Body shape

Since I was very young my family has always encouraged a thin body size as the “healthy” body. I remember, we always had very traditional family dinners with a meat, carb, and many vegetables and we were not allowed to leave the table until our vegetables and salads were finished. After dinner, we typically took walks around the golf course, played soccer or basketball, or swam. Nothing about this appeared to me as anything out of the ordinary or even an encouragement to be fit and thin. I had…

I believe everyone should strive for excellence and follow their dreams. As a teenager, I have many interests: sports, friends, work, etc., but most of all I love to help people in need and make a difference. Attending Omaha Marian High School, I have teachers who have helped me grow in my love of science. Taking classes like anatomy and chemistry have expanded my knowledge and curiosity of the sciences, making me realize my great interest in the topic. The love I have for both science and…

a catalyst for change; it is a paralytic.” (Kinzle, 7) A catalyst speeds up a reaction but in this reference, she is saying it would just slow down the process of change, a paralytic. She believes if people would be more accepting of other peoples bodies there wouldn’t be a problem. On the opposing side, Friend believes obesity is a problem and there is only one way to solve it, which is fat-shaming. Friend states “if shame is not the cornerstone of the solution, the situation will never…

obesity means having more fats compared to the normal body weight(Funder,2011).People discriminate obese,as obesity is considered as a disability.Society puts huge pressure on people to look perfect and adapt into a certain size. Although being discriminated , number of obese people has increased to the double over the past three decades (HODGEKISS,2014),obesity is a result…

In the novel Uglies by Scott Westerfeld, the author addresses a major societal issue that is evident around the world. Through the novel, Westerfeld tackles the subject of beauty standards in society. Most people would like to think that you would not recognize aspects of today’s society in a dystopian novel. Despite these wishes, there are similarities present between the Uglies society and society as we know it. In today’s media craze it is extremely easy for people of all ages to feel…

Images often are used to convey a powerful message to an audience through the use of different methods or appeals. This technique has been used for many decades and it continues to be used now a days. In this case, this ad by Helena Rubinstein is trying to convince us to buy a makeup product from her makeup line. At the top of the ad in big bold letters it says “How to get gorgeous.” Followed right under it there is a small paragraph describing the product. Right under that there is a picture of…

humans seem to be captivated not only with new technologies and health advances, but also with having the perfect body image. We as humans are plagued with how our faces, legs, chest and even how our stomachs look. The question is who gets to decide what is admissible, a imperfection, all right or what is perfection. Another question that is up and coming is having to do with the cause of body image and eating disorders. In Susan Bordo’s essay “The Globalization of Eating Disorders,” Susan Bordo…

human, he also states that it is a difficult appearance standard to live up to. As girls grow up playing with Barbie’s they start to look up to Barbie’s “perfect body”. The most common perspective of how girls think their body image looks is negative, and this is influences by media. Girls tend to think that celebrities’ and models’ bodies are the only way they should look. Men do not feel as much pressure as women do, because men are perfectly fine with being average. Today’s society, young…

During the early 2000’s Dove created an experiment to learn about women’s, interests, hobbies and priorities. During that survey, it was found that only 2% out of more than 3,000 women in 10 different countries perceived themselves to be beautiful. Dove seized the opportunity to revamp their image. The Campaign for Real Beauty launched in 2004 and has continued till this day. The main objective for the Real Beauty Campaign was to encourage women to have confidence, to be comfortable in their…

How odd would it be if everyone was the same? If no one had a unique Identity. Identity makes you who you are. I am a very social person even though I don't come from a very large family. I love to play sports but sometimes love to be lazy! My identity could be shown through these factors such as gender, and Interests One of the factors of my identity is my gender. Gender has a lot to do with your identity. This factor can change other people's perception of you. For example this could change…