It provides as information from picking a guy to having an amazing sexual life, from breaking up with a guy and flirting. ... In this essay i will show how the body and image of women have been portrayed in these magazines and how sex, race and class are interconnected in these magazines. ... When asked how many of them were on a diet, almot all of them put their hands up. ... Today notonly the women but the younger girls from age nine to teengers want to dress up like the women in the magazines. ... They want to wear heals and make up just like the women in the magazine. ...

• Word Count: 2019
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

"In a 1997 survey of 3,452 women, 24 percent said that they would be willing to give up three years of their life to attain their weight goal" (Watchtower 4). 22 percent of the women surveyed said that their body image was influenced by fashion magazine models. ... It is simply no longer possible to deny that the fashion industry is having an effect on how women view themselves and how they believe society views them. ... Even other male celebrities like Elton John, Johnny Depp, and Billy Bob Thorton have suffered from eating disorders in attempts to keep up with the competition in thei...

• Word Count: 2198
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography

This is how many eating disorders start; a girl wanting to be beautiful, that is conform to the standard of beauty that has been set for them. ... Do young girls just wake up one day and say to themselves "I want to be fucked up in the head!"? ... young girls are very keen and pick up on subtleties, and, in a lot of cases whether it's experimentation or a serious life-changing decision, they mimic their role models, who are in many cases the emaciated, skeletal actresses they see on their screens. Emaciated women are not exclusively found on screen; magazines are flourishing - absol...

• Word Count: 1513
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

How often do American's pick up a Twinky or bag of chips simply because they are bored? How often does one choose to stuff their face because they are depressed and/or stressed? ... Stop and visually think about different geographical locations and consider on how many corners or in how many shopping centers we have fast food restaurants. ... How often must we neglect to volunteer our body in physical activities before we realize we as a country are becoming very lazy and in turn causes many to be obese? America compared to other countries is second in obesity among Men and Women (w...

• Word Count: 1738
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Cynthia is ashamed on how much food she eats a day. ... Till this day I regret acting the way I did, everyday she went to pick me up I made sure I was the first one out so I wouldn't be embarrassed or feel bad for my mother. ... Many obvious health concerns involve depression, high blood pressure, infertility in women, and arthritis. ... It is time to start reading between the lines and counting how many calories we take in or how much sugar is within one little piece of food. ... " Is this messed up? ...

• Word Count: 2119
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The reports published by the National Health Service indicates that one in every five men suffer with the disease and with one death in every seven women. ... Life of any individual can be like a bowl of fruits if they learn the ways of how to pick the tree of life. ... The argument partially depends on the notion that individuals choose to select foods on their own free will, in complete cognizance of facts and may give up if they are positioned the same value on health as they normally presume other surgeons to. ...

• Word Count: 1512
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate