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    Regulatory Bodies Checkpoint Basically‚ a regulatory body is a tiered system put in place to protect investors and banks from cons and scams. It helps to prevent fraud and punishes offenders for things such as insider trading. At the top of this regulatory structure is the United States Congress which is itself the in charge of the SEC or Securities Exchange Commission‚ this body puts regulations and laws in place which banks‚ brokers‚ investors and the Marketplace must abide by‚ it also

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    ones self-perception‚ but more of the perceptions of others establish body image. The media plays a huge role on how a teen feels about their outer appearance. For most girls‚ being healthy means having the perfect body and being accepted by their peers. The American Academy of Pediatrics showed that the majority of girls‚ 59 percent‚ reported resentment with their body shape‚ and 66 percent expressed the desire to lose weight (Image). Standards and examples of how we should look are being tremendously

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    the images if women in television and in movies‚ fashion magazines‚ and advertising makes them feel insecure? Body Images is a growing problem among our society today. Some people believe that Body Image is something that come purely from the mind. they day its not influenced by media. Others believe that Body Image is something that can be influenced easily by media and magazines. They say society is influenced by the pressure to be skinny. I believe that media has a negative affect on body image

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    The nonfiction article‚ "Here’s to Looking at You: Is Body Image Being Taken Too Seriously?" by Annie Rispin‚ is about the struggles of body image of both women and men in college and how current media plays a large part in the issue. Rispin suggests that the pressure college students have to look affects them‚ especially in our culture of cell phones and media. Many college students are affected by the problems of body image. Body image is how people now judge‚ interact‚ and categorize you as

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    Our world is media-saturated: ads‚ TV‚ radio‚ internet‚ movies‚ magazines‚ newspapers‚ billboards‚ video games. Media sends messages on several levels: written words which people think are most important but they really aren’t and images which are much more powerful and create an ongoing debate about whether the portrayal f women in advertising is a serious issue. Various studies have been conducted and many opinions are available on this subject. As an example‚ Jean Kilbourne‚ (cited by Robin

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    beauty. A main contributor to the lowering self-esteem to women is the unattainable body image produced by the media. When a company creates an advertisement they usually cast good looking people to represent them. When this idea is taken to an extreme with digital restoration and photo shop this can lead to the distortion of peoples self-image. This distortion can turn into disorders like anorexia‚ bulimia‚ and body shaming. These unrealistic portrayals of women can have the most effect on young girls

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    two X chromosomes in the cell nuclei and normally having a vagina‚ a uterus and ovaries‚ and developing at puberty a relatively rounded body and enlarged breasts and retaining a beardless face; a girl or woman.” Mass media generates the picture perfect image of a woman. The “perfect” woman is a generalized fantasy derived from media and how society shaped the media. But what aspects exactly make a female a woman? The fashion industry might say it the exterior build or the way we look. Feminist might

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    Media plays a significant role and known as the most formidable means of communication in our lives in 21st century. Media images contribute to the socialization of young people across a board range of areas‚ particularly those in which the viewer has relatively limited real-world experience (Huston et al.‚ 1992). Nowadays‚ most of the people will get their information through the mass media that they can get if easily which are from the internet‚ electronic devises‚ for an example television and

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    must look good‚ however for some people looking good doesn’t cut it they have to be perfect. In our minds every one of us has an idealized body image which comes from “a mixture of ideas and feeling about one’s physical appearance…linked to self esteem and emotional stability” (Maggie 2). Factors that influence ones self- perceptions are the 21st century media‚ peers‚ and family basically our main social surroundings. All these factors influence us whether we know it or now‚ so it’s only natural

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    1st “Body Image” Would you prefer a healthy body image or be extremely thin for a movie? (Attention grabber) Body image is how you view yourself and you have confidence about hoe you feel. (Definition of topic) Hollywood portrays men and women as thin‚ muscular‚ and perfect‚ but not all people see themselves as up to that standard. (Counterargument) The media body image should have no limits; you should not try to look or be like something

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