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When asked what can critically affect a teenage girl’s perception on body image, many would quickly answer “social media.” Arguing that the overuse of social media may result in psychological damage leading to low self-esteem and depression. However, one must consider the huge role culture plays in body stereotyping among adolescent girls due to cultural body ideals and women's role in the media. Culture molds the concept in which body image is developed and results in fluctuation within body…

The obesity rate has increased significantly over the past decades and continues to be a leading health concern. The purpose was to determine the risk of obesity in young adulthood correlated with both childhood obesity and obesity in one or both parents. Childhood obesity was defined as a body-mass index at or above the 85th percentile for age and sex, and obesity in adulthood as a mean body-mass index at or above 27.8 for men and 27.3 for women (Willett, 2013). Methods of study: Height and…

The media are using Photoshop to make the celebrities look perfect, so they can make more money by making their magazine more attractive. In my opinion, Photoshop as a bad influence and can hurt teenager’s self-esteem. They can feel bad about how they feel and want to change themselves to be more like the Photoshop people, even if it is not real. The teenagers can feel bad about how they are. There is a lot of girls who compare themselves with the people in the magazines and a lot of these…

Colvin's thesis statement states that while some may argue that Lady Gaga is known for her elaborate costumes, some might also argue the costumes may be a little gimmicky. Lady Gaga’s persona has undoubtedly become a pop culture icon many millennials know today. When asked, I believe many millennials can name some of Lady Gaga’s most popular songs and the outfits that coincide with the music video. Colvin considers Gaga wants or needs to remain in the character’s that she creates because in some…

Prader-Willi Syndrome Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) is a rare genetic disorder presented at birth that results in numerous physical, cognitive, and behavioral problems, most notably food-related issues and obesity. Infants with PWS are characterized with severe low muscle tone, feeding difficulties, poor growth, and delayed development. Later on, these infants begin to eat excessively and become obese due to the hypothalamus not working properly. Most cases of PWS are not inheritable and are a…

In the 1890’s a pen and ink drawing of a women that was described as having the social grace and beauty of a lady and a little spunk of the American spirit, it started a revolution of women conforming to one image of a tiny waist and voluptuous hips in the early 1900’s. The trend of female celebrities taking on those trends showed an increase of media coverage, with women becoming popular figures based on an attainment of this figure. The class of Loyola University under the instruction of…

Depending on what culture one lives in, everyone has a general idea of what beauty is in that society. In American’s society, at one point in times the thinner the woman is, the more attractive she in society standards. This idea is why more woman feel the need to go on crash diets and lose weight so they can be considered normal. If one thinks about the ideal image of being thin, it is shown through advertisement, magazine and television. In the research study, research is trying to connect the…

Running event websites. Hellomolly.com is a website for ages seventeen to mid twenties women. This website is an Australian website but customers can order clothes from all over the world. What attracts people most about this website is there is always a young girl modelling the clothes so they can see all the different makeup looks they use with the clothes and the different types of shoes because it looks young and hot. If there weren’t a young girl on the front page and modelling all the…

The Correlation Between Video Games and Childhood Obesity Recently I moved out of my parents house and my little brother became a big gamer. He turned my old room into his new office/game room. When I go over to my parents house now I notice he’s constantly getting snacks and sodas but never coming out that room which led me to thinking about how unhealthy that has to be for him. I started doing some research on how often obesity in children is starting to occur and the reasons behind it. I…

1. One of the physical feature that distinguishes a male from a female is the neck. Females have longer and slender necks and is a feminine feature. Another physical feature that distinguishes a male from a female is small feet. Females tend to have small feet, to a woman having small feet means having a super feminine foot and this gave her a higher status. In Western cultures for example females wearing high heels makes them more vulnerable increases the protective instincts of males. 2.…