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My goal is probably not one that most people would set for themselves. Most people set their goals in terms of their education, career, and family. My goal is to lead a healthier life style because I’ve gotten tired living with obesity and being unhealthy. At the age of 15, my doctor officially diagnosed me as an obese child. Being overweight did not affect me personally while I was in Elementary and in Middle School. When I moved to be in High school, however, I began to feel social pressure to…

Professional Prejudice Against Tattoos, by Madison Hamilton, a student at the University of Texas. In this article, she explains the stereotype of tattoos, from 66% of inmates having tattoos to the permanent inking of the skin. In comparison to other forms of body modification, such as implants, injections, and piercings, tattoos are still seen as trashy and unprofessional. For the people who are turned down from jobs due to their tattoos, their physical appearance was more important, mainly due…

thousand B.C., Lorna show on her “Piercing Evolution: A Historical Timeline- Ancient Roots.” Lorna says nose piercings were found in the Middle East. The symbolism and history behind nose piercings says Laura who wrote an article called “History of Body Piercings,” it eases pain,…

concept and connects that with the body privilege and body consciousness. Witnessing body privilege plays a strong impact on women who consider themselves overweight. This creates the body consciousness to develop. Women and men both see how their own bodies are not being considered when things are being built. “..whereas thin or ‘normal’ sized individuals take things such as chairs, desks, and public bathrooms for granted, women experience these objects as triggers to body consciousness and as…

I slowly examined my scrawny legs, and observed new scars that I did not recognize, running up my lower body. In an unsuccessful attempt to stand up, an excruciating pain shot through my leg, and made its way up my body. I heard a faint noise coming from my right side, and noticed my tearful mother sitting next to me, patiently but anxiously waiting for me to wake…

life. Unfortunately these high expectations have had an extremely negative impact on females. In Margie Piercy’s poem “Barbie Doll” she discusses the impractical stereotype and pressure that society puts on women. The standards for a woman’s body have a negative effect on females. In the poem Piercy wrote, “She went to and fro apologizing. Everyone saw a fat nose and thick legs”. The thought…

A magazine takes away from a woman's true beauty, which can make a woman insecure about herself and body. Magazine corporations should have no right to photoshop a woman’s picture at all. Photoshopping a photo can lead to many problems and breakdowns. Why wouldn’t you want to show the beauty of a woman that is all natural? Magazines should never alter a woman's image because it is false advertisement, can affect self-esteem, and it also promotes unattainable beauty. False advertisement is all…

Mehta’s article “Pretty unreal: ever wish you could look as hot as celebrities do? Well, they don’t look as good as you think,” the main idea is how seeing all those artificially perfect images of celebrities can hurt the way you see and feel about your body; and the way you think others see you. The principal purpose is to inform that not because celebrities look fit means they are healthy. She affirms this idea affects boys, but girls the most. To support it, Mehta collected opinions of…

3. In my opinion, it would make sense to defend Kraft, General Mills, and Kellogg’s mission statement with a two-sided nonrefutational message. Consumers already have a predetermined notion linking childhood obesity and advertising. These companies need to rebut these accusations by providing opposing facts. The increase in childhood obesity can be related to: lack of exercise, low self-esteem, depression, stress, family history, and medications. Each one of these factors have increased…

In a NY Times article, “Is Fat Stigma Making Us Miserable?”, Emilie Lucchesi talks about the causes of psychological health problems arising not necessarily from the physical characteristic but from the overbearing stigmatization of being overweight in our society. Contrary to popular belief, there exists almost no direct relationship between how much a person weighs and their psychological health welfare; the problem lies, instead, within how people are being treated. She explains that it’s…