Sofía Vergara

In today’s society, beauty is defined by what we see from celebrities on social media and magazines. When one looks at thin, flawless models, it is hard to look in a mirror and call themself beautiful. “Easy, Breezy, beautiful, CoverGirl,” is a phrase that was found by CoverGirl and associated it with their brand. CoverGirl is a makeup brand that stresses every woman is beautiful and makeup is meant to enhance their natural beauty, not to cover it. A commercial I choose from CoverGirl shows that…

Comedian Comedians love making people laugh. They can do this in many different ways. Some tell jokes or funny stories on stage. Some deliver comedy through physical humour, like Jim Carrey. Others are comedic actors in film or on TV, such as Sofia Vergara in Modern Family. They spend their careers working in small comedy clubs and bars. They tend to travel a lot to perform as often as they can. Stand-up comedians stand on a stage in front of an audience. This image alone is scary to most people…

Throughout the course, I have realized, there is so much more to academic writing that I could ever imagined but more importantly, it’s not as hard as I once thought it was- that is, if one takes the necessary preparations. To begin with, the writing process deserves a lot of thought and it is not something one can do in one night. Up until this class, I barely made rough drafts however, now I can not picture writing anything without a rough draft. I have realized that it is a great way to…

successful in their own lives while simultaneously raising a baby. An article by Valerie Williams, a writer for Oxygen, lists 10 celebrities that were teen parents. One of these celebrities, for example, is popular actress Sofia Vergara, who had her son at the age of 19 (Williams). Sofia is just one example of a teen mother who was able to find success while also experiencing motherhood. Despite the amount of success stories of teen mothers, television producers do not depict success because…

Winning the Golden Globes 4 years in a row, “Modern Family” the american comedy, is still releasing trending episodes where the day to day life of three different types of families hook our eyes every Tuesday at 9:00 p.m in ABC family. It’s not only Sofia Vergara (the highest-paid TV actress in the U.S) who influences the rating to go up. In fact, the hilarious of the show “Modern Family” consists of 3 unsual marriages, each one representing a contrasting family stereotype than the others.…

product. One of the constant sources of advertising is the cosmetic industry. COVERGIRL is one of the biggest cosmetic companies in today’s industry. They are known for using famous personalities to promote their products—such as Ellen Degeneres, Sofia Vergara, Drew Barrymore, and many more. In this particular advertisement, the company is promoting a make-up foundation, which features Taylor Swift in a very natural/ light make up, with a phrase stating, “a breath of fresh air! flawless coverage…

Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all! When we think about standards of beauty we think about celebrities and beauty queens. But what does it take to be beautiful like them? In the article U.S. Trends in Feminine Beauty and Overadaptation author Allan Mazur states that “Men place more importance on the physical attractiveness of women.” Because of this the average women today is affected by media to conform their physical beauty to portray the standards of beauty in…

Unlike white Caucasian actors, the number of roles which are available for ethnic minorities are low. A study conducted by University of Southern California’s Annenberg School of Communication shows that black actors occupy 12.5%, while Asian and Hispanic hold only 5.3% and 4.9% respectively for roles in top 100 films in 2014. However, the existence of these roles is likely to be the secondary characters or to merely diversify the movies. Recalling two popular sitcoms in the late 90s and 00s,…

text and the word “skinny” is used for this purpose. The shape of the “Skinny” Pepsi can mainly remind us of bodies of models that are tall and skinny. What is significant about the profile shot is that it is mainly used in order to represent Sofia Vergara as a very skinny woman. There is a great amount of light on the shoulder and her cheek that makes her appear skinnier. The text “the new skinny can” suggests that a woman “can” get into shape by drinking Diet Pepsi. The ad is clearly trying…

they can bring to the screen pertaining to the stereotype, that Latinas are only good as sex symbols. For example, Eva Longoria, in Desperate Housewives, played a scheming Latina homemaker who used her looks to advance her social life. As well as Sofia Vergara in Madea Goes to Jail, she plays a Latina in jail whose character is overly sexualized. In addition, Tanisha Ramirez, a journalist in the Huffington Post, explains, “The problem here is that this idea of the curvy, sexy and sultry Latina…