Roman Body Image Thesis Statement
ENG 1511/101
Assignment 02 ; Semester 2/ 9 September 2013.
Rough draft:
Thesis statement
Trying to mould ourselves into the perfect image that is portrayed by the media is a waste of time and money. So don’t try to obtain something that is false mirror image. Look where it left Michael Jackson, stressed and obsessed.
One can ask the question who decided how we must look and dress.? Is it a false perception created by society. Do we point the blame finger at ourselves or at people from the past? Ancient Egyptian and roman cultures tried to attain the perfect Roman body image. We can see this in the statues and paintings. So perhaps this is where the perception started.
The media today is partly to blame for peoples negative self image and inferiority complex. Counselors and teachers have to deal with these issues that are prevalent today. Teens try to fit into this “ perfect image” that celebrities and …show more content…
Those that are determined to obtain the perfect image get into bad debt trying to meet the standard of perfection causing more stress.
If we focus on self acceptance , their would not be so many social problems. Parents and teachers need to teach children that it is ok to be themselves. And they don’t have to look like Britney Spears or Justin Beaver to be accepted.
We are not carbon copies , but unique individuals made in the image of God.
Driving the latest car or having the newest dress does not make us acceptable in the eyes of others. This is what I called self deception. People will always find fault with what we wear and how we look. So this is a useless endeavor. The best is to accept yourself and change only what you can change. There is nothing wrong with trying to loose weight or gain muscle to feel better and healthier. But when it is taken to the extreme in the pursual of the perfect image that’s when it becomes a psychological
Assignment 02 ; Semester 2/ 9 September 2013.
Rough draft:
Thesis statement
Trying to mould ourselves into the perfect image that is portrayed by the media is a waste of time and money. So don’t try to obtain something that is false mirror image. Look where it left Michael Jackson, stressed and obsessed.
One can ask the question who decided how we must look and dress.? Is it a false perception created by society. Do we point the blame finger at ourselves or at people from the past? Ancient Egyptian and roman cultures tried to attain the perfect Roman body image. We can see this in the statues and paintings. So perhaps this is where the perception started.
The media today is partly to blame for peoples negative self image and inferiority complex. Counselors and teachers have to deal with these issues that are prevalent today. Teens try to fit into this “ perfect image” that celebrities and …show more content…
Those that are determined to obtain the perfect image get into bad debt trying to meet the standard of perfection causing more stress.
If we focus on self acceptance , their would not be so many social problems. Parents and teachers need to teach children that it is ok to be themselves. And they don’t have to look like Britney Spears or Justin Beaver to be accepted.
We are not carbon copies , but unique individuals made in the image of God.
Driving the latest car or having the newest dress does not make us acceptable in the eyes of others. This is what I called self deception. People will always find fault with what we wear and how we look. So this is a useless endeavor. The best is to accept yourself and change only what you can change. There is nothing wrong with trying to loose weight or gain muscle to feel better and healthier. But when it is taken to the extreme in the pursual of the perfect image that’s when it becomes a psychological