Body of Christ

functioning body. A task that seems to be normal and every day can be excruciatingly difficult for those who have lost parts of their body. Our bodies are a symbol of health; our bodies must maintain optimal health. In the poem “When I am Finally Old” by Erna Hennessy, I see many ideas that Hennessy is tackling. How we as people grow old and seek to stay young, how as we age our body parts begin to break down and suffer damage, and the struggle of those who live without certain body…

“If you are going through a dark period, go to your family and closest friends. It’s very crucial that you get your feelings out, but don’t ever inflict harm on your own body because your body is so sacred. I wish I could tell every young girl with an eating disorder, or who has harmed herself in any way, that she’s worthy of life and that her life has meaning. You can overcome and get through anything,” says Demi Lovato. Teenage pop sensation Demi Lovato is just one of the many examples of…

either overweight or obese. The internalization of this belief system has been identified as a keystone for the development of body dissatisfaction in children and pre-adolescent dieting motivation (Hayes, S., TantIeff-Dunn, S. 2010). Through the use of an extensive literature review, I intend to report on effects that media have on adolescent and pre-adolescent perceptions of body image. The individual,…

been under the microscope is the naked human body and how those time periods viewed nudity. Eras like the Upper Paleolithic and Aegean saw the female naked body as a way to bring luck to women during childbearing and fertility. Other cultures like the Ancient Greek and the Renaissance era choose to celebrate the human body as a work of art to be replicated and viewed often. The Modern World had a different opinion and thought that the naked human body brought nothing but scandal. In order to…

Where does it all start? They hear and see their siblings, aunts, mother, and cousins’ battle with what their bodies and what’s it’s like to be accepted. They may listen to their dad and other male figures make a remark about a woman’s body in a hypercritical manner in honors to her weight and her looks. To agree that at a young age girls worry about their appearance, body size and body shape. Girls starts to see that their appearance and notices that it can become very important. The messages…

Ivan Yefremov’s The Nur-i-desht Observatory conveys ideas of spirituality and other worldly powers; however, when discovered that the source of renewal and everlasting joy comes not from the temple-esque observatory, but instead from worldly and rational radium, it becomes not a place of serenity and human development, but instead, one of scientific discovery. The battle between a spiritual awakening or a stimulant inducing elation forces a question about the existence of divine encounters,…

Today, an overwhelming number of American women choose to alter their body in order to fit the physical attractiveness created by our culture. Women’s feel an immense amount of pressured from the media, friends and families members to look beautiful risking their lives for black market procedures to make their buttocks bigger. Females are going to extreme lengths to reach their physical desires but, when it comes down to it, just how far are too far. I feel very happy that I choose to research…

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. People go through certain extent in order to achieve certain standards of society’s version of beauty. One gets addicted to the beauty products and starts to believe that it really works. A lot of these products give false advertisements and exaggerate it just to get you to buy it. Many of these beauty products are expensive and can cause damage to your skin, hair, nails, etc. In Source A it states that “Some of the ingredients in beauty products aren't…

Each year, Americans spend 1.5 billion dollars on supplements and vitamins designed to improve overall health and body function. While some products claim to have “miracle powers”, others are proven to be most effective. When it comes to athletic performance, most athletes look to supplements to aid in strength and muscle gains. Though some take non-effective, sometimes illegal supplements like HGH and steroids, others look to the more common legal supplements like creatine. Creatine is a…

attractiveness and bodily perfection, the media has coerced people to feel unsatisfied with their bodies. This body image dissatisfaction can result in disordered eating, self hatred, problematic social behavior, and overall an unhealthy mental, emotional, and physical state of being. Teenage girls and boys, and even boys and girls as early as ages 9-12 have reported feeling unsatisfied with their bodies. Living in an American society that glorifies "super-hunks and airbrushed beauties"(Maynard…