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usually result in many of them harming themselves. The influence of the media is the reasoning behind this. It influences things such as eating disorders, more specifically anorexia or bulimia, and from a very young age women are exposed to endless images and messages that reinforce the idea that to be happy and successful, they must be thin (Strickland, 2015). This idea can easily be compared to any…

Introduction In color reproduction, gamut or the color gamut is a certain complete subset of colors, which can be accurately represented in a given circumstance such as given color space [1]. In another words gamut literally means the total range of possibilities that can be accomplished from red, green and blue (RGB) for a particular device [2]. If certain color cannot be reproduced accurately there is a way how to calculate the color difference by adequately describing the color by numerical…

Body image, portrayed in today’s society, is very warped. In the article, Body Image, it states that body image is how one looks, as well as how they act and how they perceive their bodies to be. A lot of this unconventional body image spread throughout the media is very harmful to individuals who are struggling with their body images; especially in teens. Agencies do share a responsibility in promoting a healthy body image within their advertisements to share with the mass of individuals. The…

It still astonishes me to this day that toys for children are divided by genders. And although we try to deny it, we’ve all done it at some point: Hot-wheels are for the little boys, Barbie’s are for the young girls. And boys playing with hot-wheels can grow up from their childhood with no affects except for happy memories. While girls with Barbie’s not only have memories, but also that little voice in the back of their heads: why can’t I have the same body as Barbie? And it’s everywhere, 10…

body image. Stephanie Armstrong (2011) stated that about 90% of fifteen to seventeen year old girls wanted to change one or more features of their physical appearance. Armstrong also mentioned that weight was ranked as the highest feature adolescent girls wanted to be changed. When it came to adolescent boys, she commented on how up to twelve percent of teenage boys use unverified supplements, steroids, or both. According to the National Eating Disorder Association [NEDA] (n.d.), body images is…

Some research could suggest that there are many other causes for body image disturbance, although it has been proved that types of media does influence how we perceive our own bodies. Advertisements send messages about body image that are dangerous and cause detrimental effects to millions of young women (Blood 2005; Bordo 1993; Hess-Biber 1996; Kilbourne 1999, cited in Heiland, 2008). The role of the media specifically, have as of late gotten maybe the most consideration as a conceivable…

Societal beliefs can have a great effect on our body image. Everyone knows that Superman is strong and has bulging muscles and that Barbie is thin and successful. That has been engrained in our heads, ever since we were children. Much of our society follows particular beauty ideals that are very impractical, just like Barbie and Superman. These ideas are reinforced in our Westernized states. Looking at socio-cultural beliefs, they emphasize a current societal standard to look thin. They not…

Levine & Smolak (2009) posits that the measure of any successful prevention program is the defining of its purpose. What is the overall goal that the program is attempting to prevent? “Thus, defining what problem behaviors or risk factors are to be prevented (or changed) and which protective factors or health enhancing behaviors are to be strengthened is the starting point” (Levine & Smolak, 2009, p ). The identified program for this proposal is eating disorders or eating disturbances. Both…

at the threshold of the continent. The allusion to Dante’s Inferno continues as Marlow journeys to Brussels, he describes the city as “a white sepulchre”. The city’s description becomes a first hand example to tombs and death that are vital to the image of Hell. As Marlow goes to his meeting in the fogged city, he sees two women “knitting black wool”. The portrayal of the women knitting directly relates to the Fates that are so often portrayed in Mythology and Dante’s telling of Hell. The…

Maya Angelou, a renowned American poet once said ‘We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated’. Being a poet of African descent, she was able to manifest this in her poems by making a connection to Africa and its history. Similarly, David Diop, a contemporary of Angelou was of African descent but he was born and raised in France. Even so, he spent a significant amount of time in West Africa which helped him connect with his mother nation. His works were mainly on political…