The ‘321 Baby Bulge Be Gone’ diet is created by Ramona Braganza. She is a fitness trainer in Hollywood. Her program became extremely popular after it had been used by celebrities like Halle Berry and Jessica Alba. These 2 actresses managed to lose weight after their pregnancy.…
Tears of a Tiger is the first book in Sharon Draper's Hazelwood High trilogy. The novel begins with a brief newspaper article about a fiery automobile accident in which one Hazelwood High student, Robert Washington, was killed. The article also notes that Andrew (Andy) Jackson was injured in the wreck and that he had been drinking and driving. The next chapter consists of a flashback locker-room conversation between Andy Jackson and Robbie Washington from the night of the accident. The boys are excited about the basketball game that they just completed and discuss their plans for after the game. Andy mentions his girlfriend Keisha to Robbie and Gerald, another Hazelwood High student, and then the boys talk about the beer that they have chilling in Andy's trunk. Gerald declines to go with the boys, citing his abusive stepfather's strict rules.…
Doris Drugdealer was arrested for drugs and sentenced a ten year. She was free for 34 years until the police found her fingerprints. Her family wants the governor to allow her clemency.…
In her essay, "Too Close to the Bone: The Historical Context for Women's Obsession with Slenderness", Roberta Seid explores the ever-changing standards Americans hold for women's bodies. She compares our obsession with thinness to a religion. If we follow the rules of the religion, even if those rules resemble a sickness, we will live long, happy, healthy lives. If we do not, we are certainly destined to failure.…
In the essay "Fatigue," Jane Brody explains what fatigue is and why many people are affected by it today. Fatigue is considered to be a very common complaint among people. The causes of fatigue today are very different from what they use to be. Unlike what many people think, fatigue is not commonly related to excessive physical exertion.…
Some tragically developing eating disorders, such as Mary-Kate Olsen and her battle with anorexia and bulimia (Tauber, Smolowe). While this is heartbreaking for the celebrity, it can be equally as devastating to those that idealize them. Some people will see these stories and conclude that starving themselves or binging and purging is the only way to achieve the figures that they find desirable, or are told to find desirable. In truth, in doing this they are only hurting themselves not just physically, but psychologically. Celebrities set the bar of physical beauty so high that even they can have trouble reaching it, much less the average, everyday…
In her analysis of fatness, Worley explains that not every person’s fat is distributed in the same way (164). She recognizes that steps could be taken to improve the life of a fat person for the sake of becoming healthier; however, she does not agree with the insatiable desire to be thin.…
In “Reaching the Slender Body” Susan Bordo deeply analyzes the cultural, psychological, and gender factors that influence body image in the modern era, including the underlying manifestation of power over the self and changing cultural attitudes. There is no denying that humans prefer ascetic beauty just as bees are attracted to vibrant flowers which is why some people believe a warped version of the good life is to achieve societal standards of beauty which in turn is subliminally achieving virtues. The cost is often times one’s physical and mental health as well as an obsessive condemnation of everything that is “imperfect” of a person. In reality, gender norms and societal perceptions change what is “the idea body type” therefore achieving it is like chasing the wind. In today’s culture “slimness” is translated by some as being the tangible…
In the article, “Skinny Sweepstakes” by Hara Estroff Marano, Marano dives into the subject of eating disorders. She describes eating disorders in-depth and what causes them. Marano also gives some solutions that can alleviate eating disorders from happening.…
Written by: Tyler Stotz and Eric Thompson Edited by: Shreya Baskaran and Norah Kanukolanu(she’s very hawaiian) and a special thanks to Brady, Lena, Kelaiya, and many others for being in the story…
Obesity has become one of the leading causes of death in America. It can lead to heart disease, stroke, specific types of cancers and Type II diabetes. Statistics show that in 2011 35.7% of Americans are obese. That is more than one third of adults in this country. Worldwide it has been reported that over 500 million people are considered to be obese. With the increase in this global epidemic there have been many creations of ways to lose the weight. People started looking for the “quick” fix instead of practicing the basic rules of diet and exercise. Most of the quick fixes to lose the extra weight and body fat fall short of expectations, and it can lead people to look elsewhere for a way to be thinner. It’s been seen within the last decade that people will go through extreme processes and treatments to be healthier.…
Instead of tearing overweight people down, they can encourage them to take action to help them live a happy and healthy life. Sometimes in life, people need to understand that it takes positive remarks and actions to help one another out while facing struggles. Society poses this stupid idea that you have to be a certain size to model, or be on TV and that’s unacceptable. It’s time to take action now and stop the mindset that fat people are unaccepted.…
A big issue that has risen over the last few years have included the images of “skinny” models. These images, in many cases, show models that appear to be skeleton thin with bones protruding in their faces and on their bodies. Magazine covers often show celebrities and models who are size 0 or 2 and leave behind an impression that in order to be a model, celebrity, or even beautiful that you have to be the size of the models in the advertisements. Over the years there has been stories published about what a model had to do in order to be the size that the designers wanted them to be and sometimes this led to anorexia, bulimia, and drug use in order to stay the size that they…
Pressures to stay fit and skinny are becoming increasingly overwhelming from media, society, and doctors as obesity climbs toward becoming an epidemic, claims Mary Ray Worley. Worley, a member of National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA), believes that today’s society is now obsessed with being fit/thin to the point of people “would rather die or cut off a limb than be fat” (163). In her article, “Fat and Happy: In Defense of Fat Acceptance,” she is on a mission to dispel the belief that society should stigmatize overweight people to coerce them into losing weight; she wants people of high weights to accept themselves and love their bodies the way they are and to forge “a new relationship with our bodies, one that doesn’t involve…
"…that epicist of the female experience, who with scepticism, fire and visionary power has subjected a divided civilisation to scrutiny"- Doris Lessing , as described by the Swedish Academy while awarding her with the prestigious Nobel Prize in Literature in 2007. Not an exaggeration for a writer whose repertoire is as eclectic as the range of issues and concerns she explored. Her writings cover modernism, post-modernism, politics, socialism, communism, feminism, science fiction and Sufism. She is now regarded as one of the most important writers in English to emerge in the latter half of twentieth century, but her fiery words and the knack of speaking uncomfortable and unpalatable truths through her were a source of consternation in the literary and political circles in the post-war era.…