The Pressure to Be Perfect
The Pressure to be Perfect
In today's competitive society, a person strives for perfection, due to the fact that so much emphasis is placed on one's outer appearance. No matter who we are or where we live, society puts this pressure upon us. We are typically faced with this pressure by models on television and in magazines. Companies seem to have targeted women more so than men. They usually use women with good looks and nice figures to advertise and market their product. When companies use these women in advertisements, it is setting a standard that other women feel that they need to follow.
What has happened to internal beauty? Society puts so much importance on external beauty that people have forgotten about an individual having beauty within. The sayings "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" and "beauty is only skin deep" come to mind when I think about just how much emphasis is placed on outer appearance.
A major factor that has increased the percentage of overweight people in society is technology. This includes items such as elevators, escalators, garage-door openers, drive-in windows, and the remote control. It use to be that you would at least burn some calories by having to get up and turn the channel on the television, but thanks to technology it is now a push of a button. Just think, things have the possibility to grow increasingly worse because of the
'information super highway'. There is no need to get out and walk the malls in search of a particular item or gift. With the use of the 'super highway' you just need a credit card and the item is delivered to your doorstep. Can technology be causing more harm than good?
One of the most disheartening facts is that there are people and companies that are benefiting from those who continue to struggle with weight loss. Magazine publishers boost sales by promoting articles on how do lose weight. Book publishers and self-improvement Gurus profit from the diet books and weight loss programs that they
In today's competitive society, a person strives for perfection, due to the fact that so much emphasis is placed on one's outer appearance. No matter who we are or where we live, society puts this pressure upon us. We are typically faced with this pressure by models on television and in magazines. Companies seem to have targeted women more so than men. They usually use women with good looks and nice figures to advertise and market their product. When companies use these women in advertisements, it is setting a standard that other women feel that they need to follow.
What has happened to internal beauty? Society puts so much importance on external beauty that people have forgotten about an individual having beauty within. The sayings "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" and "beauty is only skin deep" come to mind when I think about just how much emphasis is placed on outer appearance.
A major factor that has increased the percentage of overweight people in society is technology. This includes items such as elevators, escalators, garage-door openers, drive-in windows, and the remote control. It use to be that you would at least burn some calories by having to get up and turn the channel on the television, but thanks to technology it is now a push of a button. Just think, things have the possibility to grow increasingly worse because of the
'information super highway'. There is no need to get out and walk the malls in search of a particular item or gift. With the use of the 'super highway' you just need a credit card and the item is delivered to your doorstep. Can technology be causing more harm than good?
One of the most disheartening facts is that there are people and companies that are benefiting from those who continue to struggle with weight loss. Magazine publishers boost sales by promoting articles on how do lose weight. Book publishers and self-improvement Gurus profit from the diet books and weight loss programs that they