The world we live in is vast. Our plant is home to approximately 7.7 billion individuals.1 While humans as a species share general traits, people belonging to different cultures and nationalities differ from one to the next. Beliefs and customs differ. Fairy tales are told differently depending on how your parents told you them as a child, and how their parents told them these same stories. It is hard to imagine that every one of us is unique from one...
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This research is about the possible factors affecting one’s body image. Degree of religiosity and Parental and peer influence are the two factors being considered. Since the study is correlational, ‘body image’ is the criterion variable, and ‘degree of religiosity’ and ‘parent and peer influence’ are the two predictor variables. For the research study, variables such as the age and geographical area of the participants were controlled, however, several extraneous variables such as gender, type of religion followed, cultural differences,...
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The Unhealthy Side of Magazine Advertising Magazines and magazine advertisements have been around for as long as the world can remember. Depending on the company, different kinds of magazines are aimed toward a certain audience. Even though this may be evident, not every magazine can create a positive result and it can often become overwhelming for a select few. From showcasing a skinny model on the front cover to including a lingerie ad from Victoria’s Secret, magazine advertisements set unrealistic...
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Body image is a mental representation an individual creates, which could or could not bear any relation to how they are perceived by others. Because of this, body image is subject to all kinds of psychological distortion. How people feel about their bodies affects multiple aspects of one's psychology. Body image influences behavior and has vast implications for the economy as seen with the popularity of cosmetic surgery and an increase in the use of drugs designed to build muscles,...
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Introduction Body image and self-esteem have long been known to be associated with several salient issues for different groups of people, either among women, those who have excessive body weight, adolescents, and transgendered people, among others. The concept of body image affects people throughout their lives, with many of the affected groups showing that they are not satisfied with the physical appearance of their bodies. Merah et al. (129) define body image as a mental image of one’s own body....
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This research explores how men and women self-evaluate their IQ, in modern-day society. Six participants in the UK completed a questionnaire, which determined how they self-evaluated their IQ, compared to the national average. Past research has shown men self-evaluate themselves to have a higher than average IQ, compared to women who self-evaluate themselves to have a lower than average IQ. Studies have shown men and women are constrained to stereotypes and this reflects on how they self-evaluate their IQ. This...
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I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, The Color Purple by Alice Walker, as well as seeing the movie adaptation of it. The Color Purple movie directed by Steven Spielberg is easily created and captures the real feelings and moments that were thought when these ideas were conveyed through written texts in the novel. There are several similarities and differences between the book and the movie which make mood changes and a changing perspective. Some of the conflicts between this movie...
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A Thousand Splendid Suns Dialectical Journal 1 Pages 1-73 In the story, “A Thousand Splendid Suns” Khaled Hosseini tells a depressing story that follows Mariam, an accident of a rich businessman and his servant’s affair. Mariam lives just outside Herat with her bitter mother, Nana in a divided family where she is visited by her father, Jalil Khan, once a week, telling her stories about living in Herat. Nana is despite Jalil banishing her for their affair, teaching Mariam how...
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In Plato’s Alcibiades I, the relationship between Socrates and Alcibiades is a perfect example of seeing beyond the flaws of another and guiding them to be the best version of themselves. Socrates is defined as an erotic character who strives for truth and self-perfection in the form of wisdom and virtue. On the other hand, Alcibiades is young and ignorant of the truth. Socrates approaches the young Alcibiades during a time when Alcibiades was losing contact with his self and...
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We all want to feel comfortable and confident in our bodies. No one ever wants to feel like they are being judged on the way they look. We see it every day in movies, television, the internet, and more. The media and its social aspects have brainwashed our society. Social media are “forms of electronic communication through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content” (Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary, 2004). The media has influenced the...
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Self-conception is the way we as an individual identify or measure ourselves. I think the intellectual of Self-conception can be split down into double parts. Self-conception is the critical step towards finding “who” you are, and Self-esteem is the two phases that indicate “how” you experience personally. Self-conception is how we see ourselves in different zones such as our public communication with peers and households, self-image, attitudes, and ethos. I am going to talk about three special social relations. I...
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The Harry Potter series, written by the British author Joanne Rowling, is unarguably the most successful series of books of the twenty-first century. After suddenly finding inspiration for her characters on a train, Rowling devoted at least a decade of her life to the lives of the characters she created, and to her readers who waited with bated breath for the announcement of her next novel. It is hard to believe that a series that was started on the back...
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Characteristics can be described as the thing that makes a person who they are. Characteristics are how someone acts, how they feel, and how they identify. In Alice Walker's short story, 'Everyday Use' the characteristics of each character could have been determined by the fire that happened a decade before the time of the story. For Dee, it enlightened her, for Maggie, it diminished her, for Mama it made her choose a side. At the beginning of the story, we...
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Overview of film Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone is about a boy who learns on his eleventh birthday that he is the orphaned son of two powerful wizards and holds exceptional magical powers of his own. He is asked to become a student at Hogwarts which is a boarding school for wizards. At Hogwarts, he meets several friends who become his closest supporters and help him discover the truth about his parents' unexplained death. Film techniques Film techniques used...
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While we all know that Jazz is as much a style of music as it is a style of dance, many people may not realize the importance that dance has played in music. There are many songs out there that mention the importance of dancing and yet we as a society seem to have forgotten the importance or limited that importance to a certain age group. Once we age it seems that we forget not only how to dance but...
