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Ashley Benson loves to flaunt her enviable figure on social media, but who knew that she was being passed over for a role because she is just not skinny enough? The Pretty Little Liars star opened up about being told to "lose weight" in Health magazine's March issue. A photo posted by Ashley Benson (@itsashbenzo) on Feb 9, 2016 at 1:18pm PST The 26-year-old actress has a healthy, svelte body but according to some Hollywood casting directors, her body needs a lot more work. Benson revealed that…

Then came the Roaring 20’s after the first world war. During this era, curvy women with short dresses in flapper style, and bob hairstyle were considered beautiful. (“A look back at beauty through History”). Small wait with large posteriors was no more trendier, but elastic corsets were still in use. Pale skin along with thin eyebrows and silhouette was the perfect look. Wearing makeup was considered low class until 1920’s. (“A look back at beauty through History”). Then was the time for Golden…

For Alix, it began in high school when she attempted to please her ruthless coach and become better in figure skating (“Stories of Hope”). For Laura, it was the thin models in the media that caught her eye and go down a dangerous road (“Stories of Hope”). For Patrick, it was to gain control of his life after the continuous disappointments in life (“Male Athlete Speaks Out”). Based on South Carolina Department of Mental Health, about 8 million people throughout America suffer from eating…

young women about beauty are often harmful and misinterpreted.The female image and what women should or could look like in marketing and advertising in particular is a trending controversial topic. Advertising can be portrayed through positive ways but often times they are negative. In one scholarly article written by (British Journal), reads “ the mass media is described as the loudest and most aggressive purveyors of images and narratives of ideal sender beauty.” For many women who are exposed…

Facebook allow users to connect with friends and family, in addition to meeting new people, but many individuals are not aware, or even familiar with the downside of these sites. In her article “Facebook may amplify eating disorders and poor body image” Stephanie Hanes quotes Dr. Brandt saying that “[f]acebook is making it easier for people to spend more time and energy criticizing their own bodies and wishing they looked like someone else.” In fact, nowadays, the dramatic advancements in…

to technology, causing teens to become addicted to social media. Social media ruins teens body image and self-esteem. Body image is how people think and feel about their body; self- esteem is how people think and feel about themselves (Gallivan, slide 1). Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, and Twitter are the most well known apps where you can post and communicate. Teenage girl’s self-esteem and body image is lowered through social media because of bullying.…

II INTRODUCTION The purpose of this lab was to demonstrate and observe the effect a large focal spot and a small focal spot will have on the resolution of the image. Chapter 3 of Practical Radiographic Imaging states that resolution is “the ability to distinguish two adjacent details as being separate and distinct from each other” (Carrol, 2007, p. 48). This definition of resolution helps to explain what will be looking for to retrieve the data for this lab. As stated in Chapter 16 of…

an image. A pixel is a tiny illumination that makes up an image. A good example is when you use Microsoft Paint with Microsoft Windows. Zoom in a little, click on the pencil and make a single dot. That could be considered a pixel. Many pixels on the screen may make up an image that you are able to recognise. http://i.imgur.com/x3hC4SA.jpg If you were to watch a video on your PC and you were able to zoom the image in very closely, you would see the smooth image become more pixilated. Image…

Sexual advertisement Sex is a major themes covered by the contemporary mass media, including books, magazines, newspapers, film, video and television. Female always portrayed as a sexy image in the society since centuries. They always represent as an influencer for most of the products. They also act as a character to motivate or stimulate a male consumer to buy certain product. As the print advertisement shown above, Gucci advertiser used female and male to promote the male product, Gucci…

I believe that teenagers have a big problem with their body image, teenagers look at magazines and the media and see Photoshop women and men. This is a social problem because of how teenagers are becoming sick with having the idea that they need to be sex skinny or manly with big broad muscles. Teenagers today look at media images all the time, with commercials, magazines, billboards and models. These pictures make teenagers with different types of bodies feel discouraged about themselves and…