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    Hunger as Ideology

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    In “Hunger as Ideology” Susan Bordo observes closely women and their constant obsession with weight control and the gender ideologies present in the food advertisment. Girls learn at a young age that being slim is beautiful and they start thinking about tricks on how to achieve that beauty. Media knows that women like “control “and commercials use this word a lot‚ appealing to an audience who feels this lack of control‚ teaching them that one easy way to get what you want is using your

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    overwhelms him. The type of lifestyle achieved by Esteban Trueba in Three Marias far surpassed that of living with his mother and sister‚ however only brief moments of satisfaction are incurred. These‚ previously mentioned‚ moments created a hunger for perfection and greed that would continue perpetuate at any cost. Receiving a letter from Ferula brings back memories for Esteban of his sad life with her and his mother‚ which forces him to endure his memories of poverty and pain. He even remembers the smell

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    Analyse and evaluate the interrelationship between society and a media genre The interrelationship between society and sitcoms is due to the affect of societies influence on sitcoms and the influence sitcoms have on society. Certain aspects of this interrelationship include the role of women and how they are perceived‚ the role of the family group and the cultural ideas and products that are presented in particular sitcoms and how they relate to the time of society. Societies influence on

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    Victor unnaturally brings the monster to life and then abandons his technological invention due to the creature’s unappealing appearance. Shelley’s Frankenstein reveals the dangers behind technological advancements while also exposing society’s obsession of physical attributes; she shows how society obsesses more over the way one looks rather than who one is as a

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    an insight into the importance of the animals to the existence of the people at that time. While in Surprise‚ painted by Henri Rousseau in 1891‚ the exotic animals in the painting were included‚ and depicted in a unique way‚ to reflect the social obsession with all things dreamlike and exotic as that was commercially valued. This painting and others in a similar style sold well. This highlights the growing importance of the economy to society at that time. Each animal has its own features and qualities

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    Jonathan Swift

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    into depression and humiliation. This story portrays the women in Pope’s society and tries to prove his point that society is driving women mad over something of such little importance. Jonathan Swift strongly believes that women have an unhealthy obsession to please society by making themselves beautiful‚ causing him to view women in a negative manner because of what they do to themselves. Swift and Pope have the same common beliefs and Jonathan Swift would enjoy reading “The Rape of the Lock” for

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    consequence of the media’s representation of the body is that the audience (more particularly women) may turn to an eating disorder known as anorexia nervosa. This eating disorder involves fasting; self-starvation; vomiting; fear of being overweight; an obsession with calories‚ nutrition and fat grams; and dieting‚ despite being thin. This is merely one of the ways in which the media impacts social ideologies of women and influence women’s perception of what constitutes the “perfect” physical body. Malson

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    mysterious‚ distant impression of Gatsby‚ his background and the source of his wealth. Consequently‚ an equally striking impression of Gatsby’s “dream” is exposed to the audience- rather than being a hopeful dream‚ it is portrayed to be more of a naïve obsession of recovering a blissful past with Daisy.

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    Discuss ways in which Yeats presents memories in ‘Broken Dreams’ Main 3 themes= memory-old growing memory- associated with negetivity memory-beautiful- Maud Maud Gonne= pinnacle of his memory ‘you are more beautiful than anyone’ ‘And yet your body had a flaw / Your small hands were not beautiful’ – her flaw were what separated her from the angelic persona of an angel but it was this very flaw that made her perfect- hence the reason she was such an overpowering part of his memory- unforgettable.

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    their insecurity‚ patients can become secretive and reluctant to seek help and instead believe that fixing the perceived ‘deformity’ is the only option to achieve internal contentment (Phillips‚ 2004). BDD is often misconceived as a vanity-driven obsession with approximately 76% of parents with children that have been diagnosed are under the impression that their child is simply over conceited or even fabricating their condition (Phillips‚ 1996). A worrying concern is that sufferers do not believe

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