lindsey
Murtagh, a lawyer and researcher at Harvard’s School of Public
Health.
A trial is set for the boy’s ninth birthday next month to
determine whether his mother will regain custody.

5. But one family who has been in the same position as the Ohio
family told ABC News they disagreed with the practice when
“Good Morning America” spoke with them in January.
“Literally, it was two months of hell. It seemed like the longest
two months of my life,” mother Adela Martinez said.
Her daughter, 3-year-old Anamarie Regino, weighing 90
pounds, was taken from her parents and placed into foster care a
decade ago.
Anamarie didn’t improve at all in foster care, and she was
returned to her parents. The young girl was later diagnosed with
a genetic predisposition.
“They say it’s for the well-being of the child, but it did more
damage than any money or therapy could ever to do to fix it,”
Martinez said.
Anamarie Regino, who is now a teenager, agreed.
“It’s not right, what [Dr. Ludwig] is doing, because to get better
you need to be with your family, instead of being surrounded by
doctors,” she said.
When told of the Regino case, Ludwig said his solution of state
intervention did not always work.
“Well, state intervention is no guarantee of a good outcome, but
to do nothing is also not an answer,” he said.
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(CBS/AP) TOLEDO, Ohio - A 9-year-old boy removed from his
mother's custody after his weight ballooned to more than 200
pounds has slimmed down enough to return home.
The boy, who was placed in foster care last fall and then with
an uncle, lost about 50 pounds over four months through
exercise and healthy eating. This was the first time in state
history that a child had been taken away from his parents for
weight-related issues. He was returned to his mother under
protective supervision in March, and a juvenile court judge in
Cleveland released him from that supervision Thursday.

6. Social service workers still plan on checking in with the boy
and his mother in Cleveland Heights and have offered them
nutritional and health counseling. The YMCA also gave the boy
and his mother a free membership.
"That's the tremendous thing," said John Lawson, an attorney
who was appointed by a judge to act as a guardian during the
court proceedings. "Let's hope we never have to go back to
court with this child."
The boy was removed from his family over health concerns and
placed in foster care in October after Cuyahoga County case
workers said his mother wasn't doing enough to control his
weight. The county's Children and Family Services agency said
it had worked with the family for more than a year before he
was removed.
The boy was considered at risk for developing diabetes or high
blood pressure. Government growth charts say most boys his
age weigh about 60 pounds. He weighed as much as 218 pounds,
but dropped to 166 pounds when he was with his uncle, Lawson
said Friday.
He was placed in the custody of his uncle last December on the
day he celebrated his ninth birthday. The goal all along was to
get him back with his family.
The uncle took him to the gym three nights a week, Lawson
said. He also began swimming and playing basketball and is
doing well despite changing schools and homes several times in
recent months, Lawson said.
The boy is continuing to exercise, and his mother recently found
a job, which should help with the family's financial stability,
Lawson said.
"Hopefully, everything is on track," he said. "You've got to be
in a regiment to keep your weight down."
English
Template for Obese Child
THIS PAPER WILL BE 2.5-3 PAGES LONG WITH

7. INFORMATION FROM THE ORIGIONAL ARTICLE, THE
ARTICLES WE READ IN CLASS, AND AT LEAST ONE
OUTSIDE SOURCE
Intro (like a funnel – start general and become specific)
1. Start with a general statement about the issue “Obesity in a
growing problem in America”
2. Give background on the Obese Child case
3. The THESIS is your side of the issue (you are to clearly state
if the obese child SHOULD have been taken from his mother, or
if he should NOT have been taken from his mother) and your 3
main points (one for each paragraph in the SAME order as the
paragraphs)
Body paragraphs (for this paper you will have 3) (each on will
be a DISTINCT idea)
1. Start with a TOPIC SENTENCE that describes the MAIN
IDEA of the paragraph and how it connects to the thesis (which
is if he SHOULD have been taken or should NOT have been
taken)
What I’m going to PROVE
2. Information from the article or your own research that backs
up your points (
for example)
My PROOF
3. A summary of the information in the paragraph that PROVES
your point
What I just PROVED
THERE NEEDS TO BE ONE COUNTER ARGUMENT – you do
NOT have to have a quote for the counterargument!
Conclusion
1. A summary of the information in the essay (
recap)
2. One final take-away thought (This might be looking to the
future “I hope that one day…”)