...Body image article- Eimear Langan Body image is the picture or mental image of one’s own body. Both teenage girls and teenage boys are concerned about body image along with new mothers and also some men and women. This is due to the pictures of skinny people in magazines who aren’t even real people as they have been photoshopped in every possible way, which makes these people want to look like something that is physically impossible. Models have the biggest influence on our body image as we aim to look like someone that’s not realistic. People ask the question “why don’t I look like the models on the television or in magazines?” we don’t look like models that we see in the media because the average model is taller and weighs 23 percent, or almost a quarter less than the average woman who Is 5'4" and weighs 148 lbs. In the dove ad that we watched in school we learned that people see themselves differently to how others see them. For example the artist drew a picture of a person describing themselves and another picture of the same person described by someone else. When we saw the two pictures we could see that how we portray ourselves is different from how other people see us. Studies show that people can be so insecure that they will get several plastic surgeries and eventually become addicted. I read about one girl who’s a model and who got lots of plastic surgery done and started to get addicted, she was unhappy with the way she looked and to make things worst she was being...
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...Body Shaming In the Media Recent research on discrepancies related to distorting body image demonstrates how the media is a key variable in the recent increase of eating disorders. Up to 24 million people suffer from an eating disorder in the U.S. The constant exposure to these ideals in the media is closely related to increased body dissatisfaction and self-objectification, according to Kimberly Bissell of the Journal of Mass Media Ethics. Numerous research studies concur there is a lack of body-type diversity in most media forms. “Real Women Have Curves” and “Real Beauty” campaigns have been overwhelming the media, pushing for women to embrace their curvy figure. Does this send the message that women who are not curvy are not real women or do not have true beauty? In our culture, certain appearances are predisposed to certain stereotypes and health assumptions. Fat is automatically lazy, unhealthy, bad and out of control, while skinny is automatically productive, confident and healthy. Being thin comes with the positive connotation and association of success. Society often links success to being thin, further enforcing its social desirability, according to Kristen E. Van Vonderen and William Kinnally of the Journal of Mass Media Ethics. “It might be surprising to know that weight stigma hurts both thin and fat people,” stated Deb Burgard on the National Eating Disorder Association Website. “In my work with people of all sizes who are struggling with disordered...
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...theory on an organism’s life existing within and “through” skin, Sullivan harnesses the acceptance of the “transaction” allowing all processes to occur as a means positive transformation. Through the boundaries of sex and race, Sullivan reveals the human individual as a body no longer bounded by absolute substance. Instead, we can find direction and freedom within the dynamic relationship of body and environment, and address the impact of the insurmountable activities of life “on people’s lived situations and experiences” (Sullivan 3). Acknowledgment of our transactional bodies formation by mutual constitution and categorization of the world comes with the examination of the “hidden assumptions and blind spots” that accompany a particular perspective, and ultimately, the potential of changed habit for achieving what Dewey previously defines as a Great community (Sullivan 4). By encouraging the collaboration and advantages of a transactional perspective of our own body, Sullivan wishes to free the boundaries of fixed habit and improve bodily existence through a blend of 20th Century pragmatism. Sullivan’s concern remains within the social, ethical, and epistemological implications of transactional bodies, encouraging the explanation of the true harm and benefit of different transactions onto different people. Subject and object compartmentalized as separate entities suggest an exchange that never allows for the conceptualization of co-constitution, so Sullivan respectively...
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...Whole Body Donation for Research and Education. There are several types of donations that can occur after death. Organ donation, this occurs primarily occurs for the purposes of life saving transplantation. Tissue and eye donation for the purposes of transplantation, which is primarily, considered life enhancing. In some cases it could be considered life saving but for the most part a person would survive without the transplantation. This includes things such as bone grafts for accident or cancer victims, or eye (cornea) donation. They would likely live without it but might otherwise be significantly impaired i.e. blind, or crippled. Organ eye and tissue donation for transplantation is one of the most highly regulated areas in healthcare. Multiple regulatory agencies at the federal level such as CMS (Center for Medicare Services), FDA (Federal Drug Association), UNOS (United Network for Organ Sharing) have oversight. These areas of donation are also regulated in many, but not all cases by state oversight. This regulation while adding cost and complication helps assure the safety of the public. The next area of donation is done for the purposes of education or research. This area is completely unregulated in most states. The bodies donated to unregulated programs can be used for a variety of purposes. Often they are used as cadavers for training medical students. The remains could also be used as anatomical models for a chiropractor’s office, be processed...
