The Achievement of “Beauty”: Influence from the Media

The achievement of beauty may be approached in many different ways depending on one’s definition of what beauty really is and thus, one may obtain beauty through unhealthy procedures such as surgery, pursuing abnormal diets and usage of drugs. Yet, these measures may lead one to an even worst physical state or a negative effect on his or her overall health. Essentially, people will refer to the easy and quick tactics of obtaining their goal, and some will go as far as using drugs. Significantly, these acts are caused by the media where they reveal celebrities with beautiful body with the secret of drug usage. Also, if the obtainment of drugs is not available, people will consult to numerous of dangerous and abnormal diets. In consequence, these diets will not only be harmful to the body but in reverse, produce a negative effect such as the development of eating disorders which, in the end result in diseases. “More than one out of three "normal dieters" progress to pathological dieting. One fourth of those will suffer from partial or full syndrome eating disorders”. (Ideal Fitness line 15) Moreover, not only does achieving beauty mean losing weight, but it also refers to changing physical aspects of one’s own body in order to feel beautiful. Again, with the exposure to the media and advertisements, many individuals are easily led into relying on surgical procedures to transform into what is considered “beautiful”.  
Beauty…is beauty really defined through the eye of the beholder or is beauty purely skin deep? What are the possible ways to determine the level of someone’s beauty? It is sought to be very easy to see that this world is infatuated with what is called “beautiful” people, but how do you become one? Body image is a pressing issue that plagues women and men alike. The problem can start at a very young age and grow into a deadly obsession that can cause eating disorders that can in turn become fatal. Around the world, both men and women are bombarded by... [continues]

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