astronomy

MeMe Roth

MeMe Roth is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand MeMe Roth rather than just read about it. In short: Meredith "Meme" Roth (née Clements) is an anti-obesity activist and founder of the National Action Against Obesity, a campaign that she runs out of her home in Manhattan. Roth has appeared on Fox News, CNN, CNBC, Penn & Teller: Bullshit!, and Dr.

Key takeaways

MeMe Roth belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect MeMe Roth to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of MeMe Roth from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Meredith "Meme" Roth (née Clements) is an anti-obesity activist and founder of the National Action Against Obesity, a campaign that she runs out of her home in Manhattan. Roth has appeared on Fox News, CNN, CNBC, Penn & Teller: Bullshit!, and Dr. Phil to discuss her views on health and obesity.

Early life and education MeMe Roth was born Meredith Clements. She grew up in Atlanta and graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in Journalism in 1991. Roth has a number of obese relatives, including her mother, father, grandmothers, and uncles. Roth recalls a time in kindergarten when she felt embarrassed for her classmates to find out her mother was obese: "I felt ashamed, I was grateful that down the block there was another mother who was fatter than my mother."

Career Before her campaign against obesity, Roth worked at a number of public relations firms, including Edelman and Ogilvy Public Relations. Roth started her anti-obesity activism in 2005; she issued a press release over the snacks being distributed at her son's elementary school. In 2006, Roth termed her mission "the National Action Against Obesity". In 2009, Roth's fight against junk food was featured in The New York Times.

Platform Roth claims that "this culture refuses to foster healthy children," and has campaigned against American traditions from Girl Scout cookies—claiming a youth organization should not make profit from sweets, to Santa Claus—saying the customary image of Santa Claus is "close to morbidly obese." She has pushed for making permission slips mandatory for any food, including birthday cakes and cupcakes, that is not included on the official school lunch menu. Roth's stated mission is "asking America to make the same decision I made…to shelve all excuses and take it upon myself to maintain a healthy body." Roth has also criticized the weight and diets of a number of celebrities including American Idol Season 6 winner Jordin Sparks, Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps, and actress Angelina Jolie. She has also suggested that teen clothing lines encourage obesity by producing plus-sized clothing. In 2006, Roth started a blog that issues the "Wedding Gown Challenge" to married women. She challenges women to maintain their weight by trying on—and trying to fit into—their wedding gowns each year. Roth's platform has been criticized in the media by figures including Rush Limbaugh and the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance.

Personal life Roth and her husband have two children and live in Manhattan, New York.

References

External links National Action Against Obesity Website MeMe Roth at IMDb

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with MeMe Roth

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what MeMe Roth claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to MeMe Roth before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about MeMe Roth ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of MeMe Roth

In research: MeMe Roth appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses MeMe Roth in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: MeMe Roth is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Activists from Atlanta, Activists from Manhattan, American health activists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for MeMe Roth outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study MeMe Roth in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what MeMe Roth means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain MeMe Roth out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is MeMe Roth in simple terms?

Why does MeMe Roth matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study MeMe Roth?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on MeMe Roth.