Hourglass

Imagine, it is October 2, 1919, and you are on the infamous White Sox’s team, and you are getting ready for the start of the World Series, but what you do not realize is that you’re starting pitcher has been lying to the whole team. The Black Sox Scandal of the 1919 World Series ended in the accused being acquitted, but one of the most iconic players in history went down with the other players who were being paid off, Shoeless Joe Jackson was among one of the players that never played after this…

Is it the presence of hair in certain areas of the body? Is it the bulging muscles and wide back or the hourglass figure with wide hips? Is it the dress it’s wearing or maybe the tight pants? Technically speaking a person is male or female if one possesses a penis, with the associated testis, vans deferens and the like, or if one possesses a vagina, with ovaries…

I’m half way up the stairs and I can already hear the humming of workout machines, the rhythmic tapping of a jump rope, and the spray of a cleaner bottle. Just like the other millions of people in the gym, my new year’s resolution is to get into shape. We tell ourselves we are going to stick with it and form a habit, but it’s not that easy. It’s intimidating. We still have other commitments and overflowing work, so after the first few weeks, we push off going one day by telling ourselves…

America in the 1920s -- a period characterized by rapid modernization, economic prosperity, and abundant wealth. It is truly one of the most iconic periods in America’s brief history, from the barrage of new products hitting the market to the dramatic changes in lifestyle American people underwent. With this era of economic growth came the rise of consumerism and, as a direct result, a change in advertising techniques. Americans were being exposed to the fruits of capitalism, and they were…

Advertisements as a Genre Commercial advertisement is a genre directed to all people. Although all commercials fall under the same genre, there are many different techniques the author can take, depending on the purpose of the commercial and the audience that the author wants to reach. For example, an advertiser can take the celebrity approach and have a celebrity appearance in the commercial. This shows the audience that if the company is able to have someone famous represent them, they must…

Edgar Allan Poe’s poem, “A Dream within a Dream,” conveys that the narrator is experiencing a daydream adjusted to the narrator's perception of reality happening at two levels of detachment away from the actual reality. Poe incorporates the themes of uncertain reality, the toll of untrue love, and time illusion to illustrate the narrator managing to escape reality by indulging in the daydream, replaying his perception of a memory. The poem’s structure consists of the use of juxtaposition with…

The show depicts a quirky, young woman named Betty who is often regarded as unattractive by others. Betty lands a job as an assistant at a fashion magazine called “Mode”. Though her physical appearance is often mocked and humiliated, Betty gains her colleague’s respect and eventually finds her way into the fashion industry through her hard work and positive attitude. Meanwhile, other women who work in Mode tend to be careful about the impressions others have on their physical appearance, thus…

Society’s expectation towards the bodies of men and women is shaped the ideas and messages sent out by the media. The Media expects men and women to exceed and improve their body to the new values and expectations towards the body that are socially constructed by various types of media such as commercials, magazines, Victoria's Secret advertisement s , etc. ”Interpellation” by John Fiske reveals the invisible world that controls our thoughts and behaviors to make it socially acceptable. Fiske…

Body image has changed throughout the years. The thought of having to have this perfect body has grown. Body image is an issue in today’s society especially through the media outlets. What is body image? Body image is what one sees about themselves. What he/she imagines their appearance to be. This could include their weight or height. Most importantly it is how one feels about themselves. Do they feel happy with what they see? Maybe they feel sad with they see. Roughly 91 percent of women are…

Woman Femininity, or rather my best imitation, has always seemed to be forcibly adhered —reluctantly at best— to the façade of my person. It hung loose like the plaid pleated skirt I was forced to wear once a year for Christmas piano recitals, a tradition I resented almost as much as the garment itself. “It will make your mother happy, I don’t ask for much,” I heard ad nauseam, as I pleaded with my mother, grandmother, and aunt to let me wear the relaxed khaki pants I wore for every other event…