“Drop 10 lbs FAST!”“7-day slim down!”“Flat abs fast!” Each day we read these words plastered on the cover of magazines or hear them spoken on TV. We are compelled to lose weight rapidly to become as thin and sexy as possible so we can fit in. But why must we have a certain appearance to fit into these strict outlines that society wants? Who says your tag on the back of your pants has to read size zero to find yourself beautiful? I believe that society has brainwashed us to believe only one body is
Interpellated Life The famous slogan “I’m Lovin’ it” of the popular fast-food chain McDonald’s is sung on TV advertisements and posted on giant billboards on roads and highways all throughout the United States. But what are individuals really saying when they watch these advertisements and sing along to its catch phrase? McDonald’s famous slogan, ever present in the daily lives of the individuals and TV jingles of the world, is used to represent, interpellate, and progress a complex set of ideologies that
mysterious character of Big Brother serves as the leader of this dystopian society while members of the Party work for total power over the general public. Telescreens are installed in every room for constant investigation, language is continuously modified, and extreme actions are made in order to achieve the end goal of absolute control over a mindless public. Orwell uses this novel to show that this way of living could become a reality within the near future. The degradation of language, methods of physical
Hollywood is starting to become more and more harmful to society. Many people wonder why it is this way. Simple, Hollywood is a very high power in the world; that power leads to being influential. Individuals look up to celebrities as good role models, when in fact, they aren't good ones at all. They aren't themselves on the set of a movie or a TV show. They are playing a role that the producers have written up. Since the characters aren't real, America gets the wrong impression of almost everything
With the government and society placing a ban on the reading of books, they have for all intents and purposes become a censored society which has led to a new world filled with violence. This becomes clear while reading the story and you notice that the government only focuses on pursuing the crime of possessing and reading books or any similar forms of communication that expresses free thought. The government does not pursue and or does not punish its citizens for any of the other crimes they commit
Patriot Act "We're dealing with terrorists who operate by highly sophisticated methods and technologies, some of which were not even available when our existing laws were written. The bill before me accounts for the new realities and dangers posed by modern terrorists. It will help law enforcement to identify, dismantle, disrupt, and punish terrorists before they strike," (President George W. Bush at signing of Patriot Act, 2001). The terrorists of today cannot be reasoned with. We must do
they are heavy, and are thus unable to keep up with the all-day bike exercises. The lemons are subjected to humiliation on tv shows, are shot in video games, and are badmouthed by those on the bikes, all because they are heavier than everyone else. Using an encapturing story, “Fifteen Million Merits” discussing important current issues through the lens of a dystopic society. “San Junipero” is season 3 episode 4 of the Black Mirror series and it is the place where the dead can reside forever and the
As I sit here and think about what it is to be Black in America. I realize how there are so many factors that affect African American people daily. One of the most damaging forces tearing at young black people in America today is the popular culture's image of what an "authentic" black person is supposed to look like and how that person is supposed to act. People assume all black males where raised in a single parent home. People assume that if you are a black male, that you sale drugs or you
cave analogy describes a prisoner who has spent all of his life in bondage looking at nothing but shadow puppets on the back of a cave wall. For him, all, which he believes to be true, are the actions and reactions of the shadow puppets. His entire reality is essentially a shrouded image of the truth. Somehow it comes to pass that the prisoner is released from bondage and, for the first time, stands up, exits the cave and sees the light of the sun. The prisoner will gaze on his body and on all things
In that same testimony, Kerry discussed that most people “did not even know the difference between communism and democracy. They only wanted to work in rice paddies without helicopters strafing them and bombs with napalm burning their villages and tearing their country apart.” The Fulbright hearings were an eye-opener to the millions of Americans who watched them. They convinced many that opposing the war and patriotism were compatible. The movement against the Vietnam War could be said as one of