Karen Carpenter

I remember the day my eight-year old sister came to me asking me how much a girl her age should weigh. At the time, I was only nine and thought her question was odd, but went along with my day. The next few months my sister began dieting and exercising and continued to reach and reset her weight goal. It quickly spiraled out of control and within weeks was diagnosed with anorexia and hospitalized. Looking back, it still astonishes me that someone that young could feel the need to lose weight and desire to reach unobtainable perfection. Anorexia Nervosa, while previously thought to only occur after puberty, can occur in younger girls. A recent study found that 10.6% of 4th grade girls and 7.3% of fifth grade girls fell into the anorexic range. 35% of girls at age nine reported a desire to be thinner and 38% by age 10 while only 1.4% and 9.3% had actually gone through puberty (DeLeel). Anorxia can cause a number of severe health implications that can last a individuals entire life and can even be fatal. Family and societal influences, as well as pressures at school, give rise to poor body image and eventually anorexia. It is important to note that none of these factors alone cause anorexia, but rather a multitude of factors. In this project I will be examining young girls between the ages of 8 and 14, however anorexia affects boy as well as young people of all ages. A Mother and Family Influences: Young girls can be heavily influenced by their mother’s behavior and words…

them to stop. Someone well known for having anorexia is Karen Carpenter. She was a victim of anorexia and died of anorexic problems. It all started when she was a teenager. Karen would get called “chubby” at school and she began to lose lots and lots of weight. Anorexia is a lack or loss of appetite for food. “Known as a medical issue, it is an emotional disorder characterized by an obsessive desire to lose weight by refusing to eat.” Also anorexia affects women’s health and almost…

“Never settle for less than perfect just remember who you are, you are a Rangerette.” -Gussie Nell Davis. Ever since I was a Sophomore in High School I was introduced by the organization of Rangerette’s. My director constantly telling me “It’s an experience like no other.” or “The pride of wearing the red, white, and blue is such an honor.” I never realized how much of an honor it was until I stepped my foot onto that field for the first time in the legendary uniform on September 19, 2015.…

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Karen Danielson was born on September 16, 1885 to Berndt Wackels Danielson and Clotilde née van Ronzelen in Blankenese, Germany. At the age of nine, Karen developed a crush on one of her older brothers who soon pushed her away leading her to begin suffering from depression effecting her for the rest of her life. After her mother left her father, Karen entered medical school at University of Freiburg, she transferred to one other school before graduating from University of Berlin in 1913. She…

The novel One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest tells the story of a mental institution and the people and events inside of it. More specifically, it tells the story of a man and his journey to sanity, as well as of the people who help him progress. It is only when a new patient, McMurphy, arrives in the ward that the main character, Chief Bromden, truly begins to progress toward sanity. In the novel One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey, Chief Bromden goes through several stages while…

I am writing about my job showing experience at the Love Freeway Animal Hospital. I had the pleasure of working with a very dedicated staff but I will be explaining my experience with Christine Kocher. She is one of the doctors of veterinary medicine at this location. Here is my experience while at the animal hospital. When I initially arrived Love Freeway Animal Hospital I was welcomed by Christine. She informed me that there was a crisis with one of the dogs in the clinic. She told me that a…

Although I didn’t take much advantage of being able to see movies for free, during the seven months I worked at a movie theater, I’ve spent countless hours surfing Netflix. Some of my favorite genres are suspense, thriller, and horror. One specific type of movie I like is alien horror, so I’ve decided to review my top 3 alien horror movies. The aliens have so much room for interesting design, and means of being scary, these movies can be very diverse. Often times, these movies are set in space,…

John Carpenters ’s 1982 horror film, The Thing was made as a premise for social commentary on the deterioration of humanity, warning society of the devastating potential of thinking as individuals in isolation rather than a collective. These themes are accentuated through the use of an alien specimen that enters the world of American male scientists based in Antarctica. The alien (or “Thing”) infects living organisms and attempts to take over the human race by ‘imitating’ them, leaving the men…

The Importance of Absurdity Our capacity to differentiate right from wrong in this world makes up a large part of who we are. Whenever we criticize the aspects of our lives, we assert ourselves, our ideas, and everything we have experienced and endured. Our ability to hold the world up to our standards lends us a feeling of power and control over our lives, giving us our pride and credibility as individuals, but when it is taken away from us, it renders us feeble, fearful, and helpless to…