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have long hair, full makeup, and semi-revealing clothing also from the brand Guess. Despite being an ad for perfume, the bottle of it is less focused on than the aesthetics of the models. The intended audience should be, given that it was found in a ‘Teen Vogue’, the 13-29 year old girl demographic, however, the ad is seen heavily through the lens of the male gaze. The models are very thin, the clothes and poses emphasising this even further, and they appear beautiful, but like parts before…

reason you started was because a friend inspired you? If you did, you can bet that Teen activists get inspired just like you. Teen activists are teens who want to make a positive influence on the world, trying to solve economic problems such as poverty and child labor. But where do you start out? How do you find a passion, or a drive to start being a teen activist? Don’t worry, because there are many ways that Teen Activists get started. Some of them include a personal experience, read an…

to a screaming, crying baby for the 8th time that night. 2:32 A.M. reads the clock. The young girl thinks to herself, “I’m 16 years old. I just got my license, I should not have a child.” Sex education should be taught to students because it reduces teen pregnancy, increases contraceptive use, and delays sexual activity. Do not misunderstand, children are a blessing, but they can make life extremely stressful when they are had at the wrong time. The current debate involves these topics:…

image by photo-shopping and airbrushing, it is usually done digitally. In the fashion industry, editors always altered models to make them looked thinner, narrowing their shoulder, or flawless. Obliviously, most of the images in advertisements and magazines have tampered with airbrushing professionals. Indirectly, advancement of technology and skills contributes to the manipulation of images which embarks the birth of a new unrealistic body image perception. Not to mention the constantly…

What in today’s society do teens need to have to stay attractive? How does this affect the self esteem of someone? What did my peers and adult friends have to say about their body? Can you stand up to peer pressure? These answers shocked me, and made me rethink about other people and their thoughts about their body. What exactly is social pressure? As it is said in Social Pressure and Teens By Margaret and she explains it perfectly “Social Pressure…

When Miles, a teen with a fascination with last words, encounters Alaska he tells her the last words of Simon Bolivar which were, “How will I ever get out of the labyrinth!” The two ponder if the labyrinth he is trying to get out of is the one of darkness or light. The…

How we are Being Brainwashed to Consume In America, advertisements are everywhere. Television, magazines, and social media are used for marketers to sell their product. This constant stream of commercialism is leading teens and adults to overspending. Brands are targeting teens and leading them to believe that more stuff = more happiness. Children and teens are especially vulnerable to this kind of commercialism, and begin a habit of overspending at a very young age. Because brands are using…

types of literature can be used to enforce acceptance among American teens. When teens read about inequity and the acceptance of others, they find it in themselves and accept others as well. Implanted information in literature can help bring awareness to multiple topics of social inequity. It is extremely important to share knowledge on these important topics with the upcoming leaders of our country. Poems, songs, movies, magazines, social media, and books are just of the few places that…

As stated previously, some people argue that teaching teens condom use can confuse teens and cause them to believe sex is exceptional. However, without sexual contraceptives, teenage pregnancies would potentially rise by over one and a half million per year (Khan, 30). Preventing access to contraceptives from teenagers and young adults would increase the rate of teen pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. Recently there has been a significant controversy…

actresses seen in media such as magazines, television, and social media advertisements look significantly less than one hundred and fifty four pounds. The reason being that these models have been photo shopped with the technology provided today. The access to technology provides people the opportunity to take an overweight, eighty year old women with black hair and make her an underweight, sixteen year old with beach blonde hair. Many of the models seen in magazines and on television do not…