Colbie Caillat

Most young adults, especially teenage girls, have social media such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Tumblr. Even more people read magazines, watch TV and movies and listen/watch music videos. Social media has become an everyday part of life. But has it gone so far that it helped to alter someone 's view of themselves? Social media has indeed affected the body image of many. There are stickers that have been placed in public restrooms saying "Warning: reflections in this mirror maybe…

from an eating disorder of her own. She is against the idea and believes the use of Photoshop is damaging to readers of magazines and encourages her fans to fight against, “the forces that make them feel like they are not beautiful.” Even singer Colbie Caillat is against photoshop. She went makeup free for her music video, which is about her teenage insecurities. She, “was so confused about how [she] should look” as a teenager and “tried changing every single thing about [herself].” According to…

Today’s society is focused on flaws. Most people focus on their own flaws and flaws of other people. However, a new movement has started that wants to diminish these wrong ideas of focusing on anybody’s flaws. These wrong ideas or, so called flaws, include the praise of unrealistic appearances, superiority of a group of people, and skewed priorities in today's society. The movement is against all sexism, racism, and some materialism. But, the movement is still focusing on the bad things too.…

When I was in high school we had a religion class; one day the teacher asked if we wanted our kids to turn out like us and I was the only one to raise their hand. The reason why is because I’ve always been very independent and never cared what others thought of me and I knew the difference between good and bad. Yes, I did had times where I would be influenced by others, but as I grew I realized if it was even worth being someone who was not truly me. It’s sad to know that in the United States by…

Annie was in the car on her way to her saturday dance class towards the end of the year. She suddenly remembered the show they always have. On the drive to dance the sky was blue and the sun was shining brightly. The radio was on loud like always on the same usual station, 105.3. She walked into class as normal and everyone seemed to have more energy than other saturdays as they crowded around Mrs. Tori with her phone out. “I found the song you are doing the dance to for the show, ” she said…

Katelyn Marken ENGL 101 Debra Hunking, Instuctor November 29, 2016 Is Media to Blame for Eating Disorders? "International estimates suggest that anorexia nervosa has an annual incidence of 8:1 per 100,000 population..." (Morris, Simpson, and Voy 45-53). Anorexia and bulimia are the two main types of eating disorders, and usually the most common. If not dealt with and treated, eating disorders can be damaging to health and in some instances, lead to death. Eating disorders aren 't a new problem,…

Hearing the tone in the artist voice, the lyrics to the song and how they are feeling has us feeling the exact same way. Just sit there and hear the lyric word for word and realize what is being said grabs your attention. Just like Beyonce, Pink, Colbie, Taylor Swift and Sia sing about how society wants women to look a certain way which is called “perfect” and…

I proudly say constantly “I’m a woman!” to be more precise “I’m a strong independent woman”. The reason behind this it’s because growing up I always felt that being a woman was a sign of weakness. However, over the years I learned that I should never see women as that, because females have shown to be very strong over the years. Both of my moms made sure that I never felt less just because I’m a woman and they did a good job. Most of my life I have felt 100% comfortable and happy with my gender…

Besides spreading information at a lightning speed, social networking has been empowering business and done good deeds for the economy. The development of Facebook and other several social networking sites has come along with an existence of new industries, which generates thousands of new jobs. SNSs, particularly, LinkedIn allow employers to look for prospective employees and vice versa. Similarly, many universities and colleges search for future students by posting announcements of new…

For adolescent females, daily pressures are all-consuming. Whether it is education, relationships, or body image, young girls today lead busy lives and juggle countless responsibilities. To add to this frantic mindset, social media is attracting girls’ attention at every corner. Girls living in America are taught that everything is dependent upon how they look rather than their intelligence or internal characteristics. This installation of ideas is causing more than simply eating disorders and…