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...Chal Crawford English 101/820 09 November, 2010 Assignment: Persuasion Paper Medias affect on Body Image Images of female bodies are everywhere. Women and their body parts sell everything from food to cars. Popular film and television actresses are becoming younger, taller and thinner. Women’s magazines are full of articles urging that if they can just lose those last twenty pounds, they’ll have it all the perfect marriage, loving children, great sex, and a rewarding career Why are standards of beauty being imposed on women? The roots are economic, by presenting an ideal difficult to achieve and maintain the cosmetic and diet product industries are assured of growth and profits. Take Kristen of River Edge, New Jersey, just like most girls at the age of 15 “she started to develop curves; she was disappointed that breasts did not follow” (Sweeney). Girls rose in a culture of celebrity obsession and makeover TV shows believe that a “shapely bust line” and a thin body will let them have it all. Women who are insecure about their bodies are more likely to invest in beauty products, new clothes, diet aids, and plastic surgery. It is estimated that the diet industry alone is worth 40 to 100 billion a year selling temporary weight loss, 90 to 95% of dieters regain the lost weight (BBC). American Society for Aesthetic Plastic surgery shows that the number of operations performed on 18 or younger have more than tripled over a 10 year period from 59,890 in 1997 to 205,119 in 2007...
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...Body mass index (BMI), also called the Quetelet Index, and is a calculation used to determine and the amount of amount of body fat we have. Not everyone who is a little bit over weight will benefit from weight loss. However BMI is not a diagnostic tool. A person may have a high BMI. But to determine if excess weight is a health risk, a doctor would recommend they be further tested. These assessments might include skin fold thickness measurements, evaluations of diet, physical activity, family history, and other appropriate health screenings. The use of BMI allows us to compare our weight status to the general population According to the BMI weight status categories, anyone with a BMI over 25 would be classified as overweight and anyone with a BMI over 30 would be classified as obese. It is important to remember that BMI is not a direct measure of body fatness and that BMI is calculated from our weight and height which includes both muscle and fat. As a result, some people may have a high BMI but not have a high percentage of body fat. Highly trained athletes may have a high BMI because of their increased muscles rather than increased body fat. Although some people with a BMI in the overweight range from 25.0 to 29.9 may not have excess body fatness, most people with a BMI in the obese range is getter then 30 will have increased levels in body fat. The BMI number is calculated the same way for children and adults, the way it’s used to interpret the meaning of the BMI number for...
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...Body language is just one element of nonverbal communication while other elements include voice tone, the environment, touch, and appearance.”(Thompson, 2012) Introduction Definition of “Body Language”: “Non-verbal communication cues that send powerful messages though gestures, vocal qualities, manner of dress, grooming, and many other cues.” The importance of body language is in part because we as humans need each other. We are social beings. In other words “We need people”. Body language is a language without spoken words and is therefore called non verbal communication. We use body language all the time, for instance looking someone in the eyes means something different than not looking someone in the eyes. Body language is usually occurs unconsciously, yet the body language we use can decide to a large extent the quality of our communication. However we can learn to control and read our body language and use it for a purpose. Body language is interlinked with spoken language and a whole pattern of behavior from a person. Example: The way a person’s facial expressions are given, excited (eyes lit up and a huge smile), boredom (a frown, listlessness, and posture) and the list goes on. Being aware of your expressions is a key to having positive body language. Body language is not only through the use of jesters with the body, but also includes the way a person presents himself/herself in dress, hygiene, and vocal qualities. Other people pick up on things through smell...
