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    they want and if they do‚ falling for one another turns the majority of them into lovesick puppies — very hungry‚ lovesick puppies. If a man or woman does not get what he or she wants‚ they’ll only want it more. This turns into an obsession and all such obsessions end badly. Summer going into college‚ I met a boy — so begins every hopeless love story. The more I got to know him‚ the more I liked him. The more I liked him‚ the more I wanted to spend time with him. Fortunately‚ he felt the same

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    have a perfect body. The media is one of the main reasons why we women today want to have a supermodel body. When a woman sees a picture in a magazine she believes is the models real body but fails to realize that Photoshop is being used. Society expects women to be thin‚ perfect skin‚ have big breasts‚ and a large butt. That is what is considered the perfect body. Over 80% of Americans watch television daily. On average‚ these people watch over three hours per day. We see images of perfect bodies

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    My mother was extremely over protective with me when I was growing up to the point of an obsession. I was born a twin and my brother died at birth due to complications that is when my mother’s overprotective obsession began. As far back as I can remember I was never allowed off the front porch. I remember being around 5 years old and would love to run through the living room through what seemed to be the longest hallway with wood floors to the front door. Usually the door would be open and the

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    would I be?” As soon as the words leave my lips I feel like an idiot. The real question is… Why wouldn’t I be? I look in the mirror and all I see is imperfection. I mentally circle the parts of my body that I would love to change‚ and then later find myself covered in red circles that none of my original body is in view. My thighs are too thick; my waist is not small enough; as I continue scrutinising myself‚ my mother’s words pour on me like a bucket of ice water. “Good‚ you are already underweight

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    encouraged to participate in passive sports like tennis‚ golf‚ archery‚ swimming‚ and gymnastics‚ which didn’t require too much strain on the body or physical contact with other players because it was believed that women bodies could not withstand too much physical exertion. (Vertinsky‚ 1994). Thus‚ women were discouraged from exercise because their bodies were viewed as being weak‚ fragile and incapable. It was considered masculine for a female to take on certain roles that were outside her gender

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    No Woman’s Body Is Perfect: “The Imagery in Pink’s Perfect” The Pop and Rock artist Pink’s music video Perfect depicts a young woman misguided by the expectation of her parent and faces temptation in trying to fit in at the risk of dismissing her true self. The main character in Perfect develops an identity all her own‚ but not after overcoming and going through experiences that lead her to a place of contentment and happiness. Establishing one’s identity can be difficult and stressful growing

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    Celebrity obsession

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    Celebrity obsession syndrome is a serious concern for the society in modern times. In this paper we will describe celebrity syndrome is not good thing for individuals and as a whole for the society. Media plays a big role in our everyday lives. There are televisions [as well as magazines‚ movies‚ ads‚ billboards‚ newspapers. etc.] everywhere and media regulates every action of the public through the use of these. The idea at play is that media enters our everyday lives of to the degrees of defying

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    Thought and Obsession

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    Some call it dedication‚ others call it psychotic. I prefer to think of obsession as a part of life. The definition of obsession which is found on The Free Dictionary is the domination of one’s thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea‚ image‚ desire‚ etc. Obsession can be determined by people around us. Passion is a positive obsession. Obsession is a negative passion. Obsession and addiction are so closely tied together. They both are almost exactly the same except for one factor; control. Being

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    Obsession in the gothic

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    To what extent do you agree that obsession is a significant element in the gothic writing you have studied? The word obsession means the domination of one’s thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea‚ image or desire. With this in mind‚ both Faustus and Frankenstein show symptoms of monomania in relation to academic obsession. Similarly‚ in ‘The Bloody Chamber’ the characters that experience obsession are also male‚ however they are driven by a different obsession: sexual desire. In the prologue

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    Thought and Obsession

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    As described in the dictionary: “ Obsession is domination of one’s thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea‚ image‚ desire etc.‚ Personally‚ I don’t think to have had experienced this feeling or thought yet. I don’t remember being obsessed with anything. I might have persistent thoughts or desires‚ but they don’t last enough to be called obsessions. I know my limits and never attempted to go further with these thoughts. I tried to follow the flow of the thoughts that led to an idea‚ but after

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