“Thin” is the norm that has become all too common. Magazines such as maxim, playboy, and numerous others all depict models that have undergone extensive reconstruction. This view of women to please men is tormenting the females in their teens and twenty’s causing them to subject their body’s to numerous cosmetic procedures in the form of; face-lifts, tummy tucks, liposuction, breast augmentation (Very common), lip implants, Botox injections, and rhinoplasty (nose reconstruction). Television reinforces the exact same image through films and serials. Although both men and women undergo aesthetic surgery, the media effects on women are more significant.
Header is ½ inch from the top Joan River’s Cure 1 Matthias Eichmann ENG 101 P.M. Gabler, Instructor October 20, 2009 Joan Rivers’ Cure: Will Plastic Surgery Make You Happier? John Cloud (2009)develop a title from your thesis/do not use the title of the article In her new book titled Men Are Stupid…….. And They Like Big Boobs,no quotation marks Joan Rivers writes about the medical details, cost and complications of cosmetic surgery and procedures, nearly all of which she has undergone herself. She also promoted in the New York Timesitalics and on NPR her view that women should have as many cosmetic procedures as they can afford. Rivers believes,“Looking good equals feeling good”(as cited in Cloud, 2009). However, plastic surgery can be a good thing for people who really have a medical reason to undergo those procedures.
Life through a Lens “Spoiled” is a comedy-drama book written by two best friends, Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan. The book talks about the celebrity culture and how Molly Dix, has just found out that her biological father is a world-famous movie star. Along with the fact that paparazzi will do anything for a great cover story. On the topic of celebrity culture, these celebrities are always pushed into a corner based on their behavior and how they portray themselves to the public. They are either praised or criticized for how they act.
Firstly, Brown uses expert opinion. He quotes D Lum from the Maroondah hospital and the shocking fact that young children, whilst drunk are being sexually assaulted. This would position his readers, mostly parents to see the dark side of alcohol and teenagers as no parent would want for their teenage child to be sexually assaulted. Secondly he uses statistics. Brown highlights the 300% increase in hospital admissions of drunken teenagers.
Kevin Clavey Ms. Pruter English 101 Dec 3rd 2010 Teens, the 1960’s Peace, love, and happiness was the motto to teenage life in 60’s. The sixties was a huge decade for teens, the baby boom following World War II led to about 41% of the U.S.’s population being teenagers (Hurley 115). Many teens described this era as a whole new way of life. It was a time of freedom and peace for teens of the sixties. Teens were looking for change in the sixties; they used new ways of thinking, changed the way they dressed, turned to drugs for inspiration, and listened to music that promoted all of these changes.
Ashley Odom SPCM 1015 Title Our youth on drugs * Specific purpose to educate and inform the audience on how drugs are ruining America’s youth. * Central Idea: we need to take a stand in America against drug use in our youths. * Introduction every year more teens die of overdose in America than motor vehicle accidents * Revel topic I am here today to talk to you today about the alarming number of teens in America on drugs. * Credibility statement I have done drastic amounts of research on this topic and feel that the information I have gathered is not only credible but it is also information that everyone should be aware of. * Relevancy Statement we all have youths in our lives who may be facing secrete
Introduction Attention getter: How many of you guys want to have plastic surgery in future? Purpose Statement: Today, I would like to explain why plastic surgery should be banned. Reasons to listen: According to the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the recent breast implant scandal could affect up to 300 thousand women worldwide. Credibility: The rapid growth of plastic surgery also overlapped with a period of rising income concentration in the 1980s and 1990s. Preview: I would like to discuss the three main points why plastic surgery should be banned.
Even as a 15year old the texts case, Kristen, thought that she should look like everyone in TV with big breast and so forth. The text writer, Camille Sweeney, actually mention, that a part of being adult is having a plastic surgery. In text 2 there is a survey that determine, that plastic surgery done for “youths 18 or younger is more than tripled over a 10-year period”. The text suggests that parents have to learn how to say no to the teens. It also states, that what we’re seeing with the many plastic surgery is an epidemic of low-esteem girls.
In a society that knows that "sex sells", most fail to realize that there is a very strong connection between body-image and advertisement. Media has a huge influence on society today, especially on teens. Everyone has seen or heard of some type of advertisement promoting some type of beauty product, jewelry, or a new brand of clothing to say the least. Almost all of it is based on beauty “when media television, movies, magazines and advertising widely promotes this ideal, it becomes difficult to ignore.” The influence of the media on the proliferation of eating disorders cannot be refuted. From an early age we have been shown with images and messages that reinforce the idea that to be happy and successful we must be thin.
People from younger generations are so drawn that they would rather skip school and chase after fame and money so that they can also appear to the world as celebrities. Celebrity culture through the help of the media is forced down the throats of our teenagers and young people from the younger generation now lose their grip on the culture and are ‘westernized’ However, it’s not like nothing good can come out of celebrity culture, They encourage teenagers to follow their dreams and work towards what they feel is the right path for them. Celebrity culture shows that you should as much as possible give to those who are in need and support various