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...The Body Shop International Case Study The Creator- When one read the words The Body Shop one would think of working on cars. Not for Mrs. Anita Roddick, she thought of The Body Shop as a way to give women what they had been looking for in cosmetics. Mrs. Anita Roddick was born in England in 1942, to Italian immigrants. She was a human rights activist and an environmental campaigner; she was also the founder The Body Shop. The Body Shop was a cosmetics company that produces and sold beauty products. The Body Shop was the first company to prohibit its ingredients on animals and one of the first to encourage fair trade in other third world countries. Mrs. Anita intention of creating this company was to make money for her daughters and herself while her husband travels the world instead the company became a multi-billion company. The Body Shop had 1980 stores serving over 70 million customers all over the world by 2004. In 2006 Mrs. Anita sold her multi-billion company to L’Oreal, which caused problems. The problem came because Mrs. Anita would let her company use animals as test subjects and L’Oreal did. She was very active with charity for children and other works. Sales from The Body Shop went down south. The Beginning- Mrs. Anita had several jobs before she decided to create The Body Shop. In 1976 Mrs. Anita founded The Body Shop and it grew rapidly over the years. After being the CEO of her company in May 1998, Anita Roddick stepped down and appointed Patrick Gournay as...
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...Body Modification: A Rising Sensation I stared in horror at the fearsome needle taunting me to challenge its glinting tip. I closed my eyes, prayed with every cell in my body for the pain to be minimal, and grimaced as she expertly twirled the needle between her fingers and then slid it through my flesh in one fluid motion. When I took a peek, I gaped cross-eyed at the foreign object jutting out of my nose and smiled. I don’t remember what state of mind I was in when I walked into the parlor, but I left victorious! Throughout history, people have decorated and modified the appearance of their bodies in many different ways. Nostril piercings are thought to have been adopted into the noble castes in the Middle East almost 4000 years ago. Nowadays, nostril piercings have been adopted by Christina Aguilera. In South America, Aztec and Mayan priests pierced their tongues as part of a ritual to communicate with their gods. In several African tribes, the beauty of women was determined by the size of plates that were fitted into their upper lips. In ancient civilizations of Egypt, a “perfect belly button” could elevate someone’s social standing. At that time, only Pharaohs and royal families could pierce their navels. Anyone else was promptly executed. A “perfect belly button”, however, could be a peasant’s ticket to a better life. The ancient Romans pierced their nipples (ouch) to show their strength and endurance. It is also theorized that their nipple jewelry held their...
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...The Bodies Exhibition at the South Street Seaport in New York City is one of several exhibitions of its kind around the world that was first displayed on August 20, 2005 in Tampa, Florida. Similar exhibitions are showing in Vienna, Madrid, Buenos Aires, Barcelona, Cincinnati, Santiago, Prague, Branson, Pittsburgh, San Diego, Las Vegas, Fort Lauderdale, Hartford, and Washington D.C. The exhibit is unique, consisting of real human bodies in various forms of disembowelment. Each body system was addressed in its own individual exhibit, starting with the skeletal system and progressing through the muscular, nervous, circulatory, digestive, respiratory, urinary, and reproductive systems plus an exhibit on fetal development. Healthy and diseased specimens were showcased in each exhibit. As you walk through the South Street Seaport, arrows with the word “Bodies” lead you to the exhibit itself. The ticket prices were a little steep, but with a coupon the price came to $21.95 for one adult admission. As soon as you walk into the main building, there are posters and pictures of the exhibits everywhere. Also everywhere were helpful and friendly staff, who lead us to wherever we needed to go eagerly and with a smile. After being informed of the general rules, i.e. no food or drink, no photography, etc, we were allowed inside. Once inside the actual exhibits, it takes a moment to really absorb the fact that the display in front of you is actually a real human body. There are special lights...
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.... Harmony Shalander English 102 Research paper Body Modification There are various characteristics through which people identify themselves. Styles of dress, language, music, and dance are some of the ways that describes one’s own unique lifestyles. Others turn to modifying their bodies to symbolize their rank in society. How far is too far when it comes to body modifications, such as tattooing and body piercing. To respond to why people tattoo, one would have to look back to how the early civilization made a living and their opinions on the world around them. The people of Prehistoric times would have been the first to modify the human body for practical purposes. Thousands of years ago, mineral tinctures were used to preserve the bodies of humans and animal skins. "Human Skin, bones, teeth, and hair were the first canvases or artistic expression," wrote by Paul G. Bahn, an archaeologist and prehistoric art scholar. (Body Marks 17). For many centuries, henna has been a popular temporary alternative compared to permanent tattoo ink. Henna is a shrub mashed to form a staining ink when set on human skin. It grows in India, Pakistan, Iran, and North America. Henna tattoos have practiced all around the world. In recent years tattooing and body piercing have become increasingly habitual in popular culture. Body modification is no longer considered just a social representation used by criminals and gang member, showing their role in society. These practices are used by many...
