Every single day millions of American women turn on their television or flip through their magazines looking at the women in them and think to themselves “I wish I looked like that”. The media has formed their own idea of the “ideal woman”‚ and this is shown through all of the actresses and models that we so fondly look up to. All have specific characteristics in common: unrealistically skinny & many times underweight‚ perfect style (which is quite expensive)‚ they are always filthy rich‚ and of
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availability of rights‚ and opportunities. A person may not have the same status‚ but the base of which someone can achieve a status is equal. While‚ in America‚ equality has not been fully achieved‚ the chance of success through equality is an American Ideal. The ideas of equality are evident in America’s founding documents‚ The Articles of the Confederation‚ The Constitution‚ and the Bill of Rights. The Articles of the Confederation discusses the equal rights between citizens. Article IV says
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Jane Castellani Trista Martin LA 202-OL6 5/15/2012 Ideal Image It’s pretty easy to see that the beauty ideal in American culture is thin. The media seems to target women—especially through advertisements‚ shows‚ celebrities‚ and other media outlets. Most of the media industry promotes being thin and nearly condemn any who dare to stand out from what the entertainment world deems beautiful. It’s come to the point that if a girl‚ regardless of age‚ is concerned‚ even to the point of obsession
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Traits of an Ideal American There are several traits of an ideal american‚ one of them is honesty. Honesty is very important because it shows other people what type of person you are. If you are not honest then nobody will be able to trust you. Without honesty the world would be a very evil place. Honesty also shows your trustworthiness and worth of a person. You cannot be an ideal American if you are not a trustworthy person. Being dependable is another trait an American needs. Being dependable
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At its core a family is a system of reproducing and keeping offspring safe and preparing them for the world so as to keep the species alive. It can be considered the same as a pride of lions or a pack of wolves. They have a structured hierarchy and consist of at least one parent figure and one child. Because of our increased intelligence the interactions between each member of a family differ from family to family. These relationships are what separate us from animals‚ although this separation
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Simpsons: An Imperfect Ideal Family The essay The Simpsons: An Imperfect Ideal Family was a paper written by Eliezer Van Allen explaining how the popular T.V show The Simpsons was not so unrealistic and impractical as many Americans had thought it to be. In fact‚ The Simpsons was‚ more or less‚ a ““cracked-mirror version” of our own imperfect but lovable selves” just in a cartoon‚ sitcom type form. This essay talks about how The Simpsons family often reflects the way many current families live and how‚
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government has bloomed into an extremely invasive party on the lives of American citizens. This “big brother‚” who watches over and regulates our every move‚ masks itself as a democracy. We Americans take stride as if we’re living it large with a freedom unknown to the rest of the world. However‚ our country is not run “by the people‚ for the people” as President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address claims. On the contrary‚ Americans live in a nation under the false presumption that we are indeed free
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For every American‚ there is an endless array of different factors‚ often spanning over decades and centuries‚ which have each uniquely contributed to how he or she has ended up living in America. The stories that account for how each American has ended up in America are filled with a vast diversity of different events and people‚ but nearly all of these stories involve the common aspect- the opportunity to start a new life in America. Most people’s journeys to America begin long before they are
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Families Comparison EssayA family is a most precious identity a person can have. An individual from a noble‚ average or poor family can be distinguished by the character‚ acts‚ behavior‚ and living style. A person spends most of his time in life with the family and thus the family contributes the most in an individuals growth‚ thinking and behavior. When we think of a western family‚ the standard nuclear family comes to mind‚ working father‚ stay-at-home mom and a flock of children. This is no longer
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Essay 2: My Idea of the Ideal Family It amazes me how things change. When I was young I wanted a big family; now I feel lucky to have any family‚ but want everyone to be family. The way everything in life is constantly changing‚ what I believed as a child‚ even though it may be distorted in many ways now‚ but the basic concept I had of the world being a wonderful place‚ people getting along‚ being happy and good conquering evil is still very much alive. As life has progressed and so much has changed
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