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    is a positive outlet that allows individuals to express themselves to their peers‚ some would dispute that instead social media decreases literacy and education‚ brings about negative self-esteem and body image‚ and also encourages narcissistic behavior which can lead to harassment and bullying. I. Decreases literacy and education A. The use of cyber-slang is not only being used online when talking with friends and peers but also in classrooms‚ on resumes‚ and in boardroom meetings. B. It affects

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    Why do I want to be healthy? The question should be‚ why wouldn’t I? When you are healthy‚ you look and feel good. Who wouldn’t want to look as good as they feel? Personally‚ I’m already in a healthy BMI level‚ but one of my long term goals is to lower my BMI. When I used to be in the swim team my BMI was lower than it is now but now that swim season is over my BMI increased. Even if its still in a healthy range I want to lower my BMI to a 17 because I felt healthier and I liked it better

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    Battles of Body Image Currently 90% of American household families watch television and surf the web‚ which has the largest influences on body perspective for men and women. Differences men and women face in terms of body image are social pressure‚ ways to enhance beauty‚ and they have similar diet awareness. The first major or/One of the most important differences men and women run into in terms of body image is the disturbing pressure from social media networks on how they perceive an attractive

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    affected by the media’s outlook on different aspects of life and has a large effect on body image. Body image in America has been a growing problem for years as more young women feel the need to do anything they can to stay thin‚ trying to live up to what society has taught them is beauty. Body image is how someone perceives his or her body; therefore there is a variation of problems that can result from body image dissatisfaction. Some of these include low self-esteem‚ depression‚ self-harm and eating

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    Body image plays an important role in growing up. Teens either perceive themselves as having a negative body image or positive body image. Teens with negative body images tend to feel sad‚ awkward‚ or depressed about how they see themselves. They are more likely to developed eating disorders‚ low self esteem‚ and depression. Teens with positive body images tend to appreciate their body and have high self esteem. They also feel confident within themselves. An unhealthy body image in teens can have

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    2016 Body Image in Photo Editing Body image has been evolving ever since the first picture was edited. As a society‚ we believe that it is the majority of women that have been affected by photo editing‚ but women aren’t the only ones. Men‚ just as much as women‚ have problems with body image because of photos distributed by producers of movies‚ magazines‚ and even simple everyday commercials. Young children‚ as well as men and women‚ sadly have problems with body image too. This body image ‘epidemic’

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    When we think of peer pressure we always think of it in terms of "bad". We think of peer pressure in terms of pressure to; smoke‚ do illicit drugs‚ drink alcohol‚ have promiscuous sex‚ engage in criminal and quasi-criminal behaviour‚ do violence‚ join gangs‚ etc... We rarely think of the many "good" ways that peer pressure can influence us - and neither do the parents of teens! Peer pressure is not all bad‚ in fact it is essential to proper social development that we do learn to "follow the crowd"

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    the Media on Body Image in Teenage Girls Many things can affect one’s body perception such as peers and family but most importantly the influences within the media can have the biggest affect on how one sees themselves. In some ways people can control the social factors that negatively affect their body perception. However‚ the mass media is every where and can be hard to avoid. Past research indicates that by the time a girl turns 6 she is already dissatisfied with her body image (Hayes & Tantleff

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    “JROTC Helps Me Deal With Peer PressurePeer pressure comes in many different forms. There is smoking‚ drinking‚ and the pressure to be as thin as the celebrities on television and magazines. Peer pressure can make a person do things that normally they would never do. How are you supposed to deal with it when for most people it’s everywhere around them? My solution was JROTC‚ or Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps. JROTC helps you deal with these things by building your self-esteem‚ you set a

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    Title: Peer Pressure Affects Academic Performance of Second Year Students Dependent Variable: Academic performance of second year students Independent Variable: Peer Pressure Objective: To know how academic performance among second year high school students is being affected by peer pressure. Introduction: To be successful in life‚ one must begin by being successful in school. In high school‚ we were all told to work hard so that we could get good grades and scores that would get

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