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...Words: 1586 Explain the relevance of the Marketing Concept to the 21st Century business of your choice? This essay will explain the relevance of the Marketing Concept to the 21st century business the Body Shop International plc. As well this will observe how Anita Roddick successfully adapted marketing concept to the Body Shop by creating satisfied happy customers and company goal achievement. There have been a growing number of companies over the years which influenced the increasing density of the business, different marketing concept have used to boost the businesses. Many of authors have found different ways to customise marketing concepts and one of the earliest famous people suggested, that the defining characteristic “the marketing concept holds that achieving organisational goals depends on knowing the needs and wants of target markets and delivering the desired satisfactions better than competitors do” (Kotler and Armstrong 2010, p.34) The above term shows that without customers, there is no sale. Without satisfied customers, there is no profit. Without delighted customers, there is no repeat business, as “companies achieve their profit and other objectives by satisfying (even delighting) customers” (Jobber 2007, p. 4) To apply this concept, three conditions should be met: 1. Company activities should be focused upon providing customer satisfaction rather than, for example, producer convenience. 2. The achievement of customer satisfaction relies on integrated...
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...Unit / Title |Assignment Title | |Unit 5: Anatomy and Physiology for Health and Social Care |The role of energy in the body (Assignment 2 of 3) | |Date Issued |Completion Date | |02/11/15 |16/11/15 | |Learner Name |Assessor Name | | |Geraldine Whitehorn | |Task No. |Deadline |Unit Outcome | |1 |16/11/15 |Understand the functioning of the body systems associated with energy metabolism | |Grading Criteria | |Task no. |Criteria |To achieve the criteria...
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...Body Burden John Doe Anthropology 200h Professor Smith The environment that we inhabit today is filled with massive quantities of toxic chemicals of all sorts. To be specific, there are more than 80,000 known chemicals floating around us, some naturally occurring and some man-made. We are exposed to chemicals through the air we breathe, the food we eat, and the water we drink and clean ourselves in. All of these factors are dependent on the environment we choose to live in, though; a seemingly clean community does not always signify a clean body. Most chemicals have the ability to attach to traveling air, water, or dust and contaminate places far from where they originated, creating a “chemical soup” that our bodies encounter every day. Additionally, humans come in contact with chemicals present in the everyday products we use such as gasoline, paints, make-up, detergent, plastics, and glues. The total amount of these chemicals present in the human body at a single point in time is referred to as your body burden. All humans carry this chemical body burden, and current studies have shown that everyone alive today is a host to at least seven hundred different contaminants. The duration of time these chemicals stay in our bodies for varies for each chemical and the repeated exposure to each respective pollutant. Some chemicals only stay in our bodies for a very short while before they are disposed of in human waste, though, continuous exposures to such elements...
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...Bog bodies, quite literally, have the world on their shoulders for hundreds to thousands of years. Bog bodies are found buried in peat and many internal organs, skin and facial features are still intact due to the incredible conditions of the bog, which include: highly acidic water, low temperature and little oxygen. There are many theories concerning reasons for these bodies in the bog, and much evidence to support them. Some of the ancient remains have been religiously/politically sacrificed, through which has been discovered by various archaeological investigations and also, the amazing environment and amount of preservation of the bogs themselves. When Cashel man was first discovered it was difficult for the archaeologists to be tell that he was human. The leading researcher Carol Smith said that it was difficult at first to be able to distinguish the body from the peat it was buried in, but when the body was sprayed with ionised water, the body began to take on human qualities. Cashel man was found in a bog near Cashel in Ireland (hence his name) but was damaged due to a milling machine, however the body was extremely well preserved. Radiocarbon suggests that he is the oldest bog body with intact skin in the world. Post-mortem, Cashel man had a broken arm, caused by a sharp object and had his back broken into two places. He also had a deep cut on his back, perhaps by the same sharp object that was used to break his arm. Cashel man encountered a horrific death, highlighted...
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