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Contemporary consumer culture has experienced a shift from bodies-producing commodities to commodities-producing bodies. Men feel the pressure to get bigger and stronger. Women feel the need to get smaller and thinner. Individuals consistently disregard their physical and mental health to achieve their ideal body image. As these idealizations have become more of a priority in our lives, the fitness industry has continued to grow. The industry uses these aspirations to spark consumerism. According to a 2018 IHRSA report, total fitness...
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Benefits of Movement Across the Lifespan Movement is vital to every aspect of health and well-being. Our bodies are designed to move and should continue to move as we age (Mayo Clinic, 2015). Movement provides many physical benefits for the body such as increasing physical strength, and cardiovascular function, and can be a positive treatment option to help combat chronic disease (Hulteen, Morgan, Barnett, Stodden, & Lubans, 2018). However, the body cannot function without the use of the mind. The...
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Body Image Body image is defined to be a mixture of how and what an individual thinks or feels about his or her physical body. It commonly includes the thoughts, feelings, and beliefs the individual thinks of their body size, figure, or outer appearance (raisingchildren.net.au, 2019; Good Therapy Organization, 2019) Body image is determined by four factors. By how the individual perceives their body image, by how the individual feels about their body image, by how the individual thinks about...
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Body image consciousness is proven to be an important element in every individual’s perception of himself or herself. With this, body image is said to affect every aspect of an individual’s life such as their mental health, physical health, interaction with other people, and the care the individual has towards himself or herself. With this, the researcher aimed to determine the connection between body image consciousness and the health of an individual by finding the various effects body image consciousness...
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Kant and Hegel are well known for their contributions to the field of philosophy and history. Their views and ideas have led to different ways of viewing and understanding concepts of history. Their theories of history provide more insight into things such as absolute freedom, self-consciousness, enlightenment and morals in society. Some of their views on these concepts represent similarities in thought or direction of one’s thoughts. However, their ideas and views on these concepts also show differences that exist...
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An ideal female ballet dancer will have large eyes, a long neck, long legs, a flexible back, a flat chest, lean muscles, lots of hip rotation, and a high instep. The catch is that most of these factors are completely or almost completely genetic or possibly forced. This very specific and rarely natural image is perceived as the only correct image by ballet directors who hold an enormous amount of power over young aspiring ballerinas whom they pressure so much...
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Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (2003) offers a sense of mystery and suspense to the readers as they journey with Christopher throughout his town to find the culprit for the murder incident so that he can write his novel. Christopher mentions Prime Numbers, The Monty Hall Problem, and The Case of the Cottingley Fairies in his novel, demonstrating how important these topics are to him. These three topics are important to Christopher as they...
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Every day I make decisions as part of my regular life. From the article by Eddy S. Ng & Ronald J. Burke, I understand that I make three types of decisions every day. They may be based on personal values, collective issues, or leadership reasons. As a business student aiming to make ethical decisions, I can make leadership decisions. If I never compromise my ethics, many things can be controlled. My ethical decisions will help sustain society, while unethical decisions...
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Research Article Summary: Self-Concept in Social Psychology The article I read was called 'The Effects of Religious-Body Affirmations and Religious Commitment on Men's Body Esteem' by Mary L. Inman. The research article discusses how religion can serve as a conduit to create and preserve self-worth in young Western men. According to the article, there is increasing research that young Western men are discontent with their bodies, and in turn, this leads to lower self-worth and self-esteem. The discontent is derived...
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Since the beginning of time, females have always been perceived as objects who have only one job: to bear children. Men have oppressed, controlled, abused, and limited women in a countless number of ways because of the belief that women are inferior to them. Today, women possess many more rights than they have in the past but men continue to have power over them. In The Handmaid’s Tale, author Margaret Atwood portrays a future dystopian society in which women have...
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There’s a picture of me from 5th grade, the day I got my leotard, tights, and ballet shoes. I stood in what I thought was a ballet pose and smiled the biggest smile. I still cringe every time I look at that picture, due to my horrendous posture and position, but I also smile because that was the start of my love for dance. For 5 to 6 years, I loved and got excited about dance class. My mom would...
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In this essay, I choose the movie “Harry Potter: The Chamber of Secrets” as the object, aim to discover its critical and commercial values in the popular culture industry; but more importantly, I will try to analyze key themes and approaches the movie tends to deliver, as well as discussing its strengths and shortages as an artifact from an audience’s perspective. Unlike written content, images have the power to dramatically depict the events and actors (Bleiker, 2015), which are more...
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'I cannot make you understand. I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside me. I cannot even explain it to myself.' The preceding quote is an excerpt from Franz Kafka's 'The Metamorphosis' which is an absurdist fiction novella about Gregor, a salesman, who unexpectedly transforms into an enormous parasite one morning. 'The Metamorphosis' is an allegoric story that is representative of human connection or the lack thereof in society. Moreover, it integrates various diverse themes like alienation, dehumanization, and...
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As companies continue to expand across borders and the global marketplace becomes increasingly more accessible for small and large businesses alike there are ever more opportunities to work internationally (SOURCE). International and ethnically diverse teams are becoming more common, meaning businesses can benefit from an increasingly diverse knowledge base and new, insightful approaches to business challenges. Along with the benefits of insight, global organizations also face potential obstacles when it comes to culture and international business (SOURCE). While there are...
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I started listening to “Let’s Go Away for Awhile” (1966) on YouTube after it appeared in the movie Baby Driver, which became my favorite track. While listening to it, I remembered the “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” (1892) from The Nutcracker ballet I watched as a kid on Christmas and YouTube. The pieces are from different musical eras, 74 years apart. The first one is from the Beach Boys’ album Pet Sounds during a period where mutual inspiration between...
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