1. The Body Image Presented by the Media Promotes Disordered Eating
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"The Body Image Presented by the Media Promotes Disordered Eating" by Jennifer Derenne and Eugene Beresin. Anorexia. Stefan Kiesbye, Ed. At Issue Series. Greenhaven Press, 2010. Jennifer Derenne and Eugene Beresin, "Body Image, Media, and Eating Disorder," Academic Psychiatry, May-June 2006. Copyright © 2006 Academic Psychiatry. All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission.
Through time, the ideal body image type has altered greatly. Women used to be wholesome and natural, never too thin. What we see defined as beautiful in the media is often how we aspire to look ourselves. Unfortunately, the media often features models and actors who are extremely thin. Then, magazines often airbrush the celebrities featured to make them seem even more perfect. Even dolls like Barbies, which are played with by young children, have a "perfectly" formed body. The idea of beauty portrayed in the media is causing a downfall of health, including eating disorders. My stance is that i feel as though media influence and the idea of being perfect is stirring a lot of controversy and i don't think it is fair to portray beauty in a particular way.
2. Children and Divorce
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Jost, K., & Robinson, M. (1991, June 7). Children and divorce. CQ Researcher, 1, 349-368. Retrieved from http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher
The divorce rate has increased and continues to increase through time. It obviously causes distress on the parents, but children have strong negative side effects to the split as well. I feel sternly about this topic because my parents are divorced, so i understand how it feels to be a child and witness the heartbreak of it all. However, both of my parents are both much happier now, so i argue that divorce can have a good influence on children. By seeing my parents happy and being able to spend time with them separately, i have grown closer to each of them. Also, it has turned me into a more independent person and teaches me that people can not force themselves to stay married to decrease the chance of turmoil in a family. If the parents are happy, it diffuses through everyone. Therefore, despite the beliefs that parents should stay together for kids because of the negative psychological and behavioral effects it will have on the children, i have an argument against it.
3. College Costs Gone Wild
http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/lnacademic/?shr=t&csi=224239&sr=HLEAD(College+costs+gone+wild)+and+date+is+May,%202011
(05/16/2011). "College costs gone wild". Investmentnews (New York, N.Y.) (1098-1837), 15 (20).
College costs keep rising, which will cause a significant debt among students from their student loans. I think the idea of college costing more and more is unfair. As an out of state student at a public university, I currently have to pay at least double the price that in-state students do. On top of that, to get accepted to a state school when coming from out of state is a much more competitive process. I think this process is extremely unfair. Students come to college to gain success and hope to retrieve a career upon graduation. However, no money will be made if the tuitions continue to rise because we will simply be paying off our debts instead.
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