Power of Personal Image
"Beauty", it's in our face every time we turn on the television set or flip though the pages of magazines. Day after day, hour after hour, minute after minute, our minds are being filled with images of beautiful people. The recent emphasis on fitness, youth, beauty and thinness has caused many women to try harder than ever to attain the current body ideal. Why do women become dissatisfied, self-critical, and judgmental about their bodies? The answers lye in magazine advertisements, television, media content, and fashion. While all of these factors contribute to being beautiful on the outside, it's tearing young women apart on the inside. Magazine advertising is a major vehicle for presenting images and forming attitudes. The majority of ads incorporate young, beautiful, slender models to present their products and services. Cosmopolitan, a popular women's magazine, plays a major role in making women feel insecure about their bodies. Supermodel, Claudia Schiffer, graced the cover of cosmopolitan wearing a beautiful, yellow dress by Calvin Klein. Her flawless skin, toned arms, and petite body was thrown in the faces of American women; mocki
ng them. Cosmopolitan not only puts Claudia Schiffer on the cover, but also has a small article about her. Whether in web sites, magazines, television, or movies, fashion is everywhere and making a huge impact of our culture. It's generally emphasized in seasonal wear, name brands and style. Our society has put a spotlight on the fashion industry, making it a glamorous and attractive component in American customs. The harsh reality is that young women are raising their standards too high in a materialistic era. They are spending too much time and money to aid to their desires of being beautiful. There is always something about our bodies that we would like to change, whether it's our height, weight, body shape, etc. More and more women are letting their outer appearances rule their lives while throwing away their inner qualities. If the pressures that society portray would stop focusing so much attention on physical beauty and focus more on inner beauty, maybe then would we look in the mirror and see the person we truly are. The particular content throughout television these days is that we should all be beautiful and likeable. Ima
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Approximate Word count = 778
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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